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New Hope Preschool & Education Center
Suzie Stalter,
Registration for the 2023-2024 school year is underway. We have over 180 students registered for next year and continue to give tours to potential new families. We are full in many classes but still have openings in Kindergarten Enrichment, our afternoon three day 3’s class, and our morning two day 3’s classes. We look forward to welcoming our returning families back and the new families sending their child to our school for the first time!
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The teachers have thoughtfully designed their classrooms to allow for learning through instruction and play in various engaging ways this year. It has been wonderful to see the children drawn to these improvements. One program-wide improvement is special themed bins for the sensory tables. This area of the classroom allows the children to learn by exploring different textures and manipulatives. We colored dried beans or rice with liquid watercolor and found various items to make these themes. One of the bins contains small red Starbucks coffee cups, white pompoms (marshmallows), brown unifix cubes (blocks of chocolate), peppermint canes, and recipe cards to make their own hot chocolate. Our dump truck bin with small beans is a big hit, as well as the dinosaur bin with kinetic sand, pebbles, and a mixture of beans to dig through the layers to find fossils. It is an opportunity for sharing, imagination, and play all in one activity!
Our Valentine’s day is always full of much love and fun. The children shared valentines, enjoyed a party in their classroom, and sent valentine cards to older members of New Hope Church and to a local nursing home.
We held our Parent Night outreach on February 27th. The Common Ground Free Store in Delaware, Ohio, is our beneficiary for this year's outreach fundraiser. Our evening fun included Pastor Chris playing his guitar while leading a sing-along in the sanctuary, photo booth, soft ice cream machine, and a neon dance party. The children also painted two kindness rocks in our classrooms; one to remain at our program, and one to take home. In addition, we had Elevated wood-fired pizza food truck for families to purchase dinner upon arrival. Finally, our outstanding silent auction items and raffle baskets allowed us to raise funds and donate to our beneficiary.
Finally, the baby chicken eggs have arrived! The children will get to see the eggs hatch in the incubator and then hold the sweet baby chickens when they are ready for little hands. We name them, watch how fast they can move, learn about what they eat and give them lots of attention throughout the day.
Thank you for your continued prayers and support for the children and teachers at NHC Preschool & Education Center.