Before entering our preschool program at St. Michael:

• Children must be completely toilet trained. Children cannot attend school wearing diapers, pull-ups or similar type undergarments. Children must be able to take care of their bathroom needs with minimal assistance with clothing. A change of clothes will be kept a school for occasional bathroom accidents and spills. Children cannot continue in our program after repeated bathroom accidents.
• Children must be cooperative and not aggressive toward teachers and classmates. Children must not be deviant to teacher’s requests. Children cannot attend or continue in our program if they hit, kick, bite, scratch, pinch, spit or pose any threat to themselves or others. Children must also behave in a manner that is not disruptive or difficult to manage in a group setting.
• Children must be able to function without security items during school time. No pacifiers, blankets, sippy cups, stuffed animals, etc.
• Children should be able to separate from parents after a short adjustment period.
• Children must be able to follow simple classroom rules and routines.
• Children must be able to sit in a chair and eat a snack.
• Children must be past the stage of putting non-food items in their mouths.
• Children must be able to use a tissue properly and wash hands on their own.
• Children must show respect toward classmates and classroom materials.
• Children must show devoutness during prayer time.

Children must also be:

• Children must be 3 years old by August 1st to enroll in our Preschool program.
• Preschool children must be able to sit quietly and listen to a five-minute story
• Preschool children should be able to say their own name, recognize some colors and count to 10.
• Children must be 4 years old by August 1st to enroll in our 4’s program.
• 4 year old children should be able to listen to a story and stay with an activity for approximately ten minutes. They should also be able to wait their turn.
• 4 year old children should be able to identify the eight basic colors, some shapes and some letters. They should be able to recite their name, recognize their own printed name, spell their name, print some letters in their name, recognize numbers 1 through 5, count to ten, and recite or sing the alphabet. We will spend the first couple of weeks of school reviewing these skills in our four-year old classrooms.

Parents or guardians are required to inform St. Michael’s principal of their child’s special academic, emotional/behavioral or physical needs. St. Michael must also be informed of any testing or learning differences by public or private agencies. Copies of testing reports will be needed to be considered for acceptance. Acceptance and placement of all children in our program is on a trial basis. If it is the teacher, director and principal’s professional opinion that St. Michael is not the setting to meet your child’s needs, then St. Michael has the right and the obligation to deny the child admission or continued enrollment.

Note: If you are encouraging your child to print their name, please use a capital letter for the first letter and lower case of the rest.