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Last Updated: 06-11-08
Purpose
The purpose of our Kindergarten and Nursery School is to provide a nurturing Christian environment in which children may develop intellectually, physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Contacts
For more information or to place a child on a waiting list, please contact:
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Helen Heltsley, Director: ( 886-7766
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Merrie Simonton, FUMC Director of Programs: ( 886-0277
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Marilyn Forbis, FUMC Secretary: ( 886-0277
Class Offerings
Jump to: Kindergarten | Four Year Old Class | Three Year Old Class
U Head teachers for each class hold degrees in education, and
assistant teachers are also trained to work with pre-school
children.
U Classes begin the first Wednesday after Labor Day.
U Each class offers...
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Home visit before school opens in September
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Special Day for every child during the year
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Daily Nutritious Snacks
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Thanksgiving Feast (school-wide)
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Nativity Pageant
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Mom's Luncheon
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Dad's Day
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Easter Egg Hunt
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End-of-Year Family Picnic
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Year-long Photo Displays
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Safe, well-equipped playgrounds
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Classroom pet
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Field trips
♦ Michelle Dill, Teacher; Leah Malloy, Assistant
♦ Monday through Friday
♦ 8:00 - 12:00
♦ September to May
♦ Class size limited to 16 with two teachers
Individual and small group instruction
A Beka Book
Reading and language curriculum which features a phonetic approach
Box-It, Bag-It
Mathematics curriculum which features a hands-on, experiential approach
Daily Calendar Time
Incorporates math and language skills
God's Caring, Sharing Friend
Year-long emphasis on each child's uniqueness, showing how each is a "special child of God."
♦ Tana Edwards, Teacher; Kari Barlow, Assistant
♦ Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
♦ 8:30 - 11:30
♦ September to May
♦ Class size limited to 16 with two teachers
Daily Group Time including
Box-It, Bag-It Calendar
Weekly Show & Tell
Whole language approach including
Literature and narrative art activities
Introduction of upper and lower case alphabet
Thematic units including
Pets and Farm Animals
Thanksgiving Pilgrims
Jesus as a Boy, Jesus as a Man
Things I Can Do
Special Days/Events
"God Made Me Special" bulletin board
Class Circus performance
♦ Helen Heltsley, Teacher; Pam Bailey, Assistant
♦ Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
♦ 8:30 - 11:30
♦ September to May
♦ Class size is limited to 15 with two teachers
Learn colors and shapes
Large and fine motor development
Daily Group Time (reading, singing, poetry, weekly Show & Tell)
Painting, play dough, puzzles
Periodic in-class cooking
Nursery Rhymes (Visit from Mother Goose!)
