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Ms. Juanita
Urrutia |
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Children in Pre-K, their
families, teachers and everybody at Colegio Maya are members of a school
community. We all work together to be safe, helpful, kind, and wise. The goals of the discipline program are to help
children: ·
Create a
comfortable, safe and enjoyable learning environment. ·
Develop
autonomy and responsibility. ·
Build
emotional intelligence. ·
Engage in
conflict resolution. To develop the children’s sense of order,
responsibility and self-regulation Rosemary and I will: ·
Build a
sense of community. ·
Identify and
model the behaviors that allow children to be safe, helpful, kind, and wise. ·
Set clear,
consistent, and fair limits for children’s behavior. ·
Explain and
model how to accomplish tasks, move around the room and playground, use
materials and equipment, identify and respect personal spaces, work
cooperatively, as well as engage in play and activities. ·
Monitor,
guide, assist, encourage and support children. ·
Listen to
and acknowledge children’s feelings and frustrations and respond with
respect. ·
Redirect children
to more acceptable behavior or activity. ·
Offer
alternatives and give a limited choice in cases of inappropriate behavior. ·
Teach
children strategies to change their emotional state from upset to calm. ·
Teach the
steps in conflict resolution. Children are asked to sign the following
classroom agreement: We, the children of pre-kindergarten agree to: Be Safe. Be Helpful. Be Kind. Be Wise. Pre-K children are given
opportunities to see, hear, feel, discuss, learn, and practice what it means
to be safe, helpful, kind and wise as they learn to create a comfortable,
safe and enjoyable learning environment for themselves and for others. During
the day, children are asked to stop and to identify how they are fulfilling
the classroom agreement. This allows children to notice their behavior and to
either celebrate their success and feel proud of their contribution to the
safety and enjoyment in the room, or realize that they need to make different
choices in order to fulfill the classroom agreement and actively contribute
to the safety and enjoyment of the class. The The Because it is important
for young children to learn to recognize and verbalize their own emotions and
needs, as well as take ownership and control over how they feel and how they
respond, children are welcome to go to the center whenever they feel they
need to do so. They are also allowed to stay there until they feel ready to
join the rest of the class. Conflict Resolution Station When children encounter
conflict they can visit the Conflict Resolution Station where they are guided
in the process of conflict resolution. Learning to resolve conflicts will
enable young children to learn appropriate ways to respond to anger, conflicts,
and disagreements. Passes Teachers may give
students a Safe Center Pass or a Conflict Resolution Pass to go and
visit these stations so that they may gain control of their emotions and
resolve their conflicts in an appropriate manner. A Celebrations At the end of the day we
will talk and evaluate how well we are fulfilling our pre-k contract and how
we are contributing to the safe and enjoyable learning environment in the
class. We will celebrate our success by singing songs, enjoying movement
activities, and playing games together. Sometimes we will hold special
celebrations such as picnics and dances. Parent Communication Parents will be kept
informed of the social-emotional growth of their children through e-mail
messages, phone calls, and meetings. Parents are welcome to schedule an
appointment to speak to me about any concerns they may have. Please call
2365-0037 or 2365-4868 to schedule an appointment with Patty, our elementary
secretary, or send me an email at jurrutia@cm.edu.gt Please read my web
folder to learn more about the Social-Emotional Development Program in
pre-kindergarten. The discipline program in pre-k is based on the principles and ideas of Concious Disicpline, a program developed by Dr. Becky Bailey. For more information about Dr. Bailey’s program see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j3gF1dh_t4&feature=related |