Titan Spotlight: preschool reports full Sprouts class, new materials and parent engagement

At the Titan Spotlight segment, Miss Franklin reported preschool enrollment and classroom highlights, saying the Sprouts class is full and a two-year-old class begins Saturday.

Franklin described class goals for different age groups: the Tuesday/Thursday three-year-olds are working on independence and regulating emotions and tracing names; the Monday/Wednesday/Friday class focuses on problem-solving and friendships; the afternoon class has "mastered our classroom routine" and is highly independent, she said.

Franklin said she received a prize from Ford Garage that allowed the classroom to purchase new materials, and that guest readers will begin next month. She described a tracking system for skills using a highland-cow motif that rewards children for mastered skills, and said each child receives a weekly newsletter and that parents of the "terrific twos" must attend with their children.

She also described a bus tour used so each child could board the mini bus and take a short tour around the block, an activity students particularly enjoyed.

Board members asked about target enrollment for the terrific twos program; Franklin said the typical group size is four to six and that the current group of eight is large for that class. No formal action was taken; the board received the Titan Spotlight as information.