1. Parent Information Night
Welcome!
Parent Information Night
Hancock Preschool
Morgan Chadwick
Elsie Niklason
Jenny Vallera

2. Stay in touch with your teacher
Watch for s, newsletters, notes, and the parent board outside the classrooms
How to contact your child’s teacher: is the best way!! Please put the best time and number to reach you at for a return call.
Classroom phones go straight to voic
Miss Elsie –
Mrs. Vallera –
Ms. Chadwick

3. Classroom Rules Discipline Philosophy:
Be positive, catch them being good!
Distraction and redirection
Quiet time
Special behavior plans
if needed

4. Classroom Procedures Arrival
Park in front parking lot, enter through front office, make sure to have your lanyard or picture ID
Sign in every day at the classroom! (Mrs. Vallera’s & Ms. Chadwick’s classes ONLY) (First and Last name)
Mrs. Vallera’s door will be open at 7:55am and 12:10pm.
Ms. Elsie’s door will open at 8:10am and 12:10pm.
Ms. Chadwick’s door will open at 8:15am.
Please remember to use the crosswalk

5. Classroom Procedures Dismissal Sign out every day at the classroom!
(Mrs. Vallera’s and Mrs. Chadwick’s classes
ONLY) (First and Last name)
Wait in the hallway until your child is dismissed.
Park in front parking lot, enter through front office, make sure to have lanyard or picture ID, and exit out the side door.
Remember the crosswalk

6. 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 to school.

7. Classroom Procedures Attendance
Call if your child will be absent: and/or your teacher
What to wear
Play clothes
Closed shoes

8. Illness 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

9. Birthday Procedures
If you would like invitations passed out please give them to the teacher and she will pass them out.
Treats must be store bought
Some suggestions: fruit, donuts, cookies, mini cupcakes, fruit snacks, etc. (NOTHING WITH NUTS!!!)
Please check with the teacher about special allergies

10. Volunteers Volunteers are welcome in the classroom.
Please wait until September for more information from your teacher.
Please get a packet from
Mrs. Vallera if interested.

11. Preschool Curriculum ELA-English Language Acquisition
Welcome to Big Day, by Houghton Mifflin, a program that embraces children’s natural curiosity and encourages them to explore, play, and learn about the world around them. Only in Big Day will you find...
A program organized around “Big Experiences” that engage children and integrate social-emotional, academic, and physical development.
Rich and varied opportunities for meaningful conversations that help children build oral language and vocabulary at school, home, and beyond.
Big books, little books, eBooks, audiobooks, and more—that ensure every child has access to the very best literature and nonfiction, at school and at home.
Innovative technology for children, teachers, and families that connects everyone to the learning process.
A comprehensive program with Daily Writing and Extended Play activities.

12. Preschool Curriculum Origo Math
Stepping Stones is a comprehensive program that addresses contemporary standards in mathematics, including numbers, algebra, measurement, geometry, and data. These strands are all connected and link mathematics to the real world, as well as to other curriculum areas.
Stepping Stones actively engages children in learning mathematics so they can construct concepts and develop skills by interacting with the real world, classroom materials, and other children. Children are actively involved as they manipulate everyday objects in individual, small group, and whole group settings.
The scope and sequence of learning is carefully designed to promote fluency of skills and a deep, balanced understanding of mathematical concepts. The key ideas and skills are presented in 12 modules, each focusing on one big idea in mathematics.
Stepping Stones provides vocabulary-rich learning activities where English language learners can acquire mathematics in a natural progression with their peers by listening and speaking English. Each activity ensures children are learning new academic language in a social and non-threatening way.
Stepping Stones has been written with children’s natural curiosity and playfulness in mind. As children engage with play-based and arts-integrated activities, they are acquiring the mathematical concepts necessary to excel in higher elementary grades.

