Do you ever wonder why your child has so many questions? Why do they ask "Why" so often? Three- to five-year-olds are eager and capable students. They have a desire to learn and to understand the world around them. Our preschool and prekindergarten will help them become learners with developmentally appropriate activities in art, science, music, and physical education. Our curriculum is research-based and supports Minnesota's Early Learning Standards.
Children must be 3 years old before September 1 and toilet trained to start the preschool program. Students who are 4 years old before September 1 may start the pre-kindergarten program.
Half-Day Preschool
8:00 am to 11:15 am
Half-Day Pre-Kindergarten
8:00 am to 11:15 am
Full-Day Day Preschool
8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Full-Day Pre Kindergarten
8:00 am to 3:00 pm
After School Extended Day
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Before School Extend Day
6:30 am to 8:00 am
The preschool has a play-based curriculum that develops important readiness skills while nurturing the child and encouraging cognitive, physical, social and emotional growth. This curriculum enables the children to gain essential life skills through dozens of role-playing experiences focused on kindness, empathy, taking turns, responsibility, sharing, paying attention and patience. All materials are hands-on and support developmentally appropriate practice for three and four-year-olds.
Because the preschool is an integral part of Our Lady of Peace School the students have the opportunity of taking classes from specialists in the areas of art, music, Spanish, technology, library and physical education on a weekly basis.
Pyhsical Development
To provide many opportunities for children to use and develop their gross and fine motor skills through the use of:
Intellectual Development
To provide many opportunities for children to use language, math, science and social studies skills through the use of:
Social Development
To provide opportunities for children to interact with each other and adults by:
Emotional Development
To promote a healthy self-image in each child by:
The prekindergarten curriculum is a comprehensive, fully-integrated curriculum complete with all the literature, hands-on components, family engagement, assessment and teacher support needed for a full year of quality prekindergarten experiences. All materials and activities support the children’s natural curiosity about the world around them and their unique place in it.
Because the prekindergarten is an integral part of Our Lady of Peace School the students have the opportunity of taking classes from specialists in the areas of art, music, Spanish, technology, library and physical education on a daily basis.
Physcial Development
To provide many opportunities for children to use and develop their gross and fine motor skills through the use of:
Intellectual Development
To provide many opportunities for children to use language, math, science and social studies skills through the use of:
Social Development
To provide opportunities for children to interact with each other and adults by:
Emotional Development
To promote a healthy self-image in each child by:
7:50 am
Arrival. Hang up coat and backpack. Find and hang up name tag. Clean hands.
7:55 am
Join teacher and classmates at the oval rug
8:00 am
Prayer and Opening Circle Time Activity
8:10 am
Play Time
9:00 am
Religion
9:10 am
Snack
9:30 am
Specialist - Gym, Computers, Music/Art, Spanish, or Library
9:50 am
Large Group/Lesson Time
10:10 am
Table Time: Art, Puzzles, Books, Manipulatives
10:40 am
Story Time
10:50 am
Outside
11:15 am
Dismissal - to home, After Care, or the next adventure
** All schedules are subject to change
7:50 - 8:00 am
Attendance- Centers until everyone arrives
8:00 - 8:15 am
Circle Time- Large Group, Prayer, Calendar, Weather
8:15 - 9:00 am
Centers and Choice Time
Reading - Writing - Math - Science - Social Studies
Art - Technology - Sand & Water - Blocks - Dramatic Play
9:00 - 9:15 am
Clean-Up
9:20 - 9:40 am
Daily Specialist in areas such as:
Physical Education - Technology - Library
Spanish - Art & Music
9:45 - 10:15 am
Bathroom and Snack
10:15 - 10:45 am
Small group work
Whole group work
Closing Time
10:45 - 11:15 am
Outside - Dismissal
** All schedules are subject to change