Pastor/School Committee
St. Boniface Catholic School 3-year-old Preschool
and
4-year-old Kindergarten Programs
The purpose of the St. Boniface 3-year-old preschool and 4-year-old kindergarten programs is to provide a faith centered program that is educationally sound for pre-school aged children. The goals of the program are to provide opportunities for children to develop basic social and emotional skills, develop fine and gross motor skills, hand eye coordination and thinking skills, and, as always, to grow in the faith which brings all of these other things together. In addition, children enroled in the 4-year-old kindergarten program will be introduced to the alphabet, counting and sorting skills. The children will be given the opportunity to develop these skills with a theme and hands on learning that is appropriate to their age level and which centers around their world. The themes for both programs are created to be fun and exciting which develops in our little ones a love for learning.
The learning environment for the 3-year-old preschool and 4-year-old kindergarten is a Christian setting. This allows the children to grow in their faith, realizing how special they are in God’s sight, and learning to respond to Him and their neighbor with love, respect, and kindness.
What the children in 3-year-old preschool and 4-year-old kindergarten
will be learning:
· That God loves them and wants them to be happy
· To get along with others… to be cheerful, polite and fair
· To
share with others… toys, games and experiences
· To explore… new
things, ideas and the world around them
· To express themselves… with
words, music and a variety of art materials
· To plan… developing a
routine and making decisions
· To expand their vocabulary… using new
words, songs, stories, conversations and games
· To recognize
differences… in colors, pictures, sizes, shapes and sounds
· To care
for themselves and their own belongings… dress self and pick up after
themselves
· To count… learn to associate concept with symbol (1-10)
· To use good manners… while eating and working with others
· To
respect others… friends, teachers, parents and those in need
· To play
constructively… with others, taking turns and following rules
· To
show appreciation… for all good things in their lives.
The 3-year-old preschool program meets on Wednesday mornings from 8:30-11:30 with the option of staying for lunch.
The 4-year-old kindergarten program meets on Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays from 8:30-3:15. The 4-year-old students join the 5-year-old kindergarten students on the days they attend school. They join the 5-year-old kindergarten students for music class on Mondays and all school Mass on Thursdays.
St. Boniface Catholic School is located in the beautiful rolling hills of the Waumandee Valley. Families interested in additional information regarding enrolling their child in the 3-year-old preschool or 4-year-old kindergarten are encouraged to contact Christine Pyka at 608-626-2611 or 715-985-2634, or on the web at: stbonschool@mwt.net.
