Early 5s

Early Fives ( click her for supply list )

St. Catherine’s Early Fives is a program dedicated to the growth and enrichment of the older preschooler.

The curriculum offers challenges in a variety of content areas through thematic units and promoting Kindergarten readiness. The core emphasis of the program is in the areas of Mathematics and Language Arts. In the area of Mathematics, the Preschool has adopted an activity-centered program for Early Childhood Education called Mathematics Your Way. The children approach mathematics through playful discovery, leading them to the concrete discipline of addition and subtraction.

To develop pre-reading and pre-writing skills, the Language Arts program is phonetic and literature based, utilizing materials from a phonics-based program called Lippincott, Scholastic Level 1 Reading Books, and Macmillan Publications in Language Arts and Science.

Science will be explored with weekly themes and hands on activities. Science is enhanced further with monthly classes from “Science Excitement”. A weekly reader from Scholastic is used to heighten the awareness of the children towards their community and world around them.

Religion, social studies, art, movement and music are also an integral part of the Early Fives program allowing for individual expression and creativity. It is the goal of this program to make learning fun and enjoyable.

Hopefully, each child will take this love of learning with them as they enter the formal education process.