Early Childhood: Pre-K 3 & 4, Kindergarten

Pre-K 3 & 4

Teacher: Mrs. Gutierrez​

Email: ​[email protected]

early childhood Checklist

We offer full-day programs for Pre-K 3 & 4 and Kindergarten. It is our goal to nurture the whole child in terms of social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual development. Pre-K students are exposed to a variety of subjects such as phonics, math, handwriting, science, and library time. Here are the core elements of the Pre-K curriculum: 
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• Learning about Jesus and His love for us 
• Building social skills
• Establishing good manners
• Sharing and being considerate of others
• Learning about personal responsibility
• Coping with separation anxiety
• Developing emotional maturity
• Learning letters of the alphabet
• Learning at least numbers 1-20 (recognition and counting) 
• Learning basic shapes and colors
• Recognizing and writing their names
• Learning to love school through engaging activities and daily free-choice play 

​Our Pre-K classes also incorporate naptime into the daily routine, usually from 12:30pm-2pm. Skills learned and mastered in Pre-K 3 & 4 help prepare children for the more academic atmosphere in Kindergarten.

Kindergarten

Teacher: Mrs. Giannotta

Email: [email protected]

When students enter Grace's full-day Kindergarten program, their days become more structured and academically rigorous. The program prioritizes the development of foundational skills in literacy, numeracy, and critical thinking. Through a blend of structured learning activities and play-based approaches, the program is designed to instill a love for learning while maintaining rigorous academic standards. Here are the core elements of the Kindergarten program: ​

• Learning about Jesus and His love for us through songs, prayers, and Bible stories
• Developing emotional skills such as kindness, positive leadership, selfless courage, and invincible grit
• Learning to count to 120
• Learning to add & subtract numbers up to 10
• Identifying 2D and 3D shapes
• Learning basic measurements 
• Identifying around 100 sight words
• Reading basic texts
• Learning to write simple sentences 
• Introducing social studies and science lessons on a daily basis
• Increasing physical growth through gym class twice a week
• Fostering creativity and individualized interests through free-choice play three times a week