Parent Information Night Welcome! Parent Information Night Hancock Preschool Elsie Niklason Jenny Vallera

Stay in touch with your teacher Watch for emails, newsletters, notes, and parent board How to contact your child’s teacher: Email is the best way!! Please put the best time and number to reach you at for a return call. Classroom phones go straight to voicemail: Miss Elsie – 883-5948 Mrs. Vallera – 883-5949

Classroom Rules Discipline Philosophy: Be positive, catch them being good! Distraction and redirection Ignoring Time-out/Thinking Chair Special behavior plans if needed

Classroom Procedures Arrival Dismissal Park in front, enter through front office Sign in every day at the classroom! (Mrs. Vallera’s room only) Doors will be open at 8:10 or 12:10. Must have lanyard or ID Dismissal Park in front, enter through front office Sign out every day at the classroom! (Mrs. Vallera’s room only) Wait in the hallway until your child is dismissed. Must have lanyard or ID

Classroom Procedures If you are late, after 8:30 or 12:30, please get a pass from the office. Please be quiet in the hallway. If you need to speak with the teacher, please wait until all students have been dismissed. Then we are able to give you our complete attention. Thank you for being on time for arrival and dismissal.

Classroom Procedures Attendance Call if your child will be absent: 883-5900 and email your teacher Call Transportation if your child rides the bus: 812-7275 What to wear Play clothes Closed shoes

Illness We are practicing the elbow sneeze or cough in school We wash hands frequently Please keep your child home if they are ill Fever-free for 24 hours to return Please be respectful of others, let’s keep our staff and kids healthy

Birthday Procedures If you would like invitations passed out please give them to the teacher and she will pass them out. Please no birthday balloons  Treats must be store bought Some suggestions: fruit, donut holes, cookies, mini cupcakes, fruit snacks, etc. (NOTHING WITH NUTS!!!) Please check with the teacher about special allergies

Volunteers Volunteers are welcome in the classroom. Please wait until August for more information from your teacher.

DLM Early Childhood Express Our DLM Early Childhood Express curriculum is designed to build a child’s healthy self-concept and positive attitude toward school and learning. Children develop concrete skills through experiences with music, art, storytelling, and teacher-directed lessons that, in addition to skills development emphasize practice and reflection.

Areas of development Assessed by Teaching Strategies GOLD-check website for specific objectives we are assessing. Assessment will be ongoing. Data is collected with observations, pictures, and note taking. There is a phone app that is used that goes directly to website. If you see us using the phone, we are actually taking data! Conferences will be held twice a year: August 26th/27th and May 11th/12th (Community Preschool only)

Let’s look at some preschool activities and see what children are learning… “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” - Fred Rogers

Social-Emotional

Cognitive

Language & Literacy

Physical – gross and fine motor

Mathematical Thinking

Social Studies

Scientific Thinking

The Arts

Forever Friends

Hancock Preschool Website

Thank You for Coming! Let’s make this a great year! Questions and answers Save specific questions for your child's teacher 

Clipart Cupcake clipart from Free Gifts & Animations Other clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com Photo of DLM ECE Express from www.wrightgroup.com Photos: Priority Preschool 06-11