Christy Reece
February 1, 2020
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Date of Interview: Monday, January 27, 2020 at 4:30 pm
Interviewee: Mother of child
General questions about the early
learning setting
1. In thinking about your child’s
experiences in the early learning
setting what is most important to
you?
2. What are your expectations for
your child in the early learning
setting?
3. What are your expectations of the
early learning program?
Culturally Responsive Practices Plan
Part Two: Family Perspectives
Interview of Family Member
Summaries of family member’s
responses
1. Right now for her speech
development, it is also my husband’s
concern. To verbally express herself.
Language in general. English and
Spanish. We can tell she can’t think of
the word that she wants to say. It’s kind
of our fault we use Spanglish. Old habit.
2. Get the best education possible, feel
safe and welcome.
3. Provide a safe and welcoming
environment for her to be happy and
good learning environment. So far so
good.
Related questions for you to consider
(Please respond to the questions
below)
In thinking about the early learning
setting, what is most important for
the child? What is most important
about the early learning setting for the
child, is for them to be excited to
come to class, and feel it is a place of
acceptance of all cultures and
diversities with social/emotional,
cognitive, and physical growth
opportunities.
What are your expectations for the
child? My expectations for the child
are to feel happily welcomed, safely
secure, and socially accepted.
What are your expectations for the
family? My expectations for the
family are for them to help me
understand their child and be willing
to share their desires and for their
education.
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives? In my personal and
professional experiences, I learned it is
important to create a warm and

Caregiving practices
1. How do you comfort/soothe
your child when he/she is
upset?
2. Does your child feed
him/herself? If so, what
methods does he/she use?
3. What is/was your family’s
approach to toilet training?
(e.g., age, approach, language
used)
4. Tell me about your daily
routines. Include sleep
schedules and other routines
1. When she gets upset, usually it’s
needing attention because of the baby.
She has been extra upset lately. She gets
upset a lot. We say, “Okay we can’t talk
if you are crying, relax let us know what
is wrong.” It’s frustrating, but we
understand, maybe her emotions are a
little high. Try and comfort her.
2. She feeds herself, getting her own
snacks, independent, spoon and fork.
We cut up the foods she can’t.
3. Potty trained at 2 years. She got it
right away. 3 days. I wasn’t sure at first professional experiences, I learned it is
because she wasn’t very verbal, almost
gave up. She got it. Pointing to her butt. partnerships in order to work with
Hardly any accidents, the one’s I can
remember they were devastating to her. the benefit and welfare of the child.
4. We wake up at 6:25-30ish. I make her
breakfast, usually a cereal, brush teeth,
goes to bathroom, then I help her get
dressed. If we are on time, let her watch
5 – 10 mins. of TV. Leave by 7:15 wait in
office until time to go to class. After
school, I take her to grandma’s house.
inviting learning setting for families to
feel confident their child will be able
to be welcomed and accepted so they
can develop academic growth. I
learned parents are the best experts
of their child and are full of
information to help me know their
child better.
What values and beliefs do you think
inform your perspectives? What I
value is the uniqueness of families.
They are all different and dynamic. I
want them to feel good about the
early learning setting for their child’s
education.
What are your expectations for the
child? My expectations for the child
are for her to feel care and support,
and to be able to grow healthy socially
and emotionally.
What are your expectations for the
family? My expectations for the
family are for them to share any
important priorities or issues they are
having with their child.
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives? In my personal and
important to develop trusting
families on their priorities or issues for
What values and beliefs do you think
inform your perspectives? What has
informed my perspectives is the belief
that young children need caring and
loving people in their life to
understand and help them as they
develop.

