Mrs. Kim Ellis

St. Joseph School teachers welcome and encourage communication with families regarding all aspects of a student's development.





Faculty Fast Facts

B.S. Adelphi University
M.A Stony Brook University

Contact Information
585-343-6154
Kellis@sjsbatavia.org

Why a Catholic Education Matters
We believe that Catholic education allows a child to receive a well-rounded education where not only an excellent academic program is offered, but also where a child can profess their faith freely in a loving and caring environment.

I love children, especially the little ones.  I love to teach at St. Joseph School because it gives me the opportunity to share with my students all about this wonderful world God gave us.

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3 Year Old Pre-K
Teacher: Mrs. Kim Ellis

Welcome to 3-year-old Pre-K!
Some of the objectives we are working on this year in Preschool are:

• Learning how to be a kind friend
• Learning the letters of our names and beginning to write them.
• Learning our alphabet, shapes, colors, numbers, months of the year and days of the week

We are reading stories, singing songs together, creating art and developing our large and fine motor skills.

Some of the themes we are exploring this year:
September - the letter A,  the color red, and apples
October -      the letter F, fall, and orange
November-   the letter T, being thankful, and brown
December-   the letter C, Christ, and Christmas
January -        the letter S, snow, and the author Eric Carle
February-      the letter V, Valentines Day, and the author Mo Willems
March-           the letter G, Green, and the author Dr. Suess
April -             the letter E, Easter, april showers
May -              the letter M, Mothers Day, Spring
June -             Summer!

Other topics we may explore - simple sight words, stars and planets, ocean life, frogs and ducks in spring, dinosaurs, expressions and feelings.
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