Full-day: 8:20 a.m. – 2:55 p.m.
Half-day: 8:20 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
After School Care available from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Early Morning Drop off (7:00 a.m.) free of charge.
Morning snack provided. Full-day students may purchase a balanced lunch in the school cafeteria or can bring their lunch. Afternoon rest time, recess and play time daily.
8:20 – 8:30 Clean-up/Restroom Breaks
8:30 – 9:00 Morning Meeting Activities: Morning Prayer/Pledge of Allegiance/Calendar/Weather/Season Awareness/Introduce Theme for the Week/Stories/Songs/Poems/Fingerplays
9:00 – 10:20 Open Centers (Rotate) Small Group Activities
10:20 – 10:45 Wash Hands/Say Blessing/Snack
10:45 – 11:15 Outside Play
11:15 – 11:30 Prepare for Dismissal (11:20) Pack up backpacks/Story
11:30 – 12:15 Lunch/Outside Play
12:15 – 12:30 Restroom break/wash hands/prepare cots for nap
12:30 – 2:15 Nap or Rest quietly on Cots
2:15 – 2:30 Put away Cots
2:30 – 2:45 Pack up backpacks/Review
2:45 – 3:00 Prepare for dismissal (Car Riders (2:50), Late Car Riders, Afterschool Care (3:00)
Physical – To develop large and small motor skills, as well as enhance overall physical coordination and identify the need for good health habits.
Social – To provide experiences that foster tolerance, respect, and sensitivity to the varying abilities of all people
Intellectual – To promote curiosity, pre-reading, pre-math, and prewriting skills such as: listening, following directions, increasing attention span, problem solving and language acquisition skills.
Emotional – To encourage a positive self-concept and belief in the children’s capabilities in order to help them achieve self-confidence and a concern for others in their world.
Creative – To promote children’s creativity through playful expression and freedom of activity. The curriculum will provide for varied activities, fun with music and movement.
Download 2020-2021 Preschool Tuition Rates and Forms:
2020-2021 Tuition Rates:
Full Day: $5045.00 per year
Half Day: $2785.00 per year
Multi-child discounts for students with siblings attending SJS or SJS Preschool
Monday through Friday schedule
After School Care:
$8.00 (3:00-6:00 p.m. pick-up)
Early morning drop-off (7:00 a.m.) No charge
Rachel Brussell
Preschool Teacher-3 yr
rbrussell@stjoeelem.org