Pre-kindergarten at Parish

 Parish is a place where a child can be a child while growing academically, socially, physically and spiritually. Our pre-kindergarten students embrace a healthy curiosity about life and become proactive participants in the learning process through an integrated curriculum, center-oriented classrooms and “hands-on, minds-on” activities.

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Tailor Your Child’s Pre-kindergarten Experience:

Pre-k Prep • Three-year-olds

• Option 1: Core curriculum only
  mornings, 8:15 to 11:45 a.m., five days a week.

• Option 2: Additional afternoon program
  one to five days a week, from 11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  Students eat lunch, nap and practice developmentally appropriate self-help and social skills.

Pre-k Plus • Four-year-olds 

• Option 1: Full program
  full day, 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., five days a week.
  Core curriculum in the morning with lunch, rest and subject immersion in the afternoon.

• Option 2: Select subject immersion
  core curriculum in the morning, 8:15 to 11:45 a.m., five days a week
  PLUS your choice of one to four subject-immersion afternoons a week from 11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Monday afternoons - Language Arts, Literature and Spanish
Tuesday afternoons - Social Studies, Culture and Community
Wednesday afternoons - Motor Development and Movement
Thursday afternoons - Hands-on Science
Friday afternoons - Everyday Math
(For full curriculum descriptions, see below.)

• Option 3: Core curriculum only
  mornings, 8:15 to 11:45 a.m., 5 days a week.

Additional Options

• Carpool Care: 2:30 to 3:10 p.m. to simplify carpool for students with siblings in kindergarten through second grade.

• After Care: 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. for parents needing extended care.
  Children eat a snack, play on the playground and have computer and art time.

Designed to develop each child’s individual capabilities, our core curriculum includes:

• Language Arts - pre-reading, pre-writing and listening skills; expressive and receptive language development
• Math - numeration, counting, measuring, patterning and graphing data
• Science/Environment - observing, predicting, discovering, questioning, classifying and concluding
• Social Studies/Cultural - multicultural awareness, careers and American heroes
• Spanish - vocabulary and Latino culture
• Technology - introduction to the computer as a tool for learning
• Religion and Service - daily chapel, virtue of the month and outreach projects
• Art & Music - self-expression and creativity
• PE/Motor Lab - gross motor skills, physical activity and teamwork