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HEATHER GROENKE, PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR/TEACHER
Mrs. Groenke has a B.S. degree in Early Childhood Education from Southwest Florida College in Fort Myers, Florida. She has been a preschool teacher for nine years, and for the past six years has been the lead preschool teacher at New Horizon Academy in Lakeville. Twice in her tenure at New Horizon she has been honored with the Teacher of Distinction Award. Mrs. Groenke is skilled in early literacy, planning, and assessments. She will definitely be a strong addition to our Lower School team!
Coming Fall of 2020
· 4 Year old Pre-Kindergarten
Monday through Friday - Full Days
Mon., Wed., and Fri. - Full Days
Before and after school care available
on scheduled days
· 3 Year old Preschool
Mon. and Wed. - 8 to 11:15 a.m.
Before school care available
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Learning for Kindergarten Readiness: Ages 3 - 4
- Social and Emotional Self-Regulation
Self-regulation in different situations, including routines, transitions, and with others, emotional awareness, group participation, relationships, problem-solving- Physical Development
Traveling skills, balancing skills, gross- and fine-motor skills growth- Language
Listening and understanding, self-expression, conversation, and other communication skills- Cognitive Development
Approaches to learning, remembering and connecting experiences, ordering and classification, symbolic thinking, and demonstration- Literacy
Phonetics, alphabet knowledge, familiarity with books, comprehension skills, early writing- Mathematics
Number concepts, shapes and special relationships, measurement, and patterns- Science
Scientific inquiry skills, studying living things, physical properties of objects and materials, Earth’s environment- Technology
Technology tools, their differences, and appropriate uses- Social Studies
Understanding of self and the family, people and how they live, change, time measurement, geography- Arts
Visual arts, music, dance, drama- Faith
Knowledge of God, prayers, learning about saints, holy and feast days, Bible stories, daily devotional
Learning for Kindergarten Readiness: Ages 4 - 5
- Social and Emotional Self-Regulation
Appropriate emotional control, applying rules to situations, understanding personal responsibility, positive relationships, group participation- Physical Development
Traveling skills, balancing skills, gross- and fine-motor skills expansion- Language
Listening and understanding, vocabulary and expressive language, conversation, other communication skills, social rules
- Cognitive Development
Approaches to learning, improving attention over time, problem solving, remembering, and connecting experiences with strategies, classification and regrouping, symbolic thinking, and representation- Literacy
Phonetics, alphabet sequencing, upper and lower case letters, book skills, comprehension and listening skills, writing our name- Mathematics
Number concepts, counting to 20, sets, less and more, early addition and subtraction, number relationships, measurement, patterns, special relationships, and shapes- Science
Scientific inquiry skills, studying living things, physical properties of objects and materials, Earth’s environment- Technology
Technology tools, their differences, resources, appropriate uses- Social Studies
Understanding of self and the family, people and how they live, change and growth, time measurement, geography, and maps- Arts
Visual arts, music, dance, drama- Faith
- Knowledge of God, prayers, learning about saints, holy and feast days, Bible stories, daily devotional.
- Weekly Catechesis of the Good Shepard
- Sample Daily Schedule
Our school day for pre-school students runs from 8:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Students may enroll for a half day or full day program.