Preschool Program South Plainfield Public Schools 2020-2021 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Preschool Program South Plainfield Public Schools 2020-2021 Introductions: Ms. Butrico, Franklin School Preschool Teacher Ms. Early, Roosevelt School Preschool Teacher Ms. Accardi, Occupational Therapist & Preschool Child Study Team Member
2020-2021
▪ AGES: 3 – 5 YEARS OLD
▪ October 1st is the cut off (2017)
▪ HOURS:
▪ Half – Day:
▪ Morning Session:
8:35 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
▪ Afternoon Session: 12:35 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.
▪ Full Day
▪ 8:35 – 2:55 p.m.
Assistant Superintendent Director of Special Services General Education Teachers Special Education Teachers Physical Education & Special Area Teachers Paraprofessionals School Nurse Child Study Team School Principal School Secretary
▪ Table toys ▪ Circle Time / Opening ▪ Small Group / Large Group ▪ Snack ▪ Play Planning / Play Centers ▪ Clean Up/Closing/Dismissal
▪ Developed in 1993 by Dr. Elena Bodrova and Dr.
Deborah Leong.
▪ Developed utilizing the theory of psychologist Dr. Lev
Vygotsky.
▪ “Tools of the Mind” comes from Vygotsky who believed
that just as physical tools extend our physical abilities, mental tools extend our mental abilities.
▪ Assists in the development of cognitive skills such as
self-regulation, deliberate memory, and focused attention
▪ Being able to think ahead, plan and follow directions ▪ Pay attention during stories and other activities ▪ Remember things that are told to children (e.g.
directions, information, and facts)
▪ Build foundation for later academic learning through specific skill
development.
▪ Symbolic thinking - Early Literacy - Numeracy
▪ Knowing the letters of the alphabet and sounds they represent. ▪ Being able to write your name. ▪ Being able to recognize familiar words. ▪ Knowing that numbers stand for quantities, what geometric shapes are, and
sorting different dimensions.
▪ Occupational Therapy
▪ Speech Therapy ▪ Physical Therapy ▪ Behavioral Interventions
▪ There is an active Parent – Teacher – Organization at
each elementary school that plans events for children as well as spearheads fundraising
▪ PTOs purchase items for classrooms and supplement
class trips
▪ Classroom teachers invite families to share or visit
depending upon the unit they are teaching (Fall Festival / Field Trips).
The South Plainfield Public Schools are seeking to locate resident children with
need but are not receiving special education services. Any parent/guardian who has concerns about the development of a preschool child attaining age 3 within the next year, a child between the ages of 3 and 5, or a school age child between the ages of 6 and 21, please contact: Please note: The child can be experiencing physical sensory, emotional communication, cognitive, or social difficulties.
Half Day
❖ $4,325 ❖ $432.50 per month ❖ $24 per day
Full Day
❖ $8445 ❖ $844.50 per month ❖ $47 per day
Main Number: (908) – 754 – 4620 Enrollment:
➢ Kathy Hajduk ext. 8202
➢
khajduk1@spboe.org
Program Directors
➢ Andrew Brandon ext. 8240
➢
abrandon@spboe.org
➢ Mary Malyska ext. 8210
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mmalyska@spboe.org
Registration is currently available online at www.spboe.org