“The uniqueness of the school is the incredible love and support

El Montecito School . . .
we fondly call it ELMO
Since 1958 El Montecito School
has been serving preschool
children with a program that is
recognized as one of the best in
this community. We have solid
philosophy, proven methods
and devoted, qualified teachers.
We are a developmental
preschool in a Christian setting
that focuses on the child to
provide a balance of joy-filled
exploration, academic
readiness, and nurtured
personal growth. El Montecito School is a small and loving family
environment that allows students to re-apply for continuation of
their schooling with us into the elementary grades.
This is truly a place “Where Character Meets Wisdom” as we
endeavor to help our students develop skills that maximize
individual talents and characteristics, while sparking a love of
learning and faithful living. Our preschool teachers are all Early
Childhood Education (ECE) certified to meet, and in most cases
exceed, the regulations of California Community Care Licensing.
APPLY NOW:
Turn in a wait list card and the deposit so that we can know your schedule request and
search for an age-appropriate class opening for your child.
“The uniqueness of the school is the
incredible love and support each and
every child receives. The teachers
could not be better!”
ELMO Parent Evaluation
Partners For Christian Education
El Montecito School
at the corner of Calle Piñon & San Roque Road
3225 Calle Piñon, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
805.962.3091 elmoschool@gmail.com
www.elmoschool.com
Applying to El Montecito School PRESCHOOL:
! Fill out the Wait List card below
! Send it with your non-refundable $50 fee. If your child is enrolled this
fee transfers as the first year’s registration fee.
! When we have open enrollment (usually in the spring) we will contact
you when an age-appropriate opening is available for your child.
Enrollment in a class is not guaranteed by being on our Wait List, but
we work hard to provide as many places as possible for those on the
Wait List (within the limitations of our licensed capacity.)
! During the school year, if there is an opening, we will use the wait list
to fill spots.
! You do NOT have to renew your wait list application from year to year,
but if you accept enrollment at another school, please let us know that
you wish to be removed from our wait list.
NONDISCRIMINATORY STUDENT POLICY
Partners for Christian Education/El Montecito School admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic
origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students
at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration
of its educational policies, scholarship loan programs, and athletic and other school administered
programs.
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El Montecito School – Preschool WAIT LIST Card
Name of child __________________________________________________________ girl _______ boy _______
Parent’s Name _______________________________________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________________________________
City ____________________________________________________ State ______ Zip Code ________________
Phone number _______________________________ Email address ____________________________________
Child’s Date of Birth _________________ Desired enrollment date _________ El Montecito sibling? ___yes ___no
Preschool desired enrollment days (8:30-1; W8:30-12):
Note extended days desired: 2:45
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Preschool non-refundable registration fee $50
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______________________ Date received in office
Please make checks payable to: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATION or PFCE
Thank you!
Mail this card and wait list payment to 3225 Calle Piñon, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM AND ACTIVITIES
Curriculum varies from class to class according to developmental needs. Each classroom incorporates motor
development, creative art, music, stories, dramatic play, concept games, cooking and field trips.
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Room 1 is where preschool begins. It is a safe place to formally engage in learning without mom and dad. It is a
place to learn about using words to express feelings while safely understanding peer relationships. It is also a
time of transition from parallel play into interactive play. We believe this foundational year establishes a life
pattern.
Room 2 is a year of transition that allows either a “beginning” for the slightly older child, or an extra year for the
developmentally young child. This is a wonderful opportunity for growth and play through readiness activities
Pre-Kindergarten is the final year before kindergarten. This is a stretching year of expanded emphasis on prekindergarten readiness skills. The curriculum includes a pre-reading program using Letterland® (phonics
program), formal introduction to numbers, extended experiences in all developmental growth areas through
classroom themes, computer introduction and field trips.
Motor development is the use of both large and small muscles. Small muscles are stimulated by manipulative activities,
play dough, scissor use, painting, puzzles, games and various art activities. Large muscles are stimulated by vigorous
outdoor activities. These include large play equipment, swings, ball play, ladders and slides, wheel toys, skating, running,
climbing, crawling, jumping, building with large blocks, digging, and wood-working. Some of these, of course, overlap.
Motor development is further enhanced with a special direction in creative movement.
Creative art is expressed in a variety of ways. There are a number of conventional and unconventional methods of
painting, use of clay, play dough, collage, cutting, and sewing that are included in our art curriculum. Art is an area where
the process is the most important achievement – not the product. It is important to show your praise of the children’s
process by saying “What a wonderful painting or project!” rather than “What is it?”
