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Saint Helen's School Nursery Programs
(3 year olds)
Please contact the office for more information on our early childhood offerings, or to schedule a tour please call
the school at 382-8225.
Our Nursery Program will meet
Monday through Friday from 8:00-11:30.
Schedule:
8:00-8:20
Students arrive and are dropped off
in their room next to the library.
8:20-9:00
Welcome circle
9:00-9:30
Free choice/play
9:30-9:45
Bathroom
9:45-10:00
Snack
10:00-10:15
Lesson
10:15-11:15
Centers
11:15-11:30
Clean up and dismiss
11:30-12:00
Lunch (optional in the classroom if
needed)
Welcome Circle: Each day we will
begin class with a Welcome Circle. The class will meet to start our day with prayers and the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Calendar and weather will also be done at this time. It is a great way to transition the children into school
and get them excited about the day to come.
Free Play: During free play
the children may choose what activity they would like to do. This helps foster independence. Through play the children
learn communication skills as well as skills such as taking turns. It is also a great chance for them to build
bonds with their classmates. I use this time to work with individuals or small groups to reinforce concepts we
are working on in class.
Lesson: Each day the children
will learn something new. I am always amazed with the amount of knowledge these little sponges leave Nursery with.
Lessons will consist of math, science, social studies, and language arts taught in a fun and interesting way. We
will read books and sing songs to reinforce the concepts we are learning about. Here are some of the concepts we
will cover:
Math:
Science:
Classifying
Measurement
Number Identification
Properties of plants and animals
Shapes
Space
Sequencing
Five Senses
Patterns
Solids and liquids
Counting
Recycling / Conservation
Ordering by size
Health / Nutrition
More and less
Weather / Seasons
Human Body
Social Studies:
Language Arts:
Families
Listening Skills
Culture
Letter Recognition
Community
Letter Sounds
Careers
Print awareness (recognizing print
has meaning)
America
Rhyming
Holidays
Vocabulary
Geography
Phonemic awareness (how the sounds
of language make up words and sentences)
Religion:
Daily prayer and Bible stories
Christian values
Celebration of Holy Days
Bathroom and Snack
Time: Before snack all
the children will have a chance to use the bathroom and wash their hands. They are not limited to using the bathroom
at this time. We do take them whenever they have to go but this way they all have clean hands before we eat snack.
When we return from the bathroom we say a prayer before eating. Each family will be asked to send in a box of dry
snacks at the beginning of the month. This will be shared with the entire class for the month. Milk can be purchased
at $.25 per carton. Please see the milk program informational form for further details. Additional healthy snacks
may be sent in on an individual basis for your child.
Centers: During center time
the children will take part in four different activities. Two activities will be related to the lesson of the day
and will be teacher directed. The other two centers will be more open ended or play oriented. Teacher directed
activities include, practicing writing/tracing letters and numbers, art activities, educational games and puzzles,
listening activities, and using manipulatives to reinforce math concepts. Child directed activities may include,
blocks and builders, peg boards, kitchen/dramatic play, waffle blocks, floor puzzles, cars and garages, workbench,
farm toys and sensory table. Children will rotate based on ability level. The two teacher-directed activities will
be modified to fit the ability level of each group. This way the children will be taking part in activities that
fit their specific ability/age appropriate level.
Letter of the Week: Each week will feature
a different theme and letter to study. The activities will all be based on the theme or letter.
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Morning Nursery Program
3 yr olds -- 5 days/week
Annual Tuition: $1,750 That's 10 Payments
of $175/month.
