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2022 MARKS OUR 30th ANNIVERSARY IN THE KID BUSINESS
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT FOR SEPTEMBER IS PATIENCE
TEACHER OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER IS MS. SARAH
- Favorite Color: Blue with pink as a close second
- Favorite School Subject: English – I love to write!
- Favorite Food: New York Style Pizza (Pepperoni and pineapple)
- Favorite Sport to Watch: College Football (Gig ‘Em, Aggies!)
- Favorite Sport to Play: Basketball
- Favorite type of Pet: Dog
- Favorite Season: Spring
- Favorite Vacation Spot: Any cruise
- Dream Vacation Spot: Italy
- Hobbies: Writing, crafting, baking, sharing Usborne books
- This is Ms. Sarah’s first year as a teacher here at Grace School. Sarah first came to us when her son, Ryan, was in our Pre-K 3’s class. (Ryan is now in kindergarten!) Sarah comes to GES with more than 10 years of teaching experience. Sarah was the Director of the Little Kickers program in Rockwall and has substitute taught in Texas and South Carolina. Most recently, Sarah was a Mothers’ Day Out lead teacher at the YMCA in Round Rock. Sarah and her husband, Chris, have been married for 10 years. They have three children: Caleb – age 8; Ryan – age 5; and Taylor – age 2. Sarah’s one line philosophy of early childhood education is “Every child should play, and learn through that; and, every child should be read to, and experience the magic of that.” Thank you, Ms. Sarah, for sharing the magic of childhood with your Pre-K 4’s!
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About us
Mission and Philosophy
The mission of Grace Episcopal School is to foster a lifelong love of learning in a culture of Christian values. We challenge and inspire all children to become thoughtful and independent members of their communities, and we minister to their families with loving service. Our mission is accomplished through our dedicated and caring staff members who demonstrate Christian values through the Episcopal tenets.
The philosophy of Grace Episcopal School is to provide an enriching Christian environment that will enable each child to develop to full potential. We strive to create a positive, loving environment to help each child develop socially, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. We provide opportunities for creative, imaginative, and artistic expression. Grace Episcopal School shall function as an integral part of the parish of Grace Episcopal Church and shall serve as an educational arm of its pastoral and missionary life.
Our School Structure
Our class times are
Mondays, Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, Thursdays
9:00a.m. - 2:00p.m.
8:30a.m. - 2:00p.m. (Kindergarten)
We have the following classrooms...
One 4-day Primary (2 years old) class
One 3-day Primary (2 years old) class
One 3-day Pre-K 3's class
One 4-day Pre-K 3's class
One 3-day Pre-K 4's class
One 4-day Pre-K 4's classes
One 4- day Kindergarten class
During the week we have...
Chapel - We sing songs, hear a short Bible story, pray, and celebrate birthday blessings.
Music with Ms. Evelyn - We enjoy musical instruments, songs, and learning musical terminology.
Cooking - We learn about measuring, working together, good health practices, and changes in state of matter.
Outside we have a Learning Garden where we explore growing vegetables and plants. We also have an outdoor learning lab - Outdoor Wonder Learning Lab (OWLL).
There is also an outdoor stage for our students with dress up clothing so they may create and imagine stories.
Curriculum
At Grace we use Thompson's Scope and Sequence as the basis for our preschool curriculum. The Handwriting Without Tears curriculum is used in the Pre-K and Kindergarten classes. We have also adopted the reading readiness aspect of the ABeka Book. In the "Letters & Sounds" component of ABeka, the children will recognize letter shapes and learn their sounds. The basis of reading is learning the sounds the letters make, and ABeka focuses on that skill. We use Starfall and Sadlier phonics for our kindergarten curriculum for language arts, social studies and science. ABeka Math is our adopted math curriculum for kindergarten. Our curricula build an early childhood program that allows children to grow and develop as Jesus did - in "wisdom and stature" and in "favor with God and man" (Luke 2:52). Children's growth is a process, not an event. Thompson's Scope & Sequence, along with Starfall, Sadlier, and ABeka curricula, provide guidance and activities to help each child develop language, reading, writing, math and other foundational skills, appropriate to his or her stage of development.