Preschool Orientation

2021-22

The Tiny Dragons Preschool program encourages children to learn, play, and grow through developmentally appropriate, child-friendly, play based activities in Mandarin.

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We believe that a play-based environment balanced with routine and structure provides children freedom to explore, make discoveries, solve problems, and develop social skills.

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Students will follow a curriculum that teaches basic preschool topics, such as shapes, color, weather, and food in a fun, caring, and engaging setting.

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Theme

Music & Art

Social & Emotional

Large Motor

Chinese Language Arts

Health & Science

Math

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Art & Music

• Arts and crafts
• Singing
• Dancing
• Music with Instruments

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Math

• Counting 1-10
• Recognizing Numbers 1-10
• Simple Math Concepts (grouping and patterns)
• Visual operation

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Curriculum & Activities:

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Health & Science

• Simple Experiments
• Exploration
• Outdoor activities
• Healthy food

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Chinese Language Arts

• Vocabulary
• Listening
• Speaking
• Character recognition

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Show & Tell

• Presentation skills
• Chinese vocabulary & speaking

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Guided Play

• Imaginative Play
• Creativity
• Chinese vocabulary & speaking

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Field Trips (Typically on No-School Days)

• Pumpkin Patch (Fall)
• OGA Gym (Winter)
• Oregon Zoo or Children’s Museum (Spring)

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Class Parties & Performances

• Quarterly Holiday/Class Parties
• Chinese New Year Performance

Tiny Dragons Year 1 Objectives

Learning Targets Achieved (age 3-4)

• Self-Regulate
• Be able to sit in seat for minimum 15 minutes
• Follow directions
• Interpersonal Skills
• Be able to share with others
• Simple Chinese Vocabulary & Speaking
• Numbers & Colors
• Be able to use scissors and pencils correctly

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Tiny Dragons Year 2 Objectives

Learning Targets Achieved (age 4-5)

• Self-Regulate
• Be able to sit in seat for more than 20 minutes
• Follow directions
• Interpersonal Skills
• Be able to communicate effectively with others
• Be able to play cooperatively
• More Chinese Vocabulary & Speaking
• Numbers & Patterns & Operations
• Able to use scissors and pencils precisely

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Parents as Partners

Tiny Dragons preschool requires support from parents to provide

a high quality immersion program.

It is the parent's responsibility to teach sounds of English letters and the alphabet in order to meet

the Kindergarten readiness

requirement of Oregon.

Sample

Schedule of the day

What to Bring to School:

• One clean set of changing clothes (include underwear and socks), preferably in a labeled Ziploc bag.
• Healthy snack for both morning and afternoon, healthy lunch. Nut Free
• Water bottle (labeled and please make sure your child recognize it)
• Blanket or cover for nap time (Take home to wash every week)

What Not to Bring to School:

• Toys (ok for show and tell)
• Food contains Nuts and Peanuts
• Sugary snacks (candy, gum, soda, sports drinks)

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Covid-19 Health and Safety Plan

Tiny Dragons Preschool follows HCCS Operational Blueprint For School Reentry (available on website) for school safety protocols and TD COVID-19 Health and Safety Plan that is relevant to the Preschool specifically. These practices and procedures were developed following the guidelines of ELD Health and Safety Guidelines for Child Care and Early Education Operating During COVID-19.

Key policies and procedures

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• Drop-Off and Pick-Up
• Park and walk up to the south side door sidewalk for drop-off and pickup
• Have to wear a mask at drop-off/pick-up
• Prepare your child for the new drop off routine if your child has trouble saying goodbye in the morning
• Dismissal: families will be given a family number (if you don’t have one already) to be used for pickup. Show your family number to the staff and students will be called to the door to meet you

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• Daily Health Check
• COVID-19 Daily health check questions
• Staff will take children’s temperature, conduct the visual screening for symptoms
• Anyone exhibiting symptoms will be sent home. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 Fahrenheit or over must be excluded (refer to ELD Exclusion Chart)
• Keep children home when they are sick!
• Face Coverings
• All adults and children aged 5 and older will be required to wear face coverings
• We strongly encourage our younger students to do so as well
• We urge parents to practice face mask usage with your children now

• Daily Activities
• One stable group in each class with the same assigned adults
• No sharing materials or toys. If sharing occurs, children will wash hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer at the end of the activity, and items will be cleaned and sanitized after each use
• Plexiglass will be installed on the tables for additional protection
• Children will use the same cot for napping
• Cots will be positioned 36” apart or with a barrier/divider placed between cots, and children will be arranged and sleep head to toe.
• No field trips
• Visitors/Volunteers will be unable to work in schools

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• Handwashing and General Hygiene

While physical distanting is difficult to implement and may not go

perfectly as planned among young children, we'll do our best and also focus on more effective risk mitigation strategies, such as regular handwashing and hygiene routines.

• Will talk about when, talk about why, talk about how with children about hygiene
• Children and staff will follow a regular schedule of hand washing
• Hand sanitizer and wipes will be dispensed by staff only

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• Food and Nutrition
• Drinking fountains will be closed. Only water filling stations will be open
• Be sure to pack healthy, nut free snacks, lunch, and a filled reusable water container.
• Cleaning and Maintenance
• Classroom follows daily cleaning schedule for clearing general surfaces and high touch surfaces

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Questions?

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