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Pekin Preschool Family Education Center
1000 Koch Street
Pekin, Illinois
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Preschool Family Education Center is dedicated to pro-
moting home, school and community success for all fami-
lies. In addition to the opportunities we have at Preschool
Family Education Center, our staff also has community
information regarding, but not limited to, the following:
Parent/Family Education Materials
Local Literacy Programs
GED
Mental Health Services
Local Physicians and Dentists
Counseling
Food/Health/Nutrition
Clothing
Shelter
Safety
Information is available from your child’s teacher, the
school office and the FLC.
PEKIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT 108
Pekin Preschool Family Education Center
1000 Koch Street
Pekin, Illinois
(309) 477-4730
Preschool
Family
Education
Center
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Dear Parents,
I am very excited that your child will be attending the Pekin Pre-
school Family Education Center this year! This marks the begin-
ning of what I hope will be a meaningful relationship between Pe-
kin District 108 and your family. Together we possess a pathway
to success for your son/daughter. It is important to note that the
first years of formal school are essential to the long-term success
of each child. The PFEC teachers, administrator, and support
staff stand ready to provide assistance as your son/daughter
grows and learns new and exciting things.
The Pekin Preschool Family Education Center offers many oppor-
tunities for your family to be involved in the social and academic
growth of your child. I encourage you to ask questions, share
your ideas, and participate in school activities as frequently as
possible. Your continued involvement is an important element of
family and the school will only enhance your child’s learning.
Whether your family is new to Pekin Public Schools or you are
returning, it is with great pride and enthusiasm that I welcome you
this school year. The entire Pekin community can be very proud
of Pekin District 108 and we are pleased to enter into a partner-
ship with you this year and for years to come.
Sincerely,
Dr. Bill Link
Superintendent of Schools
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Linda Seth, Principal
Preschool Family Education Center
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1000 Koch Street, Pekin, IL 61554 e-mail [email protected]
Dear Parents and Families,
On behalf of Pekin Preschool Family Education Center I
would like to extend a warm welcome. Our center offers
many exciting learning experiences for children and fami-
lies. I look forward to getting to know you and to working
with you, your child, and your family. This booklet high-
lights some of the opportunities that are available at PFEC.
If you have any questions, or would like any additional
information, please call the Preschool Family Education
Center Office, 477-4730, Monday through Friday from
8:00 to 4:00.
Sincerely,
Linda Seth
Linda Seth, Principal
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Family Activities to do together for
GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
Creeping Activities-Allow and encourage child to
creep in a straight line, then in a circle, clockwise,
counter-clockwise, and backwards. The last develop-
ment type of creeping is a figure eight.
Two Food Hopping-Play “Hop Over the Stream”. Use
masking tape applied on the floor to represent the
banks of the stream. Child hops over the “stream”
without getting wet.
One-Foot Hopping-Cut odd shapes out of cardboard.
Tape shapes to the floor. Spread apart and the child
hops from shape to shape.
Galloping-Pretend the child is a pony in a circus. His
one foot will lead his body around the circle.
Walking on a line-Play “Tight Rope”. With chalk
draw a line on the sidewalk. Child pretends chalk
line is a balance beam and he walks forward, back-
wards, sideways, etc. until balance is maintained.
Bean Bag Toss-Child tosses bean bags into baskets
or into any container with an opening. Place the
container 4 to 5 feet from the child increasing the
distance as the child’s ability increases. Numbers
may be glued on to the cans.
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Pekin Preschool Family Education Center
Office (309) 477-4730
Fax (309) 477-4737
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome letter from Superintendent——————————2
Table of Contents————————————————————3
Family Services————————————————————4-5
Helpful Information—————————————————-6-7
Prepare for Each School Day——————————————8
Homework for Families—————————————————9
Family Activities to do Together——————————-10-14
Language Arts Development—————————--10
Auditory Discrimination—————————————11
Visual Discrimination——————————————-12
Fine Motor Skills—————————————————13
Gross Motor Skills————————————————-14
Welcome from Principal——————————————-15
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Family Services
The Preschool Family Education Center provides many opportunities for families to enjoy activities that are fun and encourage learning together!
Preschool Classes
Age appropriate learning activities for children between the ages of three and five are provided in the areas of language and speech, social development, and fine and gross motor skills.
Early Childhood Special Education Classes
Programming is provided for children 3-6 years old in speech/language, social, physical, intellectual, behavior-al and other developmental areas.
Parent and Child Time
PACT is held in our school’s Family Literacy Center. Parents are encouraged to join their child’s class for sto-ries and hands-on activities each month. An evening PACT is offered for working parents.
Support Services
Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy are available. Children qualify for these ser-vices based on need and appropriate testing to deter-mine eligibility.
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Family Activities to do together for
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
Sorting Small Objects-Sort nuts and bolts of different sizes.
The child needs to screw the correct nut on the bolt.
Develop Finger and Hand Dexterity
Collect small plastic bottles, containers, measuring
cups, etc. Play games filling the containers with water
or rice.
Using small plastic bottles filled with water, play
games on the sidewalk or grass by squeezing out the
water.
Using a paper punch, punch free form designs in
paper.
Draw a design on stiff paper (this could be a birthday
or thank you card). Have the child lace ribbon, etc.
through the holes.
Develop Hand-Eye Coordination
Have child play with commercial material such as
“Tinker Toys”, “Legos”, “Brio Blocks”, or “Lincoln
Logs”, etc.
Tearing-Have child tear long, narrow strips of news-
paper or construction paper. Parent models the
shape the child is to duplicate. Hearts are the most
difficult so leave those until last.
Practice cutting with scissors-Give the child long
strings of cut newspaper. Have the child fringe the
paper by cutting alternating short and long strips.
