The Preschool Press
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Easter Fair on April 9
We're excited to share that the Islesboro Preschool is partnering with the Islesboro Central School Junior Class to host an Easter event on Saturday, April 9 at the ICS Kinnicutt Center starting at 9 am ET. IPS will set up a raffle and a bake sale, and proceeds from...
March 2022 – Preschool Press
Monthly update from the Islesboro Preschool.
MASKING Update
Masking update
February 2022 Preschool Press
Notes from the Director with Lexy Martinez Well, we’re officially halfway through winter! With a few snow days and, unfortunately, more COVID closures it’s hard to say whether time is moving really quickly or at a snail’s pace. We know how hard it can be for...
IPS Valentine’s Day Flower Sale
We are excited to share that we're bringing back our Valentine's Day Flower Sale at the Island Market this year! All proceeds will support our Islesboro Preschool. Starting on Friday, February 11, flowers will be available for purchase at the Island Market, either...
January 2022 Preschool Press
A monthly newsletter from the Islesboro Preschool Notes from the Director with Lexy Martinez Due to COVID, we closed the preschool for the last week before winter break. During that unexpected closure, our staff was busy deep cleaning the classrooms and...
IPS Handbook
Handbook View the handbook HERE. We welcome questions, feedback, or discussions of any kind that are oriented towards positive outcomes for the children - open communication is of the utmost importance to us. Sensitive issues will be discussed in private at a...
December 2021 Preschool Press
A Monthly Newsletter from the Islesboro Preschool Notes from the Director with Lexy Martinez November flew by in a whirlwind of half days, holidays and colds. But it was also about rooting down and finding ways to feel and express gratitude. We...
Welcome to our new Executive Director!
We are excited to welcome Lexy Martinez as our new IPS Executive Director as of September 13, 2021! Lexy is an occupational therapist by education and training, and recently, the CEO of her family managing three young girls along with her husband, Steve. Her...
Fourth of July 2021
This week we continued to celebrate the 4th of July. The above picture shows our fireworks after reading the book Red, White, Boom! The children also made windsocks, flags, and a sailboat that rocks! We watched one book read aloud about the Berenstain Bear’s 4th of...
Come visit Santa’s drive through this Thursday!
This Thursday, December 17, come safely visit Santa and share your wish list at a drive through from 4:00 - 5:15 pm at the Islesboro Preschool. All kids will get a special treat! Santa asks that for your safety and his that you stay in your vehicle, and everyone must...
We’re back at school!
We are excited to have started our new academic year this week, under COVID protocols which proved very successful over the summer! We have a full class enrolled and cannot currently add more students. However, if you are interested please contact our director, Hannah...
A look into our Summer Session
The Islesboro Preschool re-opened our doors on June 24th for a summer session with a smaller number of students and strict new safety and sanitary guidelines to ensure the health of our students, their families, and the wider community during the Covid-crisis. ...
We are reopening!
We are excited to share that our summer program will be opening next Wednesday under new policies and protocols. Registration information has gone out to families that indicated interest, and if you'd like to see our guidelines please review the link below. Direct any...
Welcome to our new director and pre-K teacher!
We are excited to welcome our new director and lead pre-K teacher for the Islesboro Preschool, Hannah Joule Wayda. She and her daughter, Kaylee, have relocated to Islesboro from Massachusetts, returning home to the state where she grew up. Hannah started with us last...
Spring into Summer Fundraiser – May 4
Join the Islesboro Preschool on May 4 from 4 - 7 pm at the Islesboro Community Center for a musical celebration and BBQ fundraiser! Tickets will be $10 ($5 for students and free for those under 10) and entry includes food and nonalcoholic beverages. Beer and wine...
Support IPS on Election Day!
On Election Day, enjoy delicious lunch and baked goods while you vote at the Town Office. All proceeds support our Islesboro Preschool. From 10 am - 2 pm, there will be sandwiches, soups, chili, and baked goods for purchase. For early voters, we will have grab-n-go...
Islesboro Preschool is hiring!
Our Islesboro Preschool is seeking a full-time co-teacher and a full-time teaching assistant for the summer to staff the infant/toddler program, ideally to start on June 25, 2018. Candidates should possess a strong passion for education, and be able to maintain...
SUMMER CAMP Registration is Open!
The Islesboro Preschool welcomes full-time residents, part-time residents and those just visiting to our program during the summer months. FULL DAY PROGRAM: Monday – Friday | 8:00-4:00 DATES: June 25 - August 31, 2018 Email alex@islesboropreschool.org or call...
Announcing our new IPS Executive Director – Alex Wilbur
We are very excited to announce that Alex Wilbur will be coming on board as our IPS Executive Director on Monday, April 16! She will spend several weeks working with Nancy Wuori to get up to speed on everything, and we know she'll hit the ground running. Alex's role...
SPRING ENROLLMENT
The Infant/ Toddler room has seven children currently enrolled on a variety of days. We can have eight children a day in this program. With spring work not too far away, we will need to be more scheduled to meet the needs of our youngest children. For the Spring,...
Happy February and Beyond…
Its certainly a “Happy New Year” at Islesboro Preschool! As you know, we moved into our new building this past summer which allowed us to expand our programs to children from six months to five years old. As a result, attendance is almost double what we could have had...
NOW HIRING – PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR
OPEN POSITION – DIRECTOR – ISLESBORO PRESCHOOL (IPS) Seeking a part-time Director to oversee and direct the program for the Islesboro Preschool (IPS). The ideal candidate should possess a strong passion for education with great...
November Director’s Report
The new preschool building absorbed the sounds of eight to twelve children this fall. Children in the Infant/Toddler space learned to explore what their bodies could do interacting in that environment, reached monthly milestones as they grow and change, and learned to...
