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Apr.22,2013Now is the time to register for the 2013-14 school year. We still have room in many of our classes, although several are full. We diffently have room in our Ones and Kindergarten classes. Please call if you are interested in our program: 940-387-7716. We would love to show you around our school!
The Children's Place
at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
Today was our first “Donuts with Dads” breakfast and it was a huge success. It was great to see all the Dads and granddads socializing while enjoying breakfast with their child(ren). It was also nice to be able to chat and meet some of the dads for the first time. We can’t wait for tomorrow’s breakfast with the T/Th families.
2012-2013 Registration is going on now and is open to the public on a first come first serve basis.
Are looking for a 1/2 day preschool or kindergarten with optional afternoon enrichment please feel free to explore our website, give us a call or email us. We would love to meet your family and see if we are the right program for you.
Please click the link below if you would like to fill out an admission form. Contact the office for more details 940.387.7716.
Our annual Fall Carnival and Bake Sale will be Friday, October 28th! The 1′s and 2′s will begin at 10:30am, and the 3′s, 4′s, and K will join them at 10:45am. We will have a variety of games and activities, and a bake sale where everything will be priced 25 cents. Our students are encourage to wear friendly costumes that are easy to move around in, and asked to bring a bag for their prizes. Please note that each child will need an adult to accompany them. You may pick up your child at the appropriate time in their class rooms.
Anyone who would like to help set up, please meet in the gym at 9am.
2011-2012 Registration begins and is open to the public on a first come first serve basis.
Are looking for a 1/2 day preschool or kindergarten with optional afternoon enrichment please feel free to explore our website, give us a call or email us. We would love to meet your family and see if we are the right program for you.
Please click the link below if you would like to fill out an admission form. Contact the office for more details 940.387.7716.
Hello fellow book lovers…Wondering what we will be reading in April and May? I have a load of great books I am ready to share. They include No Moon, No Milk! by Chris Babcock, There’s No Such Thing As MONSTERS! by Steve Smallman, No Jumping on the Bed, by Tedd Arnold, Don’t Eat the Teacher, by Nick Ward, Miss Brooks Loves Books, and I Don’t, by Barbara Bottner and a few others that are near and dear to my heart.
If you are not familiar with the Book Club curriculum check out the weekly lesson plans just outside the gym. Each week we feature a special work of children’s literature. Then we are delighted to expand on the lesson by connecting it with activities that will inspire and delight your children. Two expanded lessons are presented each day and reach your child through social, emotional, cognitive, language, and physical learning. We also reap the benefits of vertical age grouping in Book Club. It is amazing to watch the slightly older children learn leadership skills and confidence through interacting with the younger students. Even the roughest toughest boys can be really great nurturers in a setting like this. In turn the younger students have the opportunity to watch the older students model language and social skills. Children can learn so much from each other. So if you have a child Three years or older who is potty trained and would like to give Book Club a try please contact me or Ms. Marla and we can arrange a free visit.
We have begun registering for April book club and the spots are filling up fast. We are currently full on Wednesdays, but have a few slots open for the remaining days. I don’t anticipate much fluctuation in enrollment for the month of May either so if you would like to be sure to get your chosen days of attendance in either April or May, please let me know now.
Thanks for sharing your kiddo’s with me!
Miss Jamie
Curriculum Calendar
SEPTEMBER: “CHILDREN & FAMILIES”
Emphasis: The growth process, all about families, favorite things, feeling and fears.
OCTOBER: “OUR SENSES EXPERIENCE”
Emphasis: Sights, sounds smells, textures, tastes in the world of children. Cooking experiences, science discoveries, colors, music and rhyme that explore the senses.
NOVEMBER: “THE SEASONS AND WEATHER CHANGES”
Emphasis: The four seasons, the elements: air, water, earth and fire, weather and climate changes, day and night, nature’s changes, harvest celebrations.
December: “CHILDREN CELEBRATE”
Emphasis: Family traditions, special days, secrets, the “best gift”, a look at celebrations of diverse cultures, making and giving surprises.
January: “FAIRY TALES AND MAKE-BELIEVE”
Emphasis: Fairy tales, folk tales, telling “tall tales”, nursery rhymes and poetry. Talks about “monsters”, “dragons”, “ogres”, dreams- are they real or imaginary?
FEBRUARY: “COLORS, NUMBERS AND WORDS I KNOW!”
Emphasis: Celebrate special “color days”, name favorite colors, color mixing, and shades of colors. Counting and sorting objects, making graphs, measuring liquids and solids, weight, comparison of size. Recognizing familiar words, signs, stories we know.
MARCH: “ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL”
Emphasis: All about animals from prehistoric to present day, habits and habitats, characteristics, parents and their young, care and feeding of pets, endangered species.
APRIL: “SPRING! SPRING! SPRING!”
Emphasis: Seasonal changes, planting gardens, looking at seeds and plants, bird watching, the sensory delights of spring.
MAY: “TRUCKS AND CARS-THINGS THAT GO!”
Emphasis: Foot power, the family car, city vehicles, country vehicles, early day transportation, wheels, wings and water power.
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If the book club concept is a mystery to you, I am about to help you understand the adventure that is “Afternoon Book Club”. ABC (afternoon book club) is a literacy enrichment program for students at TCP ages three and older. Each week we take one work of children’s literature and treat the children to an indepth study of the work. No matter what kind of learner your child is we will strive to offer a variety of activities to help them embrace the concept shared in that week’s book. The schedule is as follows…
- 11:45 – 12:45 – the children attend stay-n-play for lunch and a carefree gross motor opportunity in the gym or outside on the playground.
- 12:45 – 1:00 – Restroom break and wash up time
- 1:00 – 1:15 – Story time, one book is introduced to the students each week. The children are pleased to find many new words, pictures and story line details as they hear the book repeated throughout the week.
- 1:15 – 1:30 – Recreation –I am thrilled to introduce the children to games that connect them to the book of the week in addition to helping them build social skills with noncompetitive gross motor group activities.
- 1:30 – 2:00 – This portion of the day is broken down into two 15 minute activities. The children are divided into two small groups and have the opportunity to explore the concepts introduced in the book through hands on science, math, art, and fine motor activities. These activities will offer social, emotional, physical, cognitive and language benefits for your child. A couple of times a month during this time the children are pulled out for a one on one literacy activity that helps them connect the words that they see on the pages of books to the words they speak and thoughts they have.
- 2:00 – 2:10 – You won’t want to pick up your child too early, because we always have a fun closing activity to wrap up the day. These include singing, games, roll play and much more.
- 2:10 – 2:15 – Pick up! Please try to pick your child up on time. After a long day at school, stay-n-play and book club they are ready to see you as the activities wind down.
Book club enrollment is taken at the beginning of each month and can be easily renewed each month whether you are going to keep the days your child attends the same or change them each month. When you enroll your child in book club for the month you are allowing me time to make sure that I have enough staff in place, so that the children truly benefit from the small group size. I am blessed to have Ms. Nancy, Ms. Karen and Ms. Tiffanie on the list of teachers available for book club this year. They are a great group of highly experienced teachers. If you are interested in ABC contact Miss Jamie or visit the office to set up a free trial visit.
I look forward to sharing my favorite books with your children!
Miss Jamie