St. Paul Lutheran Preschool

Our Philosophy of Education

St. Paul Lutheran Preschool is affiliated with St. Paul Lutheran Church. The Preschool partners with parents in educating children by teaching the Christian faith in accordance with the Holy Scriptures and the Confessions of the Lutheran Church, and by teaching secular subjects in accordance with the Early Childhood Standards of the State of Michigan.

Our program is designed to concentrate on the whole child. We encourage learning in the following areas:

Social: Working with others and participating in group activities.
Emotional: Expressing feelings and demonstrating awareness of others' feelings.
Physical: Participating in fine and large motor activities.
Language: Expressing oneself through oral and written language.
Cognitive: Counting, naming, and thinking conceptually.
Spiritual: Developing faith and learning about God's Word.

Learning should involve all the senses; tasting, touching, smelling, listening and seeing. We strive to prepare children through "hands on" activities and a developmentally appropriate curriculum.

Individualized Instruction

Your child will benefit from our individualized instruction and one-on-one attention. Our staff to child ratio is:

3 year olds: 1 teacher to every 8 children
4 year olds: 1 teacher to every 10 children

Overview of Curriculum

Our child-centered, play based curriculum allows for many hands-on, memorable learning experiences. Daily activities can include: Math, Science, Religion, Language Arts, Spanish, Sign Language, Art, Social Studies, Physical Education, Computers, Cooking, and Field Trips.

Below is an outline of the daily schedule for our Preschool.

Preschool: Daily Schedule

Time	Activity
6:30am–8:00am	Morning Latch Key
8:00am–8:15am	Arrival; hang up coat, attendance, lunch count, Announcements, Circle Time
8:20am–8:25am	Pledge of Allegiance, Christian Flag Pledge, Prayer of teh week
8:30am–9:00am	Center Time - Math, Science, Art, Lg. Motor, Small Morot, Computer, Housekeeping
9:00am–9:10am	Clean-up
9:15am–9:30am	Gym
9:35am	Bathroom
9:45am–10:00am	Snack
10:00am–10:15am	Calendar, Book, Weather, Music, Jesus Time and Special Session
10:15am–10:30am	Theme based project, bulletin board project, Service Project, or walking fieldtrip time slot
10:30am–10:50am	Outside Play
11:00am	1. Half-day children: go home 2. Full day children: bathroom then lunch
11:30am–12:20pm	Full day children: resting room
12:30pm–1:10pm	Afternoon Preschool Session Starts Afternoon Center Time
1:15pm–1:20pm	Clean-up
1:25pm–1:45pm	Calendar, Book, Weather, Music, Jesus Time and Special Session
1:50pm–2:00pm	Bathroom
2:05pm–2:20pm	Snack
2:30pm–2:45pm	Project; all day children will do another project that it theme based at this time
2:45pm–3:15pm	Outside Play
3:20pm	1. Preschool Pick-up 2. Afternoon Latch Key Begins
3:20pm–6:30pm	Afternoon Latch Key

Latch Key Extended Day Program

St. Paul's Lutheran School operates a latchkey-childcare program for the parents of students of St. Paul Lutheran School. This service is intended to give parents the confidence that their child is in a structured, safe and supervised environment as the parent(s) complete their work day.

For more information about this program, browse the Latch Key Rules & Regulations and Latch Key Fees documents, or call the School office at 248-546-6555.

Important Reminders

Hot Lunch Program

Lunches can be purchased in the school office at $2.50 each or $2.25 each if purchasing five or more for each student. Milk is available at 50 cents each. Orders should be sent to school in a sealed envelope with your child's name and grade and turned into the school office each day your child(ren) will have hot lunch.

Parking

DO NOT park in the lots during pick up or drop off times. Cars are to enter and exit the loop and should not have to move around parked cars. If you would like to walk your child(ren), you MUST park in the Church parking lot. Parking in the loop during pick up and drop off times prohibits the line from moving quickly for others.

At a Glance