Role of language
1. What language(s) are spoken in
the home?
2. What is the child’s home
language?
3. With whom does he/she
communicate in this language? strongly about that. Respecting and nice, language(s) are respected and
4. Tell me about the ways you use and his parents taught us. Want her to
the child’s home language at
home?
Discipline
1. In thinking about your child’s much,” but we all think it’s important.
behavior, what are your
expectations?
2. When your child’s behavior does under table. Not okay. I am not raising,
not meet your expectations,
what do you do?
My husband has been doing picks up.
They are home around 5- 5:30. Play
with puzzles, TV, dinner around 6. By 7
brushing teeth 7:30 pm. Son is ready to
and sleeps until 5 am. She calls Daddy
sometimes.
1. Spanish and English. In school I know What are your expectations for the
she’ll learn English eventually. child? What I expect for the child is
for them to feel comfortable to use
2. Spanish. She is with her grandmas a their language(s).
lot, they are 100% Spanish. We should
do more. Over there quite a bit. Want What are your expectations for the
her to know Spanish. Priority. These family? What I expect for the family is
days kids can’t talk to their grandparents. to realize they are valued. Also that
I don’t want my kids like that. I feel very their culture, family background, and
knowing her Hispanic side. My parents accepted in the school.
know fluently. What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
3. Uncles and Aunts both sides speak perspectives? The personal and
Spanish. Communicating regularly with professional experiences that have
Uncle daily. There is one friend in class. shaped my perspectives are from
working closely with different and
4. Show on Net Flix, “Miraculous Lady diverse cultures in our community.
Bug.” I switched it to Spanish. She also The more I get to know them, the
listens to music in Spanish. We listen to better our relationships build.
all our music in Spanish and she knows
the songs. What values and beliefs do you think
inform your perspectives? What I
think informed my values and beliefs
have come from my own multi-ethnic
background. I wish as a child my
community would have helped me
feel accepted and not feel different.
1. Respectful, well behaved. My What are your expectations for the
mother- in-law, says, “Don’t expect too child? I expect the child to learn
proper behavior in the classroom.
She won’t cry in her time out chair. If she That it is an environment of kindness
misbehaves in front of my mother-in-law, and respect.
mother, or she is not listening and going
What are your expectations for the
a mal criada. I tell her to say hello and family? I expect the family to know
sorry. I don’t let it go. My parents say that at school we teach the children

3. What are your overall goals for
your child’s behaviors?
Independence and Interdependence
1. Tell me about your child’s bed
time/nap time routine?
2. What types of things do you
expect your child to do for
him/herself (e.g., brush teeth,
put on shoes)? [May ask follow-
up questions about what age
the family member expects the
child to do these things]
3. Does your child have any
responsibilities at home (e.g,
putting things away)?
“it’s okay.” But it’s not okay. I’m not a
mom to give excuses, saying they are in a
“mood.” I don’t believe in that. It’s not
too much to say Hi.
2. Sending her to a time out chair, in
living room. Sat for 10 minutes. Random
things come up. Tell her what she did
wrong. She tries to reason with us. Tell
us we did something wrong, you laugh at
us. I’m sorry I laughed.
3. For her to be likeable, respectful and
likeable. Don’t want parents to think
that when she comes into room, they
say, “Oh no, not that kid.”
1. Brushes her teeth. Dad reads story
together, pray with him. Turn off light
and he lays in bed until she falls asleep,
she can be talkative in bed.
2. Brush teeth, get boots ready by door,
then I’ll help you. Sometimes she acts
lazy. She says, “Can you get me this or
that?” She has learned to clean up her
plate, put in sink, and likes to help wash
dishes.
3. Whatever toy she plays with taught to
put away before moving on. Pick up for
herself.
moral character and good conduct.
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives? What has shaped my
personal and professional experiences
is knowing children do better when
they all learn how to get along and
treat each other with respect and
kindness.
What values and beliefs do you think
inform your perspectives? What
informed my perspectives is the belief
to develop strong moral character it
has to be taught and modeled.
What are your expectations for the
child? I expect the child to learn self-
sufficiency by taking care of
themselves and asking if they need
anything. I also expect the child to
learn how to work with others.
What are your expectations for the
family? I expect the family to foster
independence and interdependence
by having responsibilities and
expectations. This will flow over into
the classroom atmosphere and make
them more teachable.
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives? What personal and
professional experiences that have
shaped my perspectives, is from
working with capable children, they
learn faster and develop skills.
What values and beliefs do you think
inform your perspectives? I believe
that children need to have self-esteem
and feel good about themselves.

