preschool

Our primary goal is to provide the children with a positive first school experience. It is important for parents to realize that in striving to provide a developmentally appropriate experience, play will be used as the vehicle for much of the children's learning. Leading educators in early childhood education have explained that "play is children's work". All these concrete, hands-on experiences will allow for the later development of more abstract concepts. So, when you ask your child about his/her day, and he/she tells you, "I played", then that's what they did!

We are using a unit-based curriculum which is organized around monthly themes. These units help children to more easily categorize, relate, and remember new information. At the beginning of each month, a newsletter and calendar will be sent home with information on the themes for that month.

Our daily schedule includes ample amounts of free choice time, small group activities, whole-group activities, and both student-directed and teacher-directed learning times. Our activities focus on mastery of skills in the areas of physical, social-emotional, cognitive, language, and spiritual development. Instruction in the classroom will focus on math and language readiness, science, social studies, health and safety, religion, art, and music.

Preschool Curriculum

  • Full Day Program with half-day option

  • Monthly thematic units incorporating art, gross & fine motor skills, language, math, science, music, movement, vocabulary, finger plays/poetry, prayers, literature

  • Colors of the week

  • Letters of the week

  • Numbers

  • Phonemic Awareness

  • Children's Literature Activities

  • Morning prayers, Mealtime prayers, End-of-day prayers/Friday Mass

  • Thematic songs/Bible songs

  • Structured and free-choice playtime

  • Cooking

  • Special Celebrations

  • Activities with older BSS Students

  • Ongoing assessment/evaluation

  • Conferences/Written progress reports

  • Spanish instruction

  • Physical Education instruction

  • Weekly School Library Visits

  • Catechesis of the Good Shepherd instruction

Preschool Programs
P3 and P4 Classes  - Daily Schedule

  • 8:00-8:15 Drop off

  • 8:15-8:30 Table Time

  • 8:30-8:45 Circle Time

  • 8:45-9:05 Project Time 1

  • 9:05-9:30 Project Time 2

  • 9:30-10:00 Bathroom Break and Snack Time

  • 10:00-10:45 Play Time

  • 10:45-11:00 Bathroom Break and Clean up Time

  • 11:00 AM Dismissal

  • 11:00-11:30 PM Students Lunch Time

  • 11:30-12:00 Recess

  • 12:00-12:15 Bathroom and Clean up Time

  • 12:15-12:45 Story/Literature Time

  • 12:45-2:00 Rest Time/Quiet Time

  • 2:00-2:20 Extension Activities

  • 2:20-2:45 Play Time/Recess

  • 2:45-2:55 Clean up/Get ready to go home

  • 2:55 PM Dismissal

  • P3 Specials:

    • Tuesday 10:25-10:45 Library

    • Tuesday 2:00-2:30 P.E.

    • Thursday 8:30-9:05 Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

    • Thursday 9:10-9:30 Spanish

  • P4 Specials:

    • Monday 10:25-10:45 Library

    • Wednesday 9:30-10:30 Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

    • Wednesday 12:15-12:45 Spanish

    • Wednesday 2:00-2:30 P.E.

Pre-Kindergarten - Daily (reviewing concepts & activities)

  • 8:00   Arrival/Table Time/Rosary

  • 8:45   Circle Time

  • 9:15    Activity/Work Time

  • 10:00  Restroom/Snack Time

  • 10:15  Free Play Time

  • 10:50  Restroom

  • 11:00  Lunch/Recess

  • 12:00  Extension Activities/Story Time

  • 12:45  Restroom/Rest Time

  • 1:30    Extension Activities

  • 2:00   Free Play Time

  • 2:45   Clean up/Prepare for Dismissal

  • 2:55   Dismissal

    ***Specials:  Good Shepherd, Spanish, Library and Gym***