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WELCOME TO BRIGHT
BEGINNINGSPARENT
ORIENTATION!Please grab a packet
of information&
turn in all forms.
BRIGHT BEGINNINGS PHILOSOPHY Bright Beginnings Preschool focuses on the individual
child, and provides an educational environment that stimulates and nurtures each child’s unique growth potential. We provide numerous exciting and engaging thematic units throughout the year, allowing your child to freely explore and grow in important skill development areas, including: large and fine motor, language and literacy, science and math, art and music. Your child’s social and emotional development is of prime importance. At Bright Beginnings we help each child grow in his or her feelings of self-worth, self-confidence, respect for and appreciation of others and love of learning and of school. Our curriculum reflects the most current understandings regarding child development and early education and embraces Shorewood School District curriculum goals.
LAKE BLUFF SCHOOL MISSION
LAKE BLUFF SCHOOL MOTTO
Each child nurtured Each child respected Each child included Each child challenged Each child successful.
BE KIND, WORK HARD, HAVE FUN!
AMY THORESON “MRS. THORESON”
BRIGHT BEGINNINGS TEACHER Classroom Phone #: 414-963-6972 ex. 4103 E-mail Address:
CHRIS GIVENS“MRS. GIVENS”
BRIGHT BEGINNINGS ASSISTANT Classroom Phone #: 414-963-6972 ex. 4103 E-mail Address:
PRESCHOOL HOURS
Red Class: Monday/Wednesday/ Friday- 8:30-11:00am
Yellow Class Tuesday/Thursday- 8:30-11:00am
Blue Class Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday- 8:30-11:00am
We will follow the Lake Bluff School Calendar for days off.
Half Days on the calendar will mean no school for the Blue Class.
OUR DAILY SCHEDULE
Arrival Table Toys Morning Meeting Whole Group Time Healthy Snack Center Time Outside Play Closing Activities Dismissal
ARRIVAL PROCEDURES- BEFORE CLASS BEGINS
Parents are responsible for their child’s supervision until start time.
Families will be given door codes to use at the main entrance or the parking lot door.
School will be in session before Bright Beginnings start time, so please encourage quiet voices in the hallway.
Students will put all items from home in their cubby.
Please wait until invited into the classroom to enter.
ARRIVAL PROCEDURE-IN THE CLASSROOM
Students will all have “Take Home Folders” to put in the teacher mailbox along with any notes from home.
Students will find their namecards and put it in the attendance chart.
Students will then find a table activity.
MORNING MEETING
Greeting Calendar Weather Star of the Day Wiggle Break
WHOLE GROUP TIME
The goal of whole group time is to have a shared learning experience that is hands-on, engaging, and educational.
Activity that pertains to the monthly theme May be a story, discussion, finger play,
game, experiment etc. Each whole group experience will look
different.
HEALTHY SNACK
o A snack calendar will be provided each month so families can prepare ahead of time.
o Lake Bluff has a policy for healthy snacks only for daily snack time.
o Please switch with other families if you are not able to bring a snack on your calendar day.
o Please talk with Mrs. Thoreson about birthday celebrations so we can use that on the snack calendar.
o Let us know if you have any questions or concerns regarding snack!
CENTER TIME
Play!! Small Group Work with the teacher or parent
volunteer. Toys and play spaces may be changed
throughout the year to fit the themes of the classroom.
CENTER TIME PLAY AREAS- READING CORNER
Quiet space for reading Focuses on building a relationship with books
and concepts of print.
CENTER TIME PLAY AREAS- LITERACY CENTER
Focuses on emerging literacy skills including letter recognition, phonemic awareness, and social skills.
Alphabet puzzles and games, writing materials, games that promote language and turn taking.
CENTER TIME PLAY AREAS- BLOCK CENTER
Focus on motor and social skills. Many kinds of building materials, vehicles,
and train sets.
CENTER TIME PLAY AREAS- ART CENTER
Focus on fine motor skills, following directions, and creativity
Drawing materials, paints, stamps, scissors, and glue.
CENTER TIME PLAY AREAS- MATH & SCIENCE CENTER
Focus on numbers, and counting as well as observational skills and logical thinking.
Number puzzles and games, magnifying glasses, instruments
CENTER TIME PLAY AREAS- DRAMATIC PLAY
Focus on imagination and social skills and understanding our environment.
Dolls, stuffed animals, dollhouses, tools
CENTER TIME PLAY AREAS- HOME LIVING CENTER
Focus on imaginative play, understanding our environment, and social skills
Kitchen items, dress up clothing, mailbox
OUTSIDE PLAY
We use the small playground on the side of the building.
