Pets

It is so fun when there is parental involvement in the classroom.  Harley, the parrot and Jamanchi, the iguana liked being involved as well.

Halloween

Witch Nana flew in for a visit to our preschool on Halloween Day!  You should have seen her in person!  She was amazing!  She was very friendly, read us a story and made Witches Brew!  Then she flew away!

The Red Barn

Every October it is a tradition to go to the Red Barn.  We love to get on the wagon pulled by a big tractor and ride out to the pumpkin patch and then back to the Red Barn for a yummy applesauce doughnut.  This year there was a new slide and everyone enjoyed it, even the grandparents of the students!

Stokes and Salem Pond Field Trip

Oak View Pre-School enjoyed a fun field trip in October to Stokes Fresh Food Market and Salem Pond.  First the students were given a tour of the grocery store by a preschool student's parent that is employed at the store.  They toured all the different sections of the store including sampling cheese from the deli and cookies from the bakery.  Then it was off to Salem Pond to have Friendship Salad which included; Apologizing Pineapple, Kind Peaches, Helpful Melons, No Push or Hit Pears, Loving Grapes, Sharing Cantaloupe and Friendly Bananas, NOT Rotten Bananas.  It was a beautiful Fall day enjoyed by all!

Granny Smith Day

On September 24, 2012 Granny Smith came and visited Oak View Pre-School to teach the students about different varieties of apples and how they are grown and harvested.  We love it when she comes!

Play Group vs. Preschool

Small children love to associate with each other even before they can talk.  Organizing a play group so your children can play with other children is great enjoyment for them.  It teaches them to communicate, share and take turns.  Preschool is great for an older preschooler who is getting ready to attend Kindergarten.  In selecting a preschool, make sure that your child isn't in an over sized classroom and will be taught to recognize and write letters (upper and lower case), letter sounds, rhyming, number sense skills, patterning, shapes, etc..  A good foundation in these subjects will help them to be successful when they enter Kindergarten.  The curriculum taught in the past for First Grade is now the curriculum for Kindergarten.  Make sure your child is ready socially and academically for Kindergarten. 

Books

Professor Michael O. Tunnel of Children Literature quotes, "Too much television dramatically decreases children's reading comprehension by age 5."  Reading about things your children like increases attention span by 15 minutes a day.  Surround your children with books.  Start with board books when your children are infants.  You don't have to spend a lot of money on books.  You can find bargains on the web, at second hand stores and yard sales.