OUR CLASSES

 

 

The program focus is to provide an environment that encourages each child’s emotional, physical, spiritual, intellectual and social growth. Through happy experiences each student builds a positive attitude towards self, school and learning. Our preschool strives to carry out the mission of Oxford United Methodist Church by striving “to love God, love people, and faithfully minister to human and spiritual needs in our community and beyond .”

 

 

Objectives for Two-Year-Olds

Our program for two-year-olds provides a safe and loving environment in which children can learn through play. When playing, children will:

 

Discover their strengths

Explore new interests

Learn to cope with new situations

Learn to get along with others

Learn to focus attention

Test ideas through experimentation

 

Below is a list of our four major goals for two-year-olds, and ways these goals may be implemented in the classroom:

 

Goal                                             Implementation

 

Increased Self- Esteem              Praising of Accomplishments

                                                   Maintaining Eye Contact

                                                   Aiding in Toilet Training

                                                   Celebrating Birthdays and Holidays

                                                    Participating in School Plays

 

Expression of Creativity              Free Art

                                                    Science Experiments

                                                    Singing and Dancing

                                                    Free Play

 

Language Development               Songs and Finger Plays

                                                    Flannel Stories

                                                    Rhyming

                                                    Listening and Story Time

 

 

Building on Social Skills             Taking Turns and Sharing

                                                    Group Play

                                                    Following Simple Directions

                                                    Sharing Feelings

                                                    Snack Time

 

 

Objectives for Three-Year-Olds

 

The accomplishments of three-year-olds are many and amazing. Growth in language, social and motor skills during this year is phenomenal! By the end of the school year we strive to see good growth in:

 

Exhibiting self- confidence and self control

Cooperating, sharing, turn taking

Willingness to try new things

Following rules to simple games

Language and expression

Independence

Enjoyment of different art media

Motor Skills, including: pencil and crayon grip and control, gluing, cutting on lines with scissors, simple dances and finger plays

Conceptual Skills, including: colors, shapes, counting order, sizes and sequencing, likes and differences, capital letters and their sounds

 

 

 

 

Objectives for Four-Year-Olds

 

This class is designed to build on previous learning experiences and prepare each child for kindergarten in a broad way. Our basic goal is to have an atmosphere of caring and sharing among classmates. By the end of the school year we hope to see good growth in:

 

Independence and self- confidence

Sharing responsibilities and working as a team

Being good leaders and followers

Attentive listening and increased attention span

Expanding vocabulary and clear speech

Motor Skills, including: pencil and crayon grip and control, cutting on lines with scissors, painting, gluing and pasting, modeling and printing, writing first and last names

Conceptual Skills, including: recognizing upper and lower case letters and their sounds, numbers 1-20, counting order, sequencing, color words, left and right, opposites, greater and lesser