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    • Who We Are
    • Letter From The Principal
    • Letter From The Pastor
    • Mission & Philosophy
    • Board Of Education
    • Volunteer >
      • Becoming A Volunteer
      • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pandemic Plan
  • Admissions
    • Enrollment Process
    • Non-Discrimination Policy
    • Tuition
    • Financial Aid >
      • Financial Aid Application
    • Visit Us
  • Academics
    • What Sets Us Apart
    • Early Childhood
    • Elementary
    • Middle School
    • Blue Ribbon
    • STEM
    • Middle States Accreditation
    • Iowa Test Scores
  • Student Life
    • WINGS Extended Care
    • Athletics >
      • Boys Basketball
      • Cheerleading
      • Golf
      • Girls Basketball
      • Middle School Soccer
      • Soccer Shots
      • Track >
        • Directions
    • Activities >
      • Band
      • Boy Scouts
      • Cub Scouts
      • Girl Scouts
      • Snapology
      • Science Explorers
      • Voice & Piano Lessons
    • Summer Camp
    • Wellness Policy
  • MySJA
    • Rediker Portal
    • Classroom Pages >
      • Early Childhood >
        • Preschool - Mrs. Felice >
          • Pre-School - Mrs. Felice Classroom
        • Pre4A - Ms. Buszta Homework >
          • Pre4A - Ms. Buszta Classroom Page
        • Pre4B - Mrs. White Homework >
          • Pre4B - Mrs. White Classroom Page
        • KA - Mrs. Bellissimo Homework
        • KB - Mrs. Stake Homework >
          • KB - Mrs. Stake Classroom Page
      • Elementary >
        • 1A - Mrs. Fausey Homework >
          • 1A - Mrs. Fausey Classroom Page
        • 1B - Mrs. Miskinis Homework >
          • 1B - Mrs. Miskinis Classroom Page
        • 2A - Sister Jo Ann Homework >
          • 2A - Sister Jo Ann Classroom Page
        • 2B - Ms. Ringenbach Homework >
          • 2B - Ms. Ringenbach Classroom Page
        • 3A - Mrs. Kline Homework >
          • 3A - Mrs. Kline Classroom Page
        • 3B - Mrs. Chardo Homework >
          • 3B - Mrs. Chardo Classroom Page
        • 4A - Ms. Spaeder Homework >
          • 4A - Ms. Spaeder Classroom Page
        • 4B - Mrs. Severs Homework >
          • 4B - Mrs. Severs Classroom Page
        • 5A - Mrs. Shapiro Homework >
          • 5A - Mrs. Shapiro Classroom Page
        • 5B - Mrs. Waverka Homework >
          • 5B - Mrs. Waverka Classroom Page
      • Middle School >
        • 6A - Mrs. LaGrelius Homework >
          • 6A - Mrs. LaGrelius Classroom Page
        • 6B - Ms. Nobile's Homework Page >
          • 6B - Ms. Nobile's Classroom Page
        • 7th - Mrs. Gensemer Homework >
          • 7th - Mrs. Gensemer Classroom Page
        • 8A - Mr. Brennan's Homework Page >
          • 8A - Mr. Brennan's Classroom Page
        • 8B - Mrs. Smoker's Homework Page >
          • 8B - Mrs. Smoker's Classroom Page
        • Religion - Sr. Eileen Homework >
          • Religion - Sr. Eileen Classroom Page
      • Specials >
        • Library - Mrs. Murphy
        • Art - Mrs. Mindy Homework >
          • Art - Mrs. Mindy Classroom Page
        • Mrs. Stoltzfus Homework Page >
          • Music - Mrs. Stoltzfus Classroom Page
        • Technology/PE Mrs. Remington Homework Page >
          • Technology/PE Mrs. Remington Classroom Page
        • Instructional Support - Mrs. Bonn
        • Spanish - Mrs. Martin >
          • Spanish - Grade 2
          • Spanish Grade 3
          • Spanish Grade 4
          • Spanish Grade 5
          • Spanish Grade 6
          • Spanish Grade 7
          • Spanish Grade 8
      • CAIU >
        • CAIU-ANPS Mrs. Beveridge, Reading & Math
        • School Counselor Dr. Schmidt
    • Guidelines >
      • Handbook
      • Extended Absence Form
      • Snow Day
      • Evacuation Information
      • Wellness Policy
      • Bully Prevention
      • Non-Discrimination Policy
      • Uniforms - Flynn & O'Hara
      • Uniforms - Lands End
    • PTO >
      • PTO Calendar of Events
      • PTO Individual Events >
        • Halloween Parade
        • Trunk or Treat
        • Spaghetti Dinner
        • Chicken dinner
        • Breakfast with St. Nick
        • PTO International Faire
        • Egg Hunt
      • PTO Board
      • Get Involved
      • PTO Reimbursement
      • Meeting Minutes
      • Homeroom Parents HQ
      • Dinner for Dollars
      • Dinner for Daughters
      • Seasonal Activities
    • Photo Galleries
  • Support SJA
    • Donate Your PA Tax Dollars
    • Annual Fund
    • Signature Events >
      • Race For Education >
        • Donate to Race for Education
      • Night of Knights Gala >
        • Night of Knights Gallery
    • Make a Payment/Donation
    • Planned Giving and Endowment
    • Grants
    • No Cost Fundraising
    • Sponsor a Child
    • EITC
    • Alumni Relations
    • March Madness
  • Quicklinks
    • PTO Chicken Dinner
    • Wish List
    • Payments & Donations
    • Lunch Menu
    • Calendar
    • Friday Family Folder
    • SCRIP
    • Spirit Wear
    • Parish
    • Hand Sanitizer & Wipes
  • Staff Forms
    • Supply Order Form
    • Book Order Form
    • Presentation Request
    • Technology Assistance >
      • SJA Teacher Tech
    • Maintenance Request

