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Pre-School

Our program provides for two groups of children - three year olds and four year students. *Three year old Class meets Tuesday & Thursday 12:30-2:30 PM. The Four year old Class meets Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday & Thursday 9 - 11:30 AM. This is a Diocesan accredited program. *For the current 2009-2010 school year, we are only operating the 4 year old program.*


My goals for the year:

  • To help preschoolers develop a sense of independence
  • To provide a safe and nurturing environment
  • To increase awareness of the importance of using good manners and learning self control
  • To develop an awareness of the presence of God in preschoolers’ lives.
  • To help preschoolers develop their thinking skills
  • To prepare them for entering Kindergarten.

Special Activities

Pre-K class - does an ongoing alphabet book project - a different letter each week coordinated with an art project; i.e..A for acorn rolling, etc.

Activities for both classes:

  • In the Fall, the PreK class goes on a pumpkin patch field trip and nature walk.
  • In November, children make Native American costumes and participate in a Thanksgiving Feast by making cranberry sauce, popping popcorn (from real ears of corn), and playing some Native American children's games.
  • In April, preschool holds a spring program at SJN for families and friends.
  • In May, we host a Mother's Day Tea for children's moms. We serve and pamper each Mom.

Pre-school lives the Jesus Attitude by:

• Pre-K class puts together a Thanksgiving dinner basket for SJN Food Bank.
• Pre-K participates in Hop-A-Thon for Schreiber Pediatric Rehab. Center.
• Pre-K makes class quilt for project Linus.

Kindergarten

Our Kindergarten is full day, but parents/guardians have the option for a half day.

Highlights:

  • Language arts/phonics, handwriting, and Kid Writing
  • Science units
  • Math covers number recognition, writing, patterns, sequence, and addition
  • Computer class in the computer lab focuses on familiarity and program use
  • SuccessMaker for math enrichment
  • Spanish class held weekly introduces key vocabulary

Goals for the Year:

  • Prepare the children for first grade.
  • Make their learning fun and interesting.
  • Teach them about Jesus' love.
  • Teach them to treat others the way that they want to be treated.

Kindergarten lives the Jesus Attitude as they:

  • collect new winter hats and mittens for the homeless children in the School District of Lancaster
  • send seasonal cards to the St. Anne parish shut-ins
  • Kindergarten Kindness projects, such as making and sending valentines cards to the veterans at Lebanon and Coatesville Veterans Hospitals

First Grade

Goals for the Year:

  • To create a positive learning environment where love and joy of learning grows in a Christ centered classroom.
  • To become lifelong learners and readers

Highlights:

  • Kid Writing
  • Guided Reading
  • Child of the Day
  • Service oriented learning
  • Reading and Mass buddies

First Grade shares the Jesus Attitude as they: 

  • Collect money every month for the Holy Childhood Association.
  • Make cards for the sick, elderly, and lonely.

Second Grade

Goals for the year:

  • To be an example of Christian love and compassion
  • Develop a love of reading
  • Enhance spelling skills
  • Tailor instruction to student need through small groups and learning stations
  • Encourage a love of mathematics – students will be exposed to a hands-on approach to mathematical reasoning
  • Develop research skills through units of study
  • Strengthen writing abilities – students will write a biography, an autobiography, and many other things throughout the year.
  • Explore science and social studies concepts through projects, experiments and research
  • Enhance all curricular areas with the use of technology (ie. United Streaming and internet resources)