Morning Star School, Inc.

Preschool, Prek & Kindergarten Classes

The first 5 years of a child's life are the most important in terms of building self-identity.  During this time, basic skills and interests are established that provide the road map for a child's future cognitive, social, and personal development.  Our program is designed to help children become life-long learners, by guiding their natural desire to learn with activities and materials appropriate for their age and interests. 

Class schedules differ between our Kenmore and Woodinville campuses.  Class schedules and descriptions are listed below for each campus.

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Fall 2008 Kenmore Classes

Little Stars & Tiny Stars, ages 2 1/2 to 3 1/2

• Little Stars: Mon/Wed, 2 days from 9:00 to 11:30am
• Tiny Stars: Tue/Thu, 2 days from 9:00 to 11:30am
• Must be 2 1/2 by Aug. 31st
• Potty training is not required
• 15 students to 3 teachers
• Early Playtime available from 8:30am to 9:00am
• Lunch Bunch is not available

A gentle, fun introduction designed for younger children.  Active problem solving, creative thinking, and stimulating activities and interest centers are provided. Vocabulary development and pre-literacy are promoted through immersion practices. This class is for children who are ready learn group social interaction. It's highly focused on fun and social skills so that children can become self confident learners. 

Comets & Novas, ages 3 to 4

• Comets: Tue/Thu/Fri, 3 days from 9:00 to 11:30am
• Novas: Mon/Wed/Fri, 3 days from 9:00 to 11:30am
• Must be 3 by Aug. 31st
• Potty training is recommended
• 21 students to 3 teachers
• Early Play available from 8:30am to 9:00am, potty training is not required for Early Play
• Lunch Bunch is available for an extra fee on all days students attend from 11:30 to 12:20pm, students bring their own lunch. Potty training is required for Lunch Bunch

A variety of group and independent activities are presented daily for children who are ready for more interactive and extended structure, and who are moving into associative play levels.  Academics are introduced both in group situations as well as small group activities in an age appropriate manner.  Creative problem solving for both academics and social interactions continues to be cultivated and encouraged.  Children begin to make sense out of their world and enjoy patterns and predictable events in stories, games and play.  Imagination blooms and the exploring of various Schemas (Piaget) begins.  This is an age of intensive interests, some of which will become life long.

Meteors:  prekindergarten/kindergarten, ages 4 to 6

Asteroids:  prekindergarten, ages 4 to 5

• Meteors: Mon thru Fri, 5 days from 8:30 to 11:30am
• Asteroids: Mon thru Thu, 4 days from 12:30 to 3:30pm
• Must be 4 by Aug. 31st
• Potty training is required
• 24 students to 3 teachers
• Lunch Bunch is available for an extra fee on all days students attend from 11:30 to 12:20pm for Meteors, and from 11:40 to 12:30pm for Asteroids. Students bring their own lunch

Our Prek/Kindergarten curriculum is fun, hands on, very active and designed as prekindergarten preparation for 4 to 5 year olds, and as a Kindergarten class for those children who are ready for the next level of instruction.  Children are gently conditioned to Kindergarten expectations over the course of the year in a developmentally appropriate manner.  Our daily period of mock Kindergarten for Preks, and formal Kindergarten for older children, gives children practice in teacher-directed activities and in learning to self complete tasks.  Academics are woven through out the curriculum and will be taught at appropriate age & ability levels in small groups.  Students are evaluated in Fall and again in the Spring for readiness in academics, socialization and emotional development.

Fall 2008 Woodinville Classes

Little Stars, ages 2 1/2 to 3 1/2

• Little Stars: Mon/Wed, 2 days from 9:00 to 11:30am
• Must be 2 1/2 by Aug. 31st
• Potty training is not required
• 15 students to 3 teachers
• Lunch Bunch is not available

A gentle, fun introduction designed for younger children.  Active problem solving, creative thinking, and stimulating activities and interest centers are provided. Vocabulary development and pre-literacy are promoted through immersion practices. This class is for children who are ready learn group social interaction. It's highly focused on fun and social skills so that children can become self confident learners. 

Comets, ages 3 to 4

• Comets: Tue/Thu/Fri, 3 days from 9:00 to 11:30am
• Must be 3 by Aug. 31st
• Potty training is recommended
• 21 students to 3 teachers
• Lunch Bunch is available for an extra fee on all days students attend from 11:30 to 12:20pm, students bring their own lunch. Potty training is required for Lunch Bunch

A variety of group and independent activities are presented daily for children who are ready for more interactive and extended structure, and who are moving into associative play levels.  Academics are introduced both in group situations as well as small group activities in an age appropriate manner.  Creative problem solving for both academics and social interactions continues to be cultivated and encouraged.  Children begin to make sense out of their world and enjoy patterns and predictable events in stories, games and play.  Imagination blooms and the exploring of various Schemas (Piaget) begins.  This is an age of intensive interests, some of which will become life long.

Meteors, prekindergarten, ages 4 to 5

Meteors: Mon thru Thu, 4 days from 12:30 to 3:30pm

• Must be 4 by Aug. 31st
• Potty training is required
• 24 students to 3 teachers
• Lunch Bunch is available for an extra fee on all days students attend from  11:40 to 12:30pm, students bring their own lunch.

Our prekindergarten curriculum is fun, hands on, very active and designed for Kindergarten preparation for 4 to 5 year olds. Emphasis is placed on appropriate classroom behavior and participation in successfully following teacher guided instructions and activities.  Children are gently conditioned to Kindergarten expectations over the course of the year in a developmentally appropriate manner.  Our daily period of mock Kindergarten activity gives children practice in teacher-directed activities and in learning to self complete tasks.  Academics are woven through out the curriculum.  Students are evaluated in Fall and again in the Spring for Kindergarten readiness in academics, socialization and emotional development.