Preschool Hours
For the 2, 3, & 4 year old classes, Soapstone Preschool is open from 9:30 am
until 12:30 pm Monday through Friday with an option of Lunch Bunch until 1:30 pm
on Tuesday and Wednesday.
For the Transition class, Soapstone Preschool is open from 9:30 am until 12:30 pm
on Monday, Thursday & Friday & 9:30 am until 1:30 pm on Tuesday &
Wednesday.
Preschool will begin September 2, 2008 and end May 21, 2009. Soapstone Preschool
follows the schedule set by Wake County Schools for holidays and teacher workdays
with an occasional exception.
Classes Offered **
2 year olds - T/Th or M/W or occasional W/F (2 days) or M/W/F (3 days)
3 year olds - T/Th (2 days) or M/W/F (3 days)
4 year olds - M/W/F (3 days) or M-F (5 days)
Transition/5 year olds – M-F (5 days)
** Minimum enrollment required for each class
The 2 Year Old Class
The 2 year olds will take part in the following activities during the year:
- Art
- Building with blocks
- Chapel (by December)
- Cooking
- Dramatic Play
- Holiday and birthday celebrations
- Music and movement
- Housekeeping
- Opportunities to share from home
- Outdoor playtime
- Rhymes and stories
- Science
The 2 year olds will enhance their development in the following:
- Self-esteem and self-confidence
- Getting along with their peers
- Following directions
- Trusting others
- Being secure and successful
- Listening skills
- Vocabulary development
- Functioning in a group setting
- Creativity
- Responsibility/Independence
- Having self-control and using words to express feelings
- Easing separation anxiety
- Taking turns
- Gross motor skills (pedaling tricycle, bouncing balls, etc.)
- Fine motor skills (cutting, gluing, etc.)
Note: Repetition is a crucial learning tool for children at all ages. As children
mature, they build on what they have learned in previous year(s).
The 3 Year Old Class
The 3 year olds will participate in the following activities during the year:
- Art
- Building with blocks
- Chapel
- Cooking
- Dramatic Play
- Field trips
- Holiday and birthday celebrations
- Housekeeping
- Listening activities
- Music and movement
- Opportunities to share from home
- Outdoor playtime
- Rhymes and stories
- Science
The 3 year olds will enhance their development in the following:
- Self-esteem and self-confidence
- Getting along with peers and playing together in a group setting
- Following directions
- Being secure and successful
- Expressing feelings
- Creativity
- Responsibility and maintaining self-control
- Trusting others
- Expressive language
- Completing a task
- Gross motor skills (throwing balls, running, etc.)
- Fine motor skills (sand play, painting, etc.)
Note: Repetition is a crucial learning tool for children at all ages. As children
mature, they build on what they have learned in previous year(s).
The 4 Year Old Class
The 4 year olds will participate in the following activities during the year:
- Art
- Block building
- Chapel
- Cooking
- Dramatic Play
- Field trips
- Holiday and birthday celebrations
- Housekeeping
- Listening activities
- Music, movement, and rhythms
- Opportunities to share from home
- Outdoor playtime
- Rhymes and stories
- Science (cooking, magnet play, animal development, etc.)
The 4 year olds will enhance their development in the following:
- Self-esteem and self-confidence
- Functioning in the classroom independently and group settings
- Making appropriate choices in classroom activities
- Gross motor skills (jump rope, throwing, catching balls, etc.)
- Fine motor skills (cutting, puzzles, peg boards, prewriting and writing skills)
- Cognitive activities - exposure to the alphabet, numbers, etc.
- Creativity
- Following directions
- Respecting peers
Note: Repetition is a crucial learning tool for children at all ages. As children
mature, they build on what they have learned in previous year(s).
Transition Class
Monthly Cost: $300
The Transition Class is held five days per week according to the following schedule:
M/Th/F 9:30 am-12:30 pm
T/W 9:30 am-1:30 pm (children bring lunch)
Purpose And Skills Development:
The Transition Class is designed to meet the needs of children who are 5 years old
and may benefit from an extra year of Preschool before entering Kindergarten. Our
goal is to build upon skills developed in the 4 year old classroom and to prepare
the children for the challenges of a full day Kindergarten class. In addition to
the general areas of development, the children may enhance their development in
the following areas:
- Readily sharing and taking turns
- Accepting transitions easily
- Following established rules and limits
- Using words to better express feelings
- Exhibiting good problem solving skills
- Taking responsibility for personal needs
- Respecting property of others
- Developing gross motor skills
- Able to manipulate small parts & objects
- Holding markers and pencils correctly
- Writing alphabet
- Asking questions
- Speaking in complex sentences
- Following directions with multiple steps
- Knowing colors, days of week in order
- Recognizing & drawing geometric shape
- Recognizing patterns
- Sorting & matching various objects
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