Preschool
Blessed Sacrament Preschool is a caring community in which every child is valued for who they are and the gifts they bring to our school. Ideas and learning are celebrated by providing quality early childhood educational experiences that reflect the importance of integrating our Catholic faith into daily life.
Age appropriate curriculum fosters spiritual, cognitive, social, emotional and physical development of the whole child in a comfortable and stimulating environment.
Blessed Sacrament Preschool offers the following options:
- 5 Full Days for 2 1/2 – 4 year olds
- 3 Full Days for 2 1/2 – 4 year olds
- 3 Half Days for 2 1/2 – 3 year olds
The full day program runs 7:45AM – 3:00PM.
The half day program runs 7:45 – 11:00AM.
Preschool 2.5-Year-Old Program
Little ones are welcome to join the Blessed Sacrament Preschool when they turn 2 1/2 and are potty trained. Full and half day options are available depending on your family’s needs and your child’s developmental readiness for school. Know that when you drop your preschooler off at Blessed Sacrament Preschool, they are in great hands and will be cared for, educated, and loved every minute of the day.
The Preschool 2 1/2 year old program offers plenty of time for play, socializing and other creative endeavors. Among the things that your child will learn in the
P2 1/2 year old program are:
Phonics/Reading/Writing
Left to right and top to bottom
Readiness Skills
Colors, shapes, introduction to letters
Math
Numbers 1 – 5
Science
Identifying body parts
Social Studies
Naming family members and classmates
Music
Clapping to music and rhythm
Physical Movement
Throwing, catching, climbing, Simon Says
Manners
Please and Thank You!
Personal Care
Cleaning up, dressing, washing hands, helping friends, compassion towards others
Preschool 3-Year-Old Program
The Blessed Sacrament Preschool program for 3 year olds, reviews and reinforces what was taught in the P2 1/2 year old program. If your child is new to Blessed Sacrament Preschool, teachers will work with them to ensure that they catch on to what is being taught, as well as integrate fully into their new classroom. Full and half day preschool options are available for P3 year olds either 3 or 5 days per week.
In the P3 year old program your children will learn the following:
Phonics/Reading/Writing
Down lines, across lines, curvy lines, and letters
Readiness Skills
Recognition of colors, shapes, and letters
Math
Identifying numbers 1 – 10, and counting
Science
Plants, seasons, weather, animals, magnification
Social Studies
Family, holidays, around the world, “where I live”
Music
Instruments, singing, rhymes
Physical Movement
Tricycles, balance, running, walking
Manners
Table manners
Personal Care
Health and nutrition, dressing for the weather
Preschool 4-Year-Old Program
By the time your child is 4 years old, they are ready for the Full Day Blessed Sacrament Preschool program, either 3 or 5 days per week. Review of the curriculum from the P2 1/2 and P3 programs is conducted so that every child knows what others in their classroom have learned.
The 4-year-old program is a bit more rigorous in order to ready your child for the expectations and requirements of elementary school. In the P4 program, your children will learn the following:
Phonics/Reading/Writing
Writing upper & lower case letters, alphabet sounds and recognition, sight words
Readiness Skills
Colors, shapes, 3 dimensional shapes, sounding out and recognizing letters
Math
Identifying and counting 1 – 20, one to one correspondence, beginning addition and subtraction, basic geometry
Science
Life cycles, earth systems, physcial science, the solar system
Social Studies
Past, present and future, geography, community, Native American history
Music
Understanding rhythm and beat, dancing, remembering songs and rhymes
Physical Movement
Obstacle courses, skipping, pedaling
Manners
Conversing during lunch and at snack time in an appropriate tone
Personal Care
Empathy, tying, buttoning, zippers, snaps
Blessed Sacrament Catholic School is an academic community of faith that develops the whole child's mind, heart and soul.