Noah's Ark Preschool

These are the pumpkin and sunflower seeds we planted last spring! We will use the flowers and pumpkins in our classes this fall. How many pumpkins do you see?

We have some class openings to fill!

Playing is a child's work!

Exploration is learning!

Happy Book Lovers Day!

This is a FREE fun event for the family!

Mark you calendars for some FUN play with a purpose!!!

There is still time to register for VBS! We also need some teen helpers. 🙂

Are your kids, grandkids, neighbor kids, nieces and nephews signed up for our Stellar VBS yet?
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Science Summer Camp finished yesterday with Campers acting like scientists! They made guesses, experimented, observed and recorded results! They observed what happened when a drop of dish soap was added to a container of milk and colored water, they tried to mix colored water and oil and explored the reaction between baking soda and vinegar--it was a busy morning!

Students enjoyed water and ice experiences today at Science Camp. After we discussed ways we use water and how it changes form students had a great time combining science and art. They were melting ice chunks using salt and colored water--they noticed their red, yellow and blue water sometimes blended into other colors too. Children experimented with watercolor painting by shaking salt on the wet paint to see how the paint changed. Campers discovered playing with ice cubes and tongs was challenging as the ice became very slippery as it started melting! Campers also enjoyed painting on a large ice chunk to see the colors blend. Campers had fun decorating our cement entry area with colorful artwork made by dipping their chalk in cups of water. Before finishing our morning on the playground, Campers enjoyed a refreshing popsicle snack outside!

In today's Science Camp we learned about colors and practiced a lot of fine motor skills. We dripped water colors to make new colors, we dripped paint in our salad spinner to make beautiful spin art, we peeled and broke old crayons to make new bigger crayons, we made our own water color paint by placing dried markers in water and we mixed tempera paints in bags to make new colors--it was a busy day of learning!

We started Science Camp today learning about plants. We had a discussion about living things versus non-living things and agreed that plants are living things. Everyone planted some Marigold seeds to take home and watch. Campers also exercised their hand muscles squeezing glue bottles to create seed collages. For snack our Campers munched on carrots with or without Ranch dip.

Our last day of Nursery Rhyme Summer Camp was full of sheep fun! Students enjoyed the rhymes Little Bo Peep and Mary Had a Little Lamb. They sponge painted their own sheep and had fun coloring their journal page with paint daubers. Free play in the Big Room is always fun too!

Today our Summer Campers enjoyed learning the rhymes about Jack--Jack and Jill and Jack Be Nimble. They watercolor painted their journal page, and watched as their green and blue drops spread and blended on paper towels. Acting out the rhymes was great fun too as they walked up and down our "hill" steps and jumped over our block "candlestick". Campers had fun with language as they thought of different ideas to fetch in Jack's bucket!

Playing is a child's work!

When you see kids playing, they are also learning. 👀🤓

And we could’ve went on & on with the skills and benefits of PLAY!

They are processing emotions.
They are self-regulating.
Play is so important for kids 💜

Our first 2 days of Summer Camp have been filled with fun and learning! We started our Nursery Rhymes Journal on Monday; we focus on one rhyme each day so by the end of the week we will have a collection of fun rhymes to take home. Yesterday we learned 1, 2 Buckle My Shoe--it was fun to listen to students recite the rhyme as they walked our number balance beam! Today we clapped while we sang Pat-a-Cake and decorated cakes with colored glue--squeezing glue bottles builds hand muscles!

Consider adding this to your next week's calendar! :)

Port Orchard Waterfront Wednesdays: Micah and Me – Aaron Solo Dance Party Rock along with Aaron, front man for the kid's hit band Micah and Me, as he leads a dance party kick-off to our Waterfront Wednesday concert series in the park! Free lunch for youth ages 0-18 will be provided following the performance. Port of Bremerton Marina Park at Port Orchard, 933 Bay Street, P...

Our first week of Summer Camp will begin on Monday, July 10. We will have fun with Nursery Rhymes! Message or email to enroll or for more info.

❤️💙 God Bless the USA! 💙❤️⁠

This list has some easy, fun ideas!

101 easy summer fun ideas kids can do at home: https://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/101-summer-fun-ideas-kids...

