Preschool
St. Joseph Preschool
St. Joseph Parish PreSchool, located on our Issaquah campus, is devoted to providing a quality early childhood education program within a warm and caring Catholic community and the community at large. The environment is rich in materials that promote the spiritual, physical, creative, social, emotional, and intellectual growth of young children. We foster a love of learning while developing Kindergarten readiness skills. We value the uniqueness of each child and seek to teach an awareness of being loved by God.
Daily Schedule
PRE-3 CLASS
Tues & Thurs
9:00 am - 11:45 AM
YOUNG 4 CLASS
Mon, Wed & Fri
9:00 - 11:45 AM
Lunch Bunch (limit 8)
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Curriculum: St. Joseph Preschool offers planned thematic curriculum activities appropriate for the children’s age and development that include pre-reading, math readiness, science, social studies, art activities, music, nature, movement, and dramatic play. The themes are designed to develop kindergarten readiness skills. Examples of themes include: holidays, seasons, All About Me, Friendship, Health and Safety, Space, Shapes and Colors, Seasons, Transportation, and Insects. Religious activities are incorporated into the various themes each day.
Daily Prayer Time: The children pray at meals and each day ends with a closing prayer. There is time for religious songs and stories, spontaneous prayer, and mini prayer services.
Family Celebrations: We plan several social gatherings each year. These are wonderful opportunities to get together as a community. They include: Halloween Celebration, Thanksgiving Feast, Christmas Social, Young 4’s Easter Egg Hunt, and the end of the year picnic.
Field Trips: The Young 4 class goes to the Fire Station yearly with their friends. It is exciting for the children to get out into the world with their friends. Parents transport students in carpools to these events.
Snacks: Parents sign up to bring the daily snack.
Pre 3’s Daily Classroom Schedule
| 9:00 AM | Welcome! School Begins! |
| 9:00 - 10:15 | Structured Child-Directed Center Activities Each center focuses on letters or numbers Learning Objective: Making choices, problem solving, cognitive growth, fine motor skill development and fun. |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Clean Up Use restrooms/wash hands. |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Circle Time Students will explore stories, finger plays, discuss the letter of the week and concentrate on counting books. Learning Objective: Listening skills, problem-solve, enhance skills in math, language, science, social studies, music, art, fine and gross motor. |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Outside Time/Recess |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Prayer/Snack and Sharing Learning Objective: Social skill development, good manners, good nutrition, self-help, self-esteem, sharing, language and listening skills and spirituality. |
| 11:30 - 11:40 | Closing Circle and Goodbye Song. |
| 11:45 | Dismissal |
Young 4’s Daily Classroom Schedule
| 9:00 AM | Welcome! School Begins! |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Structured Child-Directed Table Activities Exploration of manipulative materials, fine motor activities, sensory exploration, language activities including journals and writing centers, books, science activities, etc. Learning Objective: Making choices, problem solving, cognitive growth, fine motor skill development and fun. |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Opening Prayer/Circle Time Greetings, calendar, introduction of theme and activities, stories, songs, and finger plays. Learning Objective: Language, listening, literacy, letter of the week, math, science and spiritual growth. |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Theme Activities Literacy, math, science, social studies and creative art centers. Learning Objective: Listening skills, problem-solve, enhance skills in math, language, science, social studies, music, art, fine and gross motor. |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Clean up Use restrooms/wash hands |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Prayer/Snack and Sharing Learning Objective: Social skill development, good manners, good nutrition, self-help, self-esteem, sharing, language and listening skills and spirituality. |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Outside Time/Recess Choice Time Child-directed activities in various classroom areas. Optional art activities. |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Closing Circle and Dismissal |
Afternoon Enrichment
For an additional cost, Young 4 students may attend afternoon enrichment on the days in which they are already attending. Enrichment will include subjects such as science, social studies, arts and crafts, music, and more. Students will attend with current Pre-Kindergarten students.
YOUNG 4 CLASS
Mon, Wed & Fri
12:30 - 3:20 PM
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Admissions Process