Early Childhood Program

Preschool

The focus of St. Joan of Arc Preschool is socialization and learning through play. The work of a preschool student is demonstrated through their play. We incorporate an academic curriculum which includes basic prayer recitation, counting, shapes, and colors. Activities are geared to involve children in all areas of development: social, emotional, intellectual, physical, and spiritual.

Preschool Philosophy

Requirements

St. Joan of Arc Preschool provides a Christian environment that is nurturing and encouraging and uses positive reinforcement. Our goal is for each child to develop a love of learning and to build their self-esteem. We want learning to be a positive experience.
Children must be age 3 or 4 by September 1st of the current school year. All children must be potty trained to enter preschool.

Pre3 Program Hours

Pre4 Program Hours

3 year old 
8:10 am - 11:00 am

2 day: Wednesday, Friday
3 day: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
5 day: Monday - Friday
​5 Full days Monday to Friday 8:10 am - 3:00 pm
4 year old 
​8:10 am - 3:00 pm

​3 day: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
​5 day: Monday - Friday 
8:10 am - 3:00 pm

Pre3 Curriculum

Religion | Prayers, Noah, Friends, I am special, Jesus

Math | Assemble puzzles, make block patterns, create a square

Language Arts | Listen to stories, re-tell a familiar story, use books properly, recognize first name

Science | Discuss the weather, participate in cooking activities, mix two colors together

Social Development | Refrain from grabbing toys, return materials to appropriate location, move away from adult to play

Art | Manipulate play dough, use white board, learn to use paints, crayons and scissors correctly, creating motor skills, hopping, running, climbing, using pencils, stringing beads

Library | The children have library once a week, with the librarian, and will be read a story

Spanish |

Phys Ed 


Computer
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Pre4 Curriculum

Religion | Prayers, Jesus, Mary, creation of the Bible

Math | Role count to 20, identify numbers 0-5, use objects to represent numbers through 5

Language Arts | Stories, library time, talking about experiences, communication ideas, recognize rhymes, writing name with a capital and lowercase letter

Science | Planting seeds, weather activities, 5 senses

Social Development | Independence, lengthening attention span, responsibilities

Art | Pasting, cutting, painting, drawing self & others

Library | The children have library once a week, with the librarian, and  will be read a story
Spanish |

Phys Ed 

Computer

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Kindergarten

Kindergarten Philosophy

From the minute you enter our classrooms, our goal is to welcome and provide every student with a very exciting, positive, safe, nurturing and interactive education. In kindergarten, our focus is to cultivate the developmental growth of each individual child while harmonizing the needs of a diverse group of learners. The curriculum is designed to foster all areas of development which include social, emotional, physical and intellectual. Children are active learners and it is our intention to provide each student with a variety of challenging learning opportunities through use of their own senses, movement, exploring, talking, drawing, writing, questioning and problem solving. Because children develop at different levels with various strengths and needs, our curriculum is flexible to accommodate and support every learner. Each day, it is our objective to value and celebrate each child's life so that they may acquire a love of learning.

Kindergarten Curriculum

Religion | seasons of the Church, prayers, Rosary, All Saints Day, Stations of the Cross

Math | counters, mental math, problem of the day, patterns, math stories, shapes, graphing, number sense, one-to-one correspondence, basic addition and subtraction

Language Arts | recognize name, recognize uppercase and lowercase letters, writing name, read aloud, phonics, rhyming words, beginning and ending sounds, daily journal writing

Science | hands on experiments, five sense, stages of growth, sink and float

Social Studies | community helpers, careers, vehicles, famous people, American flag, pledge of allegiance, country ethnicity project
St. Joan of Arc School
1525 Sand Hill Road | Hummelstown, PA 17036
P: (717) 533-2854 | F: (717) 534-0755
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