Bridges to School MKE
The Bridges to School MKE is an MPS Community School collaboration to demonstrate that strong connections and partnerships between early-childhood education settings and Community Schools lead to improved outcomes for children and families.
The Goal:
Bridging together school staff, child care professionals and parents so that they can deliver impactful school-readiness skills to children.
Why:
When parents, caregivers and educators share a common set of school-readiness goals, it is easier to deliver these critical skills to children.
How:
Through consistent collaboration among educators, parents & childcare professionals, we can utilize each other’s expertise to ensure school-readiness skills are taught consistently in all learning environments (including the home).
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Browning School 5440 N 64th St |
Longfellow School 1021 S 21st St |
Westside Academy 1945 N 31st St
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| Becoming a child care representative for my neighborhood | Becoming a child care representative for my neighborhood
Convertirse en un representante de cuidado infantil para mi vecindario |
Becoming a child care representative for my neighborhood |
School-Readiness Skills Checklist:
*All Children need help practicing these skills before Kindergarten
Practical Life
- Know first and last name
- Know parent/caregivers name
- Practice Carrying Objects Carefully
- Practice using the restroom
- Practice putting on clothes
- Practice washing hands
Classroom Basics
- Practice Listening to the speaker
- Practice waiting:
- Turn to speak with adult
- Turn to use an object
- Practice sitting on a chair
- Practice being in a single-file line
Social Skills
- Practice speaking up for self/asking for help
- Practice body awareness (Moving around safely)
- Practice conflict management (how to handle disagreements)
- Practice self-regulation (how to handle disappointment)
- Learn to cope without being handed a phone
- Learn how to breathe & walk away to calm
Videos to Support School Readiness
Transition to Kindergarten: A video to support children and families
Apoyando a nuestra niñez a tener una exitosa transición a kindergarten
Developmental Screening, Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)
Respect and Take Care of Things | Kids Book Read Aloud
Practice Listening to Learn | Kids Book Read Aloud
Yes I can listen | Read Aloud Book About Listening
Share and Take Turns | Kids Book Read Aloud
Waiting Is Not Forever | Kids Book Read Aloud
Sesame Street: Confidence for Kids
Kindergarten Video: Being Assertive
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Contact Bridges to Schools MKE
Bridges to School Steering Committee Members
- Dea Wright; Director of the Office of Early Childhood Initiatives
- Chris Garza; Coordinator II – Community Schools, Office of School Administration, Milwaukee Public Schools
- Joandy Williams; Head Start Program Supervisor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Milwaukee Public Schools
- Krissy Washington; Early Childhood Program Supervisor/Achievement Gap Reduction, Milwaukee Public Schools
- Terri Alexander; Executive Director, 4C For Children
- Terryl Wheelock; Project Coordinator, 4C For Children
- Tad Kriofske Mainella; Bridges to School MKE Specialist, 4C For Children
- Briana Fox; Community Schools K-8 Manager, United Way
- Glenn Carson; Director of Milwaukee Community Schools Partnership, United Way
- Francisco Sanchez; Community Schools K-5 Manager, United Way