TINY SAINTS ACADEMYEARLY LITERACY AND FAITH SAVE A SEAT
AGES 3 AND 4. SAN DIEGO.

EARLY LITERACY AND FAITH FOR LITTLE SAINTS.

A 45 MINUTE CLASS OF LETTERS, STORIES, PRAYERS AND SONGS, TAUGHT IN PERSON BY MISS SHEMS.

SOFT OPENING NOVEMBER 1. FIRST CLASS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2.

SAVE A SEATMEET MISS SHEMS

CHECKING LIVE SEATS

45MIN
EACH CLASS
3AND4
YEAR OLDS ONLY
6
LITTLE SAINTS PER CLASS
3
CLASS TIMES A WEEK
CLASS TIMES

PICK A CLASS TIME. SAVE A SEAT.

MONDAYS AT 9 AND 10 AM, AND SATURDAYS AT 9 AM. YOUR CHILD KEEPS THE SEAT ALL MONTH. WHEN A CLASS FILLS, JOIN THE DECEMBER WAITLIST.

SOFT OPENING STARTS NOVEMBER 1. FIRST CLASS IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2. EVERY NOVEMBER CLASS IS $20, REGULARLY $30. THURSDAYS AT 10 AM OPEN IN DECEMBER.

45 MINUTESAGES 3 AND 4ONLY 6 PER CLASSIN PERSON IN EL CAJONNOVEMBER $20 A CLASS, THEN $30

LITTLE HANDS LEARN THEIR LETTERS. LITTLE HEARTS LEARN TO PRAY.

THE CLASS

WHAT HAPPENS IN CLASS

TINY SAINTS ACADEMY IS AN EARLY LITERACY AND CATHOLIC FAITH FORMATION CLASS FOR LITTLES AGES 3 AND 4. EVERY CLASS MIXES LETTERS AND STORIES WITH PRAYER AND SONG, IN SMALL, JOYFUL GROUPS.

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EARLY LITERACY

  • LETTER SOUNDS AND A LETTER OF THE WEEK
  • RHYMES, SONGS AND FINGER PLAYS
  • PICTURE BOOK READ ALOUDS
  • NEW WORDS AND LISTENING GAMES
  • PENCIL GRIP AND WRITING THEIR NAME

CATHOLIC FAITH

  • FIRST PRAYERS: SIGN OF THE CROSS, OUR FATHER, HAIL MARY, GUARDIAN ANGEL
  • BIBLE STORIES TOLD FOR LITTLES
  • A SAINT OF THE WEEK
  • FEAST DAYS AND THE SEASONS OF THE CHURCH YEAR
  • KINDNESS, THANKFULNESS AND SHARING
A typical 45 minute classopening prayer and circle time 5 minutes, music and movement 5 minutes, bible or saint story with listening and speaking skills 10 minutes, sensory activity or craft 10 minutes, literacy focused lesson 10 minutes, closing prayer 5 minutes 551010105 45 MIN

A TYPICAL 45 MINUTES

  1. 5 MINOPENING PRAYER AND CIRCLE TIME
  2. 5 MINMUSIC AND MOVEMENT
  3. 10 MINBIBLE OR SAINT STORY WITH LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS
  4. 10 MINSENSORY ACTIVITY OR CRAFT
  5. 10 MINLITERACY FOCUSED LESSON
  6. 5 MINCLOSING PRAYER
Miss Shems, smiling, in a blue striped top
MISS SHEMSTEACHER AND FOUNDER
YOUR TEACHER

HI, I AM MISS SHEMS.

I AM A CREDENTIALED TEACHER, AND I GRADUATED CUM LAUDE FROM SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN LIBERAL STUDIES AND AN EMPHASIS IN LITERACY.

B.A. LIBERAL STUDIES CUM LAUDE, WITH HONORS EMPHASIS IN LITERACY SAN DIEGO STATE CREDENTIALED TEACHER PEDIATRIC RED CROSS FIRST AID/CPR/AED CERTIFIED

TINY SAINTS ACADEMY BRINGS EARLY READING AND THE CATHOLIC FAITH TOGETHER IN ONE SMALL CLASS, SO YOUR LITTLE ONE GROWS IN LETTERS AND IN LOVE OF GOD AT THE SAME TIME.

SAVE A SEAT WITH MISS SHEMS

GOOD TO KNOW

THE DETAILS.

AGES 3 AND 4THIS CLASS IS ONLY FOR THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS.
45 MINUTESONE CLASS A WEEK, SAME DAY AND TIME.
IN PERSON ONLYNO ZOOM OR ONLINE CLASSES. ONLY 6 LITTLE SAINTS PER CLASS.
SAFE HANDSCREDENTIALED TEACHER. PEDIATRIC RED CROSS FIRST AID/CPR/AED CERTIFIED.
MON AND SATMON 9 AND 10 AM. SAT 9 AM. THURSDAYS AT 10 AM START IN DECEMBER.
EL CAJONIN PERSON, IN A HOME CLASSROOM. FULL ADDRESS SENT WHEN YOU SAVE A SEAT.
SOFT OPENINGNOVEMBER CLASSES ARE $20, REGULARLY $30. PAID BY THE MONTH.