Music is used during classroom time, chapel, and motor development activities. Besides singing, music is enhanced with
the piano, audio, and other musical and rhythm instruments. Classes meet once a week. There are musical
performances by the class and by the entire school in the winter and in the spring. Participation with Elementary students
is also encouraged.
Stories are incorporated multiple times daily. They are “read,” told or acted out by the children, as well as the teachers.
Flannel graphs, audio, listening centers, puppets, and books frequent story time. Occasionally older students from the
elementary or junior high classes will come and read for preschool students.
Dramatic play is also present throughout the day. You’ll find characters, stories, and situations illustrated in the dress-up
and house keeping corner, block or floor play area, sand box, and just about anywhere you look!
Concept games are often used at the appropriate age levels to develop pre-reading skills and to learn concepts. A wide
range of pre-mathematics skills is introduced using real-life experiences and manipulatives.
Science starts with curiosity. It is experienced through observation and interaction with plants, insects, animals, sensory
experiences, cause and effect relationships, magnets, gears, screws, and weather/season awareness. It is enhanced by
field trips.
Cooking involves any food experience from putting spread on crackers to cooking a meal. Often teachers will provide a
project that involves baking, stirring, or putting together foods for a snack.
PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM GOALS
ROOM 1
Classroom Goals
1. To provide a comfortable, happy and loving school experience
• Maintain a regular, secure routine
• Balance structure with free play
2. To provide an environment where the children have exposure to many varied experiences
3. To provide a setting conducive to development of good relationships with peers and adults
• Nurture verbal skills and self-expression
• Nurture positive interaction
4. To create an atmosphere that nurtures self esteem
• Praise positive qualities and good work
• Encourage independence
• Encourage sequential logic and the ability to follow directions
5. To promote the development of thinking and listening skills
6. To encourage spiritual awareness, self-respect and regard for others
Room 1 Themes
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Circus
Fall
Fall Festival
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Nursery Rhymes
Valentines
Numbers/Shapes
Farm
Spring
Easter
Transportation
Occupations
Beach/Ocean
Room 2
Classroom Goals
1. To provide a safe, comfortable, consistent, happy, and loving school experience
• Maintain a regular, secure routine
• Provide consistent structure and enrichment
• Nurture learning in exciting, positive ways
2. To provide an inviting environment where children will have exposure to a variety of enriching experiences
• Introduce art, dramatic play, literature, music, small and large motor development
• Introduce such concepts as numbers, letters and sounds, matching, and language skills along with early
computer exposure
3. To provide a setting conducive to the development of positive relationships with peers and adults
• Nurture verbal skills and self expression
• Nurture positive interaction and cooperation
• Enhance problem solving skills
• Praise positive qualities and actions
• Encourage independence and self-sufficiency and making choices
• Formally introduce numbers, letters and the computer
• Encourage spiritual awareness, self-respect and regard for others
Room 2 Themes
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All About Me, Colors and Shapes
Fall Festival
Nutrition, Thanksgiving, Pilgrims and Native Americans
Christmas
Transportation
Community Helpers, Occupations
Growing Things
Dinosaurs
Space, Solar System
PRE-KINDERGARTEN
Pre-kindergarten is the final year of preschool before kindergarten. This is a stretching year of expanded emphasis on prekindergarten readiness skills. The curriculum includes a pre-reading program using Letterland® (phonics program), formal
introduction to numbers, extended experiences in all developmental growth areas and classroom themes, computer
introduction and field trips.
Classroom Goals
1. Emotional
• To provide a secure, loving environment and to encourage self-esteem
• To help students understand the consequences of actions and how to address problems directly and fairly
• To encourage appropriate levels of independence
2. Social
• To enable students to know what it means to be a member of a group, and to gain a sense for the responsibilities of
leadership
• To provide suitable classroom routines and playground boundaries
• To promote safety inside and outside of the classroom
3. Cognitive
• To introduce number concepts (Math Their Way)
• To enable reading readiness (Letterland® phonics program)
• To help students develop thinking, listening and language skills
• To provide sequential and cause/effect activities, and promote the understanding of matching and grouping
• To provide activities that will help children develop fine motor skills
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To introduce science and multicultural experiences
4. Spiritual
• To encourage an understanding of God
• To promote caring about self and others as a part of God’s creation
5. Physical and Motor Development
• To promote the development of small and large muscles through a variety of activities
• To encourage creative self-expression, willingness to try all activities, follow directions and take turns
• To enable students to have fun and feel freedom without pressure from other children
• To promote appropriate maturational development
GOALS FOR KINDERGARTEN READINESS
Expectations for pre-kindergarten children…
• To transition from one activity to another with minimal amount of notice
• To be able to stay focused in a group setting for at least 15 minutes at a time
• To have an interest in, but not necessarily a full knowledge of numbers and letters
• To have a willingness to try new tasks
• To be able to recall specific story details
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To be able to follow sequential directions
As the year progresses, students will be encouraged toward higher levels of impulse control, social and emotional readiness
for the kindergarten program. All students entering El Montecito School Kindergarten will be assessed in these and other
areas of readiness.
