Now enrolling for fall classes.
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.
Saturday, February 5 6 pm: Storybook Ball
Children are invited to bring a fun loving adult, grandparents are encouraged for this magical, musical fairytale evening. Please dress as your favorite storybook character. Adults too! Creativity will be rewarded. Refreshments and fun provided.
2010 - 2011 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 30th |
Parent Orientation |
September 6th |
Labor Day |
September 7th |
T-Th/PreK School Starts |
September 8th |
M-W-F School and PDO Starts |
September 17th |
Teacher In-service (No School) |
September 27th |
Teacher In-service (No School) |
October 22nd |
No School |
October 29th |
No School |
November 25 & 26 |
Thanksgiving Break No School |
Dec. 23 - Jan. 4th |
Christmas Break No School |
January 5th/6th |
Classes Resume |
January 14th |
Teacher In-service (No School) |
February 5th |
Annual Parent-Child Dance |
February 17 & 18 |
Teacher In-service (No School) |
March 18th |
No School |
April 1st |
Teacher In-service (No School) |
April 18-22nd |
Easter Break (No School) |
May 18th |
Last Day of PDO |
May 19th |
T/Th Last Day of School |
May 20th |
PreK/M-W-F Last Day of School |
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 fourth 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 five 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 first year at our preschool but she has 12 years of teaching experience at the elementary level. 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 and her husband married this past May.
Mary Litton is the MWF assistant preschool teacher. Mary is married and the mother of 2 grown children.
Brenda Ritnour is the PreK assistant preschool teacher. Brenda is married and the mother of a high school aged son and middle school aged daughter.
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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