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Program
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Year Old Preschool Program 08-09
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Monday - Thursday
Morning Session: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Afternoon
Session: 12:30 PM - 3:15 PM Friday-
Special Schedule
Both Sessions: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Monday-Thursday
Schedule | | Greeting 8:30-8:45
am
12:30-12:45
pm | Teachers
greet each family at their car and escort the children into the school. |
| Free
Choice 8:45-9:20
am
12:45-1:05 pm | After
hanging their coats and backpacks in their lockers, children choose from a variety
of activities in their classroom. | | Circle
Time 9:20-9:40
am
1:05-1:25 pm | Children
meet with their teacher in their group area to discuss the school day, learn about
key concepts related to the monthly theme and share experiences. |
| Activity
Time 9:40-10:25
am
1:25-2:15
pm | Children
choose independent and/or teacher-directed activities such as Art Activities,
Playdough, Water Table, Large Motor Activities, Dramatic Play, Language Arts,
Math, Science, Fine Motor Activities, Reading Center, Computers, Block Building
and Small Group Games. | | Group
Time 10:25-10:40
am
2:10-2:25
pm | Children
meet with their teachers for bathroom time, snack, and story time. Each teacher
also plans music, movement, and other skill building activities to target specific
developmental needs of the group. | |
Playground Time 11:00-11:30
am
2:45-3:15
pm | Children
from all the preschool groups go outside to play every day except in extreme cold
and rainy weather. Children choose from a wide variety of activities including
sand play, tricycle riding, dramatic play in the wooden structures, ball games,
climbing and sliding on the playground structure, and other large motor games. |
| Dismissal 11:30-11:45
am
3:15-3:30 pm | The
children in the extended day program join their extended
day teachers. The
remaining children are escorted to the dismissal area and the teachers help them
into the cars. | |
| Special
Friday Schedule (applies to both AM and PM Sessions) |
| Greeting 8:30-8:45
am | Teachers
greet each family at their car and escort the children into the school. |
| Free
Choice 8:45-9:15
am | After
hanging their coats and backpacks in their lockers, children choose from a variety
of activities in the Green Room. | |
Circle Time 9:15-9:30
am | Children
meet with their teacher in their group area to discuss the school day, learn about
key concepts related to the monthly theme and share experiences. |
| Special
Friday Activity 9:30-10:10
am | Children
participate in special activities or presentions that tie into the current theme. |
| Group
Time 10:10-11:00
am | Children
meet with their teachers for bathroom time, snack, and story time. Each teacher
also plans music, movement, and other skill building activities to target specific
developmental needs of the group. | |
Playground Time 11:00-11:30
am | Children
from all the preschool groups go outside to play every day except in extreme cold
and rainy weather. Children choose from a wide variety of activities including
sand play, tricycle riding, dramatic play in the wooden structures, ball games,
climbing and sliding on the playground structure, and other large motor game. |
| Dismissal 11:30-11:45
am | Teachers
escort the children to the dismissal area and help them into the cars. (There
is no extended day program.) | |
Images
of the Fours Program Space
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The
Children's School, MMC 17, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412)268-2199
Copyright 1999
Carnegie Mellon University | |
