We spend the day teaching children everything we can when in fact they are teaching us the entire time.
Our Room
Our Associates
Our associates are Janet Shannon and Amy Peyton.
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Special guests
Our Early Childhood Special Education classroom serves children from the age of three to five years old who have been identified as needing special education. A child my be referred to receive services through a variety of ways. One way children are referred is through Early Access. Early Access is a program to provide early intervention to children from birth to three years old who have been identified as having a condition or disability that is known to have a high probability of later delays if early intervention services were not provided, or who is already experiencing a 25% delay in one or more areas of growth or development.
Click here for Early Access Information
Curriculum
Lessons and goals are developed to align with the Iowa Early Learning Standards.
Click here for more information on the Early Learning Standards
Spark
Buchanan County Health Center offers the SPARK! program. Students will engage in nutrition education and physical activity instructed by Buchanan County Health Center staff. The students have the opportunity to taste various fruits and vegetables and learn fun ways to play and stay active. In addition, your family will receive handouts on the corresponding health topics throughout the year.
Fontana
Buchanan County Conservation Board Naturalists Sondra Cabell and Michael Maas provide programming on various topics from nature throughout the year. Some of these programs are at the school, some outside at the school and some are at Buchanan County Parks. Their goal is to get participants interested in and into natural areas located in our county.
Our Day
8:15-8:30 Arrival/Greeting and Table Work
8:30-8:45 Welcome/Group greeting
8:45-9:30 Center time/one on one work
9:30-10:00 Snack/Language/Communication
10:00-10:15 Group/Music and movement/reading
10:15-10:45 Center time/one on one work
10:45-11:15 Recess and Departure
“Almost all creativity involves purposeful play.”
– Abraham Maslow
Links
Supply List
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(3) Large containers of Disinfecting/Cleaning wipes
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(1) Box of Kleenex
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(1) Roll of Paper Towels
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(3) Packages of small Styrofoam plates
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(1) Package of large paper plates
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(1) Plastic, 2 Pocket Folder
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(1) Large-sized, No Wheeled Backpack
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(1) Change of clothes (shirt, pants, underwear, and socks) labeled and in a Ziploc bag
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(1) 1 ½ inch binder
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(1) Box sandwich Ziploc bags
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(1) Box quart Ziploc bags
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(1) Box gallon Ziploc bags
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(1) Package of baby wipes (unscented for sensitive skin only)
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Picture of each family member in the house with their name (can be emailed to Lbresson@independence.k12.ia.us)
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*Please label only your child’s folder, binder, clothing, and backpack. All other items are shared materials.
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*If your child is not potty trained, please send a package of Pull-ups (no diapers).
