Comments for Pembroke Kids http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog Private Preschool and Elementary School in Avon Lake, OH 44012 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:53:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Miss Kelly and Miss Jenny’s January Newsletter by peggy Broadbent http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/2012/01/12/miss-kelly-and-miss-jenny%e2%80%99s-january-newsletter/#comment-1981 peggy Broadbent Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:53:25 +0000 http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/?p=2168#comment-1981 I love your description of the block area during Choice Time. I’m retired now but in my combined first and second grade classes, Choice Time for children’s self-initiated learning was an important part of each day. Each of five learning centers provided activities and materials to nurture a child’s excitement about learning. Concrete experiences serve as a background for understandings in the world around them. These provided an extra basis for abstract thought that would be a benefit throughout all academic areas. (Choice Time is appropriate for younger and older children.) The materials in each center were enough to capture the interest of the very brightest students and yet still be appealing to slower or younger children. See my entries about the importance of providing a Choice Time for all young students. http://peggybroadbent.com/blog/index.php?s=Choice+TIme+for+First+and+Second+Grade http://peggybroadbent.com/blog/index.php?s=Opportunities+for+Cognitive+Growth+During+Choice+Time I love your description of the block area during Choice Time.
I’m retired now but in my combined first and second grade classes, Choice Time for children’s self-initiated learning was an important part of each day. Each of five learning centers provided activities and materials to nurture a child’s excitement about learning. Concrete experiences serve as a background for understandings in the world around them. These provided an extra basis for abstract thought that would be a benefit throughout all academic areas. (Choice Time is appropriate for younger and older children.) The materials in each center were enough to capture the interest of the very brightest students and yet still be appealing to slower or younger children.

See my entries about the importance of providing a Choice Time for all young students.

http://peggybroadbent.com/blog/index.php?s=Choice+TIme+for+First+and+Second+Grade
http://peggybroadbent.com/blog/index.php?s=Opportunities+for+Cognitive+Growth+During+Choice+Time

]]> Comment on Miss Krista’s Kindergarten Newsletter: January 28, 2010 by Dan Messina http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/2011/01/28/miss-kristas-kindergarten-newsletter-january-28-2010/#comment-301 Dan Messina Sat, 29 Jan 2011 04:16:12 +0000 http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/?p=1382#comment-301 Moon rocks!!! Real moon rocks!!! Had I known I would have skipped work joined the class. :) By the way I like the gorilla climbing the tree. It is a nice touch. Warm regards ~ Noah's dad Moon rocks!!! Real moon rocks!!! Had I known I would have skipped work joined the class. :) By the way I like the gorilla climbing the tree. It is a nice touch. Warm regards ~ Noah’s dad

]]> Comment on Preschool and Kindergarten Open House Dates in January 2011 by Shelly http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/2010/12/28/preschool-and-kindergarten-open-house-dates-in-january-2011/#comment-203 Shelly Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:43:16 +0000 http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-203 My daughter is attending Pembroke for kindergarten this current school year, and we could not be more amazed at the excellence of this program. The small class size and the outstanding quality of the teaching have enabled our daughter to excel and grow in ways we could not have imagined, and the year is only halfway through! She began reading in a rudimentary way almost immediately at the start of the year, and she already has grown to the point of easily moving through "first readers" books that are full of blends and diphthongs ("ch," "ou," etc.) Impressive! What amazes me even more is the writing she brings home. Weekly she brings home multiple books she's written complete with plots and pictures. Over the past two months we've noticed that these books have become more clearly-written, showing that the teacher has emphasized the spacing between words and the clarity of the handwriting. The stories and pictures are also better developed recently, the result of the teacher's support of our daughter's growth in following tasks through to the end. Our daughter's math skills are also becoming impressive, as she not only adds and subtracts, but she also is gaining strength in creating and interpreting graphs. Pembroke stands out in what it does well. It also stands out in what it doesn't do. I've never seen a "color this square blue" worksheet or any form of busy work come home. All homework and in-class products exhibit an emphasis on analytical, creative, and critical thinking. It is also obvious that fundamental work ethics, such as completing tasks, and social skills, such as collaborating in teams, are important at Pembroke. The curriculum is clear, creative, and capable of meeting each student where s/he is at...and taking that student to remarkable levels of progress and development. We are grateful that our daughter is a Pembroke kindergarten student, and we look forward to our son participating in the program when he is old enough. My daughter is attending Pembroke for kindergarten this current school year, and we could not be more amazed at the excellence of this program. The small class size and the outstanding quality of the teaching have enabled our daughter to excel and grow in ways we could not have imagined, and the year is only halfway through! She began reading in a rudimentary way almost immediately at the start of the year, and she already has grown to the point of easily moving through “first readers” books that are full of blends and diphthongs (“ch,” “ou,” etc.) Impressive! What amazes me even more is the writing she brings home. Weekly she brings home multiple books she’s written complete with plots and pictures. Over the past two months we’ve noticed that these books have become more clearly-written, showing that the teacher has emphasized the spacing between words and the clarity of the handwriting. The stories and pictures are also better developed recently, the result of the teacher’s support of our daughter’s growth in following tasks through to the end. Our daughter’s math skills are also becoming impressive, as she not only adds and subtracts, but she also is gaining strength in creating and interpreting graphs.

