We're a non-profit, non-sectarian, multi-cultural school that is certified by the New Jersey Department of Elementary Education. All teachers are state certified. Our Goal is to provide a high quality preschool education to local families at an affordable cost. We accomplish this because we are a cooperative community of families where all parents share their time and talents and invest them in their child's preschool education.
The Joys of Teaching
There are moments that I feel absolutely privileged to be a teacher. There are golden moments: when I get to witness the light in a child’s eyes when she realizes she can read or pump on a swing; or I overhear him say kind words to another person. Lately I've been lucky to have many such moments!
One of our new adventures this year has been visiting the senior citizens at Stonebridge at Montgomery. Having the preschoolers, seniors and parents together has been pure magic!
Thank you all!
Thank you to all the parents, staff, former staff, volunteers, alumni and families for such a wonderful 50th Celebration!
Thanks to my darling students for working so hard on the decorations for the classroom!
The sun came out, the weather cooperated, and everyone had a great time.
Rocky Hill Mayor Ed Zimmerman issued a proclamation honoring RHCNS, and declared it to be "Rocky Hill Cooperative Nursery School Month!"
Our 50th Celebration is TODAY! 4:00-6:00 PM!
Yes, the rain WILL hold off! Come see our classroom, come meet old friends!
Come celebrate 50 years of a wonderful school!
Happy 50th Anniversary Rocky Hill Co-op!
RHCNS is looking for alumni and their families to help celebrate our 50th Anniversary!
On Saturday, May 2, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, we will be hosting a 50th birthday party!
The festivities will take place behind the Borough Hall at the Nursery School, 15 Montgomery Avenue, with a rain date of May 3rd, same time.
There will be games and activites for the children and hopefully everyone will have a chance to catch up with old friends and see some familiar faces.
Nature Happenings!
"Metamorphosis, we know metamorphosis,
Metamorphosis means that things can change..."
Caterpillars, tadpoles, plants, oh my!
The children have been busy observing, measuring, recording and hypothesizing about our painted lady caterpillars and bullfrog tadpoles!
Check out the image gallery!
Imagine, Create, Explore!
What do we explore? Many, many things! One of the things we explored recently was the concept of five. Children each counted out five beans, then created "combinations" of five. Three in one hand, two in the other. Four and one. Zero and five. Then they make the connection between the amount and the written numeral. We also explore things in unusual ways... Pointillism and numerals? A fun way to practice handwriting! (Some children were singing, "Point! Point! Pointillism!" as they wrote!
From Little Miss Muffet to Monet....
Monet? Monet for preschoolers?
What can preschoolers possibly do with a Monet theme? Well, we created a "Japanese Bridge and Water Lilies" on our "pond" rug! Some children balanced "water lilies" on their heads as they walked over the bridge. Some made water lilies out of playdough!
We looked at some of the paintings we'll see at the Princeton Art Museum.
We learned that Monet didn't like black, and liked to paint outside. He loved his gardens, and loved painting pictures of his pond and bridge!
We Went to the Post Office!
Yesterday we walked to the Rocky Hill Post Office to mail our Valentines. We had a gorgeous, sunny day and the children noticed EVERYTHING along the way!
Each child had 42 cents and asked, "May I please have a stamp?" (I was so proud!) After they purchased their stamp, they put it on the X on their envelope! They then put their letters in to mail.
We then got to see what happens behind the scenes! Each child got to hand cancel their own letter, and put it in their PO Box or in the box for the mail truck.
Soon their decorated envelopes will be arriving home!
RHCNS at Our Best!
Last Wednesday night we had our third annual Campfire Singalong! Students and siblings (big and little) came in their pajamas, and parents and staff came to have fun! Our "campfire" was made of blocks, paper and flashlights!
Why Rocky Hill Co-op?
At RHCNS, I am the director and head teacher, but I am also a former parent. Two of my three sons attended RHCNS. (We didn’t live in the area when my eldest when to preschool!)
When my second son was three years old, by the time I’d heard of RHCNS, the classes were full. He attended another school. When he was four, I’d enrolled him in his same school, paid the non-refundable deposit, then got a phone call that an afternoon class was opening at Rocky Hill, was I interested?
ABSOLUTELY! Forfeiting the other deposit was a no-brainer.
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