1. Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Welcome to the meadow
4 year old preschool
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9:15-12:15
Ms. Stepuszek

2. Preview Day Agenda About the teacher and Aides expectations
Social and academic goals
Fine and gross motor skills
Homework policy
Class schedule/structure
Behavior chart
Drop off policy
Birthdays and snack
Sickness
forms

3. Ms. Stepuszek (Ms. S) Education:
central Michigan university, bachelor’s degree in elementary education and early childhood development and learning
Past work experience:
Summit Hill school district 161 special education paraprofessional and substitute
I have two dogs Zoey and bella

4. Mrs. conrad Raised in Frankfort Married with two children
I have a puppy named merdoc

5. Mrs. Zegar Married with two children, twins Born and raised in Jordan
1 of 8 children
Loves to read and garden

6. expectations
All of the students will be entering the class with different skill levels!
- This class is designed to teach to each students development level
- We will be using scaffold learning to meet the needs of all students
We do expect your child to be potty trained
They should be able to respond to their name
They should be able to identify some colors and shapes

7. Social emotional goals
It is our hope that by the end of this school year your student will be able to:
Follow verbal directions
Showing empathy toward other children
Starting to show self control
Becoming interested in playing with other children (parallel play)
Sharing/taking turns
Communicate with peers and adults appropriately
Listen when others are speaking
Sit and focus on an activity for short time periods
Ask questions

8. Academic goals
This is a social based preschool but we want the students to be prepared for kindergarten. It is our hope that they will learn:
Positional words
Sorting: size, shape, and colors
Patterns
Colors
Sequencing
Shapes
Letter and sound identification
Letters
Blending sounds
Numbers 1-20 and counting
Sight words
Writing their first and last names
Opposites
rhyming

9. Fine and gross motor skills
Fine motor
Gross motor
Holding a pencil/crayon correctly (pincher grasp)
Riding a tricycle
Bouncing a ball
Coloring in the lines
Throwing a ball
Printing first and last name
Jumping
Using scissors correctly
Running
Tracing lines and shapes
Hopping on one foot
Printing letters and numbers

10. Homework policy Homework will be given out every Monday
It needs to be completed and returned the following Monday
What will be for homework?
- Bringing in an object for the color and shape of the week
-letter or number writing worksheet
-each child will be assigned a day for their ‘all about me’ poster and show and tell

11. Class structure Structure is very important for students!
What their day will look like:
Drop off
Students will enter and trace or write their names
We will transition to circle time
We will then start centers
Indoor free play
Snack
Outside free play
Pick up

12. Behavior chart
Green: They are following directions and acting appropriate
Yellow: they will receive a verbal warning and be asked to move their stick
Red: They will receive a note home about why they were struggling in class and they will move their stick
Students that get to red will have to sit down with the teacher and talk about what might be causing the problem. We hope that talking about the issue with the student will help prevent issues in the future

13. Drop off policy
Please do not arrive more than 5 minutes before the start of the day
Hang up coats and have any homework in hand
Line up outside the classroom with your child
When the doors open we will greet each child individually
Once your child has been greeted and enters the classroom you may leave

14. Birthdays and snack
Your child will be assigned 2-3 days during the school year that you are required to provide a snack for the class. This requires a healthy snack and juice.
Birthdays: each of your students will be celebrating their birthday during the school year. If your child has a summer birthday we will celebrate on their half birthday.
Birthday snacks: you may bring in a special treat on your child’s birthday, this would be one of the assigned days.
Birthday readers: family members are invited to come in on their child’s birthday and read the students favorite book to the class. This will happen the last 15 minutes of class.

15. sickness
If your child is sick please keep them at home. We do not want to spread germs around to other students or staff. If they have a fever, diarrhea, and/or vomiting keep them home for at least 24 hours after the symptoms have stopped. We do not have a nurse on hand therefore if your child is sick someone will need to come and pick them up Bathroom accidents: if your child has occasional accidents please send in a change of clothes in a bag labeled with the students name. you will be called and notified of any accidents.

16. forms Medical: medication and inhaler forms Emergency/carpool form
Tell me about your child
Volunteer sign up: classroom helpers and computer duty
Snack sign up

17. Contact information
Ms. Stepuszek:
Mrs. Conrad:
Mrs. Zegar:
Phone number: (815)
is the best way to contact us

18. Thank you!
I appreciate everyone taking the time out of your day to come and talk about your child’s education. I hope to make this a wonderful and successful year of every student! First day of school: September 10th at 9:15am