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Welcome to the St. Joan of Arc Preschool
Our curriculum is designed to meet the needs of our youngest learners, ages 3-5. Students enrolled in the SJOA preschool participate in activities using a play-based approach to learning. This means that we believe that children learn best through child-initiated and teacher-supported activities. You can expect that your child will be in an environment that is supportive, encouraging, and developmentally appropriate. As a catholic school, you can also expect that our values are deeply rooted in our faith. Religion is woven into what we teach throughout the day.
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Program Overview
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Preschool (3-4 yr old)
Language Arts
Our St Joan of Arc preschool has a language arts curriculum that will help your child.
- Recognizes sight words
- Uses language to describe times
- Begins to print letters and numbers
- Expresses complete thoughts verbally
- Recognizes letters by sight and sounds
- Holds books correctly (open in right)
- Looks through books left to right
- Predicts what is next in a story
- Identifies lower case letters
- Writes name
Motor Skills
Your child will learn motor skills at our St. Joan of Arc preschool.- Walks in a line and follows directions
- Dresses self (coat, hat, gloves, boots)
- Holds & uses scissors correctly
- Uses left/right hand as dominant
- Traces lines, letters, and numbers
- Puts shoes on correct feet
- Holds pencil correctly
- Cleans up after oneself
Mathematics
At our St Joan of Arc preschool, we help your child understand mathematics.- Understands the concept of counting objects
- Counts and recognizes numbers 1-25
- Begins to copy numbers 1-20
- Identifies 10 basic shapes
- Identifies coins
Science
At our St Joan of Arc preschool, we help your child understand:
- Identifies groupings (i.e. family & school)
- Compares objects by words (i.e. bigger)
- Investigates animals and their habitats
- Copies & completes simple patterns
- Knowledgeable with the calendar
- Knows the needs of living things
- Explores details of each season
- Understands the five senses
- Identifies & sorts objects
Social Skills
Having great social skills will help your child interact with others at our St Joan of Arc preschool.
- Uses manners, including “please” and “thank you”
- Follows instructions and discipline policy willfully
- Expresses motivation to be independent and not dependent
- Communicates needs and wants clearly
- Plays cooperative with other children
- Demonstrates self-control with emotions
- Recites home telephone number
- Stays focused on the task at hand
- Completes restroom tasks independently
- Shares materials/ideas with peers
- Understands the concept of rules
- Follows 2 to 3 step instructions
- Takes pride in one’s own work
- Separates easily from parent
- Respects school property
- Uses good hygiene etiquette
- Controls voice
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Preschool (Pre-K)
Language Arts
- Explains what a story is about, what comes next, and details about characters
- Knows concepts of print-reading left to right, holds a book correctly
- Knows letters and sounds and recognizes common sight words
- Recognizes rhymes in familiar songs, poems, and stories
- Shares writing samples and pictures with others
- Recites home telephone number and address
- Follows two-part spoken directions
- Reads their first and last names.
Mathematics
- Understands concepts of more, less, and same
- Matches-symbols, shapes, and patterns
- Identifies and uses a clock and calendar
- Understands patterns and sequencing
- Identifies, matches, and sorts objects
- Recognizes shapes, colors, sizes
Science
- Identifies disparities in groups of living things
- Describes and compares seasonal changes
- Identifies basic colors and is able to mix colors
- Investigates animals and their habitats
- Observes weather and plant life.
- Uses the five senses.
Social Skills
- Communicates needs/wants clearly
- Works well within a group and uses manners
- Participates in all aspects of a group setting
- Understands and is willing/able to follow rules.
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Out of School Time Care
Out of School time care is offered daily from 3:05 pm – 6 pm for our St. Joan of Arc preschool children. Our program provides our children a supervised stimulating environment in which to learn, play and explore. Our St. Joan of Arc teachers staff our program, many of who are state-licensed in Early Childhood education along with Butler University students who are dedicating individual studies in Early Learning Education, providing our children the opportunity to work with teachers specializing in Early Childhood, encouraging, educating, and preparing them for various milestones.
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