Welcome to St. Finn Barr Catholic School

St. Finn Barr Catholic School invites you to consider our school for the upcoming school year.

We offer competitive tuition and many opportunities for students in grades K-8 to excel and achieve – a quality academic program, physical education, music, art, religious instruction, sports and athletics, student garden, diversity in culture and ethnicity, and a safe, family-friendly environment.

Extended care before and after school and financial assistance are available.

Ready for Kindergarten?

Before entering Kindergarten, it's important that your preschooler have certain developmental skills for a richer, more meaningful experience in their first year in elementary school. To do that, consider some of the following activities.

Find opportunities for drawing and coloring. This helps build a child's fine motor hand and eye skills.
Read daily to your child and ask him/her what's happening in the story. This encourages listening and following a sequence of events and builds one's imagination.
Practice following one- and two-step directions. This helps introduce a classroom environment based on rules.
Count everything! Crayons, blocks, how many stairs you walk up, street signs. This shows that learning is fun and opportunities are everywhere.
Point out letters and numbers you see in books and signs. This builds character recognition used to communicate in language.

Be sure to discuss your child's readiness for Kindergarten with his/her preschool teacher. We also perform a preliminary assessment with each application to get a sense of where your child is developmentally so we can tailor instruction for that child. That's an advantage we have with our class size.

You can download an application for enrollment by selecting either Adobe pdf or MS Word Document. The pdf file will let you complete the application by hand, whereas the MS Word document will let you complete the application electronically. Submit the completed application to the Principal or Development Director for review. We look forward to hearing from you!

Academic

Special Programs

Other Activities

Daily religious instruction and monthly liturgy participation

Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies

Integrated programs in Music, Art and Choir

Integrated computer literacy program using wireless laptop computers

Library skill development

Physical Education for grades K-8

Spanish for grades K-4

Small group instruction with aides in grades K-5

Title 1 Remediation Program

On-site counseling services

ITBS Testing and Evaluation for grades 2-8

Sports Programs

Choir

Band

Community Service Programs

Altar Service Club

Student Government Club

Safety Patrol

Science Fair Projects

Fund drives for special causes

Class field trips to local museums, plays, theaters and zoos

Religious Festivals

Children are also encouraged to participate in statewide Math, Art, Science and Writing Contests

We are now accepting applications for kindergarten enrollment for the 2008-2009 school year. Tours are available upon request. Please call the school office at (415) 333-1800, or email Mr. Dooher at t.dooher@stfinnbarr.org and he will schedule a tour at your convenience.

Our kindergarten class fills quickly – last year we closed the class in December – so please complete an application and submit it to the office. There is no application fee.

CALL US TODAY !

Contact the School Office to obtain an enrollment packet and to schedule a visit.

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Updated: 09/05/07 ac