Learning and Development
1. What do you expect your child
to learn this year?
2. How do you believe children
learn?
3. What do you expect from your
child’s teacher/caregiver?
4. What is your role in your child’s
learning and development?
Communication with Adults
1. What are some common
greetings or interactions you use gets cuddly, she will call me “Mommy”
at home?
2. Are there times when you
encourage your child to talk
(e.g., at meals)? Are there times TV or phones. We ask, “Tell me how
when you encourage your child
1. To learn. She is doing really well. She
writes her name. Every day she surprises
me what she learns. Keep her learning.
Keep a positive attitude. We were
nervous before she started school. We
tried to go over the numbers, shapes, she
would say, “Stop, no.” It could not be
from mom or dad. We were worried
when she went to school. Complete
opposite! We want her to understand.
2. They learn by example, watch every
day. Teach respect. Set a good example.
3. Set a good example for them and
respectful to them. I saw that she
watches people.
4. I learned to model apologizing.
Learning, I realize show by example, if I
want her to apologize too.
1. She calls me “Mom”, her
grandmothers, “Mama Eva.” When she
and her dad “Popi”, grandpa is granpa.
Everyone else is “Tias or Tios.”
2. When we have dinner, our rule is no
your day went? What did you learn
When they do, they do better in
school.
What are your expectations for the
child? I expect the child to come to
class eager, full of wonder, and
curiosity. With a willingness to learn
and try new things.
What are your expectations for the
family? I expect the family to
encourage their child to want to come
to class eager to learn.
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives? From personal and
professional experiences that have
shaped my perspectives, I have
discovered that without the family’s
encouragement and willingness to
support their child’s learning, the child
will not have a good attitude when
they come to class. We need their
help.
What values and beliefs do you think
inform your perspectives? I believe
what has informed my perspectives, is
the importance of knowing child
development, learning effective
teaching techniques, and creating
interesting learning opportunities for
the child to best learn.
What are your expectations for the
child? I expect the child to call me
“Mrs. Reece” or “Teacher.”
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives? The personal and
professional experiences that have
shaped my perspectives are, from
 to be quiet (e.g., at meals, while
adults are talking)
3. How do you expect your child to
address adults who are not
family members (e.g., by first
name)
4. In your family, are there ways of
communicating that are
considered disrespectful?
today?” She can express herself.
3. Pretty much she calls them how she
wants to. “Tia.” The school supervisor,
teachers, anyone she calls them “Tias.”
Very friendly. She thinks everyone as
family.
4. Eye rolling. In Spanish there is a way
to use usted or tu. We have her talk in
usted. Formal. With teacher, Mrs.
Greer. Aunts and uncles, tio and tia.
working in centers and programs,
children need to know the protocol or
standard of what to call their teachers.
Otherwise, they could be confused
and start calling you whatever they
want. Sometimes, the children would
ask my name.
What values and beliefs do you think
inform your perspectives? What I
value the most for children to learn,
are terms of respect for adults.

Additional questions to support CLR

Practices
1. How do you identify yourself
culturally?
2. What role does your home
culture play in your family life?
3. What about your culture would
be helpful for me to know?
4. Do you have any customs that
you would like me to know
about to be able to care for and
teach your child?
5. What are some of the core
values of your culture? Which
are most important to you?
6. Which, if any, of the holidays do oriented. My mom and his mom raise
you celebrate have special
cultural or religious significance? share stories. Just know that she has a
How would you like your
family’s holidays into our
program?
1. Hispanic culture and beliefs. How we
go to Mexico, I don’t want her not liking
it. Make sure she is Hispanic and proud
of it.
2. I would say my parents raised me hard
core, Mexican. They would say, “You’re
going to like this.” No option. Had to be
respectful and well behaved. I feel like
we are kind of like that. Maybe not to
the same extent. We got spankings and
had to take a knee, facing wall. We are
not that dramatic. I do expect a certain
behavior. Maybe that is from being
Hispanic. Mexicans are expected to be
like that. We don’t want our kid to be
that kid.
3. I guess to know she is very family
her. They are more lenient. That is okay,
big support group and very well loved.
4. Biggest to be respectful. One of my
biggest thing. To be respectful in the
classroom. She pretends to spank my
butt. Not okay. Be respectful no matter
what. No horsing around.
 5. Respect and be close to God. We pray
every day. Taught her how to sign the
cross. Catholic. When we are leaving to
go home. She signs the cross toward
grandma and grandpa. Think of God. He
wants you to behave good.

