PreKindergarten
NEW - Extended Day for Pre-K
Saint Thomas More Cathedral School is excited to announce that Extended Day will be offered for Pre-K students for the 2011 - 2012 school year. The program will be available until 6:00pm each day. Please share this information with friends and neighbors who are interested in our 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
Saint Thomas More Cathedral School offers a five day pre-kindergarten program for children who will be age 4 by October 1.
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. Our curriculum is aligned with Virginia's Foundation Blocks for Early Learning & Comprehensive Standards for Four-year-olds.
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 Schedule
| Monday - Friday | |
| 7:45 |
Arrival: Table Activities |
| 8:15 |
Morning Meeting: Prayer/Pledge/Calendar |
| 8:45 |
Small Group Work/ Free Choice Activities |
| 9:15 |
Restrooms/Snack |
| 9:45 |
Outdoor Recess |
| 10:45 |
Small Group Work/ Free Choice Activities |
| 11:15 |
Restrooms/Lunch |
| 11:55 |
Small Group Work/ Free Choice Activities |
| 12:25 |
Story Time/ Closing Activities/Prayer |
| 12:45 | Dismissal |
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Pre-Kindergarten Extended Care
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| 12:45 |
Rest Time |
| 1:45 |
Outdoor Recess |
| 2:15 |
Snack |
| 2:30 |
Story / Prayer |
| 2:55 |
Dismissal to Carpool or STM Extended Day Program |
Small group work includes teacher-led literacy experiences utilizing instructional materials from Words Their Way for Emergent Readers, Handwriting Without Tears and Weekly Reader Magazine in addition to hands-on math and science explorations and theme-based special projects.
Special Classes
Preschool students will be served by the faculty and staff of the elementary school, including P.E. teacher, librarian, music teacher, Spanish teacher, computer teacher, art teacher and school nurse.
