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Jefferson Early Childhood Center

Miss Amy, Teacher Miss Amy, Teacher Miss Rachael, SLPMiss Rachael, SLP

Miss Rita, OTMiss Rita, OTMiss Kathy, PTMiss Kathy, PT

Miss Bertie, AssistantMiss Bertie, AssistantMiss Kim, AssistantMiss Kim, AssistantMiss Lisa, AssistantMiss Lisa, AssistantMiss Lori, AssistantMiss Lori, Assistant

Miss Amy, Teacher Miss Amy, Teacher Miss Rachael, SLPMiss Rachael, SLP

Miss Rita, OTMiss Rita, OTMiss Kathy, PTMiss Kathy, PT

Miss Bertie, AssistantMiss Bertie, AssistantMiss Kim, AssistantMiss Kim, AssistantMiss Lisa, AssistantMiss Lisa, AssistantMiss Lori, AssistantMiss Lori, Assistant

Miss Amy, Teacher

Miss Rachael, SLP*In our classroom on Thursdays and Fridays*

Miss Rita, OT*In our classroom on Tuesdays and Wednesdays*

Miss Kathy, PT

Miss Bertie, Assistant*In our classroom Tuesday-Friday*

Miss Kim, Assistant*In our classroom Tuesday- Friday*

Miss Lisa, Assistant

Miss Lori, AM Assistant

Arrival RoutineArrival RoutineArrival RoutineArrival RoutineHello Friends!!Hello Friends!!

We work on being as independent as we can be in We work on being as independent as we can be in getting our coats and backpacks off, taking out our getting our coats and backpacks off, taking out our snack, giving our teachers items from our parents, snack, giving our teachers items from our parents, and getting our mail. Then we work at the table.and getting our mail. Then we work at the table.

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We have a lot to learn!! We have a lot to learn!!

At group, we are engaged in At group, we are engaged in theme-related activities and theme-related activities and stories. We work on many stories. We work on many

academic and cognitive concepts, academic and cognitive concepts, language skills, and learning to language skills, and learning to

listen and focus.listen and focus.

Worktime/Center Worktime/Center TimeTime

Worktime/Center Worktime/Center TimeTime

Playing is how we learn many Playing is how we learn many things! Each center has specific things! Each center has specific

objectives and skills that are objectives and skills that are being taught without the kids being taught without the kids

even realizing it!even realizing it!

Playground/Gym Playground/Gym Playground/Gym Playground/Gym Fun, fun, fun!!! Fun, fun, fun!!!

We spend our motor time with We spend our motor time with our friends from Miss Megan’s our friends from Miss Megan’s

class!class!

While working on our gross motor skills, we arealso learning how to share, how to ask friends to play, how to join friends in their play, and how to engage in cooperative play. Social skills are such an important part of school success.

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Snack is also a very social time Snack is also a very social time and a very rich academic and and a very rich academic and

language time. Independence is language time. Independence is also encouraged and facilitated.also encouraged and facilitated.

After snack each day, it is time for quiet reading. The children are learning all about book handling skills and story elements, including characters, themes, and sequences of events.

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Time for art andTime for art andworking with teachers. Fine working with teachers. Fine

motor skills including appropriate motor skills including appropriate grasp, cutting, and prewriting grasp, cutting, and prewriting skills are incorporated into our skills are incorporated into our activities. This is also a time to activities. This is also a time to

work on math and literacy work on math and literacy concepts as well.concepts as well.

DepartureDepartureDepartureDeparture““Oh it’s time to say goodbye to Oh it’s time to say goodbye to

all our friends!!all our friends!!