St. Thomas The Apostle Catholic Preschool - Tucson, AZ
St. Thomas The Apostle Catholic Preschool
and Kindergarten
5150 N Valley View Rd
Tucson, AZ 85718-6121
(520) 577-0503 sthomaspreschool@gmail.com
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A Day At St Thomas Preschool

St. Thomas Preschool has three program levels-preschool, pre-kindergarten,  and beginning in the Fall 2010, kindergarten prep.  Children are grouped in classes on the basis of age and development level.  Our goal is to insure  that the programs are developmentally appropriate and based on staff/child ratios are limited to ensure program quality. School philosophy assures that programs are developmentally appropriate and are based on the needs, potential, and interests of the children.  The school curriculum assures that program goals and objectives are introduced and explored in each classroom in a manner that challenges each child to his/her next developmental objective.

Preschool Schedule

7:30am – 9:00am Early Care
9:00am – 12:00pm Preschool – this includes circle time,  inside and outside choice times, snack, worship as a community once a week, and a daily pray time. There is usually a secular theme and a religious theme that the children study during this time for example: the solar system and the story of creation.
12:00pm –12:30pm Lunch
12:30pm – 2:30pm Nap
12:30pm – 2:00pm Playground and Enrichment Programs
2:00pm – 5:00 pm Extended Care – This includes circle time, inside and outside choices, snack, and games.

Afternoon Extended Child Care

The afternoon extended child care program runs from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.   During the extended care program, your child will get more one-one interaction with the teachers and meet new friends from the other classrooms. Children may be enrolled for all or part of the afternoon on the days that they are scheduled to attend.  Children staying for lunch need to bring their own lunch, which will be refrigerated.

Enrichment Schedule 2009-2010

 Monday       -    Spanish  

Tuesday       -   Sign Language  

 Wednesday -  Let's Get Physical

 Thursday     -  Literacy/Art  

 

Pre-Kindergarten

Teaching pre-k presents challenges that are unique in many ways. As children enter school, they come with varying degrees of readiness, and their parents come with varied expectations of what will be accomplished in a year. That is why we have designed a program that is developmentally appropriate for the students in our classrooms.

7:30am – 9:00am Pre Care
9:00am – 12:00pm Pre–K  this includes circle time,  inside and outside choice times, snack, weekly community prayer, and daily pray time. There is usually a secular theme and a religious theme that the children study during this time for example: the solar system and the story of creation.
12:00pm –12:30pm Lunch
12:30pm – 2:00pm Circle time, large motor, fine motor, Handwriting Without Tears, and enrichments.
2:00pm – 5:00 pm Extended Care – this includes circle times, inside and outside choices, snack, and games.

Afternoon Extended Child Care
 

The afternoon extended child care program runs from 2:00pm to 5:00 p.m.   During the extended care program, your child will get more one-one interaction with the teachers and meet new friends from the other classrooms. Children may be enrolled for all or part of the afternoon on the days that they are scheduled to attend.  Drop-in care for registered students is available only when space permits.  Please contact the teacher for space availability.  Children staying for lunch need to bring their own lunch, which will be refrigerated.

Enrichment Schedule 2009-2010

 Monday           Spanish  

Tuesday            Sign language

 Wednesday     Let's Get Physical

 Thursday         Literacy/Art