June - Bright Beginnings has completed their 16th year here at Rehoboth. We had a total of 42 children graduate in two evening ceremonies on May 19 & 21. Our 3-year-olds enjoyed a year-end celebration at My Gym in Cranberry on May 20.
We sadly say goodbye to Mrs. Kim Stuebgen who is leaving our staff after three years to continue her education at Slippery Rock University. We are currently accepting resume’s in preparation of hiring a new staff member this summer. Please send resume’s to:
Bright Beginnings
c/o Mrs. Woodling
2800 Conway Wallrose Road
Baden, PA 15005
We still have openings for students in our afternoon classes for Fall 2008. Your child must be 3 or 4 years old before September 1 and be toilet trained. For more information call (724) 869-1227 during the summer.
May will be a busy month at Bright Beginnings. Our 4-year-olds will continue to work on kindergarten readiness skills and will possibly visit kindergarten at Economy Elementary School. Our graduation ceremonies will be on May 19 & 21 in Rehoboth’s sanctuary at 7:00 PM each night. Please come and share the festivities with us.
Our 3-year olds will complete their Number Books. They will enjoy a field trip to Reilly’s Farm for a strawberry blossom tour on May 1. Their year-end celebration will be at My Gym in Cranberry.
We still have openings in our afternoon classes for both 3 and 4 year-olds for fall 2008. If you are interested or know a child who might be ready for preschool call Mrs. Woodling at 724-869-9299.
April will be a busy month for Bright Beginnings. Both our 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds will hear the creation story from the Bible. We will talk about caring for God’s beautiful world as Earth Day approaches on April 22.
Ventriloquist, Roseann Lederer will present a program on transportation for the 3-year-olds. Our 4-year-olds will see a stage play, “The Bremen Town Musicians” at Penn State, Beaver. Both classes will have environmental education speakers as part of an Earth Day observance.
Our students are growing and maturing every day. We continue to prepare our 4-year-olds for kindergarten. Many of them have already turned 5 and have registered for kindergarten for fall 2008.
We still have spaces in several of our classes at Bright Beginnings for fall 2008. For more information, call Betsy Woodling at 724-869-9299.
In March we will celebrate Spring and Easter. Our 4-year-olds will do good deeds to “earn” flowers for God’s Garden. Our 3-year-olds will do good deeds and transform from caterpillars to butterflies. We will celebrate new life in Jesus at our Easter programs and parties on March 18 & 19.
Bright Beginnings is still accepting registrations for Fall 2008. Your child must be 3 or 4 years old BEFORE September 1 and be toilet trained. We have openings in our 4-year-olds morning class AND in our 3-year-olds AND 4-year-olds afternoon classes. Call (724) 869-9299 for information.
In February we will learn about healthy hearts. We plan to have a health care professional visit our classes this month for this lesson.
We will also celebrate Valentine’s Day in February. Our 4-year-olds will bring in Valentines for local shut-ins as their service project. Our 3-year-olds will share hugs at home and bring them in to hang on our Hug Tree. Both classes will enjoy parties for Valentine’s Day.
Progress reports were recently sent home. We continue to work on kindergarten readiness skills with our 4-year-olds and socialization skills with our 3-year-olds
Registration for Fall 2008 has begun. There are still openings in several of our classes for 3 or 4-year-olds. Your child must be toilet trained and be 3 or 4 before September 1. For more information please call the pre-school at (724) 869-9299.
Happy New Year! Bright Beginnings is having a Hop-a-Thon to collect funds for Muscular Dystrophy in January. If you would like to donate, please put your contributions in Bright Beginnings mailbox. We have collected approximately $2,000.00 every year!
Our 4-year-olds will be learning about their senses in January. They will be tasting, touching and smelling some interesting things! Our 3-year-olds will be reviewing shapes. All classes will receive progress reports at the end of January.
Registration for Fall 2008 will begin on Wednesday, January 2. If your child will be 3 or 4 years old BEFORE September 1 and is toilet trained, please call Mrs. Woodlling at (724) 869-9299 for more information.
Bright Beginnings celebrates Advent and Christmas in December. Our 4-year-olds will enjoy a field trip to Old Economy Village on December 5. We will learn about a colonial Christmas and meet Belschnickle, a German Santa’s helper. In school, the children will make a manger scene to take home and celebrate Jesus’ birthday with a pageant and party on December 21.
Our 3-year-olds will be busy making Christmas crafts in December. The afternoon class will present a program for 55+ on December 13. Their pageant and party will be December 20.
Registration for Fall 2008 for Rehoboth members, who are 3 or 4 years old before September 1, will be the week of December 17 – 21. You may register between 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM daily. If these hours are not convenient, please call Mrs. Woodling at 724-869-9299 for an appointment.
In November we will learn about food and nutrition at Bright Beginnings. Our 4-year-olds will make vegetable soup and then butter for their Thanksgiving Feast. Our 3-year-olds will make applesauce and then butter for their feast.
We continue to work on our Alphabet Books with our 4-year-olds and on socialization with our 3-year-olds. Our service project for November will be collecting items for the Women’s Center in Beaver.
We still have spaces in some of our classes, so call Mrs. Woodling at (724) 869-9299 if you are interested.
Fall is here and the students are getting ready for October and cooler weather. October promises to be busy. Our 4-year-olds will be visiting Yeck’s Pumpkin Farm and celebrating Halloween while learning about safety.
The 3-year-olds will also be learning about fire safety, Halloween safety and traffic safety.
Everyone will be making get-well cards for the shut-ins. If you know of someone who would like to receive a card, please leave their name and address on the desk in the Bright Beginnings classroom.
The September project for the Fall Harvest was a success. Our preschool families donated paper products & canned goods and were very generous.
If you have any questions regarding the preschool contact teacher/director Betsy Woodling at (724) 869-9299.
Summer has gone by quickly and it is almost time to begin pre-school again!
Orientations for the 3-year-olds are Thursday, September 6 at 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM. Orientations for the 4-year-olds are Friday, September 7 at 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM. These orientations will last approximately one hour. Parents and children are both asked to stay. School officially begins on September 10.
We look forward to a school year filled with learning, fun, and the blessings of God. Our pre-schoolers will be learning colors, shapes, letters and numbers. We will also work on socialization skills, physical fitness and Bible stories. Most of our classes are filled, but if you would like more information about our program, please call teacher/director, Betsy Woodling at 724-869-9299.
