Preschool Information Classroom Phone Number 303-387-8452 School Address: 10881 Riva Ridge Street 80138 Session Times: 9:00-11:45 AM class or 1:15-4:00 PM class Pioneer-C Preschool Team: Early Childhood Instructor: Jenny Vondra Special Ed Assistant: Sarah Lara Early Childhood Special Educator: Leslie Gresham Speech Language Pathologist: Krista Dahm Occupational Therapist: Erika Pope Regular Ed Assistant: Beth Foley ECE Coordinator: Debi Baumann If you would like more information, please visit our District Early Childhood Education Site using this link: EC Page | UPDATES We are slip, sliding into our second semester in preschool and couldn't be more excited about the participation and enthusiasm of our littlest scholars. The students are invested in building a community within their classroom, sharing their knowledge & expressing what interests them.  As our Colorado weather changes, please be mindful of applying sunscreen on those sunny days and sending your preschooler with a coat & hat, as Spring weather changes quickly! If you'd like more PreK information, click the link below: Preschool Registration Information Preschool enrollment for the upcoming 2019-20 school year is open. To be eligible for the 2019-20 school year, a child must be 3 by September 1, 2019. 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, 2019, are not eligible for 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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Our preschool classroom is buzzing with energy and excitement! The teachers have set up the classrooms for our preschoolers. 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. Each of these units will have a targeted theme such as school & me, transportation, farm, health & wellness, fine arts, seasons, Colorado exploration, prehistoric times, or animal habitats. We look forward to an exciting year of learning and building friendships with your preschooler.
We are ending the school year with Unit 10 targeting Ocean. Our story books are A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea by Barefoot Books and The Deep Blue Sea by Audrey Wood. Additional non-fiction books will be read to support further learning of sea animals and water/ocean activities. The children will be building vocabulary, practicing concepts (prepositions, sequencing, & opposites: over/under, wet/dry, top/bottom) and generating positivity through classroom experiences. Ocean activities include: an undersea adventure at dramatic play; wave bottles & tide pool at science/discovery; creating sea creatures & designing undersea world at blocks; water wheels and sand castles at sensory table; sand castle/shell painting, texture painting on ocean animals, bubble pictures, water colors at art; painting a pirate ship at easel; drawing & writing at journal time; strengthening fine motor skills with puzzles, stringing. stacking toys, sorting trays; board games to practice turn-taking; letter sounds/phonemic awareness at literacy table for /CH/ & /SH/; technology ocean games; learning new songs & rhyming poems; and building coordination & strength at obstacle course. Our social skill target focuses on personal space, problem solving, and saying goodbyes.
Click on the tab "Current Lesson Plan" in the left margin for detailed information on the unit.
Upcoming Events:
Preschool Last Day is Wednesday, May 22, 2019
End of Year plans have been shared with agenda & times. Please ask a teacher for additional information if needed.
