Pre-kindergarten Requirements

We have a pre-kindergarten program for children who are four years old. This class meets three mornings each week to play and learn. We have some requirements for admission:

  • Children must be able to use the restroom independently.

  • They must be able to separate from parents without anxiety.

  • They must be able to communicate their needs in a way that the staff can understand them.

  • They must be 4 years old by September 1st of the year they attend school.

    • We allow some three-year-old children to attend school, if they are exceptional. These children must be four years old by the end of December AND be screened by staff to determine whether they are ready to be in a school environment. Please contact the school for more information.

What skills does Pre-K work on?

Reading and Writing

  • Listening to stories and poems

  • Phonics and letter recognition

    • m, a, p, s, t, b, h, g, d, n, r, l, c, j, f, o, x, l, z, w, k, v, u, e, q, y

  • Pre-writing skills

Math

  • Counting to 10

  • Patterns

  • Number-Object Correspondence

  • Writing numbers

Fine Motor Skills (anything to do with small muscles: fingers, hands, toes, and feet)

  • Playdough

  • Coloring or painting

  • Playing with Blocks

  • Legos

  • Using scissors

  • Stringing beads

  • Tracing

Large Motor Skills (anything to do with large muscles: legs, arms, and torso)

  • Running

  • Jumping

  • Climbing

  • Swinging

  • Throwing a beanbag or ball

  • Balancing

  • Kicking a Ball