Pre-School - Pre-K - The Superstars Class
Welcome to Mrs. Cindy's Superstars. My name is Mrs. Cindy Estes; Mrs. Shirley Hutchins and I will be your teachers. We look forward to working with you & your parents here at St. Dominic School.
Our pre-school program has the children learn by doing. Our Pre-K classroom will provide numerous opportunities for children to manipulate, explore, initiate and just play around to find out how things work. We will use songs, stories, file folder games, board games, learning centers, and much more to engage children in learning experiences. Most importantly, we introduce the children to reading with our popular Pre-K reading program from Houghton-Mifflin. The results have been exceptional!
Special activities throughout the year will include:
Our pre-school program has the children learn by doing. Our Pre-K classroom will provide numerous opportunities for children to manipulate, explore, initiate and just play around to find out how things work. We will use songs, stories, file folder games, board games, learning centers, and much more to engage children in learning experiences. Most importantly, we introduce the children to reading with our popular Pre-K reading program from Houghton-Mifflin. The results have been exceptional!
Special activities throughout the year will include:
- field trip to the fire station
- making and taking gifts to nursing home residents
- performing our annual Thanksgiving program for the school
- participation in Catholic Schools week
- raising money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital with Trike-a-thon
- end of the year field
Teacher Bio's
PRE-SCHOOL PRE-KINDERGARTEN TEACHER:
MRS. CINDY ESTES
Mrs. Estes has been a pre-school teacher for several years in Northern Kentucky. She holds a Child Development Associate and has a background in Early Childhood education.
Mrs. Estes has always believed that the teacher can make the year for a student, and always strives to have the best year for each individual student.
Mrs. Estes moved to the Tri-cities area in August of 2007 with her family from the Cincinnati area. She and her husband Steve have three children: Alex, Olivia, and Wesley. They also share a buck-toothed pug named Pugsly.
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PRE-SCHOOL AIDE:
MRS. SHIRLEY HUTCHINS
Mrs. Hutchins has worked as a Pre-School aide since 1992 and she was a volunteer and substitute teacher at St. Dominic School before that. She has been a member of the Greater Kingsport Association of Young Children and has completed 25 hours in Introduction to Early Childhood Education. Mrs. Hutchins believes that children need love and guidance throughout their lives, and that this is something that St. Dominic School can give in many ways.
Mrs. Hutchins and her husband, Steve, have twins: Kirsten and Steven, Jr. Mrs. Hutchins is a lifelong St. Dominic parishioner and graduate of St DominicSchool.
MRS. CINDY ESTES
Mrs. Estes has been a pre-school teacher for several years in Northern Kentucky. She holds a Child Development Associate and has a background in Early Childhood education.
Mrs. Estes has always believed that the teacher can make the year for a student, and always strives to have the best year for each individual student.
Mrs. Estes moved to the Tri-cities area in August of 2007 with her family from the Cincinnati area. She and her husband Steve have three children: Alex, Olivia, and Wesley. They also share a buck-toothed pug named Pugsly.
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PRE-SCHOOL AIDE:
MRS. SHIRLEY HUTCHINS
Mrs. Hutchins has worked as a Pre-School aide since 1992 and she was a volunteer and substitute teacher at St. Dominic School before that. She has been a member of the Greater Kingsport Association of Young Children and has completed 25 hours in Introduction to Early Childhood Education. Mrs. Hutchins believes that children need love and guidance throughout their lives, and that this is something that St. Dominic School can give in many ways.
Mrs. Hutchins and her husband, Steve, have twins: Kirsten and Steven, Jr. Mrs. Hutchins is a lifelong St. Dominic parishioner and graduate of St DominicSchool.