The first one to three years of a child's life is crucial to their development. A quality preschool experience can have lasting effects on their academic, social, and emotional ability.
Holy Savior Catholic School's
Nursery 1 and 2
Pre-Kindergarten 3 and 4
Licensed Type I Day Care Center through the Louisiana Department of Education
Language--Build a foundation for reading skills and writing
Math--Guide their first steps through mathematical understanding by
Sorting, matching, counting, and making patterns
thinking skills through sensory activities
Science--Nurture and build natural instinct instincts, develop critical thinking skills through sensory activities
Art-Allow students to think and explore with creative solutions,
through textures, smells, colors, dance, pretend play
Social and Self-Help Skills--Build an understanding of acceptance, diversity, responsibility, sharing, taking off and putting on a jacket, buttoning buttons, snapping snaps, and tying shoes
Wellness--Encourage exercise and healthy eating habits
Fine Motor Skills--Improve eye-hand coordination when stacking and building with blocks, making puzzles, lacing and sewing cards, stringing beads, sorting objects, coloring, and drawing
Gross Motor Skills--Improve motor coordination in balancing,
galloping, skipping, hopping, throwing a ball, and catching a ball
CO-CURRICULAR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Birthday Celebrations
Easter Egg Hunt
Fire Department Visit
Grandparents Day
School Mardi Gras Parade
Parent Grandparent Lunch
Veteran's Day Program (Pre-K 3 and 4)
Holiday Parties
Fall Fun Day
Class, Group, Spring, Grandparent and Santa Pictures
Book Fairs and Classroom Book Orders
Christmas Play (Pre-K 3 and 4)
Monthly Public Library School Visits
SPECIFIC CURRICULUM FOCUSES
Curriculum focus is on age-appropriate learning activities and is
geared to specific child development goals.
Nursery 1 and 2
-Using language to communicate requests
-Shapes (circle, triangle, square heart)
-Telling simple stories
-Naming pictures in a book
-Comparing sizes big and little)
-Colors
-Nursery Rhymes and Repetitive Songs
-Potty Training
-Table Manners
-Daily Prayers
-Daily Pledge and Calendar
Pre-K 3 and 4
-Alphabet (Recognition of upper and lower case)
-Letters and their Sounds
-Sight Words (Pre-K 4)
-Colors and shapes
-Position Words (up, down, over, under)
-Numbers and Rote counting
-Patterns and Matching
-Community Helpers
-Songs and Nursery Rhymes
-Daily Prayers
-Daily Pledge and Calendar
-Themes (examples):
- Outer Space, Transportation
- Weather Seasons
- Farm & Zoo Animals
- All About Me
- Deep Sea & Insects
- Five Senses
ADDITIONAL CURRICULAR ASPECTS
-Daily Prayer
-Story Time
-Show & Tell
-Classroom Playtime Including:
-Blocks, Role Playing. Puzzles, Various Centers
-Group Time:
- Songs and Rhymes, Stories, Exercise Time,
- Bean Bag Games, Finger Plays
-Supervised Play Times:
- Indoor Gym and Outside Play Area
-Arts & Crafts
-Daily Sleep/Rest Time
-Daily Snacks & Hot lunch prepared by a registered dietician
-Safety Drills
-Summer Parent-Teacher Orientation Meeting
STAFF CERTIFICATION
-Child, Infant, and Adult CPR and AED
-16 Hours of State-Approved Annual Professional Development
-20 Plus Years Classroom Experience
-Training:
- Indoor and Playground Safety
- Health and Safety
- Hand Washing and Sanitation
