Below is the
Pre- K Three syllabus and topics for the school year. If you need any more information or
want to come in to meet Mrs. Buckey please call or e-mail. (410-437-8353) cbuckey@stjaneschool.org
Hope to see
you in the fall.
Pre K- Three Syllabus
Children will participate in a daily
routine which includes the following schedule:
8:00/10:45 – Arrival of student – with a period of
free play for 15 minutes.
8:15/11:00 – Children are asked
to join together and will pray, pledge the flag, calendar and weather.
8:30/11:15 – Circle Time –
Topic of the day- which usually includes – and alphabet sound, shape, color, number
and theme unit. A book is read to the children at this time.
9:00/11:45 – Wash up and snack
time/lunch time.
9:25/12:10 – Activity Time–
Children may be divided and directed toward different activities or do an activity
together. These activities corresponds with
the week’s topics and themes.
9:55/12:40 – Music/Science/Social
Studies/
Gross Motor Skills/Health – will
be rotated daily and explored during this time period.
10:10/12:55 – Religion and
character building – Children will learn about Jesus and what good children God made.
10:25/1:10 – Review and close
with prayer.
Parents will receive a monthly
information sheet that lists what will be presented to their child during that month.
Attached is the information sheet for the month of September. This information can also
seen on the classroom web site. On school days your child will be given a daily progress
sheet that will be put in child’s folder so parents can learn what was taught in
school that particular day and what kind of day your child had in school. A sample of this
daily sheet is also attached.
During the school year your child will
be introduced to the alphabet letters’ sounds. These letters will not be introduced
in alphabetical order but in an order according to how most children can easily pronounce
and learn them. The emphasis will be mainly on the sound the letter produces not the name
of the letter.
Numbers 1 to 10 will be taught but
with more emphasis on numbers 1 to 5, one to one correspondence, shapes and pattern
making.
All basic colors will be taught, one
or two colors a month with a color day on the last school day of each month. Children are
encouraged to wear the color of the month on color day instead of their uniform.
The following themes will be
introduced during the school. These topics will initiate new language and vocabulary:
Family, the calendar, Our Five Senses, Under the Sea, Seasons, Space, United States our
country, Dinosaurs, Bugs, Farm life – animals, Farm life- Foods and products from the
farm, Farm life- planting , Transportation, Science, Occupations, City Life, Fire Safety,
Stranger Safety, Playground Safety, Crossing the street, Under the Sea, Thanksgiving and
American Indians , Animals in the Jungle or Zoo , Animals in Forest, Health- washing up ,
my body, exercise, eating right and going to the doctors, Dental Health, Musical
Instruments, rhyming and opposites.
Religion and Character Building -
Children will learn about Jesus and his life here on earth, Advent-Christmas, Lent
–Easter, God is our father, he created all things and loves us, Being a good friend-
sharing, helping, taking turns, cleaning up , following directions, and putting things away.
These gross motor skills will be
practiced – Jumping on two feet, hopping on one foot, using both feet to go up and
down stairs, throwing and catching a ball, kicking a ball, walking with one foot in front
of the other, marching, following a rhythm, and walking backwards.
These fine motor skills will be
practiced – Holding a crayon, cutting with scissors, coloring with in the lines,
using glue with control, stacking blocks, putting together simple puzzles, drawing a
simple figure of themselves, and using a paint brush with control.
Three Year Old Pre- K students are asked to wear a green logo
shirt and navy blue pants or shorts and athletic shoes. Please make sure pants
fasteners are easy for little fingers to work.
Any
clothing articles that children will be taking on and off (i.e. coats, gloves, hats) have
the potential to be left behind at the end of the day. Teachers will assist as much
as possible in helping the children keep track of their belongings. In the event of
a misplacement, please make sure your child's name or initials are somewhere on the
label. This will assist in returning the clothing to the children.
At
the end of each month, the children will have a color day. This is the day
when your child may wear the color of the month to school instead of the uniform.
You will receive notice on the color of the month before time.
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