Unity Preschool News
Home School Edition - Volume 2
Remote Greetings
I hope you are staying well and are spending some quality time with your family. These are different days for all of us. My oldest daughter relocated to Seattle last summer for a job and she is now working remotely from our home in South Carolina until at least the end of May. I do contract legal work and my husband is a Marketing Engineer with Siemens and we have both been moved to remote work from home. Thus, we have 4 adults (1 son still has his retail job - for now) and 2 high school students living, working and studying in our home.
I am not going to lie - we have been challenged keeping our pantry stocked, finding our "own" space and connecting to wifi. On the other hand, the opportunities for connection that we have discovered through more family dinners together, game nights, doing puzzles, riding bikes and movie nights have been priceless! One piece of wisdom shared with me when I was a younger parent was "the days may be long, but the years are short." I have found that to be so true. Thus, I am thankful every day to have all my chicks back in our nest.....even if it is a bit crowded.
Please know that your preschool is still here for you. We may not be meeting each morning, but we are still a family and we continue to hold each and everyone of you in our thoughts and prayers. If you need ANYTHING, please do not hesitate to let us know. We have faith in our loving God who can see beyond our limited understanding and who promised "I will be with you always." You are loved. You are not alone.
Jessica
Nick
Taylor
Ms. Jen - INSPIRATIONAL ART
Nolan
Nolan is using a drawing site to draw his dream bedroom for his reading class.
Layla
Be the Rainbow in Someone Else's Cloud
Keep your Head Up and Your Heart Strong
Stay Healthy Stay Safe Stay Strong
Ms. Carolyn - NEIGHBORHOOD JOY
Ms. Lauren - ALPHABET FUN
Enjoy Ms. Lauren reading ABC Bible Verses for Little Ones!
Click on the link below for 50 simple and fun alphabet activities for Preschoolers.
Ms. Sarah - OUTSIDE ADVENTURES and ART
Elizabeth Grace
Elizabeth Grace and Katherine
Elizabeth Grace, Katherine and Ms. Sarah
Elizabeth Grace's Art Studio
Learning to Draw Pete the Cat
Success!
Ms. Maureen - MATH FUN
Ms. Maureen has been very busy homeschooling her three daughters. Colleen, her first grader, had a fun math game called Bugging Out as one of her assignments last week. Ms. Maureen's family had so much fun playing the game that she wanted to share it with all of you. You will find directions for the game below.
Her family has also enjoyed this fun Rainbow Hop letter sounds game that you can all play:
https://funlearningforkids.com/rainbow-hop-letter-sounds-game/
Coach Derrick - PLAYBALL ACTIVITIES
Our children in the Three's and Four's classes LOVE participating in Playball with Coach Sonia. I was very excited to receive an e-mail from Coach Derrick, our Playball Franchise owner. The Playball head office has created Playball@Home, a set of activities that are designed for you and your child to do together at home. Coach Derrick will be sending a new lesson each week. I will forward those lessons to you in an e-mail! Thank you Coach Derrick and Coach Sonia!
Website Recommendations
1. Scholastic has put together daily learning journeys on fun and interesting topics:
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-prek-k.html
2. ABCmouse, Adventure Academy, and ReadingIQ are offering free at-home access while your child’s school is closed. These research-based educational programs include thousands of digital learning activities. All three programs can be used on computers, tablets, and smartphones, and you can add up to three children per account!
https://www.abcmouse.com/redeem (Preschool - 2nd grade)
https://www.readingiq.com/redeem/ (Preschool - 6th grade)
https://www.adventureacademy.com/redeem/ (3rd-8th grade)
Unity Preschool's Access Code is: SCHOOL7006 (Thanks Heidi Crowder, Colton's mom!)
3. One of Ms. Maureen's favorite websites is ABCya. ABCya provides over 400 fun and educations games for grades PreK through 6. The activities are designed by parents and educators, who understand that children learn better if they are having fun. I believe that a desktop version is free, but you may have to pay for mobile access.
ON A LIGHTER NOTE
Miscellaneous Reminders -
Thinking Positive - so still including these dates:)!
*School Closed:
Spring Break: No school April 6 thru April 13
*Picture Days: Kelly Smallman will be doing our pictures again AFTER Spring Break. She will take individual, sibling (students at Unity) and class pictures. The pictures are taken outside in our pretty courtyard on the following dates:
April 15: M/W Twos and Fours
April 16: T/Th Twos and Threes
*Muffins with Mom:
Three's - Wednesday, May 6
Four's - Thursday, May 7
Unity Preschool Staff 2019-20
Top Row (Left to Right):
Ms. Tami and Ms. Heather: Four's (Fish)
Ms. Linda: Director
Ms. Tee and Ms. Danielle: Two's (Bees)
Ms. Maureen and Ms. Kellie: Four's (Owls)
Bottom Row (Left to Right):
Ms. Kelsey and Ms. Jen: Three's (Monkeys)
Ms. Sarah and Ms. Lauren: Three's (Frogs)
Unity Preschool
Email: preschoolatunity@gmail.com
Website: https://www.preschoolatunity.com/
Location: 303 Tom Hall Street, Fort Mill, SC, USA
Phone: 803-396-8454