Our Pre-Kindergarten classroom has 12 children and Miss Melanie is our teacher. She has been teaching at The Clubhouse since 2011. Miss Melanie has her Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and Psychology. She came to us with six years of prior experience working as an Early Child Educator including working in Salem’s program for children with special needs. She enjoys introducing the children to a variety of experiences and she challenges them on a daily basis to try new things.

Please contact us for a “Weekly Lesson Plan” and a “Welcome Letter”

Below is a copy of our Pre-K Daily Schedule for the school year 2013-2014

Time	Event	We are learning:
6:30-9:00	Children arrive and are greeted each morning. Teacher supervised play.
9:00	Our Morning Begins with Breakfast/ Provided by The Clubhouse	Take turns washing hands; Set the table; Sit together/wait for friends; Share in conversations; Discuss the days events; Clean-up after ourselves
9:30	Circle Time Calendar	Letter of the week, Personal name recognition & spelling; Days of the week, Months of the year, Sign language, Spanish ABC’s, 1,2,3's
	Weather	Discuss today’s weather, what do we wear
	Children Pick Their Jobs for the Day	Teacher helper, Line leader, Weatherman, Chair stacker, Light helper, Lunch helper, etc.
	Show & Tell Songs, Stories, Games	On Wednesdays, or Thursdays for those who don’t attend
10:00	Daily Lessons Activity/Project Check Weekly Lesson Plan Based on monthly themes	Developing skills: Math, Science, Reading & writing readiness; Listening and following multi-step direction, Extending attention span; Hands to my-self, Eye-hand coordination, Fine motor skills, Decision making; Taking turns; Define social skills
10:45	Gross Motor Play	Outside (weather permitting) or inside, yoga, parachute, dance, twister, etc
11:30	Lunch Time Provided by The Clubhouse	See AM Snack Time for skills we are learning
12:00	Down Time	Clean-up, Bathroom turns, Set-up our mats, Story time, Individual book time
12:45	Rest Time Begins	Background music, relax our bodies & our brains
1:30	Quiet play Check Weekly Lesson Plan	For those children, not sleeping: Sit at the table quietly so not to disturb our friends, Choose activity, Small group size with teacher
2:45	Snack Time	Everyone up!!
3:15	Daily Wrap-up & Free Choice Learning Centers	Finish activities, clean-up room, take care of unfinished business
4:00-6:00	Gross Motor Play	Outside (weather permitting) or inside, Parent pick-up