Nursery School

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:

Mindy Campbell, Director: (885-0303)
Lanita Ballard, Children's Ministries (886-0277)
Marilyn Forbis, FUMC Secretary: ( 886-0277)

- Head teachers for each class hold degrees in education, and

assistant teachers are also trained to work with pre-school

children.

- Classes begin the first Wednesday in September.

- Each class offers...

Home visit before school opens in September
Special Day for every child during the year
Daily Nutritious Snacks
Thanksgiving Feast (school-wide)
Nativity Pageant
Mom's Luncheon
Dad's Day
Easter Egg Hunt
End-of-Year Family Picnic
Year-long Photo Displays
Safe, well-equipped playgrounds
Classroom pet
Field trip

Class Offerings

Four Year Old Class

     ♦ Linda Ritli, Teacher;
        Rhonda Thomason, 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

Three Year Old Class

     ♦ Mindy Campbell, Teacher;

        Laura Blane, 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!)

Parental involvement is welcome and encouraged as your schedule allows.

Limited Before and After School Extended Care Available.

Recognizing that all children are God's special creations, First United Methodist Kindergarten and Nursery School is open to every child, regardless of race, creed, culture or religious affiliation.