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The St. Cletus Preschool program focuses on the development of the whole child in a faith-based atmosphere. Throughout the day children participate in the following activities: prayer, play, music, math, art, calendar, technology, stories, and more. The Preschool curriculum provides children with the opportunities for social/emotional development, large and fine motor development. In all our grade levels, faith is taught across the curriculum and in Preschool we incorporate the “I Am Special” curriculum. St. Cletus Preschool is open to all children who will be turning 3 or 4 by September 1st.

St. Cletus Preschool offers both full day and half day options. Parents may choose for half day Preschool Monday – Friday, Tuesday/Thursday, or Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 8:00 am to 11:30 am. Full day Preschool is offered Monday – Friday. Full day Preschool students attend special classrooms which include: Music, Library, TLC, and Gym.  Daily Spanish classes are held in the preschool classroom.

Here’s some of the things Preschool students’ learn each day:

  • Social skills like sharing and self-control.
  • Fine motor skills to prepare us for holding writing tools.
  • Gross motor skills like coordination and balance.
  • Creative expression and taking pride in our work.
  • Literacy skills like book care and recognizing familiar letters and/or words.
  • Math skills like counting, sorting, and comparing.
  • Science skills like constructing, experimenting, and observing.

Below is our schedule for specials. Please view our school calendar to see the most up to date information. We follow a Monday through Friday rotation throughout the year for our specials.

  • Monday – No Special
  • Tuesday – TLC
  • Wednesday – P.E.
  • Thursday – Art
  • Friday – P.E. 

 

Have you been wondering why your child always seems to be playing instead of working in our classroom?

It’s because play IS the work of a child!

Research has shown that play is the most effective way to teach preschoolers.

 

  • Preschool Readiness Checklist:
    • Follows 1 and 2 step directions
    • Speaks clearly
    • Can express and describe feelings
    • Recites alphabet
    • Identifies upper case and lower case letters
    • Identifies phonemic sound of each letter
    • Shows interest during read alouds
    • Retells a story verbally and with picture cards
    • Traces letters, name, and numbers
    • Stack 18 or more blocks
    • Correctly hold crayons and pencils
    • Practices correct scissor skills
    • Copy straight lines, curved lines, and common shapes
    • Compare objects
    • Identify basic shapes
    • Count to 20
    • Runs with ease
    • Skips, jumps and hops

Please feel free to ask any questions you might have about our curriculum.  Rest assured – your child is learning AND having fun!

Pre-K 3/4 October 3rd Newsletter

Happy Friday Families! Here is what we did in Pre-K 3/4 this week! Looking back… We focused on learning about apples and our names! We learned about the letters H and R, as well as numbers 1-10. We learned that God gave us bodies that bend and stretch! We have also continued to practice the...
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Pre-K 3/4 September 25th Newsletter

Happy Friday Families! Here is what we did in Pre-K 3/4 this week! Looking back… We focused on learning about apples and our names! We learned about the letters C, K, and E, as well as numbers 1-10. We learned that God gave us two feet for walking, jumping, running, etc! We have also continued...
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Pre-K 3/4 September 19th Newsletter

Happy Friday Families! Here is what we did in Pre-K 3/4 this week! Looking back… We focused on learning about apples and our names! We learned about the letters P and N, as well as numbers 1-10. We learned that God gave us two hands to pray! We have also begun to practice the sign...
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Pre-K 3/4 September 12th Newsletter

Happy Friday Families! Here is what we did in Pre-K 3/4 this week! Looking back… We focused on learning about the alphabet and our names! We learned about the letters T and I, as well as numbers 1-5. We learned that God gave us our smiles! We continued to verbally blending and segmenting compound words....
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Pre-K 3/4 Newsletter September 5th

Happy Friday Families! Here is what we did in Pre-K 3/4 this week! Looking back… We focused on learning about the alphabet and our names! We learned about the letters S and A, as well as numbers 1-5. We learned that God made us all special and our names are all unique! We began verbally...
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Pre-K 3/4 Newsletter August 29th

Happy Friday Families! Here is what we did in Pre-K 3/4 this week! Looking back… We focused on sharing about ourselves and learning each other’s names! We learned about what makes our friends special! We continued to play on the playground and make new friends! We continued to explore centers and learned how to identify...
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Pre-K 3/4 Newsletter August 22nd

Happy Friday Families! Here is what we did in Pre-K 3/4 this week! I will continue to update you with all our classroom adventures on here throughout the year!   Looking back… *We focused on making friends! *We learned about classroom/school routines! *We went on a walk and played on the playground! *We began to explore centers...
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