Early Childhood

Preschool, Prekindergarten and Kindergarten

The early childhood program provides a developmentally appropriate curriculum for students ages 2.9-6 years old. Our standards based curriculum develops foundational skills for emergent reading, literacy, and mathematics, while maintaining a joy for learning. Teachers focus on cognitive and social development by stimulating students' curiosity and imagination. Each classroom strives to bring a balance of teacher directed lessons, along with center and play based activities. Small group learning allows for differentiation of instruction, extra practice of concepts introduced as a whole group and promotes social development with peer-to-peer interactions.

PreSchool, PreKindergarten, and Kindergarten programs are designed for students who meet the minimum age requirements turning 2.9, 4, and 5, respectively, on or before August 31st of the enrollment year. Our PreSchool and PreKindergarten Program offers both half day (8:00AM to 11:30AM) and full day (8:00AM to 2:45PM) options. Kindergarten serves as a full day program that bridges Early Childhood and Grade 1 thought Grade 6.

For Specials, our PreSchool students attend Music, Physical Education and Art each week. In PreKindergarten, our students are introduced to Spanish in addition to the other specials. Kindergarteners receive our full range of specials, attending Spanish, STEM, Technology, Physical Education, Art and Music on a weekly basis.

PRESCHOOL

Literacy - Handwriting Without Tears
Math - Mat Man Learning Without Tears
Religion - Stories of God’s Love RCL Benzinger
Science - ‘My Big World’ Scholastic
Social Studies - ‘My Big World’ Scholastic

PREKindergarten

Literacy/Phonics - Get Set For School Language & Literacy, Wilson’s Fundations & Epic Books
Reading - Houghton Mifflin Journeys
Handwriting Letter Formations - Mat Man, Handwriting Without Tears & Wilson’s Fundations
Math - Get Set for School Numbers in Math by Engage New York
Religion - Stories of God’s Love RCL Benzinger
Science - Scholastic
Social Studies - Scholastic

Kindergarten

Reading - Houghton Mifflin Journeys
Phonics & Letters Formations - Wilson’s Fundations and Starfall Learning
Writing - Lucy Calkins
Math - Progress in Mathematics Sadlier
Science - Mystery Science
Social Studies - Scholastic
Religion - I Am Special Jesus Is Our Friend by Sunday Visitors
On-line Learning - IXL and Raz-Kids Learning A to Z