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Philosophy
The Nursery curriculum at has been designed to contribute to all aspects of your child’s development. It has been developed to fit and meet the abilities, developmental levels, learning styles, and interests of Nursery children. The teachers at Saint Michael School recognize three very important tenets of early childhood education:
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Children grow and develop at unique individual rates that are often unrelated to chronological age. |
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Children learn best through doing, through direct, immediate involvement with the environment, and through the sensory input of observation, manipulation, and experimentation. |
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Nursery children are experiencing rapid and important growth in many developmental areas, including the cognitive/intellectual, psychosocial, and physical-motor domains. |
The curriculum intends to stimulate your child’s learning in all developmental areas: physical, language, social, emotional, and cognitive. It supports the interactive relationship among all areas of development.
Young children are tireless experimenters and investigators. At Saint Michael’s, they will be encouraged to think creatively. They will be stimulated, guided, and encouraged in carefully planned activities that allow them to develop at their own optimum rate.
Our teachers respond to individual differences in ability, interests, development, and learning styles. They provide the motivation and skills for success in school through developmentally appropriate activities. They work to provide your child with both academic success and joy in learning. Your child will be assured of appropriate learning experiences woven throughout the class time in a secure, unpressured environment.
Your child’s school experience will be a positive one!
The Nursery experience for your child will be a most rewarding venture. We will provide your child with a solid database essential for later learning, a strong sense of self-esteem, an excitement and curiosity about learning, and an enthusiasm for school. To guarantee your child’s success, parental involvement is important.
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Open communication between home and school is essential. Do feel free to contact your child’s teacher at any time. If you are comfortable with your child’s learning situation, s/he will be also. |
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Do share your child’s interest in and enthusiasm for new experiences. Learning is truly a life-long experience. Share the joy! |
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Regular attendance is important. It will help build sound habits and reinforce seriousness of purpose. |
The Nursery program is the foundation for later grades. The curriculum progressively supports and builds on learning and development throughout the elementary years. The teachers at Saint Michael School design curriculum across grades to ensure the integration of subject matter and learning.
Nursery Program Details
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Nursery students must be three by September 1st and toilet trained. |
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Nursery children attend 3
half-days a week, |
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You will be provided with a written evaluation of your child’s progress twice each year. A formal conference will be set up with your child’s teacher. |
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Physical Education, Music and Library time are provided for students |
School Wide Details
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There is a full time nurse on staff |
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All parents are automatically members of the Parent Teacher Organization. |
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A school newspaper is published each month, and sent home with your child. |
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The weekly Trumpet is e-mailed home each Monday. It contains important information about school activities for the upcoming week. |
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Nursery and Pre-Kindergarten School students are allowed to attend Extended Day Care. Please be sure to fill out an enrollment form. |
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We strive to be a peanut butter free school. Please do not send in items that contain peanut butter. |
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Nursery and Pre-Kindergarten students are asked to wear navy blue or gray elastic waist shorts, pants, and shirts. Clothing does not have to be purchased from JB Edwards Uniform Company. Items do NOT need to bear the SMS logo. Sneakers and socks should be worn. |
NURSERY SCHOOL CURRICULUM
The goal of the Nursery Program is to create a positive, safe and healthy environment for three-year-old children to learn and play with children their own age and to prepare them for Pre-kindergarten.
Topic: Religion
Students will :
| Participate in learning prayers |
| Understand religious holidays |
| Bless themselves |
| Learn about God’s love for them |
| Demonstrate a positive attitude toward their classmates |
Topic: Social and Emotional Development
Students will:
| Sit among children in a group activity |
| Follow accepted rules of behavior |
| Respect the personal belongings of others |
| Share materials |
| Attempt to solve problems using words |
| Carry our classroom responsibilities that contribute to the well-being and functioning of the group |
| Attend and listen during a group activity while others speak |
| Wait their turn to speak in a group |
| Follow the rules of simple games |
| Transition well between activities |
| Be polite and kind to others |
| Recognize and call their classmates and teacher by name |
Topic: Fine Motor Development
Students will:
| Put together puzzles |
| Hold and use scissors correctly |
| Cut on a line |
| Color within the lines |
| Tear, fold, paste and glue paper |
Topic: Gross Motor Development
Students will:
| Ascend and descend steps alternating feet |
| Maintain balance ex: standing on one foot |
| Walk within set boundaries on the ground |
| Move with out bumping or touching individuals |
| Throw or kick a ball in the direction indicated |
| Playing catch with a bean bag |
| Walk, run and jump |
Topic: Personal Development
Students will:
| Recognize and respond to own first and last name orally and in writing |
| State their age |
Topic: Self-Help Development
Students will:
| Use bathroom independently |
| Hang their coats and backpacks in their cubby |
| Demonstrate appropriate table manners |
| Dress self independently. |
Topic: Development in Art and Music.
Students will:
| Recite numbers 1-4 |
| Compare two groups of concrete objects with up to four objects in each group |
Topic: Language Development-Verbal and Cognitive
Students will:
| Carry on a conversation with adults and other children |
| Express their needs in clear sentences |
| Memorize and recite with others a simple nursery rhyme, poem, or song |
| Draw and describe an illustration |
| Answer questions about a story |
| Re-tell a story that has been read-aloud |
Above information is subject to change.