6. Celebrate all holidays, Christmas,

Thanksgiving. Sometimes we put shoes
at the end of the bed. Dia de Los
Muertos. We have an alter. We will
participate in Bread with baby Jesus.
Whoever gets baby Jesus they throw a
little food gatherings. Make tamales.
Culturally Responsive Practices Plan
Part Two: Family Perspectives
Interview of Family Member

Date of Interview: Monday, January 27, 2020 at 4:30 pm

Interviewee: Mother of child

General questions about the early Summaries of family member’s Related questions for you to consider
learning setting responses (Please respond to the questions
below)

4. In thinking about your child’s
experiences in the early learning
setting what is most important to
you?
5. What are your expectations for
your child in the early learning
setting?
6. What are your expectations of the
early learning program?
1. Right now for her speech
development, it is also my husband’s
concern. To verbally express herself.
Language in general. English and
Spanish. We can tell she can’t think of
the word that she wants to say. It’s kind
of our fault we use Spanglish. Old habit.
2. Get the best education possible, feel
safe and welcome.
3. Provide a safe and welcoming
environment for her to be happy and
good learning environment. So far so
good.
In thinking about the early learning
setting, what is most important for
the child? What is most important
about the early learning setting for the
child, is for them to be excited to
come to class, and feel it is a place of
acceptance of all cultures and
diversities with social/emotional,
cognitive, and physical growth
opportunities.
What are your expectations for the
child? My expectations for the child
are to feel happily welcomed, safely
secure, and socially accepted.

What are your expectations for the


Caregiving practices
5. How do you comfort/soothe
your child when he/she is
upset?
6. Does your child feed
him/herself? If so, what
methods does he/she use?
7. What is/was your family’s
approach to toilet training?
(e.g., age, approach, language
used)
8. Tell me about your daily
routines. Include sleep
1. When she gets upset, usually it’s
needing attention because of the baby.
She has been extra upset lately. She gets
upset a lot. We say, “Okay we can’t talk
if you are crying, relax let us know what
is wrong.” It’s frustrating, but we
understand, maybe her emotions are a
little high. Try and comfort her.
2. She feeds herself, getting her own
snacks, independent, spoon and fork.
We cut up the foods she can’t.
3. Potty trained at 2 years. She got it
right away. 3 days. I wasn’t sure at first
because she wasn’t very verbal, almost
family? My expectations for the
family are for them to help me
understand their child and be willing
to share their desires and for their
education.
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives? In my personal and
professional experiences, I learned it is
important to create a warm and
inviting learning setting for families to
feel confident their child will be able
to be welcomed and accepted so they
can develop academic growth. I
learned parents are the best experts
of their child and are full of
information to help me know their
child better.
What values and beliefs do you think
inform your perspectives? What I
value is the uniqueness of families.
They are all different and dynamic. I
want them to feel good about the
early learning setting for their child’s
education.
What are your expectations for the
child? My expectations for the child
are for her to feel care and support,
and to be able to grow healthy socially
and emotionally.
What are your expectations for the
family? My expectations for the
family are for them to share any
important priorities or issues they are
having with their child.
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives? In my personal and
professional experiences, I learned it is
important to develop trusting
 schedules and other routines
Role of language
5. What language(s) are spoken in
the home?
6. What is the child’s home
language?
7. With whom does he/she
communicate in this language?
8. Tell me about the ways you use
the child’s home language at
home?
gave up. She got it. Pointing to her butt. partnerships in order to work with
