Welcome to Elkhorn Hills Preschool located in Elkhorn Nebraska. We are located off HWY 31/204th Street in Elkhorn Hills United Methodist Church. Our preschool program is aimed to help each child grow physically, socially, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually through experiences:
- To enhance self-confidence
- To develop a positive attitude toward learning
- To promote social interaction with others
- To encourage exploring, observing, and making discoveries
- To encourage creative expression
- To encourage listening to stories, finger plays and songs
- To encourage listening to a weekly Bible story and verse
We hope that you find our program to be the perfect place for your little one. Please contact us today for a tour or more information.
Elkhorn Hills Preschool is thrilled to announce the kick-off of the Brianna Baumert Scholarship Fund. This fund is designed to help preschool families that may be experiencing financial difficulty due to an illness, job loss, or other challenges and are unable to afford preschool tuition. Recipients are chosen by the staff and or the preschool board.
Brianna embodied the characteristics we value and teach at the preschool. She was a vibrant, generous, energetic young person with a love for life and Jesus. As a former preschool student, we are pleased to have Brianna’s name be another connection between the preschool and the people of Elkhorn Hills Church. It is our intention to honor Brianna and her family by helping young families to provide their children with an education in Christ.
2011 - 2012 Calendar
We will follow the Elkhorn Public School calendar. We have the same days off for in-service, conferences and snow days. Days are counted for the entire year, tuition figures and divided into nine equal payments. If we have more snow days the school district and preschool will use the vacation days as make-up days. Children who drop will be prorated an amount to cover all days on roll to dismissal date.
| August 29th |
Parent Orientation |
September 5th |
Labor Day |
September 6th |
T-Th/PreK School Starts |
September 7th |
M-W-F School and PDO Starts |
September 16th |
Teacher In-service (No School) |
September 26th |
Teacher In-service (No School) |
October 14th |
No School |
October 19th |
1:30 Dismissal for PDO |
October 21st |
No School |
November 24th & 25th |
Thanksgiving Break No School |
Dec. 22 - Jan. 9th |
Christmas Break No School |
January 27th |
Teacher In-service (No School) |
February 15th |
1:30 Dismissal for PDO |
February 16th & 17th |
Teacher In-service (No School) |
March 16th |
Teacher In-service (No School) |
April 1st |
Teacher In-service (No School) |
April 4th - 6th |
Spring Break (No School) |
May 18th |
End of Year Celebration |
Daily Operations & Schedule
Administrative Offices
The church administrative office is located just inside the front doors to the right. The phone number is 289-4764. All calls are received through this main phone line. To leave a message for the preschool teacher, after hours call 289-4764 ext. 12.
Karen Roberg - PreK teacher - 614-1522 (home)
Angela Heckens - MWF Teacher - 491-0688 (home)
Gretchen Robinson - T/Th teacher - 315-9430 (home)
Michele Thompson - Preschool Director- 359-1827 (home)
 Hours
PreK, M-W-F, and T-Thurs Classes:
9:00 - 11:30am
If there is a change in time for a special activity or a field trip, you will be notified in advance.
Daily Schedule
Arrival |
Hang up coats, hat, school bag |
9:00-9:10 |
Arrival |
9:10-9:30 |
Circle Time (teacher directed) |
9:30-10:15 |
Center Time & Small Groups |
10:15-10:45 |
Prayer, Snack, & Story Time |
10:45-11:10 |
Outdoor or Indoor Recess |
11:10-11:30 |
Closing Time |
Meet the Staff
Angela Heckens is the lead teacher for the Monday/Wednesday/Friday class. She has a degree in Elementary Education with endorsements in Early Childhood and Kindergarten Education. Angela is certified in CPR and First Aid. She has six years of experience in an Early Childhood Development Center, two years of experience as a homebound teacher for ESU #2, and is in her fifth year teaching at Elkhorn Hills Preschool. Angela is married, with a daughter and a son.
Karen Roberg is the Prekindergarten teacher for Elkhorn Hills Preschool. She has been a teacher here for seven years. Karen has a degree in Elementary Education with an endorsement in Kindergarten and Early Childhood Education. She has 13 years of teaching experience in teaching both elementary school and preschool. She is also experienced in working with special needs children from her years of teaching for the Educational Service Unit #2. She is CPR and First Aid certified. Karen is married with two young daughters and resides in Gretna.
Gretchen Robinson is the Tuesday/Thursday for Elkhorn Hills Preschool. This is her third year at our preschool but she has 12 years of teaching experience at the elementary level. She also teaches Spanish to all our students on Fridays. Gretchen has a degree in Elementary Education with endorsements in Spanish and Early Childhood Education. Gretchen is married with a son and daughter.
Heidi Bisbee is the T/Th assistant preschool teacher. Heidi is in her 3nd year of teaching. Heidi is married with one daughter and resides in Omaha. Prior to teaching at Elkhorn Hills Preschool, Heidi was a nanny for several years for an Elkhorn family.
Brenda Ritnour is the PreK assistant preschool teacher. Brenda is in her 3nd year teaching and is also an assistant teacher in our Parents' Day Out program. Brenda is married and the mother of a high school aged son and middle school aged daughter.
Kelli Sutter: Kelli is in her 2nd year as the assistant teacher in the MWF class. Kelli is married with two elementary school aged girls.
Marlo Scott is married with three boys, Caden 8, Ashton 5, and Grant 4. She and her family live in Waterloo and have been attending Elkhorn Hills Preschool for the last five years! This is Marlo’s second year teaching the PDO class and second as a substitute teacher for our preschool.
Brenda Klanderud is married with a daughter Bailey who is 8. She and her family live in Bennington and have been members of Elkhorn Hills United Methodist Church for 6 years. She has a degree in Elementary Education and is a substitute teacher in the Bennington School District. Brenda was a substitute teacher for PDO last year and we are happy to have her on staff this year!
"The teachers at Elkhorn Hills Preschool are very nurturing and have great patience with the children. This welcoming environment is a wonderful experience for my kids and has provided them with a platform to learn and grow beyond our expectations." - Amy Taylor, preschool parent
Weather Closings
In case of bad weather, listen to the local radio stations or the local television stations for school closings. Announcements will be made on KFAB. We will follow the Elkhorn Public Schools for snow days or extreme cold. If they close - we close. Also, the teachers reserve the right to close even if Elkhorn is still having school if we deem that the weather is severe.
Snacks
Children will take turns bringing snacks. Each child will be assigned a day which will be printed in the monthly newsletter/calendar.
The Nebraska licensing regulations for preschools state "the snack must include at least one serving from one of the four basic food groups and meet nutritional standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture." Some suggestions are apples or applesauce, bananas, grapes, oranges, peaches, pears, plums, raisins or strawberries. Popsicles or frozen fruit bars must be 50% full strength juice. Vegetables allowed are carrot sticks or tomato slices. Potato chips, corn curls and banana chips do not meet the requirements. In the bread category the regulations allow bread, bagels, cereal bars, buns, muffins, cereal, or crackers (Popcorn, peanuts, mixed nuts or peanut butter are not allowed due to the risk of choking and allergies.) The last category is milk, but ice cream, yogurt and pudding are no longer allowed alone by state law. Each snack will be eaten at snack time and we do not allow treats to be sent home at the end of class. Please keep the snacks simple. You do not need to send napkins, cups or drinks. The school provides these.
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