"Our children are ready for kindergarten."
Tracy Gass,
Director of the MELC Norristown Center, welcomed a crowd of children and
proud parents with these words. On June 1, 22 MELC pre-schoolers
received their diplomas and officially became kindergarten students.
Brianna Johnson is
excited about going to kindergarten. When asked, she said she would
"meet new friends and learn about letters, words and flowers."
Principal Joanne
Gillespie of Hancock Elementary participated in the ceremony,
symbolizing the new educators the children will be nurtured by in the
coming years.
"Many times we can
tell which children went to preschool, and which children went to a
structured preschool," said Ms. Gillesipe. "Work habits are so
important throughout the learning process, so that if the young learners
can pick up the work ethic/work habits in the early years, they usually
have better academic success in school. At preschool, children have
the opportunity to start to develop a solid work ethic."
Ms. Gillespie said
that parents are welcome to make appointments during the summer months
to visit the school which the child will attend, in order to help
prepare them for their new experiences.
Rashida Silver
mother of Zaria Kelsey, said that the time her daughter was with MELC
went by so fast, but that she knew Zaria was prepared and ready for
kindergarten based on what she had been taught at MELC.