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Pre-K
Mission Statement
The mission of Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy is to educate a diversePre-K to 12 student body to be responsible citizens of a global society through a challenging and relevant curriculum centered in Catholic traditions and values.
TCPA Students Care
TCPA students are:
Courteous
Accepting
Respectful
ExceptionalDates to Remember
November 27 – Advent Begins
November 28 – School Resumes
December 2 – Our TCPA Choir is singing at Kuser Park’s Winter Wonderland at 6:00 pm.
December 6 – Thursday, December 8 – Santa’s Secret Workshop, students will have an opportunity to shop in our school store and purchase items for their loved ones for Christmas. All items are priced at $2.00 each.
December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 15 – Sounds of Christmas Concert featuring Father Alphonse and the Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea, Immaculate Conception Church, 7 pm $40 general admission ticket
December 17 – Breakfast with Santa, 8:30 – 11:30, Cafeteria
December 20 – All School Christmas Concert, 6:30 pm, Gym
December 21 – 12:10 Dismissal, Christmas Break Begins
Special Schedule
Monday- Technology
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Spanish
Thursday- Gym (wear gym uniforms)
Friday- Music
Curriculum
Religion
We will be using Sadlier's, Discovering God's World, a faith development program for 3 and 4 year olds. It develops a positive self-image in relationship to a loving God. The children learn that family, friends, and God love them. Learning simple prayers in preparation of celebrating in church is important and will be learned by the students.
Language Arts
Students will develop communication skills that enable them to share their world with others. These skills include listening, speaking, thinking, and pre-writing involving learning the alphabet and words. Listening, sharing stories, poetry, and songs are also pre-writing activities.
Math
Children will develop math concepts through manipulation, examination, and practical experiences using concrete materials. Further knowledge will come from the understanding of colors, shapes, and quantitative concepts such as size differences and basic counting skills through practical application, classifying, forming sets, and recognizing numerals.
Social Sciences
Social Sciences help children understand the world around them and the ways it affects their own lives. The children will be encouraged to use their minds, hands, and all of their senses to investigate their environment.
We will study many topics:
All About Me/Human Body
Plants
Family and Friends
Animals
Community Helpers
Matter
Transportation
Earth/Space
Farms
Growth and Change
Special Days
Weather and Seasons
If you have any questions or concerns please contact me at lviolante@trentoncatholicprep.org.