Pre-K is an important time in your child’s social and emotional development. Throughout the year, we will learn classroom rules and routines, practice treating others the way we want to be treated (the Golden Rule), solve problems, and discover positive ways to express our feelings when we are upset.

For some of our Pre-K friends, this may be their first school experience, while others may already have experience in a classroom setting. Wherever your child is on their journey, we will work together to help them grow in kindness, confidence, responsibility, and self-control.

In our classroom, we strive to follow Jesus’ example by showing love, kindness, patience, and compassion toward one another. We will learn that our choices matter and that even when we make mistakes, we can learn, make things right, and try again. We will often ask ourselves, “What Would Jesus Do?”

⭐ Our Sticker Chart

Each child will have an individual sticker chart and may earn one sticker per day for making good choices and demonstrating positive behavior. When a child earns five stickers, they may choose a special treat from our treat box!

When the sticker chart is full, it will be sent home for you to keep as a celebration of your child’s accomplishments.

If I have any concerns about your child’s behavior, I will communicate with you so we can work together to support their growth and success.

🌈 Positive Behavior Strategies

We will use a variety of positive strategies to help children learn, grow, and make good choices, including:

• Redirection: Guiding children toward a different activity or a more appropriate choice.

• Kind Words: Practicing respectful, caring words when talking to friends and teachers.

• “I” Messages: Learning to express feelings by saying, “I didn’t like it when you ______ because it made me feel ______.”

• Problem-Solving: Talking through challenges and finding positive solutions together.

• Taking a Break: Taking a drink of water, reading a book in a quiet area, or coloring to help calm our bodies and minds.

• Learning from Our Choices: Talking about our behavior, understanding how our choices affect others, and practicing ways to make things right. When appropriate, a child may miss a few minutes of an activity to discuss their choices and practice a better response.

• Following Jesus’ Example: Thinking about how Jesus teaches us to love, forgive, help, and care for others.

Our goal is not to expect perfection, but to help each child develop the skills they need to become a kind, caring, and responsible friend. We will celebrate successes, learn from mistakes, and encourage every child to keep trying!

Our Classroom Rules

1. We are kind. 

2. We help clean our classroom. 

3. We keep ourselves and others safe. 

4. We listen to our teachers. 

5. We always try our best. 

Remember...

We are learning to make good choices, love one another, and follow Jesus every day!