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Welcome to Kids Connection Preschool! About Ms. Ivy!
Hi, I'm Mrs. Ivy Kruse. This is my second year teaching at Adrian Elementary and my 7th year teaching. I graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University with my Bachelors Degrees in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education with a Preprimary Specialty. I recently graduated with my Masters of Education in Reading from the University of Sioux Falls.
 Our Vision
At Kids Connection Preschool, we believe that early childhood education is essential in providing children with the building blocks for future learning. We believe in focusing on the development of the whole child fostering cognitive, communication, social/emotional, and physical development. We provide a safe and inviting learning environment for children to explore, learn, and grow together.
Curriculum
The program currently follows criteria for Minnesota School Readiness and the Early Childhood Indicators of Progress. In addition to these curricular guidelines, the following curricula are used to enrich the learning process:
Creative Curriculum
Handwriting Without Tears
Visual Phonics
We also utilize the Teaching Strategies Gold system for data collection/child assessment.
3-Day a Week Pre-Kindergarten Class In this class, we focus on developing those skills needed for kindergarten. The children build upon their social skills, and are encouraged to develop fine motor, listening, and school readiness skills. In addition, they are given an introduction to letter and number recognition through activities designed to promote early literacy skills in math and language. Group time and circle time include opportunities for singing, art, hands on activities, movement, stories, and language development.
2-Day a Week Preschool Class
In this class, we focus on social interactions through learning to play, work, and communicate with others. Through shared story time, play time, and group activities, the children are encouraged to cooperate and interact with adults and other children. While there is time for individual exploration, children in the class to work together to develop a variety of age appropriate skills.
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