2024-2025 School Year

K3 GVL

Parents must choose to enroll their K3 student in either the One Day or Two Day model.

Elementary classes meet for 12 weeks in the Fall and 12 weeks in the Spring for a total of 24 weeks. Each class day starts at 9:10am and finishes at 2:30pm.

In K3 classes, the children are with the same teacher the entire day and stay together as a group, with the exception of a music class, where they go to the respective teacher for that time. The students enjoy recess twice a day at either the playground or the gym. Parents must pack snack and lunch for their student. Children in K3 will not be assigned homework. Formal grades are not given in K3 but teachers do send home progress reports twice a year.

Course Description

In K3, learning with each other through play helps support children’s social and emotional development, language and literacy, cognition, and even physical development. The class begins with a large group time that includes calendar, sharing time, and reading stories related to the theme of the day. Group time allows students to practice a variety of classroom skills such as listening skills, conversational skills, interacting with the teacher, and how to read a story. Small group centers are used to give students experience doing many different activities related to the theme/lesson of the day. Concentration is placed on learning and practicing classroom etiquette: listening, raising hands, lining up, being kind to others, obeying the teacher, using inside voices, and keeping hands to oneself. The class focuses on one letter of the alphabet, number, shape, and color per week and does thematic activities based on all five of these emphases each class day. We feel children learn more and will retain more when they are enjoying what they are doing, so our curriculum involves activities that get the children to move and explore. Hands-on learning allows the children to experience and develop the senses that God has given them.

Throughout the school year, students will develop skills such as:

  • identifying colors, shapes, numbers, and letters
    recognizing patterns
  • sharing, compromising, and following directions

Music Class: Students attend music class each class day. The students will enjoy experiencing music in a variety of ways. We explore music through a repertoire rich in folk songs, nursery rhymes, and traditional singing games. We learn about music through imitation, movement, listening, visualization, improvisation, finger play, and rhythm instruments. Seasonal music activities are incorporated throughout the year.

To be successful in this class:

Learn and practice classroom etiquette, including listening, raising hands, lining up, being kind to others, obeying the teacher, using inside voices, and keeping hands to oneself.

Grades: K3

Fees: One Day Model Tuition: $400 for the year

Two Day Model Tuition: $800 for the year

Plus the following fees:
-$5 Supply Fee
-$140 enrollment fee per child
-$70 security fee per family
-$10 per student portrait/bag tag fee

Prerequisites:

Must be 3 years old by September 1st. Must be mostly potty trained and able to use the restroom mostly independently and come to co-op in underwear or a pull up. K3 teachers will not change diapers.

Sections Offered: K3 Green Cedar- 1 Day Model (Mondays only) K3 Red Oak- 1 Day Model (Wednesdays only) K3 Yellow Birch- 2 Day Model (Monday & Wednesdays) K3-2nd Music - 1 & 2 Day Models

Required Materials

Textbook:

None required.

Other Materials:

Each class has a supply list of required materials parents must purchase and send to class with their student. Find Supply Lists here.

K3 Green Cedar- 1 Day Model (Mondays only)

Meet Kieran Hooker

Education: Bachelor of Arts degree from Gardner-Webb University (2018)
Teaching experience: Substitute teaching in multiple early elementary classrooms at UHC
UHC Courses Taught: 2s and 3s Nursery, K3
Began teaching at UHC in 2023

K3 Red Oak- 1 Day Model (Wednesdays only)

Meet Kieran Hooker

Education: Bachelor of Arts degree from Gardner-Webb University (2018)
Teaching experience: Substitute teaching in multiple early elementary classrooms at UHC
UHC Courses Taught: 2s and 3s Nursery, K3
Began teaching at UHC in 2023

K3 Yellow Birch- 2 Day Model (Monday & Wednesdays)

Meet Aime Weaver

Education: Bachelors in Business

Teaching experience: Sunday school from preschool to High school

Homeschooling Experience: Homeschooling since 2014

UHC Courses Taught: Preschool/Toddler Nursery, K3

Began teaching at UHC in 2022

K3-2nd Music - 1 & 2 Day Models

Meet Elizabeth Nugent

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Lander University

Teaching experience: UHC Elementary Music Teacher 2012-2018, Piano Teacher 1993-2000, 2011–2014, 2023-Present

Homeschool experience: Homeschooled our two sons 2005-2018, 2020-2022

Courses taught: K3-2nd Grade Elementary Music Classes

Began Teaching at UHC in 2012-2018, 2024-