Hardly any accidents, the one’s I can families on their priorities or issues for
remember they were devastating to her. the benefit and welfare of the child.
4. We wake up at 6:25-30ish. I make her
breakfast, usually a cereal, brush teeth,
goes to bathroom, then I help her get
dressed. If we are on time, let her watch
5 – 10 mins. of TV. Leave by 7:15 wait in
office until time to go to class. After
school, I take her to grandma’s house.
My husband has been doing picks up.
They are home around 5- 5:30. Play
with puzzles, TV, dinner around 6. By 7
brushing teeth 7:30 pm. Son is ready to
and sleeps until 5 am. She calls Daddy
sometimes.
1. Spanish and English. In school I know
she’ll learn English eventually.
2. Spanish. She is with her grandmas a
lot, they are 100% Spanish. We should
do more. Over there quite a bit. Want
her to know Spanish. Priority. These
days kids can’t talk to their grandparents.
I don’t want my kids like that. I feel very
strongly about that. Respecting and nice,
knowing her Hispanic side. My parents
and his parents taught us. Want her to
know fluently.
3. Uncles and Aunts both sides speak
Spanish. Communicating regularly with
Uncle daily. There is one friend in class.
4. Show on Net Flix, “Miraculous Lady
Bug.” I switched it to Spanish. She also
listens to music in Spanish. We listen to
all our music in Spanish and she knows
the songs.
What values and beliefs do you think
inform your perspectives? What has
informed my perspectives is the belief
that young children need caring and
loving people in their life to
understand and help them as they
develop.
What are your expectations for the
child? What I expect for the child is
for them to feel comfortable to use
their language(s).
What are your expectations for the
family? What I expect for the family is
to realize they are valued. Also that
their culture, family background, and
language(s) are respected and
accepted in the school.
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives? The personal and
professional experiences that have
shaped my perspectives are from
working closely with different and
diverse cultures in our community.
The more I get to know them, the
better our relationships build.
What values and beliefs do you think
inform your perspectives? What I
think informed my values and beliefs
have come from my own multi-ethnic
background. I wish as a child my
 community would have helped me
feel accepted and not feel different.
Discipline 1. Respectful, well behaved. My What are your expectations for the
mother- in-law, says, “Don’t expect too child? I expect the child to learn
4. In thinking about your child’s much,” but we all think it’s important. proper behavior in the classroom.
behavior, what are your She won’t cry in her time out chair. If she That it is an environment of kindness
expectations? misbehaves in front of my mother-in-law, and respect.
mother, or she is not listening and going
5. When your child’s behavior does under table. Not okay. I am not raising, What are your expectations for the
not meet your expectations, a mal criada. I tell her to say hello and family? I expect the family to know
what do you do? sorry. I don’t let it go. My parents say that at school we teach the children
“it’s okay.” But it’s not okay. I’m not a moral character and good conduct.
6. What are your overall goals for mom to give excuses, saying they are in a
your child’s behaviors? “mood.” I don’t believe in that. It’s not What personal and professional
too much to say Hi. experiences have shaped your
perspectives? What has shaped my
2. Sending her to a time out chair, in personal and professional experiences
living room. Sat for 10 minutes. Random is knowing children do better when
things come up. Tell her what she did they all learn how to get along and
wrong. She tries to reason with us. Tell treat each other with respect and
us we did something wrong, you laugh at kindness.
us. I’m sorry I laughed.
What values and beliefs do you think
3. For her to be likeable, respectful and inform your perspectives? What
likeable. Don’t want parents to think informed my perspectives is the belief
that when she comes into room, they to develop strong moral character it
say, “Oh no, not that kid.” has to be taught and modeled.