QUESTIONS PARENTS ASK

WHO IS THE CLASS FOR?
CHILDREN AGES 3 AND 4. TINY SAINTS ACADEMY IS AN EARLY LITERACY AND CATHOLIC FAITH FORMATION CLASS, NOT ONE ON ONE TUTORING.
HOW DOES SIGNUP WORK?
TAP A CLASS TIME, PICK THE MONTHS YOU WANT AND SAVE YOUR SEATS. YOU CAN ADD ANOTHER CLASS TIME OR A SIBLING IN THE SAME SIGNUP. WHEN A CLASS FILLS UP, IT CLOSES AND YOU CAN JOIN THE WAITLIST INSTEAD.
WHEN DO CLASSES START?
THE SOFT OPENING STARTS NOVEMBER 1, AND THE FIRST CLASS IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2. IN NOVEMBER THERE ARE 3 CLASS TIMES: MONDAYS AT 9 AND 10 AM, AND SATURDAYS AT 9 AM. THURSDAYS AT 10 AM OPEN IN DECEMBER, AND MORE TIMES MAY BE ADDED.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
FOR THE NOVEMBER SOFT OPENING, EVERY CLASS IS $20 INSTEAD OF $30, SIBLINGS TOO. SO 5 MONDAYS IN NOVEMBER IS $100 INSTEAD OF $150. FROM DECEMBER IT IS $30 A CLASS, PAID BY THE MONTH, AND EACH SIBLING IS $27 A CLASS. NOTHING IS CHARGED WHEN YOU SIGN UP EARLY: YOUR CARD IS SAVED AND CHARGED ON THE 25TH OF THE MONTH BEFORE CLASSES START, SO NOVEMBER IS CHARGED ON OCTOBER 25. HER DAYS OFF ARE NEVER CHARGED, AND JOINING MID MONTH ONLY COUNTS THE CLASSES LEFT.
WHAT IF WE NEED TO STOP?
STOP ANYTIME BEFORE THE 25TH AND NEXT MONTH IS NOT CHARGED. A MONTH THAT HAS STARTED IS NOT REFUNDED, BUT MONTHS PAID AHEAD ARE. A CLASS MISS SHEMS CANCELS BECOMES A CREDIT. NOT A FIT AFTER YOUR FIRST CLASS? TELL HER WITHIN 2 DAYS FOR A REFUND OF THE REST OF THAT MONTH.
WHERE ARE CLASSES HELD?
IN EL CAJON (92019), IN MISS SHEMS' HOME CLASSROOM FOR NOW. THE FULL ADDRESS IS SENT AS SOON AS YOU SAVE A SEAT. EVERY CLASS IS IN PERSON. THERE ARE NO ZOOM OR ONLINE CLASSES.
WHERE DO I PARK AND DROP OFF?
PLEASE WALK YOUR LITTLE ONE TO THE FRONT DOOR. FEEL FREE TO STAY FOR COMPLIMENTARY COFFEE, OR COME BACK AFTER 45 MINUTES. PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE FOR PICK UP, AS THERE MAY BE A CLASS AFTER YOURS.
IS MY CHILD READY?
THIS CLASS IS FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE READY TO TAKE PART ON THEIR OWN, WITHOUT A PARENT OR CAREGIVER BY THEIR SIDE. OUR LESSONS ARE GROUP ACTIVITIES, SONGS, STORIES, SENSORY PLAY AND HANDS ON LEARNING. IF YOUR CHILD IS NOT YET COMFORTABLE SEPARATING, THAT IS COMPLETELY OKAY. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO WAIT UNTIL THEY FEEL READY FOR AN INDEPENDENT CLASSROOM.
IS THERE A WAIVER?
YES. BEFORE YOU PAY FOR YOUR FIRST MONTH, SIGNUP TAKES YOU TO A SHORT ENROLLMENT AND WAIVER FORM, ONE PER CHILD. IT TAKES ABOUT 5 MINUTES, YOU SIGN WITH YOUR FINGER, AND THEN YOU GO RIGHT BACK TO PAY. YOU ONLY DO IT ONCE.
WHAT IF THE CLASS I WANT IS FULL?
JOIN THE DECEMBER WAITLIST. IT IS FREE. DECEMBER ADDS THURSDAYS AT 10 AM, AND MISS SHEMS WILL CALL OR TEXT YOU WHEN A SEAT OPENS.
HOW DO I REACH MISS SHEMS?
CALL OR TEXT (619) 756-2828, EMAIL SHEMSHALLAK17@GMAIL.COM, OR MESSAGE @TINYSAINTSACADEMY ON INSTAGRAM.