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CLASSROOMS - Preschool Kindergarten 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Computer Art Choir / Band / Music P.E.
Preschool Aide's
Mrs. Melissa Hughes
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Mrs. Patti Bernesser
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Welcome to Preschool Important Dates:
3 Year Old Preschool Class4 Year Old Preschool ClassKindergarten Prep Class |
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3 Year Old Class
3 Year Old Classroom Objectives
Social-Emotional Development
Social-Emotional Development
- Manages Feelings
- Comforts self by seeking out a special person or object
- Is able to delay gratification or look at a situation differently
- Follows Limits and Expectations
- Accepts redirection from adults
- Manages classroom rules, routines and transitions with occasional reminders
- Demonstrates Confidence in Meeting Own Needs
- Manages Separations Without Distress and Engaging with Trusted Adults
- Responds to Others Emotions
- Uses Successful Strategies for Entering Groups
- Plays with One or Two Preferred Playmates
- Takes Turns
- Seeks Adult to Help Resolve Social Problems
- Traveling Skills – Walks, Runs, Gallops and Skips with Control
- Balancing Skills – Jumps, Hops, and Maintains Balance during Simple Movements
- Large Motor Skills – Kicks, Throws, and Catches with Flexibility
- Fine Motor Skills
- Grips drawing tool with whole hand and use whole arm movements
- May begin to use a three point finger grip
- Make small snips with scissors
- Understands Simple Directions and Responds Accordingly
- Speaks Clearly and Is Understood by Most People
- Engages in Brief Conversations of At Least 3 Exchanges Using Social Rules of Language—Eye Contact, Pauses, and Verbal Prompts
- Sustains Interest When Working on a Task with Adult Support
- Solves Problems
- Observes and Imitates How Others Solve Problems
- Begins to Solve Problems Without Trying Every Possibility
- Sorts Objects in Two or More Groups Based on a Single Characteristic
- Thinks Symbolically
- Draws or Constructs and Then Identifies What It Is
- Engages in Pretend Play
- Rhyming
- Fills in Missing Rhyming Word
- Generates Rhyming Word Spontaneously
- Letter Knowledge
- Recognizes and Names Letters in Their Own Name
- Recognizes as Many as 10 Letters
- Letter Sounds
- Identifies the Sounds of a Few Letters in Their Own Name
- Print Knowledge
- Holds Book Correctly
- Turns Pages from the Front of the Book to the Back
- Recognizes Books by their Covers
- Understands Text Can Be Read
- Emergent Reading Skills
- Asks and Answers Questions About the Text
- Pretends to Read a Familiar Book
- Retells Stories with Adult Support
- Emergent Writing
- Write Name
- Controlled Linear Scribbles
- Mock Letters or Letter-Like Forms
- Letter Strings
- Writes to Convey Meaning
- Controlled Linear Scribbles
- Mock Letters or Letter-Like Forms
- Letter Strings
- Write Name
- Number and Operations
- Verbally Counts to 10
- Counts Up to 5 Objects Accurately
- Recognizes and Names the Objects in a Small Set Instantly (Up to 5)
- Combines and Separates Up to 5 Objects and Describes the Parts
- Identifies and Names Numbers to 5 by Name and Connects Each to Counted Objects
- Shapes and Spatial Relationships
- Follow Simple Directions Related to Proximity—beside, between, next to..
- Identifies Basic Shapes—circle, square, triangle, rectangle, and oval
- Compares and Measures
- Makes Simple Comparisons Between Two Objects
- Compares and Orders a Small Set Of Objects According to Size, Length, Weight, etc.
