Emmeline Preschool

Hello! I am so excited to meet all the new and returning families and children! This will be the start of my seventh year as the Emmeline Pre-school Teacher and as always, feel very blessed to be working with wonderful families, supportive parent board and exceptional teacher assistants (Mrs. Rey and Mrs. Walcer)

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A little bit about myself. I have taught in preschool/earlychildhood for over 20 plus years. I

have two daughters. Elizabeth is currently a student at the University of Alberta.  My younger daughter, Rebecca, will be graduating from Grade twelve this year and will be attending University of Saskatchewan in the fall . My husband, Joel, is a professor in the College of Kinesiology at the U of S.

Outside of my life as a teacher, I keep busy as a Brownie Leader for Girl Guides of Canada and am the Vice President, for the Saskatoon Preschool Foundation.  .I also enjoy traveling so hope to continue our adventures once COVID-19 allows.

 

I am an advocate for play-based programs for young children. I feel that children develop many more skills when allowed to explore and discover in a simulating environments and children.  That exploration ignites curiosity and wonder which are two essential components to a child’s early learning environments.

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The Emmeline Preschool program incorporates several aspects of the Reggio Emilia philosophy.   I do have a monthly theme but use them as a spring board to see what interests and engages the students. This requires a lot of observations, interactions and discovery between teacher, parents and children. What you will see will be a variety of learning areas dramatic  play, sensory experiences, art based exploration, hands on learning and a variety of building and exploration materials. My goal as the teacher is to recognize what interests the children and provide the materials and resources to enhance their “spark” and curiosity.

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Parents are an integral part of the program.  I am extremely lucky to have families

that are generous with their time and talents to help support my role as the teacher and the program I provide. Parents are the extension for home that help to engage and excite the children to learn. Our classroom door is always open! 

 

I look forward to a wonderful year.

Mrs. Lanovaz