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Ms. Analisa is the newest addition to The Grove School inPlano. Analisa graduated fromTexasTechUniversitywith a degree in Early Childhood Education. She taught preschool-aged children at Texas TechUniversity Child Development Research Center for two years and even served as a mentor for lab students in their undergraduate programs. Ms. Analisa was a first grade teacher last year, but she decided to return to preschool this year.

Analisa has spent some time training in all of the classes, and now she is beginning her own class of 2-3 year olds. Her first week was busy with teaching classroom routines, meeting families, and preparing for the rest of the academic year. Her students have enjoyed working with scissors, paint, and glue as they build the fine motor skills needed for writing. Analisa has also added some yoga into the classroom routines, which the students are enjoying as part of their center time.

Analisa has been a great addition to the Plano school. Her passion for working with small children, as well as her knowledge of multi-sensory teaching approaches, will provide our students with a wealth of learning opportunities!

 

 

At The Grove School, we actively promote “giving back” to our community. In November we did this through collecting food for the local food pantry. One of our gracious parents put out a donation box that was filled within a week. The food pantry workers were so excited to see all the goodies we had collected.

 For December we put out a “donation station” to collect food and toys for a local children’s home. This home provides respite care to foster children who need emergency housing. Once again, the parents have been eager to collect and donate supplies to children who are in need.

 In addition to our collection boxes, The Grove School seeks to give back to the community by supporting local public schools. In October we help to sponsor an elementary school carnival. This was a great way to build a relationship with the families who live in our neighborhood, as well as a way to meet perspective families looking for our preschool.

These community activities were not created byGroveSchoolstaff. Our PAC (parent advisory committee) discussed what organizations they would like support, and a decision was reached by the parents of our school who we would help this holiday season.

With all of the preschools a family has to choose from, why pick The Grove School? I believe we are one of the few schools in Plano that seeks to impact the lives of children who don’t even attend our school. We strive to teach our children the importance of activism, outreach, and service to others – values that are taught first at home, and reinforced through our school programs. This is what I love about The Grove!

 

 

 

Friday night was our second annual Feast of Thanks. The purpose of this event was to demonstrate how much we, as a school, appreciate our students. We also wanted to provide our families with an opportunity to gather together and connect as a community of learners. We had close to 100 people attend, and it was so inspiring to see how eager the children were to sit with their parents, enjoy the meal, and share their classrooms with their families.

With so many new children, parents were able to connect with people they haven’t met. The kids loved running around the building with their friends, showing off their art work and pictures on the wall. And as always, there were a few tears shed as parents headed home and the children had to say good-bye!

It is so satisfying to provide something to the families who have chosen to put their most precious resource (their children) in our care. Each child at this school is so special, and The Grove School recognizes how lucky we are to have your child here.

From the bottom of my heart, I want to say thank you for choosing us. We are so happy to have your children at The Grove School!

 

 

 

 

 

                        During our Community unit, we spent a day to discuss the jobs of a mail carrier and the resources we could find at the Post Office.  We looked through junk mail and sorted it according to the type of mail it was.  For instance, we  had magazines, flyers, and letters in envelopes.  We looked at stamps and discussed why we have to have a stamp on everything we send through the mail.  Our mail addresses were also discussed . The children were very interested in knowing what their addresses are so they could mail their parents a letter.  After sorting through the mail and talking about the different things we need in order to mail a letter, we gave them time to make a picture or write a letter to their families.  They were fascinated with the fact we were going to send it through the mail for them and it would arrive at their house in a few days!  Once they were finished with their letter, they helped Ms. Mandy address their envelope.  After everyone was finished, we passed out money to each child and had them line up so we could go to the Post Office to buy stamps.  We walked down to the Post Office (Ms. Shelley & Ms. Heidi’s office) and bought stamps from our mail woman, aka Ms. Shelley.  After purchasing their stamps, Ms. Cristen helped get their stamp in the right location.  Once everyone’s letters had stamps, we walked outside to The Grove School’s mailbox.  We talked about when we put mail to be sent out in our mailbox, we have to raise the flag so the mail carrier will know they need to take them to the Post Office.  After everyone mailed their letters, we noticed the mailman was next door so we waited until he came to The Grove School.  He was a very nice man and let us take a picture with him after we watched him take our letters away.  It was a great experience for the children.