- Patterns
- Copies Simple and Repeating Patterns
- Copies Simple and Repeating Patterns
- Shows Interest and Concern for God’s Creation
- Able to Make the Sign of the Cross
- Participates in Religious Activities
- Demonstrates Knowledge of Prayer, Bible Stories and Songs
- Recognizes the Holy Family
- Knows Jesus is God’s Son
4 Year Old Am Class
4 Year Old Classroom Objectives
Social-Emotional Development
Social-Emotional Development
- Manages Feelings
- Is able to delay gratification or look at a situation differently
- Follows Limits and Expectations
- Manages classroom rules, routines and transitions with occasional reminders
- Demonstrates Confidence in Meeting Own Needs
- Engages with Trusted Adults as Resources and To Share Mutual Interests
- Identifies Basic Emotional Reactions of Others and Their Causes Accurately
- Uses Successful Strategies for Entering Groups and Sustains Positive Interactions with a Small Group of Two to Three Children
- Establishes a Special Friendship with One Other Child
- Takes Turns and Initiates Sharing of Materials
- Seeks Adult to Help Resolve Social Problems and Suggests Solutions to Social Problems
- Traveling Skills – Walks, Runs, Gallops and Skips with Control
- Balancing Skills – Jumps, Hops, and Maintains Balance during Simple Movements
- Maintains Balance During Complex Movements—Hopping on One Foot or Walking a Balance Beam
- Large Motor Skills – Kicks, Throws, and Catches with Flexibility
- Fine Motor Skills
- Hold Drawing Tool by Using 3 Point Finger Grip; May Hold Instrument Too Close to One End
- Holds Scissors with Correct Grip
- Cuts Along a Straight Line
- Cuts Out Simple Pictures and Shapes Using Other Hand To Move Paper
- Follow Directions of Two or More Steps and Responds Appropriately to Questions
- Speaks Clearly and Is Understood by Most People
- Engages in Brief Conversations of At Least 3 Exchanges Using Social Rules of Language—Eye Contact, Pauses, and Verbal Prompts
- Sustains Interest When Working on Age Appropriate, Interesting Tasks; Can Ignore Most Distractions and Interruptions
- Solves Problems Without Having to Try Every Possibility
- Sorts Objects
- Places Objects in Two or More Groups Based on a Single Characteristic
- Groups Objects by One Characteristic Then Regroups Them Using Another Characteristic
- Thinks Symbolically
- Draws or Constructs and Then Identifies What It Is
- Plans and Then Uses Drawings or Constructions to Represent Ideas
- Engages in Pretend Play With Multiple Children for a Sustained Time
- Rhyming
- Fills in Missing Rhyming Word
- Generates Rhyming Word Spontaneously
- Decides Whether Two Words Rhyme
- Alliteration
- Shows Awareness that Some Words Begin the Same Way
- Matches Beginning Sounds of Some Words
- Discrimination of Sound
- Hears and Shows Awareness of Separate Words in a Sentence
- Hears and Shows Awareness of Separate Syllables in a Word
- Letter Knowledge
- Recognizes and Names Letters in Their Own Name
- Recognizes as Many as 20 Uppercase and Lowercase Letters In Random Order
- Recognizes and Identifies All Uppercase and Lowercase Letters In Random Order
- Letter Sounds
- Identifies the Sounds of up to 20 Letters
- Identifies and Produces the Sounds of All Letters
- Shows Understanding that a Sequence of Letters Represents a Sequence of Spoken Sounds
- Print Knowledge
- Holds Book Correctly
- Turns Pages from the Front of the Book to the Back
- Recognizes Books by their Covers
- Knows Features of a Book –title, author, illustrator
- Indicates Where to Start Reading and the Direction to Follow
- Shows Awareness of Features of Print: Letters, Words, Spaces, Upper and Lowercase Letters, Some Punctuation
- Emergent Reading Skills
- Asks and Answers Questions About the Text
- Identifies Story-Related Problems, Events, and Resolutions with an Adult
- Pretends to Read a Familiar Book Reciting Language that Matches Text
- Retells Stories Using Pictures or Prompts
- Retells Stories in Proper Sequence and Including Major Events and Characters
- Emergent Writing
- Writes to Convey Meaning
- Mock Letters or Letter-Like Forms
- Letter Strings
- Early Invented Spelling (Uses First Letter of Word or First and Final Sound to Represent Word)
- Write Name
- Letter Strings
- Partially Accurate Name
- Accurate Name
- Writes to Convey Meaning
- Number and Operations
- Verbally Counts to 20
- Counts 10 – 20 Objects Accurately
- Understands that the Last Number States How Many in All
- Tells What Number Comes Next for Numbers 1 - 10
- Recognizes and Names the Objects in a Small Set Instantly (Up to 5)
- Combines and Separates Up to 5 Objects and Describes the Parts
- Makes Sets of 6 – 10 Objects and then Describes the Parts; Identifies Which Part Has More, Less, or Equal
- Counts All or Counts On to Find Out How Many
- Identifies Numbers to 10 by Name and Connects Each to Counted Objects
- Identifies Numerals to 20 by Name and Connects Each to Counted Objects
- Shapes and Spatial Relationships
- Uses and Responds Appropriately to Positional Words Indicating Location, Direction, and Distance
- Describes Basic Two and Three Dimensional Shapes by Using Own Words
- Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle, Oval
- Cylinder, Rectangular Prism, Pyramid, Cube
- Recognizes Basic Shapes When Presented in a New Orientation
- Compares and Measures
- Knows the Purpose of Standard Measuring Tools
- Uses Multiples of the Same Unit to Measure
- Compares and Orders a Small Set Of Objects According to Size, Length, Weight, etc.
