We like to stay connected with each child’s family through our monthly Bilingual Family Connection Newsletter which serves as a communication channel between home and school and provides the parent with an opportunity to extend learning. Through this Newsletter we keep parents informed about topics being discussed in the classroom and give you tips on how to support what your child is learning during the day.
For the school-age program we also use the FunShine Express curriculum.
While we allow for a wide range of experiences to encourage exploration of the environment, we make sure the child feels stimulated but not threatened by excessive expectations. We help children to feel at ease, comfortable and secure in a nurturing setting.
CENTER PROGRAM
Pinetree Preschool provides full and part-time programs for children two to twelve years of age. The children are grouped into five classrooms based on a combination of their chronological age, emotional, and cognitive development.
- The Bunny Class Room
- The Bumble Bee Class Room
- The Chipmunks Class Room (pre-school class)
- The Monkey Class Room (pre-kindergarten)
- The School-Age Class Room
The Bunny Class Room
The Bunny Class Room serves the youngest children, 2 to 2.5 years of age. This classroom serves 12 children on 1:6 ratio. This room focuses on:
- Social/Emotional Development
- Language Development
- Small & Large Muscle Development
- Phonological Awareness: Songs, Rhymes, & Fingerplays
- Color & Shape Recognition
- Problem Solving
- Self- Concept
The Bumble Bee Class Room
The Bumble Bee Class Room serves children 2.5 to 3 years of age. This classroom serves 12 children on 1:6 ratio. This room focuses on:
- Social/Emotional Development
- Language Development
- Small & Large Muscle Development
- Phonological Awareness: Song, Rhymes, & Fingerplays
- Color, Shape, & Number Recognition (1-10)
- Counting & One-to-One Correspondence
- Sequencing, Predicting, & Graphing
- Problem Solving
- Character Education
The Chipmunks Class Room
The Chipmunks Class Room (pre-school class) serves children 3 years of age. This classroom focuses on:
- Social /Emotional Development
- Language Development
- Phonological Awareness: Rhyming, Clapping, Syllables, & Alliteration
- Letter Recognition & Beginning Sounds (out of order as fits with monthly theme)
- Vowel Sounds (long & short with emphasis on short)
- Color, Shape, & Number Recognitions (0-20)
- Counting & One-to-One Correspondence
- Sequencing, Graphing, & Predicting
- Problem Solving
- Character Education
The Monkey Class Room
The Monkey Class Room (pre-kindergarten) serves children 4 to 5 years of age. This classroom focuses on:
- Letter Recognition
- Initial Consonant Sounds
- Long & Short Vowel Sounds
- Blending Phonemes
- Reading Comprehension
- Creative Writing
- Number Concepts 1-30
- Addition & Subtraction
- Ordinal Position & Patterning
- Measurement, Time & Money
- Prediction, Analysis, & Experimentation
- Cultural Awareness
The School-Age Class Room
The School-Age Class Room serves children 5-12 years of age. This classroom focuses on:
- after school care and homework assistance
- Theme-based learning through the summer months
- encouraging creativity and self expression through interesting and engaging art/craft projects
- providing opportunities for children to participate in simple, yet challenging activities that support their natural sense of curiosity, as well as their desire to learn