tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28804299595157464052024-02-20T19:39:48.805-08:00Happy Learners Preschoolrebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18364747651564519565noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880429959515746405.post-16556470965883218652011-07-24T07:23:00.001-07:002012-05-09T07:27:47.556-07:00Registering for August 2012<strong>Location:</strong> In Litchfield Park close to Litchfield Elementary and the Wigwam Resort<br /><br /><strong><strong>Open House for Students:</strong></strong> Tuesday, August 7<br /><br /><strong><strong>First Day:</strong></strong> Wednesday, August 8<br /><br /><strong>Age Requirements:</strong> 4- 5 year-olds - Must be 4 by December 31 and potty trained<br /><br /><strong>Class Size:</strong> 8-10 kids per class <br /><br /><strong>Days:</strong> Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday - We will follow the Litchfield School District Calendar. <br /><br /><strong>Time: </strong> There are 2 sessions you can choose from: <br />Morning Session- 8:30-11:00 <br />Afternoon Session-11:30-2:00<br /><br /><strong>Price:</strong> $125 a month<br /><br /><strong>Registration/Materials Fee:</strong> $50- one time, non-refundable fee to hold your child's spot due at time of registration and for materials for the year.<strong></strong><strong></strong>rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18364747651564519565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880429959515746405.post-77713783609461414622009-07-08T07:47:00.000-07:002010-08-10T06:30:42.596-07:00The Classroom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYqpxgaQ5Qu1fuJsdGTUNNFDY5UPLmhpboGr6RIWsVaWDF2nZ4UN0FibZucFWdBvYINVgDaPO_ytZ-NjYwcctTKqLl7KCLKPwuqf5DTHQEkCCWnpUVXOARvg6thT_mA1LD6t5EkFn3nOp/s1600/IMG_5986.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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I believe that preschool is the prime opportunity to develop social skills as they learn through play. I believe that children learn through hands on experiences that focus on the whole child and help the child develop socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually. Your child’s learning this year will be about the process and not the product and they will learn in a safe, nurturing environment. There will be a sense of routine in our classroom, as I believe children thrive in this kind of environment when they know what to expect. <br /><br />I will be using the AZ Preschool Core Curriculum to help plan all lessons. Here is what your child will learn throughout the year:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2012- 2013 Curriculum</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">(If you want a better view of this, please e-mail me! For some reason, the table graph I have it in won't transfer to this site!!)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Week - Letter - Number -Color -Theme</span><br />Aug. 7 Open House<br />Aug. 8,9 Intro 0 All About Me<br />Aug. 14-16 A 1 Red Family/Friends<br />Aug. 21-23 B 2 Manners/Etiquette (phone, table)<br />Aug. 28-30 C 3 Body/Nutrition<br />Sept. 4-6 D 4 Yellow Instruments/Music<br />Sept. 11-13 A-D Review Weather<br />Sept. 18-20 E 5 Johnny Appleseed/Apples<br />Sept. 25-27 F 6 Blue Nursery Rhymes<br />Oct. 2,3 G 7 5 senses<br />Oct. 9-11 Fall Break- No School<br />Oct. 16-18 H 8 Desert/Cowboys<br />Oct. 23-25 A-H Review Orange Fall/Autumn<br />Oct. 30-Nov.1 I 9 Halloween<br />Nov. 6-8 J 10 Fairy Tales<br />Nov. 13-15 K 11 Pilgrims/Indians<br />Nov. 20 Thanksgiving Feast<br />Nov. 27-29 L 12 Purple Animals/Teddy Bear Picnic<br />Dec. 4-6 A-L Review Gingerbread Man/House<br />Dec. 11-13 M 13 Christmas Around the World<br />Dec. 18-20 N 14 Green Christmas Around the World<br />Dec. 25-Jan. 3 Christmas Break<br />Jan. 8-10 O 15 Ocean<br />Jan. 15-17 P 16 White Rocks<br />Jan. 22-24 A-P Review Winter/Hibernation<br />Jan. 29-31 Q 17 Shadows/Ground Hog Day<br />Feb. 5-7 R 18 Pink Money/Sandwich Shoppe<br />Feb. 12-14 S 19 Chinese New Year/Valentine’s Day<br />Feb. 19-21 T Teens Space<br />Feb. 26-28 A-T Review Black Dinosaurs<br />Mar. 5-7 U 20’s Dr. Seuss / Wacky Week<br />Mar. 12-14 Spring Break<br />Mar. 19-21 V 30’s Animal Life Cycles/ Butterflies<br />Mar. 26-28 W 40’s Light colors Spring/Easter<br />Apr. 2-4 X 50’s Dentist/Dr. (get ready for kindergarten)<br />Apr. 9-11 A-X Review Science Experiment Week<br />Apr. 16-18 Y 60’s Brown Rainbows/ Color Review<br />Apr. 23-25 Z 70’s Community Helpers/Careers<br />Apr. 30-May 2 A-Z 80’s Cooking Classes<br />May 7-9 Vowels 90’s Gray Summer<br />May 14-16 Vowels 100’s Moving Up Party !!!rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18364747651564519565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880429959515746405.post-61015050727865599572009-06-21T08:02:00.000-07:002012-05-09T16:20:37.721-07:00Class Schedule Example<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8:30/11:30</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Greeting Time</b>(as students come in they
go sit down at the table and practice writing letters or numbers they have
learned)<br />
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<b>8:40/11:40</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Circle Time</b>-
