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Greeting Time:
Educational table toys, library and art activities are available.
This is a relaxed time of day giving the teachers an opportunity to
greet parents and children. Our goal is to work for a smooth
transition for children from home to "school." Important events
and feelings can be discussed at this time.
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Breakfast/ Lunch/ PM Snack:
Meals are served family style, meet nutritional USDA requirements,
and are low in fat and sugar content. Menus are posted throughout
the center.
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Circle Time:
Interactive, instructional activity designed to build cognitive,
social, and academic skills. Age-appropriate materials (picture
cards, ABC's, numbers, shapes, colors, etc.), games, music,
literature, calendar and weather concepts are reviewed.
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Interest Centers:
Areas in the classroom designed to provide opportunities in dramatic
play, problem solving, exploration, and expansions related to each
theme introduced. The basic interest centers are Block Area,
Housekeeping, Manipulative, Creative Art, Language, Computer, and
Science.
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Small Group Activity Time:
Activities in Math, Science, Creative Art, Writing, and Language
provide small group or individual hands-on opportunities for
experimentation with a variety of materials. These activities may
take place outside or inside.
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Large Activity Time:
Activities in muscle, social games, group music and dance,
language and creative movement outside or inside.
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Outside Time: Each
group will be outside both morning and afternoon. If conditions
warrant, we check weather.com to determine if any air quality
concerns exist.
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Afternoon Schedule:
Rest time, opportunities in music, games, classroom
responsibilities, manipulative, or other interest areas as well as
outside play.
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Parent Conference &
Notifications: Our well-trained staff invite parents and
students to observe and participate with us in our children's
education. Twice yearly you will receive written notification of
your child's progress and any special concerns. But, as with
children, face to face communication is best.
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