Independence and Interdependence What are your expectations for the

4. Tell me about your child’s bed
time/nap time routine?
5. What types of things do you
expect your child to do for
him/herself (e.g., brush teeth,
put on shoes)? [May ask follow-
up questions about what age
the family member expects the
child to do these things]
6. Does your child have any
responsibilities at home (e.g,
putting things away)?
1. Brushes her teeth. Dad reads story
together, pray with him. Turn off light
and he lays in bed until she falls asleep,
she can be talkative in bed.
2. Brush teeth, get boots ready by door,
then I’ll help you. Sometimes she acts
lazy. She says, “Can you get me this or
that?” She has learned to clean up her
plate, put in sink, and likes to help wash
dishes.
3. Whatever toy she plays with taught to
put away before moving on. Pick up for
herself.
child? I expect the child to learn self-
sufficiency by taking care of
themselves and asking if they need
anything. I also expect the child to
learn how to work with others.
What are your expectations for the
family? I expect the family to foster
independence and interdependence
by having responsibilities and
expectations. This will flow over into
the classroom atmosphere and make
them more teachable.
What personal and professional

Learning and Development
5. What do you expect your child
to learn this year?
6. How do you believe children
learn?
7. What do you expect from your
child’s teacher/caregiver?
8. What is your role in your child’s
learning and development?
1. To learn. She is doing really well. She
writes her name. Every day she surprises
me what she learns. Keep her learning.
Keep a positive attitude. We were
nervous before she started school. We
tried to go over the numbers, shapes, she
would say, “Stop, no.” It could not be
from mom or dad. We were worried
when she went to school. Complete
opposite! We want her to understand.
2. They learn by example, watch every
day. Teach respect. Set a good example.
3. Set a good example for them and
respectful to them. I saw that she
watches people.
4. I learned to model apologizing.
Learning, I realize show by example, if I
want her to apologize too.
experiences have shaped your
perspectives? What personal and
professional experiences that have
shaped my perspectives, is from
working with capable children, they
learn faster and develop skills.
What values and beliefs do you think
inform your perspectives? I believe
that children need to have self-esteem
and feel good about themselves.
When they do, they do better in
school.
What are your expectations for the
child? I expect the child to come to
class eager, full of wonder, and
curiosity. With a willingness to learn
and try new things.
What are your expectations for the
family? I expect the family to
encourage their child to want to come
to class eager to learn.
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives? From personal and
professional experiences that have
shaped my perspectives, I have
discovered that without the family’s
encouragement and willingness to
support their child’s learning, the child
will not have a good attitude when
they come to class. We need their
help.
What values and beliefs do you think
inform your perspectives? I believe
what has informed my perspectives, is
the importance of knowing child
development, learning effective
teaching techniques, and creating
interesting learning opportunities for
the child to best learn.
 Communication with Adults
5. What are some common
greetings or interactions you use gets cuddly, she will call me “Mommy”
at home?
6. Are there times when you
encourage your child to talk
(e.g., at meals)? Are there times TV or phones. We ask, “Tell me how
when you encourage your child
to be quiet (e.g., at meals, while today?” She can express herself.
adults are talking)
7. How do you expect your child to
address adults who are not
family members (e.g., by first
name)
8. In your family, are there ways of
communicating that are
considered disrespectful?
Additional questions to support CLR
Practices
7. How do you identify yourself
culturally?
8. What role does your home
culture play in your family life?
9. What about your culture would
be helpful for me to know?
10. Do you have any customs that
you would like me to know
about to be able to care for and
teach your child?
11. What are some of the core
values of your culture? Which
are most important to you?
What are your expectations for the
1. She calls me “Mom”, her child? I expect the child to call me
grandmothers, “Mama Eva.” When she “Mrs. Reece” or “Teacher.”
and her dad “Popi”, grandpa is granpa.
Everyone else is “Tias or Tios.” What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
2. When we have dinner, our rule is no perspectives? The personal and
professional experiences that have
your day went? What did you learn shaped my perspectives are, from
working in centers and programs,
children need to know the protocol or
standard of what to call their teachers.
3. Pretty much she calls them how she Otherwise, they could be confused
wants to. “Tia.” The school supervisor, and start calling you whatever they
teachers, anyone she calls them “Tias.” want. Sometimes, the children would
Very friendly. She thinks everyone as ask my name.
family.
What values and beliefs do you think
4. Eye rolling. In Spanish there is a way inform your perspectives? What I
to use usted or tu. We have her talk in value the most for children to learn,
usted. Formal. With teacher, Mrs. are terms of respect for adults.
Greer. Aunts and uncles, tio and tia.
1. Hispanic culture and beliefs. How we
go to Mexico, I don’t want her not liking
it. Make sure she is Hispanic and proud
of it.
2. I would say my parents raised me hard
core, Mexican. They would say, “You’re
going to like this.” No option. Had to be
respectful and well behaved. I feel like
we are kind of like that. Maybe not to
the same extent. We got spankings and
had to take a knee, facing wall. We are
not that dramatic. I do expect a certain
behavior. Maybe that is from being
Hispanic. Mexicans are expected to be
like that. We don’t want our kid to be
that kid.
 3. I guess to know she is very family
12. Which, if any, of the holidays do oriented. My mom and his mom raise
you celebrate have special her. They are more lenient. That is okay,
cultural or religious significance? share stories. Just know that she has a
How would you like your big support group and very well loved.
family’s holidays into our
program? 4. Biggest to be respectful. One of my
biggest thing. To be respectful in the
classroom. She pretends to spank my
butt. Not okay. Be respectful no matter
what. No horsing around.

5. Respect and be close to God. We pray

every day. Taught her how to sign the
cross. Catholic. When we are leaving to
go home. She signs the cross toward
grandma and grandpa. Think of God. He
wants you to behave good.

6. Celebrate all holidays, Christmas,

Thanksgiving. Sometimes we put shoes
at the end of the bed. Dia de Los
Muertos. We have an alter. We will
participate in Bread with baby Jesus.
Whoever gets baby Jesus they throw a
little food gatherings. Make tamales.