PHOTOS: Kindergarten across the county
Nothing is more important than giving children a solid foundation for their education. Preschool classes can help them get used to the routine of learning and equip them with vital skills they’ll need on the first day of kindergarten.
Students in Lifesteps’ Pre-K Counts class and kindergartners at Holy Sepulcher Catholic School, St. Wendelin Catholic School and Moraine Elementary School in Prospect have been hard at work, learning everything from the Pledge of Allegiance to animal care.
Adeline Baron draws a starfish in kindergarten class at Holy Sepulcher Catholic School in Middlesex Township on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Elyse Helsel, 3, left, and her teacher, Julie Cupps, learn about the calendar and weather in Lifesteps’ Pre-K Counts class in Butler on Wednseday, March 1, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Cooper Scala, 3, concentrates at Lifesteps’ Pre-K Counts class in Butler on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Lifesteps’ Pre-K Counts class participants recite the Pledge of Allegiance, lead by teacher Julie Cupps, right, in Butler on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The class is a free program for qualified preschoolers ages 3 to 5 in Western Pennsylvania. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
A kindergarten class has its lesson just beyond a cross tiled on the floor at St. Wendelin Catholic School in Summit Township on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Reagan Zang, 5, center, facing the class, and her kindergarten teacher, Pat Harmon, discuss animal care at St. Wendelin Catholic School in Summit Township on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Connor Coyle, 6, raises his hand to answer a question in his kindergarten class at St. Wendelin Catholic School in Summit Township on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Asher Reges, 5, demonstrates how his dog, Miley, runs to the food bowl at his house during kindergarten class at St. Wendelin Catholic School in Summit Township on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Asher Reges, 5, right, follows along to a lesson about pets while sitting in the “carpet room” during kindergarten class at St. Wendelin Catholic School in Summit Township on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Kindergarten teacher Lisa Rothrauff uses a globe to teach her kindergarten students about land masses and oceans at Holy Sepulcher School in Middlesex Township on Wednseday, Feb. 22, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Kindergarten art hangs on the whiteboard in class at Holy Sepulcher Catholic School in Middlesex Township on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Caliana Payne heads through the door to Lisa Rothrauff's kindergarten class at Holy Sepulcher Catholic School in Middlesex Township on Wednseday, Feb. 22, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Kindergarten teacher Lisa Rothrauff helps a student discover invisible fish on her artwork in class at Holy Sepulcher Catholic School in Middlesex Township on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Lee Glover wipes his eyes in his kindergarten class at Holy Sepulcher Catholic School in Middlesex Township on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Hudson Suek explains his crab drawing to his kindergarten classmates at Holy Sepulcher Catholic School in Middlesex Township on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Rachel Kurten, 5, plays during recess at Moraine Elementary School in Prospect, Slippery Rock Area School District, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Amber Raabe, center, teaches her kindergarten class at Moraine Elementary School in Prospect, Slippery Rock Area School District, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Luke Schake, 6, jumps along with his kindergarten classmates at Moraine Elementary School in Prospect, Slippery Rock Area School District, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
