What To Expect

This school year is a time for expanding the child’s view of God, others, him/herself, and his/her surroundings. Emphasis is placed on spiritual, social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth and development.
Goals (Three-year olds)

*Know that Jesus loves him/her.
*See God as a part of everyday life.
*Become acquainted with Bible stories and prayers.
*Listen to and follow directions.
*Seek adult help when needed to resolve conflicts.
*Select one activity from several suggested alternatives.
*Interact with one or more children.
*Show interest in reading related activities.
*Sort objects into subgroups that vary by only one attribute.
*Identify shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, star, heart and
diamond).
*Learn colors (red, blue, yellow, orange, green, pink, purple, black, brown, white).
*Work with all forms of art media such as crayons, paint, chalk, playdoh, etc.
*Participate in songs, finger plays, rhythm instruments, movement and games.
*Move with enough control to perform simple, large motor tasks

Goals (Four-Year Olds)
*Become familiar with more Bible Stories and can recite prayers.
*Show some self-direction in actions.
*Choose new as well as a variety of familiar classroom activities.
*Persist in a task and seek help when encountering a problem.
*Interact easily with one or more children, beginning to play or work cooperatively.
*Become more involved in resolving conflicts on his/her own.
*Follow directions that involve a two or three step sequence of actions.
*Show interest in reading related activities and can guess outcomes.
*Sort objects into subgroups that vary by one or two attributes.
*Identify basic shapes and is introduced to other fun, but less familiar shapes.
*Identify basic colors, pastel colors, and special colors.
*Recognize many letters and their sounds of the alphabet.
*Learn to print their name, using a capital letter at the beginning, followed by
lower case letters.
*Learn math concepts with many hands-on experiences.
*Express wonder, ask questions about natural world, and seek answers through active exploration.
*Move with enough balance and control to perform simple large motor skills.
*Show beginning control of writing, drawing, and art tools.