St Mark's Nursery School

Summer Camp Registration

Ceci — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:11:28 +0000

Our play based summer camp will be held June 3-6, 10-13, and 17-20. This camp is open to existing St. Mark’s families only. It is from 9:30-12 and will be held outdoors, weather permitting.

Registration open for 2013-14

Ceci — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:44:40 +0000

Come and visit our classrooms and see the children at play!

Kindergarten Open House Feb. 6th, 6:30-7:30 PM

Ceci — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:50:41 +0000

We will host our annual Kindergarten Open House Wednesday, Feb. 6th from 6:30-7:30 PM. This is an opportunity for interested adults to meet our teachers, explore our classroom, and learn about our daily schedule and teaching philosophies. Interested adults are invited–let us know if you will need childcare. For more information, call 333-4007 or email us at school@stmarksbloomington.org

No school today, Dec. 7th

Ceci — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:35:47 +0000

The thick fog has created a school closing for us today. That gives extra time for home activities today, and for you to make plans for tomorrow’s special event, Getting Ready For Christmas! See you tomorrow from 9:30-11:30 A.M! Bring friends!

“Where the Wild Things Are”

Ceci — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:13:57 +0000

“I like interesting people, and kids are really interesting people, and if you didn’t paint them in little blue, pink and yellow, it’s even more interesting,” said Maurice Sendak, children’s author and illustrator who died last month at the age of 83. We think children are interesting, too, and have created a place and space where we encourage creativity, curiosity and compassion. We also recognize that children need fantasy and ways to deal with the emotions that they hold inside and can’t clearly define…kind of like Max in “Where the Wild Things Are.” Sendak said, “From their earliest years children live on familiar terms with disrupting emotions–fear and anxiety are an intrinsic part of their everyday lives, they continually cope with frustrations as best they can. And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming wild things.”

Love this quote

Ceci — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:56:26 +0000

This quote by Anita Rui Olds came from Exchange Everyday today, and I thought it reflected what our staff discussed at our last meeting, about how we plan for the children in our care:
Children are miracles
Believing that every child is a miracle can transform the way we design for children’s care.
When we invite a miracle into our lives we prepare ourselves and the environment around us.
We may set out flowers or special offerings.
We may cleanse ourselves, the space, or our thoughts of everything but the love inside us.
We make it our job to create, with reverence and gratitude, a space that is worthy of a miracle!
Action follows thought.
We can choose to change.
We can choose to design spaces for miracles, not minimums.

In the classrooms this week I saw…

Ceci — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:01:45 +0000

our three year old children building towers and structures with blocks. Some children were building together cooperatively and some were building alone. We didn’t have to teach the children about symmetry, balance, or fractions, but they were learning the concepts just the same. Noah placed one long block horizontally on his tower, and then he placed two blocks, each half the size of the longer block, on top. Although one was a half circle and one was a triangle, the blocks balanced one another and together, they made a whole the size of the longer block. He tried to put a bigger block on top of the smaller blocks, but quickly realized that the point of the triangle wouldn’t allow him to do that.
a child walked up to two children who were building a tall tower and said, “May I knock it down?” Wow!! This is a big step for a child this age, to control impulses and to think of the wishes and feelings of others. When the school year began this class was made up of impulsive two -year-olds. Now it is filled with three-year-olds who possess a little bit more self control and a greater understanding of others. I was equally impressed when the answer to the child’s question was “No,” and the child walked away and didn’t do something he really, really, really wanted to do. That takes empathy. That takes self control. That takes communication. All of this is growth and learning, toddler and preschool style.

Upcoming Events

Ceci — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:31:40 +0000

Saturday, Feb. 25th from 9:30 AM-12:00 PM is our annual Young at Art festival. All are invited to join us as we celebrate the arts. Our classrooms are filled with creative art activities for children up to age 9. This year we will focus on “Global Arts” with activities that include mud painting (Ghana), tangrams (China), quilts (USA), and decorating a celebration chair (Austria). Tell family and friends and enjoy in the fun.
Registration is open for the 2012/13 school year. We will be hosting an open house week Feb. 27th-Mar. 1st from 9:15 AM-12:30 PM. Parents and staff will be available to answer questions and lead tours of the classroom and the school. Registrations will be accepted. Call 333-4007 to schedule an appointment any time.

We Have Room For YOU!!

Ceci — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:26:44 +0000

We’re adding extra classes to accomodate the many children wishing to become involved in our school. That means there are openings NOW in almost every single class we offer! We invite you to call at 333-4007 or visit our school for a tour Monday-Thursday mornings this summer. Call for an appointment or stop in if you feel lucky!
Our orientation meetings will focus on “Partnerships and Friendship.” We will explore ways children develop partnerships with adults and friendships with their peers. We’re looking forward to forming partnerships and friendships with all the children and their parents this school year!

Wow! What Weather!

Ceci — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 02:51:59 +0000

We hope all our families are staying safe and cozy. School will not meet on Wednesday, Feb. 2nd to celebrate Groundhog Day! Actually, we are not meeting in order to keep our children safe! We hope to see everyone Thursday and Friday, but will follow the decisions of the Monroe County Community School Corporation. If MCCSC does not meet or has a 2 hour delay, school will not be open.