Adults assisting in the classroom are called parent teachers as their major focus during their time at HPPK is interacting with children. To help you comfortably achieve this role, we provide a required parent teacher training evening for each class in August, and a follow up class in October. It is important that all adults…
Read MorePreschool Children’s Orientations allow children and adults to be introduced to our classroom routines and each other in a quieter, less crowded, and therefore, less competitive environment. School can be a very stimulating, exciting, or frightening experience for young children, so we ask that parents stay with their child during the entire first day of…
Read MoreFathers, mothers or significant adults are encouraged to participate in the preschool classroom whenever possible. Each adult who wishes to work with children at school or on field trips must pass a Criminal Background Check as required by Oregon state law, and attend all three of our required trainings. Adults who are unable to parent…
Read MoreIn order to make the transition to school as easy as possible, I like to visit with new HPPK children at their home just before school starts. At Orientation all families of preschool children who are new to HPPK may sign up for a home visit. These visits are scheduled for the mornings of September…
Read MoreWe should have an exciting year ahead of us. While most of us are enjoying our summer, others are busy planning activities for the coming school year. Some of our members are already connecting through Wednesdays at Orenco Woods Nature Park, manning our booth at Farmers’ Markets, contributing to our HPPK Facebook page, serving on…
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