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Kindergarten All Day--Every day!!

In Kindergarten we strive to make learning  fun and creative.  We learn through discovery and hands-on activities whenever possible.  We start off every day with a wonderful Bible lesson. We learn many Bible stories and memory verses. We haveAbeka phonics and manuscript instruction. After our Math lesson we have a great time in our Kid Writing and Math manipulative centers. Each day the children draw new pictures and write their own stories in "Kid Writing". The stories are a lot of fun and very creative. Each month they start a new handwriting journal. Throughout the day we find various ways to apply and practice what we learn.  Every afternoon we have special activities planned after we take a brief rest to regain our strength!  All day can be a LONG day without a little rest and a lot of  FUN!  Special activities that we have in the afternoon include Science Exploration (in every class we do an experiment and several hands on activities), Cooking and Creating (we make something new each week and we play with it or eat it!) Learning Centers--Art activities,  Science Activities, Math challenges and activities to practice our new skills.  We  also study History, Community Helpers, Health, and Safety.  And of course we have a great time in Gym, Music, Art, Chorus, and Library every week.

Educational Experience: I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Southern Maine.  I taught First grade for seven years before I moved to Chambersburg.  I have taught Kindergarten at for five years.

Hobbies/Interests outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my husband.  I have three children in college each in different states, so I have adopted two small dogs. I coach a Bible Quiz team, and help out with different  ministries in our home church.

Favorite Bible Verse:  Jeremiah 31:3  "I have loved you with an everlasting love, therefore with loving kindness have I drawn you."