Saturday, July 19, 2008

Kindermusik Class for Preschoolers 3 - 5 years old!

We've mixed it up a little this semester! This music enrichment class is designed specifically for children 3 - 5 years old, and includes keyboard time. The program consists of 12 weeks of classes this fall. Classes are 40 minutes long, with the last 5 minutes given to family time with parents/siblings/caregivers.

12:40 p.m. class: OPTIONAL LUNCH BUNCH: For children who do not eat lunch at preschool. This is a great way for your child to enjoy eating with his/her friends prior to music class and enables parents to pick up after music, therefore, fewer transitions for your child and a later pickup time for the parent/caregiver. Children enrolled at Hope Lutheran Preschool who have not had lunch during preschool may join the lunch bunch for an extra fee. Send a nutritious lunch on music class day. Kindermusik teacher will sign out your child at dismissal time (note: this will require parent to authorize teacher to pickup on designated day.) Lunch bunch is an additional $40 per semester to cover supervision and assistance.

Children coming from other preschools are welcome to come eat with their friends at no extra charge, provided that the parent stays until class time begins, or may be dropped off for the lunch bunch fee.

Each lesson emphasizes a different area of a child's development: confidence, coordination, vocal expressiveness, careful listening, and early exposure to reading skills.

Your child will receive a new kit approximately every 4 weeks.

JUMPING BEANS:
Memory and sequence skills will strengthen with stop-and-go activitiesall set to the music of Latin America. Tucked into stories and pretend play activities, stop-and-go games help children learn to control their bodies and follow directions on the go.

JOIN THE PARADE: You can watch this month’s theme play out in Wake Forest or downtown Raleigh with the season’s upcoming holiday parades. In class listen to marching music, play pretend parades, and help preschoolers develop rhythm and coordination skills.

Marching to the beat of his own drum—in class and at home—helps children make a vital rhythm and body connection, one that’s necessary to help master any number of movement activities such as writing, dribbling and shooting a basketball, dancing, and skipping.

ALL KEYED UP: A piano and a composer, J.S. Bach, helps preschoolers get ready for school this month. The answer is right at the tip of your fingers. The same fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination children need in order to hold a pencil are developed through the special keyboard-playing activities we’ll be playing in class. Learn from the best “hand-eye” coordination composers with music penned from world famous composers, such as J.S. Bach.


See ya at 12:40 or 3:30 p.m. on Thursdays this fall!

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