13. ECHOS Science
The delivery of the ECHOS Science lessons follows a project-designed sequence called the E-I-E-I-O learning framework, designed to provide teachers with a logical structure to deliver lessons that promote learning by thinking and doing. Standards-based science process skills are embedded in the curriculum. Units are designed and sequenced to allow the gradual introduction of these skills, from basic to complex in the categories of observing, describing, categorizing, predicting, experimenting, and drawing conclusions.
E-I-E-I-O Framework:
Excite…to spark curiosity and wonder.
Introduce…the investigation
Explore…to deepen understanding
Interact…as needed to respond to individual strengths and needs
Outcomes…observe evidence of learning

14. Fundations
The Fundations Activity Set is designed to support students’ emerging understanding of the alphabetic principle of letter-sound associations, and written language skills with manuscript letter formation. Its purpose is to teach students the names of the letters and the corresponding sounds, as well as teach them the formation of lowercase and uppercase letters. Instruction is divided into two semesters. The focus during the first semester will be on teaching letter-sound correspondence in a whole-group setting. We will introduce and practice 2 letters per week. Second semester, letter-sounds are practiced and letter formations are introduced whole-group and students will practice writing the letters in small groups; lowercase letters will be practiced first.

15. Hancock Preschool Programs
STEM-Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
Kindercademy
Community
Priority

16. Kindercademy and Community Preschool
Kindercademy is a child-centered program that emphasizes teaching foundational skills that will help prepare the child for a successful transition into Kindergarten. This program emphasizes reading readiness, math, writing, and language arts. In addition, students participate in extra-curricular activities, such as, music, physical education, technology, and fine arts activities. This program is designed to exceed the Arizona Early Childhood Education Standards in a developmentally appropriate setting.
Community Preschool is a child-centered program that believes that children learn through experience and discovery. Our goal is to prepare children to enter kindergarten with a healthy self-concept and a positive attitude toward school and learning. This is accomplished by offering age appropriate curriculum designed to develop social, emotional, physical and cognitive abilities in our students. Since every child is unique, our preschools are designed to allow children to initiate activities that grow from personal interest and intentions. Through exploration our preschool students interact with materials, people, ideas and events. We encourage active learning by providing resources, planning experiences and creating an inviting environment in which all children can learn.

17. Priority
In the Priority Preschool (PPS) classroom, children learn through guided exposure and experience. Our goal is to prepare to enter Kindergarten being independent, and ready to learn, with appropriate social interaction skills, and a positive attitude toward school and learning. We offer developmentally appropriate curriculum designed to strengthen social/emotional, physical, cognitive, communication, and adaptive skills. Our teachers encourage active learning by providing resources, planning experiences, and creating an inviting learning environment.

18. STEM
The STEM Pre-K program is committed to creating a safe and nurturing environment where children can explore, create and foster their Science, Technology, Engineering and Math skills. Children have a natural sense of wonder and curiosity and as they seek answers, they will plan, observe, predict, and form conclusions. Children’s experiences with scientific inquiry form the basis for further investigation and thought. Learning through inquiry requires both the child’s curiosity and adult guidance and is incorporated in all areas of learning.

19. 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 an app that we used on our phone or tablet to collect this data during class time.
Mrs. Vallera’s and Ms. Chadwick’s Conferences will be held twice a year: August 30th and 31st and February 14th and 15th
Ms. Elsie’s conferences will be September 1st and 8th

20. CUSD Preschool Program Philosophy
Our goal as early childhood educators is to provide a strong foundation that will help all children become lifelong learners. We believe that children learn through experience and discovery. Our goal is to prepare children to enter kindergarten with a healthy self-concept and a positive attitude toward school and learning. We accomplish this by offering developmentally appropriate curriculum designed to develop social, emotional, physical and cognitive abilities.

21. CUSD Philosophy Continued…
We understand that every child is unique, so we organize our preschool program to allow children to initiate activities to grow from personal interest and intentions. Our preschool students learn through exploration with hands-on developmentally appropriate activities and materials. We facilitate active learning by providing resources, and planning experiences in an environment in which all children can learn.

22. Preschool Program Overview
The curriculum is aligned to the Arizona Early Learning Standards, which have been developed for children 3-5 years of age. The standards help us to provide quality learning experiences and cover a wide range of skill development. Since every child is a unique individual and learns at his/her own readiness level, the standards allow each child to progress through each developmental skill as they become ready.

23. Arizona Early Learning Standards
The standards support each child to learn through positive relationships with teachers and peers and to learn through child-initiated, child-directed and teacher supported play. The standards are categorized into 7 different skill areas.

24. Social-Emotional

25. Social Emotional
Children develop self awareness by recognizing and expressing feelings, learning to positively interact and cooperate with others, being responsible and respectful for self and others by using self control, approaching learning with curiosity, creativity, confidence and by problem solving.

