Mrs. Donna is the older Busy Bees teacher at WVCP! With over twelve years experience working in a preschool setting, Mrs. Donna has endless creative ideas to keep her students happy and learning! Her cheerful spirit and kind heart are just two of the many reasons her children love her so much. The Busy Bees are blessed with so many fun activities because Mrs. Donna is always finding new exciting ways to spice it up inside (and outside) the classroom! WVCP is proud to have teachers like Mrs. Donna because she makes learning such a joyful experience.
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Goals for the Busy Bees Class
Spiritual Development
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- To learn who God is and recognize that He created everything. Plants, animals, human beings are God’s creation.
- To know that God created us in His image; He loves us unconditionally and will always be with us. He has a special plan for our lives.
- To know that God created families to love and take care of one another.
- To know that when we pray, God listens.
- To know that the Bible is God’s Word. Listen to stories of the Old and New Testament.
- To know that Jesus is God’s son and to learn His teachings to love God and love others.
Social/Emotional
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- Separates willingly from parents. Shows curiosity and interest in his or her surroundings; becomes comfortable entering a group.
- Learning to communicate his/her feelings and ideas. Learning to initiate play others, eager to try new tasks.
- Is able to take care of own personal needs (toileting, washing hands, eating); learning to ask for help when needed.
- Learning to play cooperatively with friends (share/take turns); learning to respect other children's space and property and show concern for others.
- Learning to feel secure, loved, and cared for, developing a sense of self-respect and good manners.
Physical /Motor Development (Gross/Fine Motor Skills)
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- To develop large motor skills: jumping, running, hopping, throwing, and balance.
- To develop fine motor skills: eye-hand coordination (cut across a strip of paper, string beads, assembles age appropriate puzzles, rolls and shapes clay forms, better crayon and marker control, draws simple shapes).
- To learn body identification- knows gender.
- To learn good health habits (washes and dries hands with assistance, learns to go to the restroom with assistance).
- To learn to sit quietly for 10 minutes during circle or story time.
Cognitive Development
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- To be able to recognize basic colors and shapes (a circle, a square, a triangle, star, heart)
- To be able to recognize own name
- To be able to count numbers 1-10 and identify numbers 1-10
- To be introduced to the alphabet letters and identify letters
- To be able to follow 1-2 step direction
- To recognize and identify the order of different patterns, sorting, sequencing, and classification
- To begin sequencing (what comes first), matching like items, sorting like items
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WVCP has been learning from home for the past couple months due to the COVID19 global pandemic. The Busy Bees have been receiving daily video lessons from Mrs. Donna and is continuing to maintain a relationship with her through regular FaceTime interaction. Additionally, our sweet Busy Bees are provided with weekly activity packets to keep them busy, and learning, while they are safe at home. The packets consist of a variety of different activities, from arts and crafts, to sorting, tracing, counting, and more! The Busy Bees stay busy sharpening their little minds while we make our way through this uncertain situation. Here at WVCP, we believe that it is important to uphold a healthy balance between challenging our children to grow, while ensuring that we develop, and sustain, a deep love for learning. This perfect balance will then serve as the foundation our children will build upon. West Valley Christian School's slogan is "College prep from preschool," and we truly believe that we can make a lasting impact on the educational success of our preschool children. A joyous, Christ-centered, love for learning starts at WVCP!
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- Who is your favorite book or cartoon character?
- Where is favorite place to go?
- What is your favorite food?
- What is your favorite color?
- What is your favorite game to play?
- What is your favorite thing about school?
- What is your favorite thing about learning from home?
- Who is your hero?
- What do you want to be when you grow up?
- What is your favorite thing about your teacher?
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