3-year-old Welcome Packet LAMB CLASSROOM

3-year-old Welcome Packet LAMB CLASSROOM

Supply List:

1 pack of baby wipes each month + box of Kleenex bi-monthly Enough diapers & diaper cream for each month 2 sets of extra clothes & 1 pair extra shoes (weather appropriate

please) 1 liquid glue bottle & 2 glue sticks 1 water color paint set 1 box of markers & 1 box of crayons 1 package white or color cardstock paper 1 package of construction paper 1 book of small stickers (used for positive reinforcement!) 1 bottle of sunscreen *report skin sensitivities to your teacher! Please return the last page of this packet to your teacher!

Goal: Along with the daily child care provided, our goal for your child is the ability to identify

basic shapes and colors, count and understand numbers 1 through 10, and identify letters in the alphabet. We also will be working on positive behaviors, manners, and potty training.

Daily Classroom Schedule

Times may vary based on weather, activity planned, and students' behavior! 6:00am... Joey classroom opens- 3 to 4 choices of activities are available 7:30am... Lambs class opens- 3 to 4 choices of activities are available 8:00-8:30am... All hands are washed and breakfast is served to lamb students in their classroom 8:30-9:00am... Social time- children may choose from activities placed around the classroom (dress-up, kitchen, cars/trucks, blocks, animal characters, people characters, chalk, etc.). Restroom breaks & hand washing occur as children are playing. 9:00am... Wiggle time, minimum of 20 minutes (dancing, yoga, gym games, gross motor skills) 9:30am... Circle time- children sit/stand together while teacher instructs (sing songs, counting, learn rhymes, letter focus of the week, shape and color review, holding writing utensils correctly, social cues, weather, calendar, etc.) 10:00am... Table time (using manipulatives, painting, exploring, gluing, cutting, and fine motor skills. Children may split into 2 small groups to accomplish multiple subjects or activities 11:00am... All hands are washed and lunch is eaten in the classroom 11:30am... Diaper changes, potty time, and wash hands/face. Story time and lullaby music occurs before lights are turned off. 12:00... Nap time = lights out. All students must rest 1:00-2:00... Gymnasium opens with activities for students that have rested/slept 2:00... Diaper changes, potty time, and wash hands and face. Immediately followed by afternoon snack and a second session of wiggle time (minimum of 20 mins) 2:30/2:45... Review morning circle time 3:30-5:00... Social time with choices of toys 5:00-6:00... Hippo & lamb classes combine while teachers clean classrooms

Your Child's Personal Space

Each child has a space in our classroom designated for their personal items, such as coat, back-pack, extra clothes, papers to take home, etc. All clothing, backpacks, & nap items should be labeled with your child's name! Your child's nap items must all fit into 1 bag and may not exceed 4 items (crib sheet, pillow, blanket, 1 soft animal). This bag will be sent home each Friday with all nap items and we ask that you wash and return these same items in the bag on Monday morning (unless you have a part time schedule). Other toys from home are not allowed as it is extremely difficult for teachers to keep track of such small personal items in addition to her classroom duties. Children have the opportunity to sleep in their classroom from 12:00-2:15pm and all students are required to rest quietly from 12:00-12:45pm.

Behavior Chart

Our classroom uses a stop light behavior system. Every day your child has a clothespin with their name on it attached to our stop light and we start on the color yellow. When a child exhibits inappropriate behavior, he/she is given redirection to a more appropriate choice/behavior, but if the negative behavior continues, the child's name is moved DOWN to the color red. When good behavior is noticed by the teacher, the child's name will be moved UP to the color green. Some behaviors will result in an immediate red; for example: destruction of property, harm to self or others, etc. Teachers are constantly reminding and encouraging students to make good choices.

Curriculum

Duncan Academy East uses Jolly Phonics as a basic schedule/calendar for our school. Jolly Phonics is an early elementary reading program that focuses on letter sounds rather than the names of letters and they are learned in order of sounds that are easier to pronounce. This program is one of the newest and most successful reading programs used in elementary schools. Duncan Academy in Grain Valley has used this program for the past 3 years because many of their students can read before attending Kindergarten.

At the beginning of the school year, 1 new letter is introduced each week while the letter from the previous week is reviewed. As the year progresses, introduction to new letters and ideas will increase. Letters, shapes and colors are scouted throughout our school, traced on paper, and made with clay molds. Counting is occurring on a regular basis; when we are scooping our servings during lunch time, during circle time and when we're reading stories. Our goal is to introduce our students to as much knowledge and fun as possible while guiding them towards positive behaviors and lifestyles.

Teacher schedules may change and new teachers will be introduced as our enrollment level grows higher. Your child's teacher information can be found outside of your classroom door.

Lamb Classroom...ALL ABOUT ME!

Full name __________________________ Birthday ____________________

Parent name(s) ______________________________

List the days that we will see you at school:

____________________________________________________________

Siblings or pets? _________________________________________________

Favorite color ________________ Favorite song _______________

Favorite character(s) ___________________________

Any allergies or medical issues that we should be aware of:

____________________________________________________________

When I am sad, something that comforts me is... ____________________________________________________________

(Circle one of the given choices!) My restroom status: diapers/pull-ups coverage during naptime

underwear!

Comments: ____________________________________________________

I am a: Picky eater

Willing to try new foods

I eat everything!

My napping routine: always sleep

sometimes sleep

No nap!

Comments:_____________________________________________________

Please describe your nap items so we know what to look for each week:

Please submit a family photo for our class family tree & return this page to your teacher!

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