Camano Chapel Preschool/Pre-K/Kindergarten

Purpose: The Camano Chapel Preschool/Pre-K/Kindergarten exists to teach children about Jesus, prepare them for elementary school, and provide a safe place for social interaction with children their age.

Teachers: Becky Vargas, Shannon Stevenson and Jamie Whitney desire to incorporate Christian teaching and values. We offer a variety of experiences that foster and allow your child to develop spiritually. Children will build social, emotional, creative, and intellectual skills in a classroom setting. We strive to have a safe and fun learning environment that helps your child become a motivated student.

Registration Policy

• If your child is 3 years old by September 1st, they will be placed in Teacher Shannon's class.
• If your child is 4 years old by September 1st, they will be placed in Teacher Becky’s class.
• If your child has had one year of Pre/K experience or will be 5 by December 31, through 6 years old, they will be placed in Teacher Jamie’s class.
• * Special requests will be handled on a case by case basis.
• All students must be completely potty-trained.

Schedule and Cost of Classes

Preschool (Teacher Shannon) - ($130 nonrefundable Registration fee)

• Option 1: M/W/T - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm -- $190/month
• Option 2: T/F - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm – $170/month

Pre-K (Teacher Becky) - ($130 nonrefundable registration fee)

• Option 1: M/W/ every other Wed., 9:00 am to 1:00 pm -- $190/month
• Option 2: T/ F/ every other Wed., 9:00 am to 1:00 pm -- $190/month
• Option 3: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am to 1 pm -- $350/month

Kindergarten (Teacher Jamie) - ($130 nonrefundable registration fee)

• Option 1: Monday-Friday from 9:00am to 1:00pm. --$350 per month
• Option 2: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 9:00am-1:00pm.  -- $220 per month
• Option 3: Tuesday, Friday from 9:00am-1:00pm. -- $185 per month
• The student enrolled must have had one year of Pre-K experience or will be 5 by December 31 (of the year they are enrolling).
  
  

If classes are full your child will be place on the waitlist when you register. There are likely spots available, but students will need to be added manually to ensure specific days are not overfilled.

The Difference Between Preschool and Pre-K and Kindergarten

Preschool—Students enrolled in preschool should expect to learn about Jesus from the Bible, letters of the alphabet, the sounds they make, and forming them on paper, and single digit numbers (e.g. 0-9), pronouncing them, and forming them on paper. Preschool is a multi-age classroom, with ages 3 and 4. Three and four-year olds will receive curriculum according to their level of learning. Preschool is 3 hours per day, 3 days a week.

Pre-K—Students enrolled in Pre-K should expect to learn about Jesus from the Bible, review letters of the alphabet, the sounds they make, and the forming of them on paper. We will combine letters to make sounds (e.g. combining “T” and “H” to form the “Th” sound) and begin sounding out simple words. In math we will do simple addition and subtraction as well as counting to 100 by ones, fives, and tens. Science is added as part of our daily curriculum as well. Pre-K is a multi-age classroom, with ages 4 and 5. Students will receive curriculum according to their level of learning. Pre-K is 4 hours each day.

Kindergarten – Students enrolled in Kindergarten should expect to learn about Jesus from the Bible, and will build on the skills learned in Pre-K to begin reading. They are taught number sequencing and recognition through 100. Science is included, as well as addition and subtraction. Students will receive curriculum according to their level of learning. Kindergarten is 4 hours each day, 5 days a week.
Academic Guidelines for determining which class is best for your child.
Preschool—Children entering preschool are in the beginning process of learning the letters of the alphabet, numbers, the sounds they make, and forming them on paper.

Pre-K—Children entering Pre-K have learned most of the letters of the alphabet, the sounds they make and are beginning to form them on paper. They are ready to learn blended sounds such as “T” and “H” to make “Th”. They also can count and identify numbers.
Kindergarten - Children entering Kindergarten have attended one year of Pre-K or are Kindergarten ready. They will continue to master the skills introduced in Pre-K and learn at a Kindergarten level. This class is a great alternative to full day Kindergarten, or for children who would like to do an additional year of Pre-K. This class pairs well with Homeschool co-ops, and is a great option for families who would like the social setting of a classroom to pair with homeschool, or prepare for future homeschooling.

NOTE: We recognize children’s motor skills and academic abilities advance at different rates, so we do our best to individualize our lessons for each child as much as possible.

Questions? Becky Vargas, Shannon Stevenson, Jamie Whitney