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	WHO WILL BE TEACHING MY CHILD
	Allison Harris is the Administrator of The Crossing Preschool. She has an Associates Degree from Ozark Christian College. She has worked in daycare ministries in Florida, Virginia, and Indiana. She was the Director of Roachdale Christian Preschool in Indiana for seven years and has been the Early Childhood ministries Director for The Crossing for the last nine years. She has four children ranging from fifteen to twenty-five, and a great son-in-law. She has two dogs and one awesome husband named Jerry who is the Sr. Pastor at The Crossing. Angie Benz is our lead Pre-K teacher. She has an Associates Degree from Lincoln Christian College in Bible and her Bachelor Degree from Culver-Stockton College in Elementary Education with an endorsement in Early Childhood. She has worked at Blessing Hospital Child Care Center, Lollipop Preschool, and has taught preschool children in Early Childhood Ministries at The Crossing for the past eight years. She is married to Andy who is the Technical Director at The Crossing, and has two daughters, under the age of two. Cori Wadsworth is co-lead teacher at our 929 Monroe campus. This is her fifth year teaching at The Crossing Preschool. She taught preschool at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Tennessee for thirteen years and worked as nursery director for four years. Her husband Dave is employed at Gardner Denver. They have a newly married daughter, Lauren, a great son-in-law, Neil, and an awesome son Barrett. Cori loves God, spending time with family and gardening. Sherry Herman is the lead teacher for the Little Gardeners; this is her third year with us. Sherri and her husband Bryan have three grown children, Ryan, Mackenzie and Travis. They live on fifty acres in Fowler, and have, one dog, four horses, and five to six cows. Sherry taught early childhood for 10 years at Blessed Sacrament and was the director the last four years. Her gentle spirit and wonderful experience are a blessing to children, teachers, and parents. Jessica Moore co-lead teacher for Pre-K this year, she has been with The Crossing Preschool for three years. She has a bachelor’s degree from Culver- Stockton College in elementary education with an endorsement in special education and a minor in psychology. She has worked with the early childhood ministries at The Crossing since 2004. She worked at Blessing Lauretta M. Eno Child Care Center for five years. She enjoys playing volleyball, boating, photography, gardening and spending time with her three nieces and one nephew. Justine Bruce is co-lead teacher for our 929 Monroe campus. This is her second year with us! She has a degree in child development and has received the Illinois director credential. The Nursery School in Jacksonville employed her for fifteen years as a teacher and director, before moving to Quincy with her husband Tim. They have two grown children, Melissa and Trent. Ashley Shriver is the fine motor teacher for our Little Gardeners. This is her second year with The Crossing Preschool. She has a bachelor’s degree from Quincy University in elementary education. Ashley lives on a dairy farm in Ursa with her husband Matt and two fabulous children, Ayden and Riley. She enjoys cooking, gardening, helping out at church, and working on the farm.
WHAT WILL WE DO AT PRESCHOOL?
