Afternoon Pre k Class

100 Day in Mrs Chinnock's class

We are super excited that our Pre k Class filled up by March this year soooo... we have decided to add an afternoon Pre k Class.  


Mrs. Chinnock is an amazing teacher and I know as soon as word gets out the afternoon class will fill up too!  We are only taking 8 children in this class and already have 4 signed up so we are well on our way.

Our Afternoon Pre k Class will begin at 12:30 and end at 3:30.  If you want your child to stay for aftercare when class is over we can offer that too.  Remember we close at 6:00.

All our classes use Our Father's World Curriculum which is a multi-sensory approach to phonics.  It is Hands-on and incorporates Science, Math, Bible, Art Literature and Creative Thinking. Yes, even our Twos class uses Our Father's World.  

• It gives a solid biblical  foundation focusing on the wonders of God and his creation.
• It uses thematic units which integrate all subjects.
• It applies a multi-sensory approach to beginning phonics and reading.
• It challenges all the different learning styles.

I hope you will enjoy some of the pictures of last year and realize how hard our teachers work to prepare stimulating, exciting and God centered lessons  for your children.

Learning about the
Color Orange in our Two's class.

Mrs. Dougan's
Circle Time.

Pajama Day!

  

Last Semester

We had such a busy,  fun filled fall semester in 2012 I felt it was time to write about it and post a few pictures.  I hope you enjoy!

In August we celebrated Johnny Appleseed by not only reading all about him, but planting our own apple trees and making our own "pot hat".

The children had a wonderful time playing in the sunshine during school and in aftercare.

In Mrs. Chinnock's Class one of their favorite units was all about Dinosaurs.  They cracked open dinosaur eggs, made dinosaur feet, wore dinosaur hats.  Our curriculum "Our Father's World", does a wonderful job addressing dinosaurs from a Biblical perspective.

For letter B we made Body vests which were fun and helped the children understand the wonderful way God knit them together.

In September we were honored to have the Yavapai Tribe come and teach us their history and customs.  They taught the children a song and poem in the Yavapai language and let them touch and hold artifacts from the Yavapai tribe.  It was a fun day and our own Rico was very proud because one of the women presenting was his own aunt.  The teachers decided to do a week long unit based on native Americans in the United States where they made teepees, dream catchers, rain makers, drums, head dresses, face paint and even painted pictures with ground berries for paint.  They made their own paint brushes by crushing the end of a stick with a rock.  We ended the week by making Indian fry bread and having a picnic out front with Native American foods.  

Making Fry Bread

Grinding Corn

In October we not only had our regular curriculum to work on but we also added visits from a few special people who work and live in our community.

Reagan's dad, Officer Bonney came for a visit and taught us all about safety.

Reagan's Mom also named Officer Bonney came for a visit too!  What a special Day!!

Mrs Dougan's son Chad, who works for Prescott Fire Department, brought his firefighter buddies to teach us fire safety.

We had such a great time learning about some of the most valued members of our community.  We love the way our Police and Fire Departments work to keep us save and out of harms way.  It is so wonderful to think of the sacrifice they are willing to make to keep our little ones safe.  The children loved the stickers and coloring sheets they left with us too!

A Wonderful First Week

Wow!  What a wonderful first two weeks and I am loving my new role at Pine Grove.  It is such a joy to spend time in each classroom seeing all the wonderful things the teachers have prepared for your child to participate in.

Although the heat seems to bother the teachers more than the children, we have been trying to stay cool with lots of water play so make sure you keep an extra change of clothes at school for your child.

The children have been walking on balance beams, playing with green sand, bubbles, chalk, paint and diligently moving rocks in little buckets all over the playground.

I had to laugh as one day a group of boys found an earthworm while digging in the rocks.  There was an intense flurry of excitement as they filled a bucket with rocks and water in an effort to create a "Worm Habitat".

The teachers are working on a Creation Unit and most have started letter "A".  This month we will also be spending time learning about Johnny appleseed and tasting green, yellow,and red apples.  

I am thankful for the opportunity to serve your family and most of all your child.  Please pray for our teachers as they diligently work with the children God has blessed our school with.

God Bless,

Janet

Pre-K Graduation

We had such a nice night at the Spring Sing and Pre-K Graduation. Of course, we were extremely proud of the children for their dazzling performances. We just wanted to once again congratulate our graduates and wish them God's blessings for Kindergarten!

Graduation and Spring Sing Tonight!

Don't forget tonight is our Spring Sing and Pre-K Graduation ceremony! The preschool will be closing early at 5:30. Then we will see you all at Camp Pine Rock at 6:15 for the program.


Directions to Camp Pine Rock:
From downtown, turn South on Montezuma St
Turn Right (West) on Copper Basin Road
Turn Left on Hemlock Avenue
Turn Right on Pine Drive
Pine Drive will take you right to the camp


See you there!

Honoring Moms and Dads at Pinegrove

The kids really enjoyed the chance to show their love and appreciation for their parents over the past few weeks. Our Donuts with Dad days and Muffins with Mom days were both a lot of fun. Besides the joy of blessing you with gifts, songs and treats, the kids also really love having you come to their school and see what they have been doing. So thank you for taking time out of your busy lives in the middle of the week in order to spend time with your little ones.