- Patterns
- Copies Simple and Repeating Patterns
- Extends and Creates Simple Repeating Patterns
- Shows Interest and Concern for God’s Creation
- Able to Make the Sign of the Cross
- Participates in Religious Activities
- Demonstrates Knowledge of Prayer, Bible Stories and Songs
- Recognizes the Holy Family
- Knows Jesus is God’s Son
Kindergarten Prep PM class
Kindergarten Prep Classroom Objectives
Social-Emotional Development
Spiritual Objectives
Social-Emotional Development
- Manages Feelings
- Is able to delay gratification or look at a situation differently
- Control Strong Emotions in an Appropriate Manner Most of the Time
- Follows Limits and Expectations
- Manages classroom rules, routines and transitions with occasional reminders
- Demonstrates Confidence in Meeting Own Needs and Takes Responsibility for Own Well-Being
- Engages with Trusted Adults as Resources and To Share Mutual Interests
- Identifies Basic Emotional Reactions of Others and Their Causes Accurately
- Recognizes That Others’ Feelings About a Situation Might Be Different From His or Her Own
- Initiates, Joins In and Sustains Positive Interactions With Groups of Four to Five Children
- Maintains Friendships for Several Months or More
- Cooperates and Shares Ideas and Materials in Socially Acceptable Ways
- Suggests Solutions to Social Problems
- Resolves Social Problems Through Negotiation and Compromise
- Traveling Skills – Walks, Runs, Gallops and Skips with Control; Coordinates Complex Movements
- Balancing Skills – Jumps, Hops, and Maintains Balance during Simple Movements
- Maintains Balance During Complex Movements—Hopping on One Foot or Walking a Balance Beam
- Large Motor Skills – Kicks, Throws, and Catches with Flexibility and Full Range of Motion
- Fine Motor Skills
- Hold Drawing Tool by Using Accurate 3 Point Finger Grip
- Holds Scissors with Correct Grip
- Cuts Out Simple Pictures and Shapes Using Other Hand To Move Paper
- Follows Detailed, Multistep Directions, and Responds Appropriately to Complex Statements or Questions
- Incorporates New Vocabulary and Pronounces Multisyllabic Or Unusual Words Correctly
- Engages in Conversations of 5 or more Exchanges Using Social Rules of Language—Eye Contact, Pauses, and Verbal Prompts
- Sustains Interest When Working on Age Appropriate, Interesting Tasks; Can Ignore Most Distractions and Interruptions
- Sustains Attention to Tasks or Projects Over Time (days to weeks)
- Solves Problems Without Having to Try Every Possibility
- Thinks Problems Through, Considering Several Possibilities and Analyzing Results
- Sorts Objects
- Groups Objects by One Characteristic Then Regroups Them Using Another Characteristic
- Groups Objects by More Than One Characteristic at the Same Time
- Thinks Symbolically
- Plans and Then Uses Drawings or Constructions to Represent Ideas
- Represents Objects with Abstract Symbols—Tally Marks, Graphs, Words for Labels, etc.
- Engages in Pretend Play With Multiple Children for a Sustained Time
- Plans and Negotiates Complex Role Play Extended Over Several Days
- Rhyming
- Decides Whether Two Words Rhyme
- Generates a Group of Rhyming Words When Given a Word
- Alliteration
- Shows Awareness that Some Words Begin the Same Way
- Matches Beginning Sounds of Some Words
- Isolates and Identifies the Beginning Sound of a Word
- Discrimination of Sound
- Hears and Shows Awareness of Separate Syllables in a Word
- Verbally Separates and Blends Onset and Rime
- Verbally Separates and Blends Individual Phonemes in Words
- Letter Knowledge
- Recognizes and Identifies All Uppercase and Lowercase Letters In Random Order
- Letter Sounds
- Identifies and Produces the Sounds of All Letters
- Shows Understanding that a Sequence of Letters Represents a Sequence of Spoken Sounds
- Applies Letter-Sound Correspondence When Attempting to Read and Write
- Print Knowledge
- Knows Features of a Book –title, author, illustrator
- Indicates Where to Start Reading and the Direction to Follow
- Shows Awareness of Features of Print: Letters, Words, Spaces, Upper and Lowercase Letters, Some Punctuation
- Matches a Written Word With a Spoken Word
- Tracks Print From the End of a Line of Text to the Beginning of the Next Line
- Emergent Reading Skills
- Asks and Answers Questions About the Text
- Identifies Story-Related Problems, Events, and Resolutions with an Adult
- Reconstructs Story Using Pictures, Text and Props; Begins to Make Inferences and Conclusions
- Pretends to Read a Familiar Book Reciting Language that Closely Matches The Text On Each Page
- Tries to Match Oral Language to Words on Page; Points to Words as Reads; Uses Different Strategies(Sounding Out, Known Sight Words, and Word Families)
- Retells Stories in Proper Sequence With Many Details Including Major Events, Characters, and Storylines
- Emergent Writing
- Write Name
- Partially Accurate Name
- Accurate Name
- Writes to Convey Meaning
- Early Invented Spelling (Uses First Letter of Word or First and Final Sound to Represent Word)
- Late Invented Spelling (Begins to Include Beginning, Middle, and Ending Sounds in words)
- Write Name
- Number and Operations
- Verbally Counts to 30
- Counts 10 – 20 Objects Accurately
