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Cleta
Preparatory
Kindergarten
Hi,
my name is Cleta and I have more than 17 years of experience
and training in early childhood education. I am now the Preparatory
Kindergarten teacher here at CHA. Walking into our room on
a typical day, you will notice children with many different
personalities and happy faces. You will hear voices of children
modeling language of respect to one another that in turn is
modeled to them by patient, caring and understanding teachers.
During curriculum, you will notice confident children busy
learning, problem solving and discovering. During free play,
you may see busy children having fun and to you it may just
look like children just playing. Actually, you are seeing
something else—young minds learning.
Our
room is filled with centers that encourage the children to
challenge themselves, try new things and explore. The centers
are set up for endless possibilities of exploration. Art,
construction, building, handwriting, sensory and dramatic
play are just a few of the areas that you will find providing
lots of choices. These age appropriate activities stimulate
senses and promote their hands on learning.
I strive to make sure my classroom is a place where children
feel safe. The children’s self-esteem, confidence and
independence are always the priority. Lots of warmth, attention,
enthusiasm and encouragement are always shown to each child.
Positive guidance is always used as the guiding philosophy
in this classroom. Parent participation & frequent and consistent
communication play an important role in the guidance process.
I encourage parents to take advantage of our open door policy.
My greatest joy as a teacher is hearing a child say “Teacher,
I want to try and do it myself” and knowing that I helped
give them the self esteem to even think they can do it and
the confidence to try.
Kristin
Preparatory
Kindergarten
My
name is Kristin. I am 24 years old and I am currently a middle
toddler teacher at the Jean Road campus. Throughout my life
I’ve grown up knowing that working with children was
my calling in life. After high school I decided to attend
Clackamas Community College. After two years at a junior college
I went to Oregon State University. Go Beavers!! It was here
that my passion for working with young children continued
to develop. During my two years at Oregon State I had the
opportunity to see many different types of school settings.
I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education.
In the future I plan on attending graduate school and hopefully
one day become the Elementary school teacher Išve always wanted
to be.
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