Preschool & Pre-Kindergarten
Three-year-old Preschool
Three-year-old Preschool (PS3) follows a literacy-based curriculum that allows students to play and interact in a Catholic learning environment. Most importantly, teachers build relationships with students and their families to deliver developmentally appropriate experiences and prepare students for Four-year-old Pre-Kindergarten. Students receive progress folios during the school year.
Teachers host conferences with students, parents, and guardians during the fall and spring semesters and assess Physical, Social, Emotional, Intellectual, and Language Development.
Classes
Holy Trinity Catholic School offers one PS3 class for up to 16 half-day and full-day students. Students must be three years of age on or before September 15 of a school year to enroll.
Half-day PS3 is taught by a certified teacher, Monday through Friday, from 8:05 to 10:45 a.m.
Full-day PS3 is Monday through Friday from 8:05 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. A certified teacher and an associate guide instruction during the first half of the day. Students join our DHS-licensed Kids Connection extended care program during the second half of the day.
Extended Care is available before school at 6:30 a.m., after school until 5:45 p.m., and during some school closures. Learn more about Kids Connection.
Four-year-old Pre-Kindergarten
Four-year-old Pre-Kindergarten (PK4) follows a literacy-based curriculum that allows students to play and interact in a Catholic learning environment. Most importantly, teachers build relationships with students and their families to deliver developmentally appropriate experiences and prepare students for Kindergarten. Students receive progress folios during the school year.
Teachers host conferences with students, parents, and guardians during the fall and spring semesters and assess Physical, Social, Emotional, Intellectual, and Language Development.
Classes
Holy Trinity Catholic School offers two PK4 classes for up to 40 half-day and full-day students. Students must be four years of age on or before September 15 of a school year to enroll.
Half-day PK4 is taught by a certified teacher and an associate, Monday through Friday. Students attend morning class from 8:05 to 10:45 a.m. or afternoon class from 12:30 to 3:20 p.m.
Full-day PK4 is Monday through Friday from 8:05 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. A certified teacher and an associate guide instruction during half of the day. Students join our DHS-licensed Kids Connection extended care program during the opposite half of the day.
Extended Care is available before school at 6:30 a.m., after school until 5:45 p.m., and during some school closures. Learn more about Kids Connection.
Early Childhood Education
Early childhood education is a continuum of programs, services, and classes designed to support children with brain development, cognitive function, and social-emotional growth before beginning Kindergarten. Learn more.
Iowa Early Learning Standards
Physical Well-Being & Motor Development:
- Healthy and Safe Living
- Large Motor Development
- Fine Motor Development.
Approaches to Learning:
- Curiosity and Initiative
- Engagement and Persistence
- Reasoning and Problem Solving
- Play and Senses
Social & Emotional Development:
- Self
- Self-Regulation
- Relationships with Adults
- Relationships with Children
Communication, Language, and Literacy:
- Language Understanding and Use
- Early Literacy
- Early Writing
Mathematics:
- Comparison
- Numbers
- Operations
- Patterns
- Shapes and Spatial Relationships
- Measurement
- Data analysis
Science:
- Scientific Reasoning
- Scientific Investigations
- Scientific Communication
Creative Arts:
- Art
- Music
- Rhythm and Movement
- Dramatic Play
Social Studies:
- Awareness of family and community
- Awareness of culture
- Awareness of the relationship between people and the environment in which they live
- Awareness of the past