8:30 (12:30) – Doors open at the South Entrance, parents bring children to us 8:30 - 8:40 (12:30 – 12:40) Welcome and center play. Different centers will be out each week that focus on the letter or theme of the day. 8:40 - 8:45 (12:40 – 12:45) Everybody cleans up and lines up as the music plays 8:45 -9:05 (12:45 – 1:05) Circle Time a. Pledge b. Calendar c. Songs pertaining to letter, theme, and songs about God every day. d. Announcements on what they are doing today e. Prayer 9:10 - 10:20 (1:10 – 2:20) Children are divided into two groups and will do the following in 20 minute segments in different areas of the Garden. Concept: This is our reading, writing, and arithmetic time. See the report card for more detail Science and Large Motor: Structured games and exercises teaching group play, following rules, science activities and waiting their turn. See report card for more detail. Fine Motor: Gluing, cutting, coloring. Emphasizes creativity, arts and crafts, and sequencing 10:20 - 10:35 (2:20 – 2:35) Recess in our play place, the gym or outside 10:40 - 10:45 (2:40 – 2:45) Bathroom break! 10:45 - 11:00 (2:45 – 3:00) Snack 11:00 (3:00) Parents may pick up child in classroom Little Gardeners (3 Year Olds) 8:30 (12:30) – Doors open at the South Entrance, parents bring children to us 8:30 - 8:50 (12:30 – 12:50) Welcome and center play. Different centers will be out each week that focus on the letter or theme of the day. 8:50 - 8:55 (12:50 – 12:55) Everybody cleans up and lines up as the music plays 8:55 -9:15 (12:55 – 1:15) Circle Time a. Pledge b. Calendar c. Songs pertaining to letter, theme, and songs about God every day. d. Announcements on what they are doing today e. Prayer 9:20 - 10:30 (1:20 – 2:30) Children are divided into two or three groups and will do the following in 20 minute segments in different areas of the Beginning. Concept: This is our reading, writing, and arithmetic time. See the report card for more detail Science and Large Motor: Structured games and exercises teaching group play, following rules, science activities and waiting their turn. See report card for more detail. Fine Motor: Gluing, cutting, coloring. Emphasizes creativity, arts and crafts, and sequencing 10:35 - 10:45 (2:35 – 2:45) Bathroom Break! 10:45 - 11:00 (2:45 – 3:00) Snack 11:00 - 11:15 (3:00 – 3:15) Recess in our play place, the gym or outside 11:15 (3:15) Parents may pick up child in classroom
	WHAT CURRICULUM WILL BE USED?
	The Bible and alphabet will be incorporated as our main curriculum; which will be accentuated with holidays, weather, field trips, and show and tell! First Semester curriculum will emphasize letter and number recognition as well as writing; and second semester it will emphasize reading and Spanish. Calendars will go home at the beginning of the month with what will be taught that month. For instance, one week in the fall, we will focus on A for apple and Adam. We will practice their names, letters and numbers and in the spring we will begin working on reading for those students who are ready.

	WHEN WILL THE CROSSING PRESCHOOL START
	There will be a partial week of school the last full week of August; our full program will begin August 30th. We will follow the Quincy Public School schedule (with the exception to in-service days) that will be distributed in the parent packet
	WHEN IS THE OPEN HOUSE?
	The open house for all classes will be in the auditorium. Our Little Gardener’s (3 year olds) open house is on August 16th. at 6:30 p.m. The Pre–K open house will be on August 17th at 6:30 p.m. We will have a time of looking, playing, and meeting the teachers. There will be a short meeting to go over the handbook and collecting school supplies, registration forms, medical release forms, and registration fees.
WHAT ARE THE HOURS AND PRICES?
Little Gardner’s ( 3 yr olds): Wednesday - Friday* 8:30 - 11:15 a.m. or Tuesday – Thursday* 12:30 – 3:15 p.m. $75 a month** September - May Friday (Morning) or Thursday (Afternoon) is an augment day. It is a day we use to reinforce the previous two days lessons. It can also be used in case a child was absent on Wednesday or Thursday. If you wish to only have a two-day a week program, the fee is $65 Pre-K Program* Monday - Thursday* 8:30 - 11:00 am or 12:30 – 3:00 p.m. $85 a month** September - May *Thursday is an augment day. It is a day we use to reinforce the previous three-day lessons. It can be used as a make up day if absent the previous days. If you wish to only have a three-day program, the fee is $75 Although we understand the financial strains of raising children, we STRONGLY encourage the four-day program for pre-k and three day program for the little Gardeners. On Wednesday and Thursday, be reassured the two classes will NOT be together.
**The Crossing Preschool is an outreach ministry of The Crossing. Every child is precious to Jesus and to us. If there is a financial need, please call Allison at (217) 641-2789 and we will do our best to meet a portion of that need. There will be a supply list at the Open House and a registration fee of $25 is appreciated. We look forward to meeting you!