Calendar/math concepts, Weather Puppet, letter/color of the <br />
week, songs, poems, question of the day<br />
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<b>9:00/12:00<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Activity</b> for the day that goes along with the theme <br />
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<b>9:30/12:30</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Center Time</b> <br />
- Children will rotate through different centers each day<br />
-Art <br />
-Science<br />
-Math/Manipulatives<br />
-Dramatic Play <br />
-Puppet Theater & Puppet making<br />
-Music<br />
-Literacy (including writing, library, and listening center)<br />
-Sensory Table (scooping and measuring things like rice, water, beans,etc.)<br />
-teacher-led activity(small group of children will sit with teacher to <br />
work on things they need extra help with-reading, writing, etc.)<br />
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<b>1</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">0:00/1:00</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Math</b><br />
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<b>10:10/1:10</b> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Snack<br />
</b><br />
<b>10:20/1:20</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Letter</b> of the week
lesson<br />
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<b>10:40/1:40</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Music/Movement/Group
Game</b> (inside or outsite)<br />
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10:50/1:50</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Circle time with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">review</b>
of day<br />
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<b>11:00/2:00</b> Time to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">go home</b><br />
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<b><u>Breakdown of the day</u></b><br />
<br />
From the moment your child gets to preschool to the moment he/she leaves, it
will be packed with learning experiences. Here is what you can expect your
child to be doing during the day.<br />
<br />
<b>Greeting time</b><br />
As your child walks in the door, he/she will sit down at the table and practice
something we’ve learned previously(name, letters,numbers, puzzles). Once all
the children have arrived, we move to circle time.<br />
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<b>Circle Time</b><br />
During circle time, we will sing the greeting song, do the calendar where they
will learn colors, numbers, patterns, letters of the day, the weather puppet
and the story of the day. For example, the first day we always read
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. It is about names and how we shouldn’t make fun
of others. <br />
<br />
<b>Story Time and Art Project</b><br />
We will do daily story times and art projects that go along with the theme. Art
projects are great because they help the children with their fine motor skills
where they are cutting, coloring and using their little fingers to glue things
together.<br />
<br />
<b>Center Time</b><br />
Once the children have finished their task from the project, they will go to
the centers. There will always be one that they come to with me where I will be
focusing on a different concept for the day(their name, a letter, number,
patterns, reading). Besides that, there will be different centers they can
choose to go to. They will get to choose where they will go and there will not
be a time limit at that center. They will feel like they are controlling their
play time, but I will have things I want them to focus on at certain centers.
During the 25 minutes, they will go through as many centers as they want. <br />
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<b>Math</b> <br />
Through lots of hands on activities, the children will learn how to add and
subtract, how to make patterns, how to measure, learn their shapes and much
more!<br />
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<b>Snack Time</b><br />
Snack time will not only be a time where they are fueling up, but it will be a
time to practice washing hands, serving each other and using manners with each
other. <br />
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<b>Letter of the Week</b><br />
A new letter will be introduced and we will practice them together and on our
own. We will also learn how to read these letters in words.<br />
<br />
<b>Music/movement/group game</b><br />
I will use lots of music during the day to teach new concepts or just for fun
as we dance together. During this time, we may play with the giant parachute or
do obstacle courses outside. <br />
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<b>Circle Time with Review of the Day</b><br />
The last 10 minutes of the day we will sit down and review what we learned
during the day and sing a song or poem together. We will discuss what we will
be doing the next day. This will end our time together for the day on a
positive note giving them something to look forward to.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18364747651564519565noreply@blogger.com3