Enrollment Form
for Fall 2011

Montessori Preschool

Now enrolling for Spring 2012

Fall session begins September 6, 2011

Mornings & Afternoon Sessions Monday - Thursday

Crosslight Christian School is committed to help children grow spiritually with a Montessori approach to education.

Montessori focuses on individual skills and interests using hands on-materials.

Each child is given the opportunity to grow and develop their God-given skills in a structured environment.

We can also design a full day plan, depending upon your family needs.

Crosslight Christian School participates in the Family & Social Services Administration Paths to QUALITY program, and is the only child care ministry in Hamilton County to receive Level 2 status (as of June 2011).

Cicero Christian Church has hosted a preschool program for more than 15 years. The 2011/2012 school year is our eighth year using the Montessori method.

Children ages three to six are eligible for enrollment. Children must be three and "potty" trained.

Session Options

Afternoon session is now available!

Parents can choose from a flexible plan offering of as little as two daily sessions to as many as four sessions per week. (Our teaching method works best when the days of attendance are consecutive.)

Children who will be entering kindergarten the following fall will be enrolled in the "Excel" program. Children who have a year or two before the kindergarten milestone will be enrolled in the "Beginner" program.

Morning classes are Monday through Thursday 9-11:30am.

Afternoon classes are Monday through Thursday from 12:30pm to 3:00pm.

Does your child need a little help with their speech? We team up with Hamilton Heights speech department to bring you onsite speech therapy. A trained speech therapist will visit with your child at Crosslight Montessori Preschool one to two times weekly depending on the needs of your child.

Are your children asking to eat lunch at school? We have the perfect program for you! Lunch bunch and is offered Monday-Thursday from 11:30 to 12:30pm. The children stay for a hot lunch and social time with other students. Instead of the parents picking their child up at 11:30am, students would follow the same procedures for pick up at 12:30pm. The cost of this lunch bunch program is in addition to normal tuition.

Class Descriptions / Concepts and Foundations

The Preschool Children will be divided at times in two groups, Beginner or Excel, based on nearness to kindergarten enrollment.

To see a list of concepts and foundations that will be taught in our programming, click here.
	For children, normally ages 3 and 4, who will NOT be attending kindergarten in the fall.	For children, normally ages 4 and 5, who WILL be attending kindergarten in the fall
	Beginner Class "Heavenly Hippos"	Excel Class builds on the skills introduced in the beginner class
Bible	Stories, Memory Verses, Service Projects	Famous people in the Bible, practical Biblical application in student's daily life
Language Arts	Introduction to letters and sounds, basic sight words, handwriting, and journals	Review and master letters and their sounds, sight words and phonetic words presented in sets from easiest to hardest; blending letters to make words; making sentences; journaling; writing and illustrating books; reading books that are age-appropriate (when the children are ready)
Science/ Culture	Introduction to geography, family study, botany, zoology, and experiments	Learning about State of Indiana, United States of America, Continents that make up the Earth; ocean study; family tree and childhood timeline; parts of a plant and their functions; animal study, classification, and identification of several body parts of different animals; season study in conjunction with the months of the year; volcanoes; dinosaurs; various experiments. We will also be learning new vocabulary words during each unit.
Art	Use of materials that spark the imagination	Learn about different artists and their impact on our society. Experiment with different forms of art including sculpting, painting, using chalk and various other art supplies. Color wheel study, and in-depth discussions on various elements of design like use of line, shape, color choice, use of tone, texture, and size.
Mathematics	Introduction to the calendar, English/Spanish counting, patterns, number recognition 0-25, colors, shapes, estimating, measuring, graphing, and problem solving	Calendar: memorization and ordering with the days of the week and months of the year in both English and Spanish; patterns with numbers; shapes and colors; fractions; symmetry; basic addition and subtraction; geometric solids; estimating and rounding; writing math problems and writing numbers in numerical order.
Sensorial	Introduction to sandpaper numbers and letters, fabrics, sound boxes, sensory tubs etc; anything to strengthen the senses	Touch tablets, baric tablets, mystery bag, color tablets, binomial cube, trinomial cube, geometric solids with cards, geometric cabinet, constructive triangles, specialized geometric vocabulary
Practical Life	Washing dishes, vacuuming, buttoning, zipping, cutting, serving snack, and dramatic play	Music Enrichment: Play various musical instruments; rhythmic activities; whole body movement songs and activities; musical experiments; introduction to musical composers; use of resources to make homemade instruments.
Read Aloud	Children will hear stories based on the theme and will be introduced to the concepts of author and illustrator.	Read Aloud: Author study, journaling on what we have heard, predicting what will come next
Gross Motor	Gym and outside Play	Gym games, races, activities that strengthen their ability to follow directions, jumping, balancing, skipping and galloping

