Preschool Information Classroom Phone Number 303-387-8452 School Address: 10881 Riva Ridge Drive 80138 Session Times: 9:10-11:55 AM class 1:15-4:00 PM class Pioneer-C Preschool Team: Early Childhood Instructor: Jenny Vondra Special Education Assistant: Early Childhood Special Educator: Speech-Language Pathologist: Meg Lowrimore Occupational Therapist: Erika Pope Regular Ed Assistant: Vera Stalker ECE Coordinator: Principal: Gina Landis | UPDATES WELCOME TO DCSD PRESCHOOL We are rolling into our second semester of preschool. We have started our unit with a focus on Winter & Colorado Study. Over the next weeks we will introduce new vocabulary, explore winter activities, create winter scenes, and celebrate the changing seasons. Preschool Registration Information Preschool enrollment for the 2021-22 school year is open. To be eligible for the 2021-22 school year, a child must be 3 by September 1, 2021. Those children who turn 3 after September 1st, will be able to apply 3 weeks before their 3rd birthday. All children who turn 5 years old before October 1, 2022, are not eligible for 22-23 preschool and can apply for kindergarten at their neighborhood school. Please share this information with any families you know who might be interested in our wonderful preschool program. | Delay/Closure Information
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Your preschool teachers are busy organizing & setting up the classroom for new learning experiences. Over the course of the school year, we will introduce 10 curriculum units with embedded learning activities in the areas of concept development, language skills, motor development, math, science/discovery, sensory exploration, social/emotional competence, music & movement, and creative art experiences. Based on student interest, curriculum units will have a targeted theme such as school & me, transportation, farm, health & wellness, fine arts, seasons, Colorado exploration, prehistoric times, space, or animal habitats. We look forward to an exciting year of learning and building friendships with your preschooler.
Here are few highlights during Unit 6 Winter/Colorado Study. Our story books include Sneezy the Snowman, Snowy Day and Snowmen At Night. In our dramatic play area, we have set up a mountain cabin with ice fishing or ice skating in the block area; we will be creating block structures using sm/lg hard/soft blocks and igloo blocks with winter animals & peer statues; at art center will be using a variety of materials to create a melted snowman, crayon resist winter hats, and winter collage; the sensory table will be filled with water, icebergs, and ocean animals; puzzles/games will include a variety of puzzles, sorting trays, categorizing, and interactive fine motor games; we will add manipulation tasks to literacy center to build hand strength (play dough, sticker art, cut & glue mural) and practice our target sounds /S/ and /Z/; as well as practicing motor actions at obstacle course.
Our class songs include Snowkey Pokey, Colorful Mittens, the Freeze song, and Going on a Bear Hunt.
The social skill will target lessons on anger management "Tucker Turtle" and turn taking skills.
Upcoming Important Dates:
District Training Day Jan 3, 2022
Unit 6 Winter/Colorado Study begins Jan 4, 2022
No School: Observance of MLK, Jr Day Jan 17, 2022
Share Day for Sounds S & Z January 27, 2022