We will be going outside to play even in the snow, so please have appropriate outdoor wear every day.
CLOSING
Star of the Day will draw a picture of something we did during the day for the calendar.
We will sing a Goodbye Song. Students will sit on the carpet with their
friends while waiting to be dismissed.
DISMISSAL
Students will be dismissed from the classroom only when an authorized adult is present.
Please check the Parent Board for any important information.
Class will be in session for the other students at Lake Bluff, so we request families be quiet and respectful in the hallways.
CLASSROOM RULES & BEHAVIOR GUIDELINES
Classroom Rules will be discussed within a whole group time. The students will talk about behavior they feel is appropriate in the classroom and we will create a list of classroom rules as a group.
In general, at Bright Beginnings Preschool: We solve problems by using our words. We do not use angry hands or feet to solve our
problems. We make good choices. We help each other.
CLASSROOM RULES &BEHAVIOR GUIDELINES
Students struggling to follow rules will be asked to talk with a teacher in a quiet space. The student and teacher will discuss what happened and why it happened as well as if good choices were made.
Students who continue to make inappropriate classroom choices will be given options of other areas in the classroom in which they are invited to play until they can make better choices.
If a child needs to take a break from the classroom, they will be invited into the back room for some quiet time until they are comfortable coming back into the activity.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT Lake Bluff and Bright Beginnings have an
“Open Door” policy for parents and families. Check-In at the office is required when
visiting or volunteering. To volunteer in the classroom you must have
a completed background check. We will have a sign-up calendar for families
to come into the classroom and help with specific activities during the day.
Other Volunteer Opportunities: Planning/Organizing Classroom Parties Field Trips Classroom Material Prep (Cutting, Tracing, Etc.)
STAR OF THE DAY
We will have a Star of the Day every day class is in session.
The Star will also be the snack helper for the day, so look at the calendar to know when your child will be Star.
Crowns will be given to each Star the first time they are star student, and on their birthday.
Star will also bring items to share based on calendar. (All About Me Bag, Letter Mystery Bag, Etc.)
Star will also be the classroom helper for the day.
BIRTHDAYS
Please let us know if you have a special day you would like us to celebrate your child’s birthday. We will put you on the snack calendar for that day.
Your child will get a crown for their birthday, and get to move their picture to the next number on the birthday board.
Families are welcome to come help us celebrate! Feel free to bring a special snack (still healthy please); volunteer in the classroom; or even come and read your child’s favorite book to their classmates.
FIELD TRIPS
Planned Field Trips Are: Nieman Orchard Hoffer’s Tropic Life Pet Store Urban Ecology Center
Students enrolled in only the T/TH morning class will have the opportunity to choose attending each trip with the Red Class or the Blue Class.
We will try to have all interested family members attend field trips as volunteers, but sometimes space is limited.
Field Trips are included in the tuition fee for students, but there may be a small charge for parent volunteers.
HOLIDAYS & CELEBRATIONS
Students get very excited about holiday celebrations within their family. We may explain and discuss religious holidays celebrated by the students in our classroom, but we will not be celebrating these holidays.
We will be requesting the help of parent volunteers to organize and plan classroom celebrations.
Snack for celebration days may include one treat along with healthy snacks.
Celebrations that will be observed in the classroom are: Halloween- October 30th & 31st Thanksgiving- November 24th & 25th Valentine’s Day- February 12th & 13th
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Students will need a backpack that is large enough to fit any work or notes that will be going home.
Students will also need one change of clothing labeled in a ziplock bag. This clothing will remain at school in your child’s cubby in case of accidents, messy projects, and other unexpected emergencies.
School Hours for September 8th & 9th: Red Class (M/W/F): September 8th; 8:30-9:30 Yellow Class (T/TH): September 9th; 8:30-9:30 Blue Class (T/W/TH): September 9th; 12:30-1:30
OTHER IMPORTANT DATES
September 10th is a ½ Day for Lake Bluff- We WILL be having afternoon session that day.
Winter party: December 18th & 19th Open House: Thursday, Jan. 15th~ 6:30-7:30
pm Parent Teacher Conferences: March 4th,5th, &
6th Beach Day: May 20th & 21st Last Day Picnic: June 3rd & 4th
QUESTIONS?? Please feel free to contact us anytime!
Classroom Phone #: 414-963-6972 ex. 4103 E-mail Address:
If you would like to see the classroom, it will be open following orientation.
