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We're looking for rare individuals. Teachers with degrees in early childhood or environmental education and a fire in the belly to make a difference. Administrators with a head for business and a heart for helping children reach their full potential. People who are so invested that they'll stay with us for years, growing and developing our educational community. Is that you?
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  • We hold our school to the highest safety, cleanliness and maintenance standards. The building is accessible via a single-entry security system with keypad access. There's daily sign in and out for each child. And we follow strict parent/guardian identification procedures. We also regularly inspect our building and playground to ensure that your child is safe and secure with us.

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  • We designed our playground to appeal to your child’s boundless curiosity. There’s a greenhouse and raised beds for growing flowers and vegetables. Outdoor instruments like drums and marimbas for creating an imaginary band. A stage for putting on plays. And sand and shallow water areas for digging and making sand castles. All of our outdoor activities balance teacher-led instruction with plenty of free play.

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  • The Grove School's building was deliberately redesigned to foster increased learning while being environmentally conscious. We use natural light wherever possible, which improves concentration and conserves energy. Recycled rubber flooring, sustainably harvested materials and low-VOC paint make the school a healthy place to learn while reducing our impact on the planet. We also filter both the air and water.

 
 
 

                                                                                                                                                       Several staff members represented The Grove School on December 10, 2011 at the Cary Jaycees Holiday Parade.  We walked about two miles passing out our organic candy canes and waving to all our friends in the crowd hoping to make some new friends.  It was a great day for all!  We are looking forward to next year’s event…talks of a float are already in the works!

 

 

 

The Early Preschool class has so much fun learning our letters. During “F” week, we learned how to distinguish the letter “F” from other letters of the alphabet. The help with this, I placed magnetic strips on the backs of several letters on fish shapes. The students were then asked to go “fishing” and catch letters. Once a fish was caught, students were asked if they found the letter “F or a different letter. If they found a different letter, they threw it back in the pond. This continued until all of the letter “F”s were caught..

 

 

In Pre-K we are starting to learn our phone numbers.  We have talked about many different reasons why it is a good idea to learn a home phone number or a phone number for mom or dad.  Some great responses were, “We need to know our phone number so that we can call it” and “We need to know our phone number in case we get lost”.  So, we’ve started practicing our phone number with a fun little jingle.  They kids smile from ear to ear as they sing and point to each number.

Each child has been given a paper cell phone with their name and phone number written on the back of it.  One activity we decided would be fun was to have each child cut out the numbers in their phone number and put the numbers back in the right order.  This was challenging but they did great!  Once they glued their number back in the right order they got to use their cell phone to practicing dialing the phone number and having a pretend conversation with mom or dad.  Once they dialed their phone number successfully they had to write the number on their paper.  They loved this and felt like such big kids!  We will continue practicing these phone numbers and hopefully be able to dial on a real telephone in the near future!

 

Leah Hull teaches pre-K at The Grove School of Plano.