St. Thomas More Cathedral School

Pre-Kindergarten

"Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities - that's training or instruction - but is rather making visible what is hidden as a seed." St. Thomas More

Our Pre-Kindergarten Program fosters joy in discovery and learning in a Catholic environment that nurtures the whole child in the areas of spiritual, social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development.

Parental Involvement

Parents are encouraged to participate in their child's preschool experience. There will be various opportunities to share your time and talent with your child's class.

Class Information

7:45 Arrival: Table Activities

8:15 Morning Meeing: Prayer/Pledge/Calendar

8:45 Small Group Work/ Free Choice Activities

9:15 Restrooms/Snack

9:45 Outdoor Recess

10:15 Small Group Work/ Free Choice Activities

10:45 Small Group Work/ Free Choice Activities

11:15 Restrooms/Lunch

11:55 Free Choice Activities/ Small Group Work

12:25 Story Time/ Closing Activities/Prayer

12:45 Dismissal

Pre-Kindergarten Extended Care

12:45 Rest Time

1:30 Story Time

2:00 Outdoor Recess

2:30 Snack

2:55 Dismissal

Small group work includes teacher-lead real world math and science experiences, and literacy experiences utilizing instructional materials from Handwriting Without Tears, Words Their Way for Emergent Readers, and Weekly Reader magazine.

Special Classes

Preschool students will be served by the faculty and staff of the elementary school, including P.E. teacher, librarian, music teacher, computer teacher, art teacher and clinic aide.

2010 Pre-Kindergarten

Mrs. Fry

Mrs. Landry

afry@stmschool.org

Amy Fry is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Marymount University where she completed a Master's degree in Catholic School Leadership in 2008. Mrs. Fry has previously taught at Queen of Apostles (Middle School Language Arts) and Corpus Christi School (Preschool Director), as well as served as a volunteer CCD instructor for many years. Mrs. Fry's husband is a graduate of Bishop Ireton High school. They have three children (ages 11, 9, and 5), and are members of St. Charles's Parish. The Fry Family enjoys traveling to such places as Norway, Hong Kong, Rome, London (where they first met) and to visit family in both Idaho and Ohio.

plandry@stmschool.org

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Prior to joining the St. Thomas More Cathedral School faculty in August of 2008 as Preschool Director, Mrs. Landry served as an early childhood educator in the Arlington diocese for 13 years, teaching second grade, first grade, kindergarten, preschool and working as a resource teacher. Mrs. Landry’s great interest in Dr. Maria Montessori’s work with young children and Mrs. Landry’s desire to explore ways in which Dr. Montessori’s methods could be integrated into a traditional kindergarten and preschool program, motivated her to take a “sabbatical” to study the work of Dr. Maria Montessori during the 2007-2008 school year. Mrs. Landry completed the required academic coursework and internship at the Northern Virginia Montessori Institute in Ashburn, Virginia, and earned her credential as a primary level Montessori teacher in July, 2008.