MISSION STATEMENT
As a Catholic community, Saint Theresa Catholic School
helps form students spiritually, academically, and socially
to assume responsible and productive roles in society
while living out the values of the Gospel.

Our school theme this year is “Just Like You.” It is
taken from a song by Matt Maher. Our preschool
children will learn to sing this song along with other
songs they will learn as they attend mass each
Wednesday with the school community.

About Our Program

The teaching staff of our preschool program have been working at STCS Little Flower Preschool for many years. They enjoy spending the school day helping the children learn through play and helping them develop the self-help skills necessary to succeed as they feel secure and grow in their time at school.

* Our 3 to 4 year old class maximum is 12 students with 1 teacher.
* Our 4 to 5 year old class maximum is 24 students with 1 teacher and 1 Aide

Preschool hours are from 7:55 am to 3:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and 7:55 am to 1:30 pm Wednesday. Extended Care is available each school day beginning at 7:00 a.m. and after school until 6:00 pm. Tuition and fees for Preschool and Extended Care can be found in the Student/Parent Handbook at the bottom of this page.

CURRICULUM (PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES)

Saint Theresa Little Flower Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten classes have a solid academic program based on the curriculum guidelines provided by the Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese of Phoenix. Activities are determined by instructional early childhood standards in religion, language arts, math, music, science, creative art experiences, Spanish, play time and physical education.

• Religion – love of God and family, gifts from God, caring for others, prayer, and songs
• Language Arts – verbal communication, reading readiness skills, and expanding vocabulary
• Math – readiness, classification, contrasts, positional relationships, quantities, volume, time
• Music – singing, listening, moving to music, rhythm skills, instruments
• Science – nature, senses, experiencing the wonder of the beautiful world God has created
• Creative Art Experiences – painting, cutting, gluing, clay modeling, drawing, block construction as a means of expressing feeling, and exploring newly discovered abilities
• Spanish – experiencing opportunities for exposure to another language, understanding/reciting parts of the body, days of the week, colors, numbers (count from 1-10), and simple phrases
• Play time – dramatic play, role playing, outdoor physical activities
• Physical Education – large motor activities