Preschool is an important part of a young childs education, and it is also a lot of fun for the little ones as well.
This year Carbon School District preschools have been working hard to teach those small students while keeping them safe and healthy as well.
The preschool team has been focusing on increasing social competence. Each PLC (Professional Learning Community) meeting has targeted an area to work on with students such as communicating emotions, sharing and turn taking, along with using positive words when interacting with others.
In February preschools in the district will be targeting solving problems and working together. Teachers will have social stories, and there will be ant farms for kids to observe how ants work together and problem solve to accomplish goals.
It has been a challenging year, and the teachers have really stepped up to the task of negotiating teaching during a pandemic. There are a lot of excellent preschool teachers in the districts schools, They include Stacie Turpin at Sally Mauro, Racquel Adams at Creekview, Torie Snyder at Wellington and Tammy Edwards is at Bruin Point. Additionally Kristina Schade and Carrie Timothy are teaching preschool age kiddos who have disabilities at the Castle Valley Center.
“We have been grateful that we have been able to have in person learning most of the time with the increased safety precautions,” said Beverly Martinez, Director of Preschool Education in Carbon School District. “I also need to point out that teachers are busy learning the new core standards and have attended several virtual state training seminars to help them understand and implement the education core.”
Martinez also pointed out that parents were wonderful on following through with the virtual and home packets that were sent home when schools had to pause last spring because of COVID 19.
“They were awesome in the way they helped out and followed through,” she said.
Soon Carbon School District will begin preschool enrollment for the 2021/2022 school year. Tuition is $50 a month for the three year old class, and $70 a month for the four year old class. Please call Martinez at 637-9150 for those that want to have their child on the list for preschool the next year.