• Family Life: Understanding that life is a gift from God.
• Service: Understanding that we serve God through our actions and "Christ Likes".
• Morality: Developing an awareness of responsibility towards God's creation.
• Saying grace before meals.

Mathematics:

• Sort and classify objects.
• Identify common objects in their environment and describe the geometric features.
• Explore two and three dimensional shapes.

English:

• Speak respectfully and appropriately in interactions with adults and peers.
• Use "I-messages" to resolve conflicts.
• Begin to use descriptive words when speaking about people, places, things and events.
• Share information, opinions, and questions.
• Phonemic awareness.
• Retell familiar stories.

Writing:

• Print first name with correct letter formation.
• Print all uppercase letters independently.
• Begin to write some words.
• Hold writing utensils correctly.

Literature:

• Identify title page, author, illustrator.
• Identify main characters and important events.

Social Studies:

• Recognize national and state symbols.
• Learn the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Match simple descriptions of work that people do to the names of related jobs.
• Culture.
• Individual development and identity.

Science:

• All living things need resources from their environment to sustain life (food, water, air).
• Observation using all five senses.
• Patterns.
• Day & Night, Weather, Sun & Moon, Seasons.

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During our language circle your child is given their own copy of an Alpha Tales book. Each week it is a story that is full of our letter of the week. Your child will develop a sense of tracing left to right reading skills. They begin to learn the book through repetition and associate words with pictures. They will bring this book home on each Friday to keep. We encourage you to have your child "read" it to you.

Along with our letter of the week activities we decorate a collage letter as a class. Your child is encouraged to bring pictures from magazines, stickers, etc. that start with that letter. In circle they will glue their item onto that letter and share the pictures they have brought. This is not required; it's just a fun way to learn the sounds of the alphabet.

Once a week we have sharing. Your child may bring an item from home to share. We encourage the children to bring something that starts with the letter of the week. The item shouldn't be any bigger than what can fit in their cubby. Sharing gives a child the opportunity to develop language skills by speaking to their classmates. Please no weapons. Toys can only be brought on sharing day, on no other day may toys come to school. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

We offer a small snack and juice every day. Your child does not need to bring their own snack, unless otherwise arranged due to allergies. Birthday snacks are always welcome, just let us know a week in advance and we will put it on the calendar.

Signing in/out on the clipboard is a state law. It is imperative that your child be signed in and out every day. We cannot stress this importance enough. Please make sure to inform family members, friends, and carpools that this is a strict requirement. We are fined by state if your child is not signed in/out and in turn that fine will be passed on to you.

Homework will be given a couple of times a week. This is not required. Please have fun with it. Some children like it and some don't. When they return their homework please make sure their name is on it. They will receive a sticker in circle for their Homework Chart. After 5 stickers they get to go to our class treasure box.

Each child will have the opportunity to bring home our "Adventure Back Pack Pal." The backpack will come home once with each child. The backpack contains one "beanie baby" and a journal. When your child brings this home you are to write in your child's own words what he/she did with it during its stay at your house. There is also a place to draw a picture. We ask that when the backpack comes to your house that it return the next day. The journals have only enough pages for each child to have one page. We then share your child's adventure that next day in circle.

Our Pre-K program also offers P.E, Art, and Library once a week. These activities are taught by Holy Rosary teachers.


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Pre-K students receive progress reports each trimester. They are evaluated on the following skills.

Physical Development
 

• Grasps crayon/pencil correctly
• Colors neatly
• Traces a line accurately
• Can cut a straight line
• Can cut simple shapes
• Glues neatly
• Walks a balance beam
• Hops on one foot
• Catches a ball when thrown
• Bounces a ball & catches it

Readiness Skills
 

• Identifies basic shapes
• Identifies basic colors
• Matches basic shapes/sizes
• Recognizes own name
• Prints name
• Identifies upper case letters
• Identifies numerals 1-10
• Counts by rote to 10/20/31
• Counts objects 1 to 10/20/31
• Knows address
• Knows phone number

Social Development
 

• Plays/Works well with others
• Enjoys school & is usually happy
• Participates in group activities
• Aware of the feelings of others
• Is helpful to others
• Shares and takes turns

Language Development
 

• Speaks clearly
• Speaks in complete sentences
• Can express needs
• Participates in discussions
• Listens to & enjoys books/rhymes/songs

Work/Play Habits
 

• Usually careful to do best work
• Completes work
• Works independently
• Works without disturbing others
• Seeks help when needed
• Uses materials correctly
• Cleans up materials
• Has good attention span - Circle
• Has good attention span - Choice time
• Ability to get along with classmates