Little ones who will be 4 by August 31 are welcome to attend VBS at First Lutheran! The preschoolers enjoy the music opening with the whole group, then go downstairs for their own story, craft, games and snack rotation.

Register now for our Stellar VBS.
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Calling current and former students to ride in or walk with the Noah's Ark Preschool truck in the Fathom's O' Fun parade on Saturday! We are celebrating 50 years of serving area families! Message or email if your kiddos--young or older--want to help. We can also use some grown ups to walk with us. 😊

It's Rummage Sale Day 2! Shop INSIDE today from 9:00 to 2:00!! Lots of new items added to the collection!
We have toys, clothes, books, puzzles, housewares, pet items, craft supplies, movies and MORE!
2483 Mitchell Road SE, Port Orchard

Our Rummage Sale fundraiser will be open again this Saturday, June 17 from 9:00-2:00. You may bring any donation items on Thursday from noon to 3:00 or Friday from 1:00 to 3:00.

The Library has several summer learning/reading options this year! Read to your children for 10 hours and they can choose a free book. Take your child to the library to help them develop a love of reading and learning.

Take on any (or all) of our exciting all-ages challenges this summer.

Try the Dig Into Reading Challenge to earn your way to exciting prizes. Read for 10 hours and celebrate with a book or journal to take home. Read 50 hours and enjoy a drawstring bag for all your Summer Learning goodies, or read all 100 hours for your very own celebratory 100-hour Reader T-shirt!

To get started, visit KRL.org/summer.

Noah's Ark Preschool's annual Rummage Sale fundraiser is Saturday, June 3 from 9:00 to 2:00 pm. Come support the Preschool as we finish our 50th year of helping little ones learn and grow! There are LOTS of craft items, holiday treasures, books, toys, clothes, dishes, framed artwork, dvd and vhs movies, bed frames, a couch and MORE!
2483 Mitchell Road SE, PO
Lower level of First Lutheran Community Church

Bring you Rummage Sale donation items to the Preschool today or tomorrow. Our sale is on SATURDAY!

This week was full of learning about plants and flowers! All students planted seeds to take home and to transplant to the church garden. Students also made leaf rubbings, created flowers, painted with flowers and learned about the parts of plants Our snacks included plant parts--some students even tried some new foods!

Scholastic Book Clubs Your book order earns FREE Books for your class. Plus you pick a FREE Book with a $25 order!

There is still time to register for the Spring session of READY! for Kindergarten. Even families who have a child going to kindergarten this fall can benefit from the information.

There is still time to order books for April. Orders will be due 4/14

Scholastic Book Clubs Your book order earns FREE Books for your class. Plus you pick a FREE Book with a $25 order!

Happy Easter!

Book order will be due 4/14

Scholastic Book Clubs Your book order earns FREE Books for your class. Plus you pick a FREE Book with a $25 order!

Here is a fun challenge you and your child might enjoy! Spring Break starts on April 3 so you have a little time to check out some books to fit the challenge. 😊

Happy Spring! 🌺 While your child's on Spring Break, challenge them to read a new book a day!

Registration for fall classes is open! We have classes for kids ages 2-5 years old by September 1, 2023. Call the preschool office, email or message to set up an appointment to visit or to request a registration form. This fall our Pre-K classes will run for 3 hours per session. :)

We extended book orders through Monday 3/13. There is still time to order online!

Scholastic Book Clubs Your book order earns FREE Books for your class. Plus you pick a FREE Book with a $25 order!

The School District is on a 2 hour delay today, but Noah's Ark Preschool classes will start at regular time.

Book order will be due 3/9

Scholastic Book Clubs Your book order earns FREE Books for your class. Plus you pick a FREE Book with a $25 order!

UPDATE! The District just announced their closure so we are also closed today. Enjoy your pajama day at home!

Good snowy morning! The School District is open today so we will be starting Preschool classes at regular time. Make your own decisions as to the safety of your drive. It is Pajama Day so students may wear their pjs to class!

Preschoolers will share their Winter Program with families tonight at 6:00 pm. Please bring students to the classrooms at 5:45 pm then wait for us to join you upstairs for the program. After the SHORT program we will return to the Preschool classrooms to enjoy cookies and juice.