Dear Parents and Guardians,

I would like to welcome you and your little Blue Jay to the St. Joseph nest!  Preschool is an exciting time for little ones.  For some children, this will be the first time they leave their loved ones for an extended period of time during their day. For this reason, it is imperative your child’s first educational experience is a positive one.  I am excited and humbled to be on this first step of your child’s educational and spiritual journey at St. Joseph.

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. As St. Joseph alum (class of 1994), I feel privileged and blessed to be a part of this special school and its distinguished staff. Prior to this position, I attended Xavier University where I earned an Undergraduate Degree (Intervention Specialist) and a Master’s Degree (Special Education).  After Xavier, I was an Intervention Specialist for Fairfield City Schools.  As our family began to grow, I decided to stay home with our four children, where I also provided in home child care.  It is with my previous teaching and child care experience, I feel my path has come full circle as a preschool teacher right here at St. Joseph.  My youngest child will be in the St. Joseph preschool program next year, so please know I am in the trenches right alongside with your family!

Our preschool room will be a room filled with joy and learning. We will not only be focused on educational goals, but also developing a love for Jesus!  Our classroom will be a faith-based community learning how to live out God’s word not only within our classroom, but also outside the walls of St. Joseph. We will be a noisy crew, but we strongly believe play is paramount to learning and development during the preschool years. At St. Joseph, we believe in educating the whole child.  Our goal is for your child to feel loved each day he or she comes to school. Through our research-based curriculum and educational centers, your child will have the opportunity to learn through their interests, desires and experiences.  Those children staying for a full day will have the opportunity to have a rest period and lunch (in house cafeteria or packed lunches) with their classmates and additional enrichment opportunities (i.e. STEM, additional fine and gross motor, outdoor play, etc.).

I look forward to watching your Blue Jay spread their wings and not only fly; but soar here at St. Joseph Consolidated School!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Katie Zboril

Preschool Teacher

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

• Proverbs 22:6