Explore How Our Day Goes at Saint Luke
Our Day-at-a-Glance
Daily classroom play centers are structured around particular themes and goals each day often include: science, math, building/construction, reading, writing/drawing, puzzles and games, dramatic play, free-choice and/or guided art, sensory exploration, playdough, music and movement.
Saint Luke Christian Day School
A typical day for a Saint Luke Kid includes:
- Welcoming time at arrival
- Curriculum-based free play
- Sensory tables, fine motor development and art
- Snack and/or lunch time
- Circle time for literature
- Math and/or science
- Music, Chapel or Movement
- Outdoor play or gross/large motor activities in our large indoor play space
The Saint Luke Christian Day School exceeds state requirements and has operated a Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)-approved pre-kindergarten program since 1994. We are licensed and governed by the MSDE Division of Early Childhood as both a child care center and education program.
Since 2011, the school has participated in the Maryland Early Childhood Curriculum Project using a state-approved curriculum called “Opening the World of Learning.”
For more information regarding regulation and licensure, please visit the following Maryland State Department of Education, Divison of Early Childhood websites:
https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/child-care-providers/office-child-care
https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/child-care-providers/regulations
Enrichment Classes
Saint Luke Kids in Pre-K participate in weekly interactive science projects and demonstrations, and a school-home cooperative program called “Scientist of the Week.” All lesson plans are developed by our Science Coordinator in concert with our Pre-K teaching team.
All Saint Luke Kids classes enjoy an organized music program and weekly chapel experience.
Saint Luke Kids enjoy community visitors and seasonal school-wide events. These programs have included our own pumpkin patch on church grounds, an apple cider press, Insect Exploration, puppeteers, Recycling , Echos of Nature, and an annual truck touch. Families of Saint Luke Kids are invited to a special Christmas program for students, and a closing celebration for all students in the Spring. Pre-K students explore the world outside of our school campus with an annual field trip to a local nature center.
School photos, speech, vision and hearing screenings are offered each school year.
When We Play, We Learn
Curriculum-based learning includes stories, cooking projects, dramatic play, musical instruments, creative art, sensory play, letter games, riding toys, group time, sorting, blocks, sand and water, nature materials, and gross motor development in our outdoor fenced playground and large indoor gym.
When I Scribble and Draw... I Learn:
- how to hold a pencil
- hand-eye coordination
- to express myself with words when describing my drawing
When I'm on the Playground... I Learn:
- physical strength
- coordination
- balance
- problem-solving
- self-confidence
When I Cut with Scissors... I Learn:
- to control the small muscles in my hand
- concepts of shape and size
- to exercise my imagination and creativity
When I Play with Blocks... I Learn:
- concepts of shape, length and location
- to create and repeat patterns
- how to cooperate with others
- problem-solving and seeing myself from a different perspective
When I Use Playdough... I Learn:
- to exercise my imagination
- to express feelings, especially negative ones with squeezing and pounding
- the quantity of something remains the same even when the shape changes
When I'm in Group Time... I Learn:
- listening skills
- new vocabulary words
- that my ideas have value to my classmates and teachers
- to wait my turn when others are talking