Pembroke stands out in what it does well. It also stands out in what it doesn’t do. I’ve never seen a “color this square blue” worksheet or any form of busy work come home. All homework and in-class products exhibit an emphasis on analytical, creative, and critical thinking. It is also obvious that fundamental work ethics, such as completing tasks, and social skills, such as collaborating in teams, are important at Pembroke. The curriculum is clear, creative, and capable of meeting each student where s/he is at…and taking that student to remarkable levels of progress and development. We are grateful that our daughter is a Pembroke kindergarten student, and we look forward to our son participating in the program when he is old enough.

]]> Comment on Pembroke Kids Earns 3 Star Rating from Step Up to Quality by Shelly Burgess http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/2010/08/16/3-star-sutq-rating/#comment-121 Shelly Burgess Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:00:36 +0000 http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/?p=1018#comment-121 Congratulations! I am not surprised! Our two children have been so happy at Pembroke and have grown so much in pre-school and kindergarten. Your programs and staff are outstanding, and your holistic philosophy takes your school far beyond the average pre-school "A-B-C-1-2-3" approach to children and learning. I am glad you've received this well-deserved recognition! Congratulations! I am not surprised! Our two children have been so happy at Pembroke and have grown so much in pre-school and kindergarten. Your programs and staff are outstanding, and your holistic philosophy takes your school far beyond the average pre-school “A-B-C-1-2-3″ approach to children and learning. I am glad you’ve received this well-deserved recognition!

]]> Comment on Pembroke Kids Earns 3 Star Rating from Step Up to Quality by Carrie Hall http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/2010/08/16/3-star-sutq-rating/#comment-85 Carrie Hall Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:39:09 +0000 http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/?p=1018#comment-85 That is awesome! Congratulations. I know you all have worked very hard!! That is awesome! Congratulations. I know you all have worked very hard!!

]]> Comment on Miss Sue and Miss Robyn’s Class March 8, 2010 by Carrie Loe http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/2010/03/05/miss-sue-and-miss-robyns-class-march-8-2010/#comment-41 Carrie Loe Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:29:20 +0000 http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/?p=780#comment-41 I love that I can read what the topic of the week will be before Derek comes to school on Tuesday! It is really helpful to be able to get him excited! Thanks for posting the newsletters online! Carrie I love that I can read what the topic of the week will be before Derek comes to school on Tuesday! It is really helpful to be able to get him excited! Thanks for posting the newsletters online!

Carrie

]]> Comment on Dinosaur Habitat by Theresa http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/2010/02/03/dinosaur-habitat/#comment-22 Theresa Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:27:40 +0000 http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/?p=546#comment-22 Awesome! What a wonderful hands-on learning class project! Awesome! What a wonderful hands-on learning class project!

]]> Comment on Playing To Learn by Anne Marie Brooks http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/2010/02/03/playing-to-learn/#comment-21 Anne Marie Brooks Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:51:15 +0000 http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/2010/02/03/playing-to-learn/#comment-21 I thought this was a great article. It seems to me that this is what Pembroke Kids is trying to do especially in the Kindergarten. It appears a great deal of attention is spent with the students collaborating with one another. I appreciate all that Miss Krista, Miss Nicole and Miss Andrea are doing for students. I thought this was a great article. It seems to me that this is what Pembroke Kids is trying to do especially in the Kindergarten. It appears a great deal of attention is spent with the students collaborating with one another. I appreciate all that Miss Krista, Miss Nicole and Miss Andrea are doing for students.

]]> Comment on “Roadblock”, a stopmotion animation by Steve http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/2009/12/05/roadblock/#comment-9 Steve Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:24:07 +0000 http://www.pembrokekids.com/blog/2009/12/05/another-test-post-from-scribefire/#comment-9 This is a great little film. This is a great little film.

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