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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 color chart behavior system. Every day, your child has a clothespin with their

name on it attached to our color chart and we start directly in the middle (green). When a child

exhibits inappropriate behavior, he/she is given redirection to a more appropriate choice/behavior. If

negative choices continue to be made, the child’s name will be moved DOWN. When good behavior is

noticed by the teacher, the child’s name will be moved UP. Teachers are constantly reminding and

encouraging students to make good choices. Here is the order of the color chart:

Blue: child went above and beyond expectations today

Purple: child went outside of their comfort zone or was extra helpful

Green: child did all that was asked of him/her today

Yellow: child did not do what was asked of him/her today and may have treated others meanly

Red: child was repeatedly mean to others and/or was not able to follow directions today

*An explanation for your child’s daily color will be given on their daily sheet

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.

Kasey Cromwell is the lead 4-year-old teacher. She is being guided by Martha Henderson (lead trainer) during

the curriculum planning process, but is happy to be returning to the preschool field after working for a bank!

Kasey has 2 children that attend Duncan Academy East and will be married to her fiancé, Ryan, in the fall!

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