Pre-K (Fours and Young Fives)

• Pre-k M-Th for children who turn 4 by September 1st

• Young 5s M-Th for children who turn 5 by December 31st

• Optional Fun Friday class

• 14:2 student-to-teacher ratio

• Pictures taken daily and shared with parents

• Children will have snack and lunch at school

• Use the Zoo-phonics curriculum to teach the letters and sounds in a multi-sensory way

• Use Heggerty curriculum to introduce phonemic awareness

• Emphasis on kindergarten readiness and a vocabulary enriched curriculum

• Participate in chapel, music, science, library, and fitness each week

• Further develop early literacy skills through books, environmental print, letter and sound recognition

• Further develop math skills through practice of number recognition, writing numbers, graphing, patterning, sorting, one to one correspondence, measurement, and beginning addition and subtraction

• Science concepts pertaining to how living things grow and change, body parts, weather and five senses

• Fine and gross motor skills will continue to be strengthened through daily activities

• Continue social development skills with an emphasis on problem solving, manners, and friendship

• Special events and field trips throughout the year

• Parent conferences will occur in January

• Written progress reports are completed in May