Wall of Pride

Calie Calissa, Allison Orozco, Aubree Connors, Shelly Morrell, Selene Carver and Margaret Dynes

For the month of January, the students in the Dragonfly classroom will:

• The names and sounds associated with letters make up alphabetic knowledge

• Become familiarity with writing implements, conventions, and emerging skills to communicate through written representations, symbols, and letters. 

• Recognize number in a small sequence

• Compare numbers

• Recognize that living things have predictable patterns

• Learn that rules allow groups to work effectively

The Dragonfly's will work on fine motor skills by doing tweezer and play dough games. We will work on our gross motor skills by jumping with two feet on number line hopscotch.  For physical self-regulation, we will continue doing the freeze dance everyday. 

For the month of January, the students in the Ladybug classroom will:

• Use words to express ideas, feelings and needs.

• Use increasingly varied vocabulary

• Use tally games to compare 2 sets.

• Practice subitizing and counting with comparing sets.

• Classify and sort animals by their characteristics.

• Chart and growth vegetables.

• Review classroom rules

• Review reasons for classroom rules.

• Talk about being responsible class members.

The Ladybug's will work on fine motor skills of: pinching, cutting, gluing and painting.  The students will work on their gross motor skills by playing group games and dancing to freeze dance.  The students will work on their self-regulation by graphics practice, freeze dance and story time.

Reminders/Updates

- As we are entering the cold and flu season, please keep these preschool and Jeffco policies in mind. If your child has a fever, vomiting or diarrhea please do not return your child until they are 24 hours free without medication. 

-Also, please keep in mind that our doors will close 15 minutes after the start of class. Therefore, Ladybugs AM doors will close at 8:45, Dragonfly will close at 9:15, and Ladybug PM will close at 12:45. If you arrive after the 15 minutes, then please go through the front doors of the school and enter through the school. This is to ensure the safety of all students and staff here at Leawood. This will be the same for pick up times. 

-I would also like to remind you of the preschool late policy. If you are late picking up your child, then the first time is ok and a warning. If you are late a second time or beyond, then I will need to add $10 to your account. This is a Jeffco Preschool policy.

-Preschool is in need of soap to wash our hands with at the sink. Also, as your kids grow out of clothes if you have any 3T to 6 size clothes that you no longer need and want to donate them to preschool, then that would be fantastic.  We also need boys and girls underwear. 

Registration

Registration Process for preschool, kindergarten and current families for next year:

Starting on Monday, December 17th- families may log onto www.enrolljeffco.org to learn about all the schools and options you may have.

Returning families:

-Between January 22nd to February 8th- families need to do this process to start registration for next year.

1. Families will need to update contact information in Jeffco Connect. If you do not remember your username or password please let me know, and I can reset it.

2. Parents will use Enroll Jeffco (http://www.enrolljeffco.org) to enroll in existing preschool or apply to a different preschool of your choice.

3. Parents/families will receive a notification indicating either:

A. an opportunity to accept an offer. The family will have 5 days to accept an offer, only 1 offer may be accepted.

B. Information about wait list placement for each school application.

4. Once the offer is accepted you will receive:

A. You will receive the CPP application and an assessment to the parent.

B. The Early Learning Office (ELO) will notify the parent of the CPP eligibility and confirm placement in program.

C. The ELO office will send link of required hard copy documents to the parent with instructions to return completed documents, birth certificate and immunizations to the school.

5. If you have siblings that attend Leawood or another school, you as well need to log onto Jeffco Enroll and complete the process as well. You will need to indicate where they will be attending school in August.  Then in July/August, you will need to still register through Jeffco Connect and update information and pay fees. That will show the school that you will be still returning to the school of your choice.

New Families:

1. Families will create a Jeffco Connect account or add new student to existing account. (if you have a sibling that you want to enroll in preschool (never been in preschool or any Jeffco school), and already have another student in Jeffco, then they will be considered a new student). 

2. Families will use EnrollJeffco to request their preschool or school of choice. You will get an offer and have 5 days to accept the offer, only 1 offer may be accepted. Information about their waitlist placement, for each school application will be given. 

4. Once the offer is accepted you will receive:

A. You will recieve the CPP application and an assessment to the parent.

B. The Early Learning Office (ELO) will notify the parent of the CPP eligibility and confirm placement in program.

C. The ELO office will send link of required hard copy documents to the parent with instructions to return completed documents, birth certificate and immunizations to the school.

If you have a preschooler now going onto Kindergarten, or a preschooler returning to preschool then follow the returning family steps. If you have a sibling that can be in preschool next year then add them to your existing Jeffco Connect account, and then follow the steps for returning families.

Next year in preschool we will offer these programs:

AM: 8:30-11:30am

PM: 12:30-3:30pm

Full Day: 9:00-3:45pm

You will no longer be registering through the preschool of choice.  This year all registration will be done online. 

From the Principal 

From the School & Office  

From Our Teachers

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