Hello!

Thank you for checking out Concordia Lutheran Preschool!  We are a ministry of Concordia Lutheran Church.  The mission of the preschool is to nurture vibrant, active and growing children – spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, socially and physically through a well trained and dedicated Christian staff and Lutheran curriculum.  The mission of Concordia Lutheran Church is to give glory to the Triune God and to present His loving message of grace to each other, the community and the world. 

Concordia Lutheran Preschool believes that God has created children uniquely, each in his/her own special way.  We believe that children learn through play and hands on experiences.  We believe that faith in Jesus Christ permeates every aspect of learning.  Our goal is to provide experiences to meet each preschooler’s individual needs in the areas of physical, social, emotional, creative, intellectual and spiritual nurture.  We allow children to explore all areas of learning in his/her own creative way.  We believe in providing a Christ centered, safe, nurturing learning environment where children feel safe to explore and learn.  We believe we can best minister to children by also ministering to their families.

We are currently enrolling students for the 2010-2011 school year. Enrollment is first come, first serve until all openings are filled. We currently have fall openings for the 2 day program and a waiting list for the 3 and 5 day programs.

In the parent handbook you will find information that should answer most of your questions about CLP.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 509-332-2830 or by email at abkrantz@gmail.com.

In Christ,

Becky Krantz
Director/Teacher

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• Please join us in Our Room!
• Calendar
• Music for the Preschool
• Pictures
• Preschool Parent Handbook
• Teacher Biographies

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2009-20010 School Year Calendar

August 31	Evening orientation / open house
September 3	1st day of Preschool
September 7	No Preschool -- Labor Day
November 11	No Preschool - Veterans Day
November 23-27	No Preschool – Thanksgiving Break
December 21 - January 1	No Preschool --Christmas Break
January 4	Back to Preschool
January 18	No Preschool – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 15	No Preschool – President’s Day
March 29 - April 2	No Preschool – Spring Break
April 28, 29, 30	No Preschool -- Parent Teacher Conferences
May 28	Last day of Preschool

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Music for the Preschool at Concordia Lutheran

Our weekly music times have been lots of fun for the children and myself (and teachers, too!). Singing, moving, listening and playing instruments are included in our time together.

Our opening song has been "The Lord is Great, Everybody Sing Alleluia". We are taking turns playing the metalophone to accompany everyone. Next, we have a song or chant that affirms each child by name. Some of the songs we sing are simple, like Twinkle, Twinkle and Jesus Loves Me. The simplest songs help us internalize basic melodic intervals. We make up new verses to some of our songs when each child is given the opportunity to change a word or movement. Some of the songs have lots of words and we will be working on them on and off all year such as: My Favorite Things, This Land is Your Land, etc. We are gaining a big vocal repertoire.

Young children learn through movement and moving to music is a happy time as we use hand motions to illustrate a poem or dance like falling leaves with our colorful scarves. We experience the beat as we clap, tap, dance and march and at the same time, the children build coordination, flexibility and agility. Concepts of up and down, in and out, through, over and under are experience with movement. We will be doing circle dances and the children will experience the joy, socialization and stimulation of collective movement.

We have listening opportunities in class: the sounds of birds, musical instruments, the sounds of weather. These experiences heighten our awareness of everyday experiences in our world and fill us with wonder.

We will be playing a variety of instruments--mostly percussion. Use of the sticks, bells and resonator bars help us experience the beat with large muscle skills. We use drums to set the tempo when we march, walk, trot, run, tiptoe and gallop.

I suppose the most important factor in music at this stage is that it be joyful. I want the children to have a positive association with music and to see themselves as music makers (as opposed to only music consumers). In our lessons, they are gaining skills that give them a foundation for success with later musical pursuits.

May we give thanks to God for the gifts of our children and for the gift of music.

Marsha Olsen,
Music teacher

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Teacher Biographies

Becky Krantz, Director/Lead Teacher

Becky received her BA in Christian Education with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education from Trinity Lutheran College. She has been working with children for over 13 years. She is married to Aaron and has three children. Hannah is 6, Isaac is 4 and Eli was born in December 2009. She finds immense joy working with young children and enjoys the challenge of meeting each child’s individual needs. Becky began working at Concordia February 2007.

 

 

 

Sue Barrington, Assisant Teacher

Sue Barrington has been married almost 25 years where she worked as a stay at home mom raising 3 wonderful children; Meghan (19), Brendan (17) and Sean (12). She graduated in dietetics from WSU and has lived in the Pullman area for almost 25 years. Sue taught religious education for 4 years and is excited to be working with preschool age children. Sue has a passion for nutrition and fitness and enjoys sharing her knowledge. Sue began working at Concordia in 2009.