Hello! My name is Laura Warbritton and I love teaching. I attended the University of Missouri-Columbia and hold a BS and Master's in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. I have been teaching for 30 years. I am married to Ryan and we have 2 sons, Christopher and Alex, who are both Centralia graduates.
Our most recent unit in preschool was Winter/Snow. We had a lot of learning and fun with various winter activities. Snowball fights were our favorite! We needed to use up a little extra energy and practice our letter recognition at the same time. I wrote letters on a piece of paper and then the children […]
Preschool recently participated in the first annual “Camp Chance” and we loved it! We painted campfires with marshmallows, built different shapes with toothpicks and marshmallows, and pretended to camp out. We sang lots of campfire songs and we really enjoyed a special smore’ snack. We also played a little flashlight I Spy. Everyone enjoyed the […]
CES Preschool recently enjoyed a trip to the local Pizza Hut in Centralia. This field trip was an ending activity for our recent unit, Grocery Store/Shopping. Each child was able to make his/her own pan pizza with their favorite toppings. We watched the pizzas go into the oven and we really enjoyed tasting our pizzas […]
Afternoon preschool enjoyed many different games during our recent Halloween Party. Each of our 4 games also had a learning component….PLAY! In the spider races, children used a straw and “blew” a spider down the track. Using straws is a great way to develop those muscles used in speaking. In musical chairs, children practiced […]
Preschoolers have been busy this week exploring materials in our new units: Pumpkins and Nature Walks. Young children learn best through play and each center in our room is designed for exploration about a topic by playing. Students have enjoyed making a jack o’ lanterns by hammering golf tees and plastic facial features into a […]
Come One, Come All! October 5, 2019 Chance Elementary Preschool has been busy learning during the past month! Every two weeks, we have a different theme focus. Our current unit is circus/zoo. This theme fit perfectly with the Homecoming theme of “The Greatest Show” . In each unit, we complete lots of […]
Springtime is Here! Preschool has been very busy learning about plants, gardening, and farms. One of our favorite activities is the dramatic play area…a farmer’s market. We are learning too that bees are so important to us and growing plants and flowers. Moving nectar from one flower to the other is a favorite activity. […]
Parent Newsletter –November 8, 2018 With Parent/Teacher Conferences and the Halloween Party it seems like it has been a long time since I have written a newsletter! I am anxious to share with you the exciting things happening in our room lately. Centers are an important part of our learning. We practice many literacy and […]
WHERE PANTHERS BEGIN-PRESCHOOL 2018-2019 AFTERNOON CLASS We are off to a great start in preschool for the 2018-2019 school year! We currently have 19 afternoon preschool students who attend 3 1/2 hours per day for 4 days. In January 2019, we will change to a 5 day schedule. One component of our curriculum, ELLC, (Emerging […]