RisingOaks
Early Learning

St. Luke

550 Chesapeake Drive, Waterloo, Ontario, N2K 4G5
519-747-0054, 
 

Opened in 2001, this school-based centre is located in the Eastbridge neighbourhood of north-east Waterloo and offers toddler, preschool and school-age programs. This centre is conveniently located in St. Luke Catholic Elementary School.

Tours and Availability:
Please call or email the Supervisor, Denise Acton, or Assistant Supervisor, Vanessa Karkheck, to arrange a tour or to inquire about availability.

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St. Luke Learning Stories

We love sharing all the learning that is taking place in our programs. Every program at our centre shares a new story each month, so be sure to check back often! You can also email and print each story to share with friends and family. 

Early literacy in preschool is something as educators we value and we see the children taking great interest in. Our classroom is set up to allow the children to develop letter recognition, letter sounds, sight words and expanding their vocabulary throughout their play. The children love to read with an educator, both in large and small group settings. We discuss the story, what we see in the photos and the children ask many questions. This is another great opportunity for us as educators to bring literacy into the classroom and for the children to have the opportunity to share their thoughts and personal experiences. The children have a few favorite books that are read repeatedly.

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Toddler

The month of February has been one of celebration for our toddler program. During the month we have ...

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Preschool

Cultural Celebrations promote cultural appreciation, global awareness, inclusivity, heritage preserv...

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School-age 1

In the past few weeks, the School-age 1 children have been interested in exploring and creating with...

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School-age 2

The educators at the RisingOaks worked and focused on bringing diversity and inclusion into school-a...

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School-age 3

Throughout the month of February, the children in School-age 3 have been invested in learning about ...

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Toddler

The New Year gifted us with wonderful, fluffy, cold, white snow! The toddlers were excited to explor...

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St. Luke Projects

Projects evolve based on the children's interests, where our educators act as co-learners. Projects are documented in three phases; generating ideas by making a plan, implementing the plan and reflecting on the learning.

Toddler Completed: May 2017 RECEs: Sarah, Nancy, Mary and Christine Objectives: The Toddlers and Educators were gaini...

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Preschool  Completed: April 2017 RECEs: Gabi, Shannon, Steph Objectives: This project was child initiated, as th...

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Preschool  Completed: February 2017 RECEs: Gabi, Shannon, Steph Objectives: To introduce the children to Constru...

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Toddler  Completed: December 2016 RECEs: Sarah, Nancy, Christine Objectives: The goal of this project was for th...

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Preschool  Completed: May 2016 RECEs: Gabi, Shannon, Steph Objectives: To further explore the children's interes...

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