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Welcome to Pre-Kindergarten!

We are off to a wonderful start this year with new students joining our class and many friends who are returning! I am very happy you are all here at St. John and thankful to have a terrific group of 12 children in Prekindergarten. I look forward to an enriching and rewarding year. My objectives this year are to help better prepare your child for kindergarten spiritually, emotionally, socially, and academically in a positive and Christian environment.

The curriculum we will be using in Prekindergarten is SAXON Early Learning for academics and Voyages for religion. We will focus on one letter per week throughout the school year, and all of our art projects and academic worksheets will relate to that letter. In addition to our letter of the week your children will also practice:

Writing and recognition of capital and lower case letters

Shape, color, and number recognition

Spelling and writing names

Phonics

Patterns and sequencing

Problem solving

Spanish vocabulary for numbers, colors, manners and furniture

Development of fine motor skills through the use of scissors and other activities

Throughout the year I would like to make a portfolio of your child’s achievements and progress. I will collect these items in a 1 inch white binder with page protectors. Each portfolio will be located in the Reading Center of our classroom for students and parents to view anytime. Then at the end of the year you will have a wonderful keepsake to take home!

Prekindergarten News Letter: Each week on Monday, I will send home a newsletter informing parents of what we will be learning that week and any special activities. Please be looking for this in your child’s folder for upcoming events and information pertaining to our classroom.
Morning Procedures: When you arrive to class in the morning, please help your child hang their backpack in their cubby, place their folder in the basket and wash their hands. Then they will sign in at the writing center in the morning attendance journal. After unpacking they may play with the table top toys that are on the

tables or choose look at a book in the reading center. The Block Center and Dramatic Play Center will be closed during arrival time.

Morning Mail: During the first month of school a blue mail box will be placed in the hallway outside of our classroom along with stationary. This will be an opportunity for parents to write a special note to their child or for the class on your way out! It can be a little message saying to have a good day, I love you or about something special they will be doing after school. During our morning meeting the "mail carrier" will check the mail box and then we will share the messages with the class.
Wishing Well: Next to the door is Mrs. Hicks Wishing Well. This is an area where I may post notes of items we need in our classroom for a special project coming up. If you would like to purchase something from the well, you may take the sticky note with you as a reminder.
Behavior Policy: Your child’s behavior will be represented each day by one of three different colors; green, yellow or red on their behavior calendar. Attached to the calendar will be a number key that will communicate to you why they may have received a yellow or red stamp.

Each child will have a car that begins on green every morning. Throughout the day the teacher can move the car to the next color if the child does not make a good choice. The teacher will first talk to the student about their behavior they choose to do and will not move their car. If the child chooses to make the same choice again, they will have a time out and may have their car moved to yellow. When the same behavior is acted upon a third time, their car will be moved to red. Behaviors that physically hurt another child will automatically be moved to red.

At the end of each day we will count the number of green stamps on their calendar. When they achieve 5 green days they will get to pick a prize out of the treasure box!

Treasure Box: This is a great reward for students to encourage positive choices and behavior. Throughout the year you may send in donations (small party favors) to add to the Treasure Box. Other items you may collect could include toys from Happy Meals.
End of the Day Dismissal: When you pick up your child at the end of the day, please dedicate those first 10 minutes directly to your child. We ask that parents are not on their phone during that time. Take time to ask them what they did that

day in school and who did they play with. Allow them time to tell you what they did at school and for them to tell you what color they were on at the end of the day