WE ARE GROWING! 
John Wesley Christian School began as a Mother’s Day Out and Preschool program, and we are expanding. We currently admit babies from 6 months of age through children in 3rd grade, and we have big plans to add a new elementary grade level each year for the next 2 years, up to 5th grade. We want your family to come grow with us!

Children must be between 6 months and 23 months of age by September 1.
Classes available:  M/W, T/Th, M/W/F, or M-F

The curriculum for the infants and toddlers promotes activities that stimulate growth and development that can be incorporated into the routines of the day. These classes provide a warm, loving, and rich environment that encourages social, cognitive, and physical growth to fully enhance and nurture each child’s school experience.  Behavioral development is closely observed so that each child is loved, encouraged and nurtured in a positive atmosphere.

Children must be between 24 months and 35 months by September 1.
Classes available:  M/W/F, T/W/TH, T/Th, or M-F

The curriculum for the two-year-old classes provides interactive activities that enable children to develop a love of learning while they are playing and having fun. The classes provide a warm and friendly environment with hands-on, center-based activities to encourage early learning. Weekly theme units provide for activities in both large group and individual areas that move children toward their potential as they explore the manipulatives in the classroom.

Children must be 3 years old by September 1, and MUST be potty-trained.
Classes Available:  M/W/F, T/W/TH, T/TH, or M-F

The three-year-old curriculum is based on learning through play. Our goal is to introduce concepts and learn by experience. The curriculum offers hands-on learning experiences that promote the cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and creative development of each student. Centers in the classroom include the following: math, writing, reading, art, dramatic play, housekeeping, listening, block building and science.

Children must be 4 years old by September 1.
Classes Available:  T/W/TH, M-TH or M-F

The four-year-old program continues to build upon prior knowledge of the three-year-old preschool program. Active learning is encouraged through many hands-on experiences. The four-year-old curriculum is literature-based and thematic in nature. The curriculum encourages curiosity, develops a love of learning, fosters positive self-identity and sense of emotional well-being, develops social skills, and encourages children to think, reason, question, and experiment.

Children must be 5 years old by September 1.
Classes M-F

The curriculum in the Bridge Class is a continuation of the 4's Abeka Curriculum, which focuses on phonics and mathematics. Our goal is to provide opportunities for children to experience every concept in a multi-sensory way. Every effort is made to accommodate the learning styles of each child. The interests expressed by the children and their parents often inspire study topics.
Centers are primarily open-ended and encourage creativity, problem-solving, and social skills. These centers on a typical day include home living, art, manipulatives, building materials, reading, listening, writing, and the sensory table. Other learning centers are used daily to enhance knowledge about current study topics.
Outdoor (or indoor in inclement weather) free play time is provided each day. Suitable play equipment is available to encourage motor and social skills.
Students are provided with a schedule that is as predictable as possible. Appropriate behavior is expected, encouraged, and reinforced positively.
Music, movement, body awareness, and performance skills are led by our excellent music teacher and extended in our classroom activities. Additionally, students have an art class and PE class twice a week. An informal screening is done during the first weeks of school to assess skills the individual student has mastered and to assess readiness. Instruction is planned around individual learning needs. Individual progress is assessed more in-depth before parent conferences. Another screening is done at the end of the year. Parent input is an important part of the assessment process.

Classes M-F

Our Elementary classes use the Abeka Curriculum, which is a time-tested Christian curriculum focusing on Bible lessons, Character Development, Spelling, Phonics/Language, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Science, Social Studies, and Poetry.  Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum is used daily in addition to the Abeka Curriculum.  The students are taught in both whole-group settings and through small-group center rotations.  Centers are thematic and used to supplement the skills being taught each week.  Developmental centers are incorporated to promote social-emotional learning skills, as well.  Students are assessed regularly to differentiate instruction.  Furthermore, students take a standardized test (Iowa Basic Skills Test) each year in the spring to compare against national norms.  Homework and readers are sent home daily to enhance learning and promote good homework habits.  Students are introduced to technology through classroom computers and the Smart Board.  Special care is taken to ensure our curriculum aligns with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for each grade level.  In most areas, the Abeka Curriculum surpasses what is required by the state of Texas.  Our small class sizes allow for one-to-one instruction daily. Many of our elementary students love sharing their knowledge and talents by partnering with younger classes as reading buddies.
Elementary students attend chapel each week and a school-wide chapel each month. Bible lessons from Chapel are extended in the classroom with prayer journals.  Additionally, Bible and character development lessons are taught from the Abeka Curriculum. Students attend Physical Education, Art, and Music classes each week. Students have outdoor recess daily unless inclement weather causes indoor recess to be scheduled in the gym. Our Elementary students attend one field trip yearly to extend learning and foster a sense of giving and serving.