Updates!

We are excited to announce a new student in our Wed/Friday class.  Riley Hall has joined our class.  Welcome, Riley!

Reminder- No school Friday!

Fall Parties next Thursday and Friday from 1:00-2:00.  You are welcome to join us during that time.  We will sing some favorite songs, eat a special snack and do a special craft activity.

Fire Visit for the Tuesday/Thursday Class

Today the Union Township Fire Department visited our class.  Each child had the opportunity to sit in the driver's seat.  We learned a lot and had a great time!

Union Township Fire Department Visits

We had such a great time today with the Union Township Fire Department.  We were able to explore the whole truck and even get inside.  When the students got back to the classroom they were very eager to pretend to be fire fighters.

Fire Safety Week

This week we've been learning about fire safety.  The fire department came to our class today (Friday) and will be coming sometime soon for the Tues/Thursday group.  We've practiced stop, drop and roll.  Please check all your smoke detectors at home to make sure they are working and make an escape plan in case of a fire.  Our dramatic play center has firefighter dress-ups and the students made a big fire (out of paper and markers) to put out.  They also made fire trucks out of cardboard boxes. 

Our language chart is:
Fire, fire, fire!
Hear the people shout!
Here comes _______(insert child's name)
to put the fire out!

Curriculum and Communication

West Clermont Preschool has adopted the Creative Curriculum for 

Preschool.  This comprehensive curriculum focuses on the development of the 

child covering four main developmental domains; social emotional, physical, 

cognitive, and language development.  In order to best meet the needs of a 

developing young child, our class is arranged using learning centers.   The 

learning centers foster hands on learning, pro-social behavior, problem 

solving, etc…  The learning centers include; dramatic play, science, music, 

writing, art, manipulatives, sensory, computer, blocks, math and books.  

Daily we have a special activity usually consisting of an art 

activity/experience.   When designing the learning centers and choosing 

materials the classroom teacher uses the Pre-K Ohio Content Standards.  Along 

with the learning centers (center time), children participate in two large 

group times and a snack language experience.  During group time children have 

the opportunity to engage in movement activities, sing along with songs, read 

language charts, listen to stories, answer questions etc…  

Communication/Partnership:

               As a teacher of young children, I strongly believe in communication 

between families and the preschool team.  You as parents are experts about 

your child and with healthy communication between home and school, your child 

will have the best opportunity to learn.  Parents are the key to success; 

therefore I am always open to phone calls, emails, conferences, and notes.  A 

preschool newsletter is provided from the teacher and a communication 

notebook is kept in your child’s backpack.  The communication notebook serves 

as a tool for quick notes from home to school and visa versa.  Parents are 

invited to participate in various ways in and out of the preschool 

classroom.  

What, where and who?

Willowville preschool is currently located at Clough Pike Elementary in room 

101.  We have two preschool sessions, an a.m. and a p.m.  Currently our 

classes run two days a week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.   We have a Tuesday/Thursday 

group and a Wednesday/Friday group.  Children who are 

served with an individualized education plan (IEP) are eligible for bus 

transportation.  Each preschool class consists of 12 students ages 3-5.  

Eight of the twelve students in our preschool program are served with IEP’s, 

meaning they may have a special need.  Four out of the twelve students are 

considered typically developing and appropriate role models.  Students are 

encouraged to learn from each other and the class is designed to meet the 

needs of children with and without special needs in a variety of ways.  

We work as a team in our preschool class.  Not only will your child have a 

preschool teacher, he or she will have an assistant teacher.  The preschool 

teacher paraprofessional (assistant teacher) is a valuable and integral 

member of the teaching team.  Also, once a week a speech and language 

pathologist and an occupational therapist work with the students in the 

preschool class.