Children must be at least two and a half and potty-trained to enter our program.
Our Three Year Old Program
Our 3’s program focuses on the social and emotional aspect of our children. We teach them foundational social and school skills through play, movement, music, and fun. Our 3’s learn to become independent, follow directions, use their words, be respectful, and solve problems with the guidance and help of patient and compassionate teachers.
- Direction Following
- Independence
- Fine and Gross Motor Skills
- Color, Shape, Number, Letter Recognition
- Problem Solving
- Sharing and Turn-Taking
- Responsibility
- Tolerance, Kindness, Respect, and Empathy
Our Pre-Kindergarten Program
With the basic school skills down, students in our Pre-Kindergarten program focus more on preparing for kindergarten while have fun! Exposure and encouragement are the foundations for our Pre-K teachers. Our teachers expose students to concepts and skills they need to be successful in kindergarten, such as letter and sound recognition, one to one counting correspondence, and handwriting. We encourage these skills and more through multiple modalities and opportunities throughout the school year, while also encouraging social and school skills.
- Letter and Letter Sound Recognition
- One to One Counting
- Pattern Understanding
- Writing Skills
- Fine and Gross Motor Skills
- Cooperation
- Responsibility
- Tolerance, Kindness, Respect, and Empathy
- Love of Learning
Rise and Sing
Ms. Amy from Rise and Sing brings a variety of musical props and instruments for the children to use to explore the world of music and movement. Weekly activities include singing songs, fingerplays, rhymes, playing instruments like drums, rhythm sticks or bells, parachute games, movement and dancing, and musical story time. Music concepts such as loud/soft (dynamics), high/low (pitch), steady beat, and rhythm are taught through fun and age appropriate activities. The class is also designed to reinforce what the children are learning in the classroom and to support their overall development.
Classes visit with Ms. Amy once a week for a 30 minute session throughout the year. Ms. Amy also leads our Holiday Program in December and our Mother’s Day Performance in May.
Spirit Days
Once a month we hold a Spirit Day, a special day where all students wear their Valley Vista T-shirts and one class presents a small program of their design, similar to a pep rally! Together we celebrate our school unity. All classes celebrate with a special morning snack sponsored by a family of the presenting class. Families and friends are welcomed to join us for the presentation and stay for a treat!
Spirit Days are held once a month, typically on the last Friday morning of the month. Individual class performance dates can be found on the School Calendar.
Summer
We are open all summer long, June through August. Our summer program is more casual and flexible than our academic year. Our summer program is only open to currently enrolled students.
On Fridays we have Fun in the Sun where students may wear their bathing suit, bring their towel, and play in our multiple outdoor water activities. We celebrate the upcoming weekend with popsicles for snack! Your child is sure to be well-exhausted!
Here is the Fun in the Sun Packing List:
- Wear your bathing suit and sunscreen to school! Sandals are okay today only.
- Pack your towel, extra clothes, under wear, socks, and tennis shoes
- Please do not bring toys as they may get lost or broken