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THE HISTORY OF BUSY BEE
The house now occupied by BUSY BEE was built by Judge
Pheifer in 1900 at a cost of about $5,000.00 Now in midtown
Sacramento, the house was then at the end
of a streetcar route at the rural edge of the city. A showplace for
Sacramento’s elite social set, the home contained separate servant’s
quarters, two libraries and a dining room with a
country view through the bay window.
In 1952, owner Bea Carnes converted the basement into a play
area for Bea’s Day Nursery. The next owners, the
Demetri family, renovated the first floor to include the
upstairs playroom and licensed the nursery for 34 children.
In 1969, Nancy Aitken bought the home and the business and renamed the
school BUSY BEE. In 1972 the annex was purchased and the school was
licensed for 70 children. |
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WELCOME TO BUSY BEE
Choosing BUSY BEE for your child is one of the most
important decisions you will ever make. The years your children will
spend here are crucial.
It is during these years that children form their personalities, and
they develop attitudes about themselves, about others
and about life. At BUSY BEE we
focus on these developments, which will set the pattern for
the rest of your children’s lives.
BUSY BEE is deliberately located in a home that the Aitken family still
occupies. We take pride in the homelike, non-institutional atmosphere
here.
In our school we focus on loving and enjoying one another, and
discovering about the world we live in.
We consider ourselves partners with you in helping your children
be safe, healthy and aware of all the wonders of life.
We consider ourselves an extension of your home and we
welcome you gladly into ours.
We believe it to be the responsibility of all adults to
safeguard children. This means communicating with one
another and understanding the best interests of children.
We are involved in the lives of your children and we believe that what
happens at home and the relationships between you and your children and
their friends and families are critical to your
children’s ability to function here in a group setting. Talk to us. We
want to know about the happy things, the “boo-hoos” and the
developmental “victories” they experience at home.
We welcome you to the family of BUSY BEE. Share with us. Bring your
ideas, talents and concerns. Work with us toward our common goal:
healthy, happy and safe children. They are the hope of our future. |
MAJOR GOALS
- To build a positive self-image.
- To develop self reliance.
- To develop positive social interaction.
- To enhance cognitive growth and positive
attitudes toward learning.
- To develop constructive decision-making
patterns.
- To learn appreciation of other human beings
both like and unlike themselves.
- To find personal growth through emotional
expression.
- To stimulate physical development within the
personal limits of each child.
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READINESS ACTIVITIES
Although BUSY BEE does not stress academic achievement at the
preschool level, we do recognize the need to provide children with
mentally stimulating and concept building activities.
Tasks which require remembering, classifying, ordering matching and
verbalization are the groundwork for later learning. Concepts
including symbols, letters, numbers, shapes and colors are explored
and experienced. Children are also encouraged to develop their
physical motor abilities: such as hand-eye coordination, visual
perception and small muscle skills. |
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ART
The purpose of art at BUSY BEE is to expose the child
to various media. The experience of doing is important, not the
finished product. Using and experiencing different shapes, colors
and texture is the process by which learning occurs.
Crafts are a different activity planned to teach the child to follow
instructions or to learn a particular skill.
We want each child to appreciate his own unique creation. It may
look like a piece of crumpled tissue paper to an adult, but it is
very important to him. He wants to see you recognize it. |
LANGUAGE ARTS AND DRAMATIC PLAY
Mastery of the spoken English language makes learning
everything so much easier. Dramatic play allows the child to
experience various roles and try out new identities. It also has a
therapeutic value as it provides a safe outlet for acting out
fantasies and fears. |
MUSIC AND DANCE
Music is another basic part of your child's
pre-school experience. At BUSY BEE your child will be exposed to
such concepts as rhythm, creative movement, language development,
voice and body control, auditory discrimination and listening
skills. |
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SCIENCE
Science teaches your child how to learn. Not how to
be taught, but how to learn! He asks questions, and finds
alternative solutions. He devises, tests, experiments. He observes
the effect of what he does. Planned science activities occur during
"Focus", but "what if" is the best teacher of all, and children are
encouraged to discover.
DISCIPLINE
We use a variety of techniques to teach children to
control their own behavior.
We respect the individual differences among the children that exist
as a result of both heredity and environment. Difficult behavior
doesn’t mean that the child is intentionally misbehaving or that the
adult is inadequate. Usually it’s merely a child testing the
boundaries of what’s okay and what’s not. Our goal is to teach the
child the boundaries in a consistent fashion so the child can stop
testing them and learn to trust them.
We use natural and logical consequences for misbehavior. If a child
throws food, he leaves the table after he picks it up. If a child
deliberately rams a tricycle into another child, he loses the
privilege of riding it.
We set effective limits, tell the children what they are, and
consistently reinforce them. The limits don’t change at BUSY BEE. |
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