Tuition

Preschool monthly tuition is based on number of sessions per week.

Fall 2011 enrollment is open.

Click here to view Montessori Preschool Tuition Rates.

Calendar

Calendar Sessions begin the week of Labor Day. Our students come from both the Noblesville and Hamilton Heights area, but Crosslight Christian Montessori Preschool follows the Hamilton Heights school calendar and weather closings. No class on Fridays

School delays due to bad weather: no AM preschool; school closings due to bad weather: no AM or PM preschool.

January 16, 2012- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Spring Break - April 2-6, 2012
Parent / Teacher Spring Conferences (no class) April 25, 2012
Carnival - May 16, 2012 from 9:30-11a
Graduation for Excel Class - May 24, 2012, 7:00p
Last Day of School - May 24, 2012
2012 school begins on September 4, 2012

2012/2013

Open House is Thursday, August 30, 2012
First day of School is Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Fall Break - October 22, 2012
Parent/Teacher Conferences (no class) - November 14, 2012
Thanksgiving Break - November 21 and 22, 2012
Crosslight Christian School Christmas Program - December 13, 2012 at 7pm
Winter Break - no class December 20, 2012 through January 1, 2013.
New Year's - January 1, 2013
Martin Luther King Day - January 21, 2013
Spring Break - April 1, 2, 3, 4, 2013
Parent/Teacher Conferences (no class) - April 24, 3013
Graduation - May 23, 2013 at 7p
Last Day of Classes - May 23, 2013

Preschool Staff

We have a very qualified staff with degreed teachers and a wealth of experience.

Contact the preschool at preschool[at]reachteachserve.org or call 317-984-4653x25.

Joanna Moore is the Director of Crosslight Christian School

Abbey Brooks (Preschool "Excel" Teacher / Crosslight Christian School Curriculum Coordinator) - Abbey is wife to Michael and mother to Maya and Preston. She is an active member of Cicero Christian Church, where she participates in the orchestra. Abbey is a licensed teacher through the State of Indiana, and received her BA in Elementary Education (with an endorsement in Social Studies) from Anderson University. Abbey has been teaching for 8 years, all within Christian environments, four years with Crosslight Christian School. As the Curriculum Coordinator, she is very excited to provide a Christ-centered, theme-based Montessori education. Abbey also works with the school age children, providing them with a fun theme-based summer curriculum packed with adventuresome fieldtrips, and also supervising their after-school care. Abbey is also a part-time Developmental Therapist for First Steps. She truly enjoys serving the children that God brings her. During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family.

Jamie Evans (Preschool "Beginner" Teacher) - Jamie is a licensed elementary school teacher. She lives in the Noblesville area with her husband Chris and toddler-aged daughter, Claire. She spent four years at Indiana University (go Hoosiers!) earning my bachelor's degree in education. Jamie has worked in preschools and also as a nanny for many years. Her goal is to prepare the hearts of our students to love the Lord and provide an atmosphere where their minds can grow and develop as they prepare for kindergarten.

April Deckard - Assistant "Beginner" Teacher

Sonya Grimes - Assistant "Excel" Teacher

Mary Lynn Carson (Aide) - Mary Lynn loves children! She has assisted in the preschool classroom for several years, and is a great asset (and the children always know that she has a cozy lap to sit in!). Mary Lynn lives in rural Hamilton County with her sister, and is an aunt and great-aunt. She also participates in Mephibosheth Ministries and is an active member of Cicero Christian Church where she enjoys singing with the choir.

Enrollment Is Open for Fall 2011

To sign up for Crosslight Christian Preschool, please contact 317.984.4653, extension 25.

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