Welcome to

Ms. Curtis’s

Class

SWITLIK PRESCHOOL ANNEX @JTMS

ROOM 603

Key Information At a Glance

Ms. Curtis

lcurtis@jacksonsd.org

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Ms. Rosa (para)

rpennington@jacksonsd.org

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Class #603

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Preschool Annex Phone Number:

732-833-4647

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GENERAL

DAILY SCHEDULE

• Large Group
• Centers
• Gross Motor
• Small Group
• Lunch
• Rest
• Choice
• Music & Movement
• Read Aloud
• Snack (PM)
• Large Group Roundup
• Dismissal

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• Research-based framework that embeds unit of studies through center based exploration of learning �
• Based on developmentally appropriate topics that students explore with teacher guidance for several weeks�
• Units of study will be communicated with families to encourage family involvement

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• Accept the Family App invite

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• Connect with Ms. Curtis

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• Build the family- school connection

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• Receive updates from Ms. Curtis

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Essential for young children's optimal growth and development. The energy provided by healthy foods ensures that children will be ready to fully participate in the day's learning opportunities. During meals and snacks preschoolers learn how to make nutritious choices, discover a wide variety of different foods and develop healthy eating habits.”

-NJDOE

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Classroom and Teaching Philosophy

Important Class Information

Lunch

Please send in lunch if your child is not going to purchase it at school. If your child is ordering lunch, please let us know.

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Snack

We make time for a daily afternoon snack. Please send in a healthy small snack for your child.

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Water Bottles

Please send in a reusable water bottle each day. (This should be separate from your child’s lunch drink.)

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Take Home Folders

Check your child’s folder daily. Notes that require your attention will be placed there along with classwork. You can also use the folder to send notes to school.

Rest Items

Rest items will be sent home to be washed every Friday. Please send them back on Monday. A crib sheet and blanket is recommended. Stuffed animals are allowed but will only be brought out for rest time.

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TS Family App

Please sign up for TS Family App using the invitation that will be sent to your email. This is the platform that I will be using this year to share photos, reminders, and other information about what we’re learning each week.

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Book Bag

Book bag should be labeled with your child’s name. (Please make sure a folder will fit inside.)

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Toys From Home

Please keep all personal toys at home. We do not want to see any personal items become broken or get lost.

Attendance! Attendance! Attendance!

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Ensuring your child comes to school on a daily basis significantly helps build towards their success in life! Consistent attendance helps create and follow a routine, form healthy habits, develop social-emotional skills, form a good relationship with school, and promote academic success.

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About The Program

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• Preschool Classroom for 3, 4, 5 year old children.
• Student population embraces an inclusive model - educating and serving the needs of both typically developing preschool children and preschool children with special needs together in a preschool classroom.
• The curriculum design is driven by New Jersey Department of Education's Preschool Teaching and Learning Standards (2014) and facilitated through Creative Curriculum.
• Curriculum focuses on four key developmental areas: Cognitive, Language, Social/Emotional and Physical.
• New Jersey State Certified Teachers, assisted by Paraprofessionals

About The Curriculum

• The Creative Curriculum for Preschool is based on 38 objectives for development and learning that focus on all the areas that are most important for school success: social–emotional, cognitive, math, literacy, physical, language, social studies, science and technology, and the arts. These objectives are built into every activity that happens in the classroom, which means that all day long, the teacher is helping your child build skills and knowledge in these important areas.
• In The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, learning happens through studies. Studies, which span several weeks, are in-depth, project-based investigations of topics that are part of your child’s everyday life. In a study, children raise questions about the topic and find answers by exploring, experimenting, and investigating in a hands-on way—through activities that take place in the classroom and outdoors.
• We DO NOT do homework, ditos, or worksheets.

The Creative Curriculum for Preschool is a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that promotes exploration and discovery as a way of learning, enabling children to develop confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills. Following a consistent routine day after day gives children the sense of security they need to make choices and take risks, which opens the door to exciting learning opportunities. The Creative Curriculum approach focuses on the whole child.

Daily pieces of The Creative Curriculum include…

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• Question of the Day
• Discussion Prompts
• Intentional Teaching Experiences
• Anchor Charts
• Mighty Minutes
• Shared Writing
• Book Discussion Cards

We start off the first six weeks of school each year with the Beginning of the Year study that focuses on the rules, routines, procedures, etc. of school. Then we move on to one of the many different studies offered from The Creative Curriculum such as balls, trees, insects, clothes, pets, and so much more!

Nutritious meals and snacks are essential for young children's optimal growth and development.

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Please inform teacher if your child will be ordering school lunch.

“A person’s a person no matter how small.”

-Dr. Seuss