“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning, great is Your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23
Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum
 
 
SCA offers a five-day Prekindergarten program for students who will be at least four years old by September 1 of the current school year. The classes meet in the morning and afternoon from 8:00-11:00 or 12:15-3:15.  Classes are held at our Early Childhood Education Center at 13840 North Tatum Blvd.

The Prekindergarten program is a fun, positive year in the life of a four or five year old child. The curriculum used is Saxon Early Learning. This program builds a strong foundation for early literacy skills with activities that build phonemic awareness and introduce children to the relationship between letters and sounds through the help of Max the Bear. Strong emphasis is put on spiritual, social, physical, and academic growth. Some of the areas covered are:
       
  Spiritual   Academic
Prayer
Bible Stories
 Approximately 30 memory verses learned through songs
 Christian Character Traits
 Chapel times
  Pre-reading & Pre-writing skills focusing around the letter of the week Exposure to a variety of Science & Social Studies topics
Math concepts
 Arts and crafts
 Music
 Visits from the Librarian for story time
  Social  
Physical
Self worth development Good manners
Show and Tell
Birthday and other special day celebrations
Special guest speakers
 Two musical programs
 
Large & small muscle development
Coordination
Motion & movement games
Guided playground fun
       
The key Bible verse is Galatians 5:22, “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” At the beginning of every day one child will be awarded The Caught Doing Good certificate for showing the fruit of the spirit during the previous school day. This helps to encourage everyone to use good behavior as we grow together as a PreK family.

Strong emphasis is also put on the parent-teacher relationship as we work together to make the year as exciting and challenging as possible for these children. The opportunity for parent participation will help the bonding between parent, child, and teacher. SCA’s family atmosphere is very evident in Prekindergarten.

There are special events that will need extra parent involvement. The various needs will be communicated throughout the year in the newsletter. We try to make it possible that every family can have some type of participation in the activities of the year. Through teamwork it will be a successful Prekindergarten adventure.

 
July 19, 2007