Daily schedule (sample)
8:30-9:00
Greeting, “Have-to’s” and free-choice activities
9:00-10:00 Outside time (free-play, playground equipment, bikes, large motor activities)
10:00-10:30 Cleanup/bathroom/snack
10:30-11:30 Class time (free-play, theme projects, manipulatives, dress-up, small motor activities, circle time)
11:30-11:45 Story
11:45-12:15 Lunch
12:15-1:00 Class time or outdoor play as appropriate
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Pickup
1:00-2:45 The late-day schedule is managed by the supervising teacher and includes a rest period
PreKindergarten Yearly Themes:
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Sept: All about Me
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Senses (Owls, spiders, bats), Fall Festival
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Nov:
Pilgrims, Thanksgiving, Hibernation
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Dec:
Nativity, Christmas/Hanukkah, Los Posada
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Native Americans, Rocks/Minerals, MLK Jr., Chinese New Year
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Valentine’s/Love, Presidents/American Symbols
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Space/Solar System, St Patrick’s Day/ Irish Customs
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April: Dinosaurs, Easter
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May: Habitats (Desert, Arctic, Rainforest, Ocean)
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June: Getting ready for summer
Preschool Tuition for 2015-­‐16 The actual amounts for various preschool enrollment options are listed below. However, depending on enrollment capacity, all of the options may not be available when your child enrolls. PRESCHOOL 5 days (4 days 8:30-­‐2:45/1 day 8:30-­‐12:00) 5 days (4 days 8:30-­‐1:00/1 day 8:30-­‐12:00) 4 days (3 days 8:30-­‐2:45/1 day 8:30-­‐12:00) 4 days (3 days 8:30-­‐1:00/1 day 8:30-­‐12:00) 4 days (4 days 8:30-­‐1:00) 4 days (4 days 8:30-­‐2:45) 9,896 6,895 7,326 11,328 3 days (2 days 8:30-­‐2:45/1 day 8:30-­‐12:00) 3 days (2 days 8:30-­‐1:00 /1 day 8:30-­‐12:00) 3 days (3 days 8:30-­‐1:00) 3 days (3 days 8:30-­‐2:45) 7,064 5,063 5,495 8,496 2 days, (2 days 8:30-­‐2:45) 2 days, (2 days 8:30-­‐1:00) 2 days, (1 day 8:30-­‐1:00/ 1 day 8:30-­‐12:00) 5,664 3,663 3,232 12,728 8,726 Preschool Fees: Preschool Equipment Fee $125 (due March 15) Drop in Charges: (by pre-­‐arrangement, when space is available, parents may arrange for student drop-­‐ins beyond normally scheduled days) 8:45-­‐12:00 $ 48 8:45-­‐1:00 63 8:45-­‐2:45 95 1:00-­‐2:45 32 All tuition is due upon enrollment. If a tuition plan is set-­‐up, tuition continuity fee will be assessed based on number of days enrolled. Registration Fee (due Feb 1st) $50 Tuition Continuity Plan *** (due Mar 15th) *** $132-­‐330 Equipment Fee (due Mar 15th) $125 Annual Tuition due in full May 1 or in 11 monthly payments "
PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR THOSE NOT PAYING TUTION IN FULL AT TIME OF ENROLLMENT: Tuition Continuity Plan payment
March 15th
Equipment Fee due
March 15th First tuition payment due
April 1st Second tuition payment due
May 1st
Third tuition payment due
June 1st
Fourth tuition payment due
July 1st
Fifth tuition payment due
August 1st
Sixth tuition payment due
September 1st
Seventh tuition payment due
October 1st
Eighth tuition payment due
November 1st
Ninth tuition payment due
December 1st
Tenth tuition payment due
Eleventh tuition payment due
January 1st February 1st *** If tuition is not paid in full, then the one-­‐time Tuition Continuity Plan Fee is due at the time of enrollment according to the following: 2 day per week enrollment: $132 3 day per week enrollment: $198 4 day per week enrollment: $264 5 day per week enrollment: $330