- Understands that the Last Number States How Many in All
- Tells What Number Comes Next in Order by Counting for Numbers 1 - 20
- Makes Sets of 6 – 10 Objects and then Describes the Parts; Identifies Which Part Has More, Less, or Equal
- Counts All or Counts On to Find Out How Many
- Uses a Variety of Strategies to Solve Problems Simple Addition and Subtraction Problems with Numbers 1 - 10
- Identifies Numerals to 20 by Name and Connects Each to Counted Objects
- Shapes and Spatial Relationships
- Uses and Responds Appropriately to Positional Words Indicating Location, Direction, and Distance
- Uses and Makes Simple Sketches, Models, or Pictorial Maps to Locate Objects
- Describes Basic Two and Three Dimensional Shapes by Using Own Words
- Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle, Oval
- Cylinder, Rectangular Prism, Pyramid, Cube
- Recognizes Basic Shapes When Presented in a New Orientation
- Demonstrate That Shapes Remain the Same When Turned, Flipped, or Slid; Break Apart Shapes or Combine Shapes to Create Different Shapes and Sizes
- Compares and Measures
- Uses Multiples of the Same Unit to Measure
- Knows the Purpose of Standard Measuring Tools
- Begin to Use Some Standard Measurement Tools
- Patterns
- Extends and Creates Simple Repeating Patterns
- Recognizes and Creates Complex Patterns
Spiritual Objectives
- Listen to Bible stories and understand that this is a way that God speaks to us.
- Give examples of God’s creation.
- Identify the priest and his role in the parish.
- Identify the Holy Land as a place where the events in the Bible happened.
- Recognize God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one.
- Participate in activities and celebrations of the liturgical seasons.
- Make the sign of the cross; appropriately genuflect and kneel in Church.
- Recognize that baptism is one of the seven sacraments and describe baptism as the sacrament that welcomes us into God’s family.
- Recognize that Jesus loves us and forgives us, and practice ways to ask for forgiveness and to forgive others.
- Exhibit the desire to care for and share with others.
- Respond appropriately to the feelings and needs of others.
- Identify that he/she belongs to a human family and God’s family.
- Recognize the Holy Family.
- Recognize that human beings are special to God.
- Express that creation is a gift from our loving God.
- Recognize Jesus as a role model for loving God and other people.
- Know that prayer is talking and listening to God.
- Understand that God listens to when we pray through the spoken word or song.
- Recite simple prayers (i.e. Blessings before meals, Angel of God).
- Display virtuous behavior.
- Show God’s love through acts of kindness and respect.
- Allow others to go first.
- Wait for turn.
Science Club
Science Club is an optional activity for students enrolled in either the AM-4 or Kindergarten Prep classes. The club meets on the second Thursday of the month from 9:30-11 am at Hemlock Crossing, September through May. Meetings are lead by Hemlock Crossing naturalists and the membership cost is $ 72 for the year (only $8 per meeting).
Parents, or other adult caregiver, are an important part of the program--you will be actively involved in exploring the topic of the month with your child as well as providing transportation to and from the meetings. Some exceptions can be made for working parents, provided you are able to find a member parent who is willing to transport your child and fill in as your designated adult explorer. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Mrs. Carey at ccarey@slstm.org.
Snow days: if St. Mary's does not have school on a meeting date, the meeting for that day will be canceled. We will not try to reschedule--just too many schedules to try to accomodate. You will not be billed for that month's meeting.
Note: Meetings are held at Hemlock Crossing Education Center at 8115 West Olive Rd., West Olive. Meetings run from
9:30-11 a.m.
Parents, or other adult caregiver, are an important part of the program--you will be actively involved in exploring the topic of the month with your child as well as providing transportation to and from the meetings. Some exceptions can be made for working parents, provided you are able to find a member parent who is willing to transport your child and fill in as your designated adult explorer. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Mrs. Carey at ccarey@slstm.org.
Snow days: if St. Mary's does not have school on a meeting date, the meeting for that day will be canceled. We will not try to reschedule--just too many schedules to try to accomodate. You will not be billed for that month's meeting.
Note: Meetings are held at Hemlock Crossing Education Center at 8115 West Olive Rd., West Olive. Meetings run from
9:30-11 a.m.
Science Club
Inspired by Saint Mary and rooted in our Catholic faith, St. Mary's School fosters spiritual development, academic excellence,
responsibility to self, and service to others in order that the Gospel of Christ may be known in the world.
responsibility to self, and service to others in order that the Gospel of Christ may be known in the world.
