Kindergarten


Kindergarten with Ms. Jan and Ms. Kim is so much fun! We use a combination of games, hands-on activities, visual aids, read aloud and writing time to give students a variety of methods and opportunities to understand and learn. We are committed to teaching, guiding and encouraging each student with gentleness and reassurance.

We partner with parents by teaching the fundamentals in class that you will then reinforce at home. Each Monday and Wednesday we review previous concepts as well as learn new ones in math (Saxon Math 1), reading (All About Reading 1) and spelling (All About Spelling 1). We also spend time on handwriting, poetry, American Sign Language (ASL), logic, music, art and Christlike character traits (kindness, patience, gentleness, self-control, etc.) throughout the week.

In addition to these subjects, we invite parents to sign up to be “mystery readers” each week. This is a wonderful opportunity in which parents come and read their child’s favorite book(s) to the class. It is always such a fun surprise and treat for the whole class! Lastly, each week a student gets to take Snoopy home for the weekend. During their time, they document their adventures with Snoopy and then share about them the following week. Everyone looks forward to their time with Snoopy!

Our Kindergarten Teachers


Ms. Jan

Ms. Jan holds a diploma in Early Childhood Education from Athens Technical College. She has taught at OSC for over 6 years as well as at Faith MMO for over 10 years. She led youth ministries for over 25 years at GMBC. She and her husband, Tony, live in Oconee County where she has taught and volunteered at several other area schools. Tony is a First Responder in Oconee County at Station 1. Their son, Brooks, works at Rachel’s in Watkinsville. They are also members of Watkinsville First Baptist Church.

Ms. Kim

Kim has been teaching Kindergarten at OSC for the past 2 years, and has also homeschooled her 4 kids: Isaac (14), Wren (12), Elodie (10) and Jude (8) over the past 9 years. She is originally from Oconee, and she and her husband, Sam, are members of Faith Presbyterian Church. In addition to teaching and homeschooling, Kim also is in private practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.