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Family Activities to do together for
VISUAL DISCRIMINATION
Use magazine research activities such as finding and
underlining all the B’s on a page or all the ands, etc.
You may also use newspapers. This is great for car
trips.
Find hidden animals in pictures.
Sort objects by size and color (marbles, buttons,
discs).
Cut various geometric shapes outlined with heavy
black line. Then have the child find all of the red tri-
angles, green circles, blue rectangles, etc.
Play “Which One Doesn’t Belong?” Choose three or
four objects or pictures with one that is different.
The child must find the different object and tell why
it is different. This can be due to the color, size, and
shape or functional differences such as tools or
clothing.
Provide lots of hands-on experiences with counting,
sorting, matching, and number recognition. You can
do hopscotch for counting and numbers, use a buck-
et of objects for sorting and matching, etc.
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Birth to Five Year Old Screening
Screening for children birth to five years of age is avail-able throughout the year free of charge. Each child’s development is assessed in language, memory, large muscles, small muscles, perceptual skills, and under-standing of concepts.
Family Fun Nights
Family Fun Nights are reading based, theme oriented activities to which all members of the family are invit-ed to attend.
Parent TEAM
Parent TEAM activities provide a social time for par-ents to learn about topics of interest and are held on a monthly basis. Refreshments and child care are pro-vided!
Infant Toddler Program
Our Birth to Three Program offers developmental screenings and home-visiting opportunities for eligible families. Our program includes parent education and support, Baby TALK Curriculum for goal setting and lesson plans, family referral services, Friday Play Group, Parent and Child Time evening activities, Parent TEAM meet- ings, and Family Fun Nights.
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HELPFUL INFORMATION
Preschool Classes
Classes are conducted Monday through Friday.
Morning Class Times: 8:50a.m.—11:20 a.m.
Afternoon Class Times: 12:20 p.m.—3:20 p.m.
Absences
Each day your child is absent it is necessary for you to
call the school office. An absence lasting 3 or more days
requires a written note from the parent and/or physi-
cian.
Transportation
Door to door bus service is available for children.
Bus schedules are provided prior to the first day of
school. Staff members meet the children in the bus
zone at school and walk them into the building.
Children who are brought to school by parents enter
through the designated front entrance where they are
checked in by staff and escorted to their classrooms.
Medical Forms
All forms provided on Family Orientation Day are needed
as soon as possible. Medical examinations are required
for all students in school and shot records must be up to
date.
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Family Activities to do together for
AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION
Have your child close his eyes and try to identify dif-
ferent sounds (tearing paper, running water, etc. )
Play “Simon Says” where the child must follow several
directions such as “take two steps, hop, and turn
around.”
Use sentence completion games such as, “On the way
to the store I saw a _____. Have the child repeat and
add a word. The next person continues the story.
Use a whistle to blow a sequence of loud/soft sounds;
let the child repeat the sequence on his whistle.
Have the child help you with food shopping and give
him two or three items to bring back to the cart.
Teach the child simple, short, and concise nursery
rhymes and/or simple poems.
Use “Echo Games”. Whisper a phrase or sentence and
pass it around the table.
Listen to children’s songs and read stories with your
child.
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Family Activities to do together for
LANGUAGE ARTS DEVELOPMENT
Using language daily can be fun. Here are suggestions for use
in your home.
Let your children hear your thoughts...talk out loud about
what you need to do, when you will do it, what you could
do, what might happen, and why you choose to do some-
thing. These modeled thinking skills are so important to
children learning to read.
Read aloud...story books, pictures, signs, personal letters,
notes, and newspaper picture labels.
Read favorite stories many times. Encourage your child to
re-tell the stories with and without pictures as a guide.
Name things as you go for a ride in the car, take a walk on
the street, or while doing shopping and cooking.
As a child grows older, give more than one name for ob-
jects such as sofa, davenport, couch; rug, carpet, floor cov-
ering; car, automobile, vehicle.
Describe things by adding words of color, size, and texture
such as your red shirt, the biggest ball, your soft sweater,
walk slowly, come quickly.
Play games...from Candyland to tag.
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Field Trips
Students take field trips throughout the
year to support classroom learning. Parents are wel-
come.
Breakfast and Lunch
Meals are provided for every child in the program. The
cost of the meal is based upon family income. You may
also choose to send a meal with your child.
Parent Contact
A home connection is an important part of the program!
Opportunities will be scheduled throughout the year to
review your child’s progress, to provide extra activities
for home, and to address parent concerns.
Volunteers
We welcome parents! If you are able to volunteer we
would appreciate your time and support for our school.
Supplies
Each child will need a book bag to take notes, artwork,
and school information to and from school.
For further information regarding individual
classes, please contact your classroom teacher.
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To be better prepared for school each day your child should:
Participate in the school breakfast or lunch program to insure a healthy meal with great daily language and social interaction opportunities.
Have a book bag to carry things back and forth to school.
Wake up in time to prepare for school without rushing.
Be ready for the bus to pick you up every day.
Have a healthy meal and some time together as a family in the evening.
Get plenty of sleep-at least 9 hours.
Wear comfortable play clothes to school.
Arrive at school on time to start your morning or afternoon preschool program.
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Supporting School Success
Your child will be better prepared to take part in
preschool activities if:
He or she has learned how to listen quietly to a story
and pay attention for a few minutes at a time.
You set aside time each day to listen
and encourage your child to talk.
Your child can work alone or with another child
for a reasonable length of time.
You are able to support
your child’s education
by being involved in
school activities.
Acknowledge your child whenever he/she does
something well.
Your child can keep track of his/her own things
and respects the toys and clothes belonging to
other children.