Early Childhood

Welcome to Christ Methodist Day School’s Early Childhood program. Our PreK, JrK, and SrK classrooms are mini learning communities that create interest through enriched curriculum, group activities, state-of-the-art technology, and purposeful learning centers. A hands-on learning environment promotes both creativity and critical thinking. 

Our experienced and loving teachers are goal-oriented in their curriculum planning and meet regularly to assess their effectiveness. One of our primary goals is to enhance the intrinsic link between social and emotional growth, as these characteristics have proven to have a strong impact on a child’s cognitive development. 

In addition to the rich curriculum, our early childhood students experience many unique traditions.  It is always a treat to watch the PreK students perform their Christmas musical and hunt eggs at Easter time. Our Jr K students celebrate Thanksgiving by preparing and serving a real feast and sharing a special Thanksgiving Program for their parents and grandparents. Sr K students dress up as "100-year-olds" and enjoy special activities to celebrate the 100th day of school.

In keeping with the vision of our school’s very first headmaster, Mrs. Ella McVean, we strive to educate the whole child.  Our staff is dedicated to teaching life skills and to helping each individual child develop to his or her full potential - spiritually, academically, socially, emotionally, and physically. I invite you to schedule a personal tour of our campus so that you can see, firsthand, what a great place CMDS is to learn, to love, and to grow!

Teena Maginn
Director, Early Childhood
 

PRE-KINDERGARTEN

Language Arts: McGraw Hill/Wright Group The DLM Early Childhood Express, Handwriting Without Tears, Learning Centers
Math: McGraw Hill/Wright Group The DLM Early Childhood Express,
Learning Centers
Science: McGraw Hill/Wright Group The DLM Early Childhood Express,
Learning Centers
Social Studies: McGraw Hill/Wright Group The DLM Early Childhood Express,
Learning Centers
Bible: Daily Devotion, Monthly Chapel Program
Fine Arts: Weekly Music Class, Christmas and Spring Musicals,
Classroom Art Activities
Foreign Language: Weekly Spanish Class
Library: Weekly Library Class
Physical Education: Weekly PE Class
Technology: iPads, iTouches

JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN:

Language Arts: McGraw Hill/Wright Group The DLM Early Childhood Express, Handwriting Without Tears, Learning Centers
Math: McGraw Hill/Wright Group The DLM Early Childhood Express,
Learning Centers
Science: McGraw Hill/Wright Group The DLM Early Childhood Express,                 
Learning Centers
Social Studies: McGraw Hill/Wright Group The DLM Early Childhood Express,
Learning Centers              
Bible:  Daily Devotion, Monthly Chapel Program
Fine Arts: Weekly Music Class, Christmas and Spring Musicals,
Classroom Art Activities
Library: Weekly Library Class
Physical Education: Weekly PE Class
Technology: iPads, iTouches, Weekly Computer Class

SENIOR KINDERGARTEN:

Language Arts: McGraw Hill Sing, Spell, Read, and Write
Math: Saxon Math
Science: Thematic Units, Classroom Discovery Centers
Social Studies: Thematic Units, Classroom Discovery Centers
Bible: Daily Devotion, Weekly Bible Class, Monthly Chapel Program
Fine Arts: Weekly Music Class, Christmas and Spring Musicals,
Classroom Art Activities
Foreign Language: Weekly Spanish Class
Library: Weekly Library Class
Physical Education: Weekly PE Class
Technology: Classroom Computers, iPads, iTouches, Weekly Computer Class