Curriculum
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We feel that not all children are ready for five days in school at these early ages. Therefore, Chalkboard Pre-School offers not only a five day program but two and three day programs also. These Programs are available for all age groups and you choose the number of days you want your child to attend. The attitude of The Chalkboard Pre-School is to provide for your child an environment that will influence his or her natural curiosity both intellectually and socially while at the same time retain your child’s individuality. The curriculum will emphasize art, crafts, cooking, music, science and all types of play activities. Although there is not a heavy emphasis on readiness, we feel it is something the children are learning through our daily activities. We do not always stick to a rigid schedule. If a learning experience presents itself the teachers and children will take advantage of it. At the same time the program strives to teach respect for personal belongings and the belongings of others. It is very important for the children to learn how to get along with their peer groups.
Dear Parents,
Happy New Year! The following schedule of daily activities will take us through the first week of March. We have many fun filled days planned to get us through the winter. One of the most exciting is our annual P.J. Party scheduled for Thursday Jan. 26 and Friday Jan. 27. All children are welcome to attend one of these days. Parents mark your calendars for Friday Feb. 24, 7:00p.m. Once again we will be hosting our annual get together for you to spend a little time with one another (without children!) and enjoy a nice selection of appetizers and wine.
Summer/Fall enrollment form is due in. It is important that these forms be turned in so we can begin calculating the openings we will have for these programs. Also if you have not yet given us a copy of your child’s birth certificate, please do so as soon as possible.
If you have not already done so please send a pair of CLEARY MARKED shoes/slippers in a zip lock bag with is also CLEARLY MARKED for your child to leave at school. On snowy and wet days the children will change into these shoes at the beginning of the day. We are hoping this will help keep our floor in a little better condition
Following is a list of days Chalkboard will be closed as well as our last day of school and first day of summer camp.
Martin Luther King Day – Jan. 16
President’s Day – Feb. 20
Spring Break – April 2 – April 6
Memorial Day – May 28
Last day of school – June 1
Summer Camp – June 18
For those of you with children entering either Jr. Kindergarten or Kindergarten in the fall of 2012 watch our window and handouts for Open House information for area schools. Children planning to attend Kindergarten in the public schools need to be 5 years old by Sept. 1, 2012. Applications are now available for the magnet schools. For area Jr. Kindergarten programs children need to be 4 by Sept. 1, 2012 and the application process in under way for these programs.
If you have not yet turned in a copy of your child’s birth certificate and current medical please do so as soon as possible. Also remember to return your forms for Summer Camp and Fall 2012.
PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF OUR NEIGHBORS DURING DROP OFF AND PICK UP. IF DOUBLE PARKING PLEASE BE SURE NOT TO BLOCK THE STREET AND PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK THE ALLEYS.
Tuition is due the 15TH of each month.
Weekly Curriculum Printable Weekly 2012 Winter/Spring Curriculum PDF, Click to download!
Mon. Jan. 9 Happy 2012! Celebrating the New Year!
Tues. Jan. 10
Wed. Jan. 11 Turning our room into a Winter Wonderland.
Thurs. Jan. 12 Learning about Martin Luther King Jr. and practicing acts of kindness. Talking about our dreams and making peace doves.
Fri. Jan. 13
Mon. Jan. 16 NO SCHOOL – MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
Tues. Jan. 17 Helping our bears prepare to hibernate for the
Wed. Jan. 18 winter. Creating warm, comfy caves for our bears and turning our jungle gym into a cave. Reading “Time To Sleep” and “ Bear Snores On”.
Thurs. Jan. 19 Enjoying some cozy winter reading. Reading “Snowmen At Night” and “The Mitten”. Creating
Fri. Jan. 20 our own snowmen and mittens.
Mon. Jan. 23 Celebrating the year of the dragon. Making dancing
Tues. Jan. 24 dragons and pretty lanterns.
Wed. Jan. 25 Continuing with our winter reading with “The Adventures of Tacky The Penguin”.
Thurs. Jan. 26 ANNUAL P. J. PARTY! WEAR YOUR FAVORITE PAJAMAS, BRING YOUR FAVORITE BLANKET AND STUFFED ANIMAL AND BE READY FOR A DAY OF MOVIE WATCHING! ALL CHILDREN
Fri. Jan. 27 ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND ONE OF THESE DAYS.
Mon. Jan. 30 Animal Homes. Constructing a beaver lodge,
Tues. Jan. 31 exploring forest homes and the underground world
Wed. Feb. 1 of many animals.
Thurs. Feb. 2 “Groundhogs Day!” Will the groundhog come out
Fri. Feb. 3 to play?! Having some fun with shadow play.
Mon. Feb. 6 Kings and Queens of Valentine Land. Working on special holders for our Valentines.
Tues. Feb. 7 Heart collages and printings.
Wed. Feb. 8 Creating fun creatures from hearts and beautiful
Thurs. Feb. 9 heart bouquets.
Fri. Feb. 10 Valentine jewelry making!
Mon. Feb. 13 VALENTINE PARTIES! PLEASE SEND 24 VALENTINES FOR YOUR CHILD TO PASS OUT
Tues. Feb. 14 TO THEIR CLASSMATED. PLEASE DO NOT ADDRESS THE CARDS TO INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN. SIMPLY SIGN YOUR CHILD’S NAME.
Wed. Feb. 15 Scrap art fun.
Thurs. Feb. 16 Who were George Washington and Abraham
Fri. Feb. 17 Lincoln? Building a log cabin.
Mon. Feb. 20 NO SCHOOL – PRESIDENT’S DAY
Tues. Feb. 21 Mardi Gras Fun! Designing beautiful masks and
Wed. Feb. 22 parading around our room.
Thurs. Feb. 23 “Happy Teeth!” Learning what makes our teeth happy and what makes our teeth sad. Toothbrush paintings and reading “Clarabell’s Teeth” and “Open
Fri. Feb. 24 Wide”. PARENT’S NIGHT FRI. FEB. 24 7:00P.M.
Mon. Feb. 27 Button, Snap, Zip! Working on our fastening skills. Doing lacing projects.
Tues. Feb. 28 Leap Year Celebrations!
Wed. Feb. 29
Thurs. March 1 “Happy Birthday, Dr. Suess”! Enjoying our favorite Dr. Suess stories and creating some of our own
Fri. March 2 Suess like characters. Having fun with rhyming!
Printable Weekly 2012 Winter/Spring Curriculum PDF, Click to download!
