Preschool & Pre-K

Preschoolers gathered on rug listening to Priest speak

This age group is working on developing their fine and gross motor skills, gaining independence, and developing their social skills through play.

    • to learn about God’s love for them

    • to develop natural curiosity and wonder about God and the world

    • to shape attitudes of love and respect for self and others

    • to learn prayer and songs

    • to be responsible for behavior, classroom materials, and school routine

    • to learn how to share

    • to participate in group activities

    • to begin to develop relationships with others

    • to develop listening and speaking skills related to self-expression

    • to utilize play to order, generalize, and interpret experiences

    • to utilize thinking skills and process information

    • to begin to understand symbolic relationship between written and spoken forms of communication

    • to develop the basic math concept of number patterns

    • to be exposed to the concept of proceeding from concrete to the representational to the abstract

    • to utilize activities to develop gross motor skills

    • to utilize activities to develop fine motor skills

    • to employ these skills in cooperative outdoor play

    • to promote the development of coordination through specific activities

Preschoolers listening to story time
Preschoolers gathered at Thanksgiving table
Preschoolers walking around gym with teacher

For More Information:

Shannon Barela
Preschool / Pre-K Director
shannon.barela@dsj.org
408.248.1094 ext. 225