Fall Preschool News
We may be a small preschool program, but we go through all of the routines that any childcare program does in the early fall, welcoming new families and creating routines for our students as they adjust to coming to school each day. Both the infant/toddler and...
Summer Raffle Madness
ANNOUNCING THE PRESCHOOL SUMMER RAFFLE The dedicated parents of the Islesboro Preschool have brought together donations from over 25 generous island businesses and individuals to offer the first (perhaps annual) Preschool Summer Raffle. RAFFLE ITEMS INCLUDE: 2-month...
Summer Camp – Open for Registration!
Summer Preschool Program Licensed by the State of Maine Open spots for Ages 3 to 5 years - June 26 thru September 1, 2015 In Mid- July our new facility will open and we will begin accepting Infants, Babies and Toddlers. FUN, Crafts, Island Explorations....
Hug, Cuddle, and hold your little ones!
The last IPS and YOU discussed how important holding and talking to babies is to their long term development. While there is ample research to support this, the most bizarre and disturbing proof comes from the end of the Cold War. Rumania’s Nicoale Ceausescu was the...
No Fossil Fuels Here!
The new preschool building has been designed to be as energy efficient as possible, using little to no fossil fuels. As the photos below show, we are using sprayed-on closed cell foam on all exterior walls. This type of insulation has a very high R-value (a measure...
Abilities Are Created, Not Solely Inherited.
In the last edition of IPS and YOU, I wrote about heredity and environment citing research that said it was the interplay between the two that determines who we eventually become. Keeping on that theme, here is another important concept—abilities are created, not...
Another construction update
What more is there to say then check out these great photos of the new preschool!
The Progress Doesn’t Stop
We continue to be amazed and excited by the progress that is made every day on the new building. Here are a few shots of the plumbing and electrical work going in. And yes - we really do have a roof! The Preschoolers are going to be well provided for in our new...
IPS & You: Talk, Talk, Talk!
How often do you talk to your baby? Do you vary the words you use? Are they encouraging words, linked to an accomplishment? These questions are more important than you might think. Researchers at Rice University have determined that a child who is talked to...
Windows, Doors and… a Roof!
Was it really just a few months ago that we were getting excited about pouring the foundation? Now we have windows, doors and a roof over the new preschool building. This has been a labor of love for so very many members of the Islesboro community. I hope you are as...
IPS & You: Focus on what we can control.
One question every parent wonders about is “What is most important in a person’s development—heredity or environment?” The “Nature vs. Nurture” debate has been argued, studied and misunderstood for years. “Naturists” believe that genetics are the defining feature of...
Student Artwork
We have been hard at work this fall and have created so much wonderful art inspired by the changing seasons on Islesboro. Here are some of the highlights. CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW TO ENLARGE.
Thanksgiving!
We made it through Thanksgiving! I hope you were all able to enjoy good food and create some great memories with your friends and families over the vacation. We only have 12 school days before we are off for Christmas break! We will be very busy with some top secret...
Recent photos of the building progress
Some recent photos of the construction progress. We have walls and a front door!
Halloween Pics!
We had a blast on Halloween with all of these adorables!
Q&A – Preschool Building Update
Here is a quick run down of everything you wanted to know about the new preschool building. Q. Who is paying for this?! A. It is being paid for entirely with privately raised funds from across the island. (We are still a bit short so feel free to go to the Donate...
The letters F, L, E and Halloween!
Ginny and I can’t believe that October is almost over! The school year is flying by. We have thoroughly enjoyed working on letters F, L and E this month. We also loved playing hide and go seek with our pumpkins, exploring and painting the different parts of a pumpkin...
Field Trip on Wednesday!
This Wednesday we are going to Turtle Head for our second Field Trip with IIT. Chloe will meet us here at the preschool. We will ask you to help her to load your students car seat or booster into her car, my car or Ginny’s car. After we sign in and use the bathroom,...
IPS & You
Welcome to “IPS and YOU”. This will be a regular column in the Islesboro Island News and the Preschool Press describing the importance of a positive Early Learning Environment and why it’s important to YOU, regardless who you are! Early Learning, age birth to 5 is...
Welcome to Fall
Welcome to the first day of fall! The 2016-2017 Preschool year has gotten off to a great start. We started with a tour of the new classroom layout and made sure to come up with some classroom rules to help keep everybody safe. We began our first week with an All...
Fall Updates
Dear Parents, We have some scheduling changes coming up. Please take note below: SEPTEMBER 2016 Preschool will be open Monday through Friday from 8:30-3:30 OCTOBER 2016 Preschool will run a modified calendar, open only four days a week. Based on attendance in...
Construction is Underway!
The site of the new Islesboro Preschool has been cleared, the driveway roughed in, and preparations are being made for the concrete slab to be laid. This is truly exciting news! Drive by to see our progress, we'll be watching the progress from playground. Stay tuned...
Summer Camp Week 5
Week 5 already??!! The summer is flying by. We are trying to enjoy the humid weather after the beauty of last week. This week we will continue adding sea animals to our Ocean Mural. We have begun our handprint crabs and will continue our hungry sharks. Our trip...
Summer Camp Week 3
Hello! We hope that you are enjoying the summer as much as we have thus far. We can’t believe we are already moving into week 4 already! The campers have expressed a lot of enthusiasm for an ocean themed summer. We have begun our Ocean Mural and have added sea...
Enrolling for Summer Fun!
Summer Preschool Program - Licensed by the State of Maine Openings for children 2 ½ thru Pre-first June 27 thru August 28, 2015 | 8:30-3:30 or 8:30-12:00 FUN, Crafts, Island Explorations. Developmentally appropriate activities with a summer twist! Email...