Located at Tipp City United Methodist Church
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2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR
Call for An Appointment. Limited Hours Till August 24
See the classrooms and meet the
staff!
See what the SHINING STARS,
AWESOME ACORNS, BUSY BEES & TERRIFIC TOTS are doing.
HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING:
REGISTRATION FOR 2008-2009 is going on
right now. Most Classes are
filled. We are taking names for our
Wait List. CLASSES BEGIN on
Library Visits each month for the Acorns and Stars.
Lunch Bunch each month for Bees, Acorns and Stars. Stay an hour after preschool classes to
have lunch and extra play time with friends.
Parent Aides always welcome in the classroom. Monthly Sign-Up Rosters posted on the
bulletin boards.
Kroger gift cards available for $5 each. As you put more money on your Card and
use it to buy groceries and gas, MAINSTREET
ONGOING TRAINING for preschool staff.
They attended an APPELBAUM TRAINING INSTITUTE CONFERENCE and learned new
techniques for student participation and excitement in the classroom, social
and emotional skills to help young children thrive during their preschool
experiences, successful ways to improve early literacy skills. Helpful daily emails available from Appelbaum
website.
2007-2008 IN REVIEW:
*End of Year Picnic at Kyle Park on May 16. All families packed picnic lunches and enjoyed the park.
*Spring Program & Art Exhibit was May 8 in Great Hall.
*Mrs. Beck’s 1st
grade class from Broadway Elementary visited our preschool and found Reading
Buddies in the Acorns and Stars classes. The first graders enjoyed reading their
favorite books to their new friends.
*New Class for 2008-2009 is our 2-to-3-year-old program which will meet each Monday
from
*Large Motor Skills are so important for developing the right and left sides
of the brain, according to Ann Anzalone, a dynamic
speaker who addresses parents and teachers across the
*Christmas Program in December before the holiday break.
*Parent Conferences in October and March.
*Science Corner was a new addition in the classroom this year. An aquarium holds fish and an
algae-eating fish called a Plecostomus for the
children to enjoy and learn how to be responsible pet owners. Each week one child is assigned to be
the “fish feeder.”
*Child Care Choices sent the “Story Lady” to make several visits
to MAINSTREET to read a story, do a related activity, and present a themed book
to the children.
OFFERINGS
Gym/Body Movement, Bible Stories, Visits from Community Groups, Reading
Buddies,
Chef
for a Day, Lunch Bunch, Walking Field Trips, Child Care Choices Programs,
Christmas/Spring Programs in Addition to the Regular
In a Nurturing and Christian Environment to Enhance Social Skills
PRESCHOOL CLASSES
SHINING STARS: Pre-K - Tues,
Wed, Thurs, Fri -
AWESOME ACORNS: 4/5 Year Olds - Mon, Wed, Fri -
BUSY BEES: 3/4 Year Olds - Tues and
Thurs -
TERRIFIC TOTS: 2/3 Year Olds – Mon 9:10-11:40
First Day of Class: Tuesday After Labor Day
STAFF
SUZANNE COLLINS: Director, Teacher of Pre-K and 2/3-year-olds
LORI JANS: Teacher of 4/5-year-olds
MELISSA TARZINSKI: Teacher of 3/4-year-olds & 2/3-year-olds
JAN HALEY: Office Manager & Teacher Assistant
To register or for information, please call
or
Email: Mainstreetpreschool@TippcityUMC.org
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