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Covenant Weekday Preschool |
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 The Covenant Weekday Preschool provides excellent educational experiences for children ages 1 - 4. The school meets from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and follows the Huntsville City School schedule except for opening and closing dates.
You can find contact info for Covenant Preschool here.
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Philosophy |
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Covenant Weekday Preschool and Kindergarten provides early childhood education for children ages one through four. Our program provides a loving Christian environment that strives to promote the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of young children. Our philosophy emphasizes that "learning is fun" and children learn most effectively through a concrete, play-oriented approach.
The Preschool is administered by the Covenant Weekday Preschool Board that serves as a subcommittee of the Christian Education Committee of Covenant Presbyterian Church. However, we do not teach church doctrine. We marvel at and seek to explore the portion of God's universe that is meaningful to each child in his/her daily experiences. We do emphasize love and concern for each other and observe the Christian Christmas along with the happy season.
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Curriculum |
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 We want your child to become a well-rounded, self-confident, happy, competent person. He/she will use various materials at his/her own level of maturity. Our curriculum in all classes includes many activities. To aid your child's development, we teach reading, writing, and number readiness: - Reading
- Likenesses & differences
- Visual & auditory discrimination
- Memory (recall)
- Sequencing
- Classification
- Opposites
- Labeling
- Rhyming words
- Speech & language comprehension
- Alphabet recognition
- Phonics (consonant & vowel sounds)
- Writing
- Recognizing basic shapes
- Developing gross & fine motor skills
- Distinguishing top from bottom
- Understanding left to right
- Following top to bottom progression
- Distinguish basic strokes (forward, backward, etc.)
- Tracing basic strokes & shapes
- Identifying & matching upper & lower case letters
- Numbers
- Identifying numerals
- Counting verbally in sequence
- Associating numerals with objects
- Following more than one direction given in sequence
- Combining groups (adding & subtracting)
- Ordinal position (first, second, etc.)
- Time
- Coins
- Geometric concepts
Our goal is to help children develop physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually. We work toward the following areas of general readiness: - Self awareness
- Body coordination
- Eye-hand coordination
- Social cooperation
- Personal independence
- Verbalizing thoughts into sentences
- Being curious and aware of the world around us
- Listening to and following directions
- Completing tasks
- Positive self-image concept
- Accepting responsibilities
- Taking part in vocalization and rhythmical activities
- Being original and creative
- Self-discipline
We use the following methods: - Learning Centers
- Home living area
- Block building
- Looking & listening area
- Nature table
- Puzzles
- Painting
- Coloring
- Cutting
- Pasting
- Playdough & clay
- Manipulative toys & games
- Games That Teach
- Colors
- Shapes
- Numbers
- Matching
- Grouping
- Expression
- Listening
- Following directions
- Making decisions
- Outdoor Play
- Sand box
- Swings
- Balance beam
- Wagons
- Tree house
- Jungle gym
- Up/down crawl through
- Pole climb
- Nature walks
- Music
- Singing
- Rhythm instruments
- Folk dances
- Records
- Self expression
- Physical movement
- Circle Time
- Seasons
- Calendar
- Holidays
- Science & nature discoveries
- Various units are covered using . . .
- Stories
- Puppets
- Finger plays
- Poetry
- Dramatic play
- Pictures
- Field trips
- Arts & crafts
- Cooking
- Records
Daily art and craft activities use many different materials.
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Preschool Staff |
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Our staff is made up of educated, trained and experienced teachers in Early Childhood Education. Each of our teachers has had specialized instruction in various areas including Child Development, Music, Art, Nursing, and Elementary and Secondary Education. Pre-school educational workshops and seminars are attended periodically. We are dedicated to providing a rich, creative atmosphere from which learning can flow.
- Director - Beth Vest
- 1 Year Olds- Jill Grace, Karen Higgins
- 2 Year Olds- Dottie Hicks, Jennifer Carden, Esther Thornton, Karen Higgins, Mary Bradford
- 3 Year Olds- Beth Vest & Jay Miller
- 4 Year Olds- Pam Holmes, Jennifer Simms, Susan Pendergrass
- Teacher's Assistants- Shannon Hoyt, Susan Pendergrass, Bernadette Williams
- Treasurer-Susan Pendergrass
Continuing communication between home and school is essential. You are invited to visit your child's classroom during the school year. A call to your child's teacher prior to your visit is appreciated. If you would like a conference or have a concern, please call (preferably after school hours).
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Enrollment, Schedule, and Rates |
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Enrollment is limited, with children previously enrolled in the program having first priority. September 1 is the birth date cut off for entering each class, just as it is in the public schools. No child is considered enrolled until the appropriate enrollment forms are accepted and registration fee is paid.
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Registration Fee* |
Monthly Tuition |
| 1 Yr. |
Wednesday Only |
$30 |
$60 |
2 Yr.
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Tuesday/Thursday |
$50 |
$110 |
| Monday/Tuesday/Thursday |
$50 |
$140 |
3 Yr.
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Wednesday/Friday |
$50 |
$110 |
| Monday/Wednesday/Friday |
$50 |
$140 |
| Monday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday |
$50 |
$160 |
4 Yr.
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Monday/Tuesday/Thursday |
$50 |
$140 |
| Monday - Thursday |
$50 |
$160 |
| Monday-Friday |
$50 |
$180 |
*one fee per family Tuition is due the first of each month and must be made payable to Covenant Weekday Preschool and mailed to
Susan Pendergrass
4008 Medford Drive
Huntsville, AL 35802
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Preschool Hours |
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 School hours are 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Doors will open for the children at 8:45 a.m. Our schedule of holidays will coincide with the Huntsville Public School system as near as possible. Parents will be notified of exact dates.
We do ask that you bring 1- and 2-year old children to their classrooms with the necessary change of clothing and diapers. Please pick up the children at their room when school is over.
The 3- and 4-year old children may be let out of your car along the sidewalk toward the end of the Education Building. One of our staff will be there to greet the children and assist them to their classrooms.
At 1:00 p.m. you are asked to enter the west driveway and form a double line along the driveway, pulling up to the east as far as possible. The teachers will bring the children to the pick-up area and help them find their car or carpool.
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Location:
301 Drake Avenue, SE
Huntsville, Alabama 35802 (map)
Phone:
256-881-4501
256-882-3604 (Fax)
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