Pre-School, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten Program Descriptions
Pre-School Programs
Our preschool curriculum encourages children to develop spiritually, intellectually, socially, and physically in a safe, nurturing, and friendly environment. The hands-on age-appropriate curriculum is interactive, and activities include, but are not limited to, the following: Religion, Math, Reading, Writing, Science (STREAM), Health and Fine/Gross Motor Skill development. Our curriculum provides plenty of time for play and allows children to practice Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Skills.
The Mother of Sorrows Catholic School 3-Year-Old and 4-Year-Old Program link the elements of instruction, materials and resources to a curriculum framework, fair assessment, and interventions, and learning standards to children’s engagement in learning and their school success.
3-Year-Old Preschool
This program is designed for students who turn 3 years of age by October 1st of current school year
- 2 Day – Full Day – (T-TH 8:45 am-2:30 pm)
- Students will participate in 2 specials.
- 2 Day – Half Day – (T-TH 8:45 am-11:30 am)
- Students will participate in 1 special.
4-Year-Old Preschool
This program is designed for students who turn 4 years of age by October 1st of current school year
- 4-Year-Old Full Day/5 Day – (M-F 8:45 am-2:30 pm)
- Students will participate in 4 specials.
- 4-Year-Old Full Day/3 Day – (M-W-F 8:45 am-2:30 pm)
- Students will participate in 2 specials.
- 4-Year-Old Half Day/5 Day – (M-W-F 8:45 am-11:30 pm)
- Students will participate in 2 specials.
- 4-Year-Old Half Day/3 Day – (M-W-F 8:45 am-11:30 pm)
- Students will participate in 1 special.
Transitional Kindergarten Program
Full Day – (M-F: 8:30 am-3:05 pm)
This program is designed for students who turn 5 years of age between October 1st and March 31st of the current school year
- Perfect for students who are not ready for a rigorous Kindergarten experience and need time to develop beginning learning skills as well as to grow emotionally and socially.
- The robust environment, steeped in expectations that develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, helps students to develop a deep understanding about themselves in a social society using age-appropriate content.
- Instructional practices provide activities in cognitive, social-emotional, language, physical, and spiritual development within the foundations or approaches to learning that enable children to explore, understand and reach beyond the “here and now” to challenge themselves and to experiment and transform information into meaningful content and skills.
- The Diocese of Greensburg Transitional Kindergarten Program links the elements of instruction, materials and resources to a curriculum framework, fair assessment, and interventions, and learning standards to children’s engagement in learning and their school success.
- Full Day Transitional Kindergarten students will participate in all classroom specials: Computers, Spanish, Music, Art, Physical Education, and SmartLab (STREAM) experiences.
Half Day – (M-F: 8:30 am- 11:30 am)
- Perfect for the student who needs a half-day Transitional Kindergarten setting. Designed to ease students into a full day Kindergarten program.
- Parents can choose to switch to the full day Transitional Kindergarten, at a pro-rated tuition increase, when the student is ready.
- Half Day Transitional Kindergarten students will participate in 2 specials.
Kindergarten Program
Full Day – (M-F: 8:30 am-3:05 pm)
This program is designed for students who turn 5 years of age by October 1st of current school year
- Perfect for the student ready to start Kindergarten in the full day setting.
- Specifically designed for the student that will excel in a smaller class setting and a hands-on environment. Student’s needs are supported through differentiated instruction that can meet the learner on all levels, while supporting growth socially, emotionally, and spiritually.
- Full Day Kindergarten students will participate in all of our classroom specials: Computers, Spanish, Music, Art, Physical Education, and SmartLab (STREAM) experiences.
Half Day – (M-F: 8:30 am -11:30 am)
- Perfect for the student ready to start Kindergarten in a half day setting. Designed to ensure that students will be prepared for the 1st grade.
- Parents can choose to switch to the full day Kindergarten, at a pro-rated tuition increase, when the student is ready.
- Half Day Kindergarten students will participate in the 3 specials.
