ABOUT THIS CLASS

In the Three Year Old classroom, a teacher/student ratio of 1:6/7 allows our teachers to give personal attention to your child. The classroom is inviting and designed to introduce children to many modes of creative expression. Children can explore tables covered with educational manipulatives, puzzles, and art supplies. Play dough and painting easels are always available. Our playground offers the opportunity for children to ride bikes, climb and slide, dig in the sand, and play with hoops and balls. Imaginary play takes place in and around our playhouses which have an ample supply of tools and dishes.

THEME PROJECTS

Every week there is a teacher guided theme project that corresponds to the classroom theme. Some of our themes include Farm, Fall, Christmas, and Sea Life. Your child will learn to follow directions, gather insight into the theme, and create a special project to take home.

BIBLE

Your child will hear an age appropriate Bible story every week. Big, colorful books are used, along with the teaching of many Bible songs. Our emphasis is on how much God loves each child. 

FINE MOTOR

Teacher-directed activities strengthens children's fingers. For example, children squeeze and roll out play dough, use tongs for picking up small objects, cut with scissors, and string small objects.

MUSIC

SRVCA preschool has a talented music teacher who teaches our children many lively and engaging songs. Different songs for different themes provide constant variety, as well as old favorites. 

MATH

Numbers and counting are involved in everything our preschoolers do. In addition, a teacher-directed Math Program focuses children on sets, sorting, identifying shapes, and the number concepts 1-7.

PERCEPTUAL MOTOR

Teacher-directed activities require children to use their large muscles: crawling through tunnels, tossing beanbags, walking like animals, hopping, jumping, and catching balls.

PRE-READING

The children participate in activities that help them recognize the uppercase letters of the alphabet.

After a year with our experienced and caring teachers, your child will be prepared to move on to SRVCA Preschool’s Four Year Old Class.

CLASS SCHEDULE

3-Year-Old Classes:

2 Day Class T/TH: Must be 3 years old by Nov 1, 2021 and fully toilet trained.

3 Day Class M/W/F: Must be 3 years old by Sept 1, 2021 and fully toilet trained.

CLASSROOM RATIO

In our Three Year Old classes, we maintain a ratio of 6/7 students/teacher.

ABOUT THIS CLASS

SRVCA Preschool provides different attendance options for children in the Four Year Old classes (see schedule below). With a teacher/student ratio of 1:8, our inviting classrooms are designed to encourage physical, mental, emotional and spiritual development. The curriculum is an age appropriate balance of academics and play, presented by experienced teachers in such a way that your child has fun while learning. Educational materials cover the tables and are changed frequently in order to provide new exploratory experiences. The playground, including a planter box garden tended by the children, offers the opportunity to ride bikes, climb and slide, dig in the sand, and play with hoops and balls. Imaginary play takes place in and around our playhouses, all of which have an ample supply of tools and dishes. After completing our Four Year Old classes, your child will be prepared to move on to Prep/Transitional Kindergarten or Kindergarten.

THEME PROJECTS

New themes will be introduced in the classroom throughout the year, such as Community Helpers, Farm, Dinosaurs, and Ecology. 

BIBLE

Every week the children hear an engaging Bible story told with songs, props or drama. The children learn that God loves them and will never leave them. Several times during the school year, the children attend chapel to hear a Bible story. This gives them a chance to participate in worship and experience the beauty of God's word in a new way.

MUSIC

We love music. While songs are incorporated in much of the curriculum, a music teacher meets the class each week. She has a wide repertoire of songs that go along with classroom themes.

MATH

Much of our math curriculum focuses on spatial relationships, shapes and numbers. Children engage in activities that involve the numbers 1-30. Functional math includes working with clocks, yardsticks, and money.

PERCEPTUAL MOTOR

Teachers will direct children toward large muscles activities: walking on balance beams, bowling, walking like animals, hopping, jumping and catching balls. Movement and rhythm activities set to music are also included in this curriculum.

PRE-READING AND LANGUAGE

Since most schools expect letter recognition for Kindergarteners, we have added a pre-reading segment to complement our Language curriculum. In pre-reading, the children receive many opportunities to learn to recognize the uppercase and lowercase letters. Our curriculum emphasizes writing uppercase and lowercase letters and recognizing the sound that each letter makes. Many activities are included which make learning our uppercase and lowercase ABCs fun, such as hunting for letters in rice or shredded paper. Some sight words are introduced, including word families.

SCIENCE

This is a hands-on time of learning where the children will explore concepts like sinking, floating, and magnification. Some of the year’s exciting activities are building volcanoes and launching rockets.

NUTRITION

Children learn about healthy food choices, as well as how to cook simple foods such as pizza, applesauce or muffins. 

CLASS SCHEDULE

4 Year Old Classes 

Please select from the options below the preferred class placement for your child.

4 Day Class  M - Th: Must be 4 years old by November 1st

CLASSROOM RATIO

In our Four Year Old classes, we maintain a ratio of 7-8 students/teacher.