26. Cognitive

27. Cognitive
Children who have positive approaches to learning are more likely to succeed academically and to have more positive interactions with peers. Research has shown that high quality dramatic play is important for learning. The benefits of play include self-regulation, memory development, divergent thinking, problem solving, language development and academic skill development.

28. Language & Literacy

29. Language and Literacy
Children develop oral language skills by speaking and listening. They develop pre-reading skills from the sounds and rhythms of spoken language, letter knowledge, vocabulary, and comprehending stories. They develop pre-writing skills by writing letters, words, and their name.

30. Physical – gross and fine motor

31. Physical Development, Health and Safety
Children develop gross motor skills by doing vigorous activities inside and outside the classroom such as dancing, running, hopping, skipping and playing ball. Children develop fine motor skills inside and outside the classroom by drawing, painting, cutting, lacing, singing and writing. Children learn healthy habits and good hygiene. They also learn about safety and how to prevent injuries.

32. Mathematical Thinking

33. Mathematics
Children develop math skills by learning numbers, counting, patterning, graphing, measuring, and by solving problems.

34. Social Studies

35. Social Studies
Children learn about their environment around them, such as home, school, their community, and they learn about different places and people and how those environments compare and contrast to their own.

36. Scientific Thinking

37. Science
Children learn science skills by observing, asking questions, making predictions, experimenting, making conclusions and communicating answers to each other.

38. The Arts

39. Fine Arts
Children use their imagination, creativity, and the five senses to create artwork, music and movement, and imaginary play. By doing this, children develop independence, self-esteem and self-expression.

40. When We Play With Toys and Games We Are…
Demonstrating self-direction and independence.
Learning cooperation.
Gaining self confidence in our abilities.
Refining small muscle skills.
Improving eye-hand coordination.
Expanding math skills such as: counting, ordering, matching, patterning, and classifying.
Developing reading skills such as: left to right progression, visual discrimination, and letter/sound recognition.

41. When We Do Dramatic Play We Are…
Practicing social skills.
Learning cooperation.
Developing small and large muscles.
Improving eye-hand coordination.
Using our imagination.
Play-acting roles and situations.
Communicating with others.
Sharing ideas and solving problems using language skills.

42. When We Are In The Library We Are…
Gaining a better understanding of the world around us and the people in it.
Learning to make connections between the story and the things we already know.
Sequencing events.
Recognizing that letters have meaning.
Exploring the sounds and rhythms of language.
Expanding our vocabulary
Learning the use and care of books.
Using our imagination.

43. When We Do Art We Are… Expressing our originality and individuality.
Reflecting our thoughts and emotions.
Developing skills in planning and organizing.
Learning about cause and effect.
Exercising small muscle skills.
Enhancing eye-hand coordination.
Expanding our vocabulary.
Developing creativity.

44. When We Are Building With Blocks We Are…
Learning self-direction and independence.
Learning how to work together and respect each others viewpoints.
Exchanging ideas.
Developing small and large muscles.
Improving eye-hand coordination.
Learning about sizes, shapes, numbers, order, area, length, patterns, and weight.
Exploring cause and effect.
Using our imagination.

45. When We Are At The Sand And Water Table We Are…
Demonstrating self-direction and independence.
Cooperating with others.
Enhancing fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination.
Exploring, observing, and comparing.
Learning cause and effect.
Learning to ask and answer questions.
Expanding our vocabulary.

46. When We Are Discovering We Are…
Exploring and investigating the world around us.
Cooperating with others.
Learning to take care of living things.
Observing, predicting, and comparing.
Drawing conclusions.
Developing dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
Practicing motor skills.
Expanding our vocabulary.
Organizing and sharing our learning.

47. Activities You Can Do at Home
READ to your child at least once a day and have your child retell the story to you.
As you are driving in the car, shopping, or around your home, look for the letter of the week. Also, have your child try to read signs on the road or in the stores.
Practice counting with your child.
Practice colors and shapes with your child.

48. More Activities Help your child practice writing his/her name.
Allow your child to do small, simple chores at home. It makes them feel important and gives them a sense of responsibility.
Have your child tell you about their day and what they have learned in school.

49. Remember, No child has ever been, or will ever be,
deeply, personally invested in a worksheet.
…that’s why we do hands on activities at preschool!

50. Forever Friends

52. Thank You for Coming! Let’s make this a great year!
Questions and answers

53. Clipart Cupcake clipart from Free Gifts & Animations
Other clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com
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Photos: Priority Preschool 06-11