MEDFIELD INTEGRATED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
INFORMATION BULLETIN
Our early childhood program emphasizes high quality, developmentally appropriate activities addressing self-help skills, social and language skills, fine and gross motor activities and concrete readiness activities. Through playful interaction with objects and people, the children learn about the physical and social world in which they live. Music and art, dramatic play, books, science, math. cooking, creative movement, playground, puzzles, games and neighborhood field trips are all part of our active program.
Our language-based program includes monthly themes that address emerging literacy skills in reading and writing, mathematical and scientific reasoning, visual arts, oral language, social skills, movement and music. Different levels of ability, development, and learning styles are expected and accepted and will be used to design appropriate activities according to each child’s individual needs. In addition, our Integrated Preschool Program is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
CALENDAR
At the beginning of each new month, your child will bring home an informative calendar telling of any special events (birthdays, dress-up days, show and tell, field trips, special projects). Please refer to the calendar for daily events since some of the activities will require something brought from home.
CLASS TIMES
Our morning program’s schedule will be from 9:00-11:30 a.m. Afternoon classes will be from 12:30-3:00 p.m. PLEASE BE PROMPT when dropping off and picking up your child. Parents and students are asked to meet outside at door #9 which faces the North Street parking lot promptly at 9 a.m.(for the morning program) and at 12:30 p.m.
(for the afternoon program). The teaching staff will meet you and your child outside where you can say your good-byes. The preschool staff will then bring the children into the building as a group where they will facilitate your child’s self-help skills ( hanging up coat and backpack, etc.). Dismissal will be from the preschool playground or from the hallway outside the classroom. At dismissal time, children will be released only to you. Please write a note to notify us if a person other than yourself will be picking up your child.
PROGRAMS:
Room 1’s integrated program consists of three-year-olds attending T and Th mornings or W and F mornings, and the four-year-olds attending MTTh afternoons or W and F afternoons. Room 2’s integrated program is a mixed-age grouping of three and four-year olds and is held four mornings per week, TWThF from 9-11:30 a.m. Special needs students will be assigned to class in accordance with their individual educational plan.
The Integrated Preschool Program will follow the
CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS
Parent participation throughout the school year is encouraged and parental input is most welcome. We are always looking for new ideas for special projects, programs, recipes, trips, classroom guests, crafts, music and puppetry, to name a few. We encourage you to share your special talents with us. Parents are asked to participate in our field trips and our mystery reader program. When parents are volunteering in the preschool classroom, we ask that babysitting arrangements be made for siblings and confidentiality is maintained. Thank you for your cooperation.
CLOTHING
Please encourage your child to come to school in “play” clothes. The children love to paint and paste, play in the sand and mud, and run and roll in the playground. Comfortable clothing appropriate for active and often messy play is recommended. Please send in an extra set of clothes in a zip-lock bag to keep at school. Please place your child’s name on all outer clothing, including school bags or lunch boxes. A backpack is recommended for all preschoolers to transport snacks, important school papers and special treasures.
ABSENCES
Please call the preschool rooms directly to report student absences. Calls for AM session absences should be made by 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. for PM students. The classroom phone numbers are: Room 2 Sally DeGeorge (508) 242-8927
Room 1 Angie Typadis (508) 242-8847
Please consider the other students when your child is sick and keep him/her at home if he/she is not feeling well.
News from the Nurse’s Office
Guidelines for when to keep a child home with illness
Please keep your child at home if he/she
1. Has a fresh cold-runny, stuffy nose, sneezing, coughing---the greatest period of contagion of the common cold is the first 2-3 days after the onset of symptoms.
2. Elevation of temperature-100 degrees or above by mouth, 99 degrees or above, under the arm.
3. Suspicious rash.
4. Sore/or discharge from eyes or ears.
5. Nausea and or vomiting within the past 12 hours.
6. Frequent, loose, diarrhea-like stools within the past 12 hours.
7. If your child has been started on antibiotics for an illness such as strep throat, ear infections, or diarrhea, the child must be on medication for at least 24 hours before returning to school.
SNACKS
Parents are asked to send one daily nutritional snack and drink from home. Due to food allergies, we ask children not to share their snacks at school. We encourage healthy snacks such as cut up fruit, vegetables, cheese and crackers, raisins, pudding, fruit cups, yogurt, applesauce, and cereal bars. We discourage sweets (chocolates, candy and cookies) and sticky snacks such as fruit roll-ups and gummy treats. Children may bring in juice boxes, or water bottles, but no glass please.
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOUR CHILD HAS ANY FOOD ALLERGIES!
As part of learning self-help skills, the children will have classroom jobs relating to this social learning experience, better known as “snack time.” Learning independent toileting and personal hygiene skills, such as washing and drying hands, will be encouraged. Children will take turns each week with various helping activities. School
and home responsibilities will help build your child’s pride, sense of accomplishment and self-confidence.
BIRTHDAYS
In lieu of sweets for birthdays, we are asking the birthday child to bring in one plain white T shirt a few days before the big day so that the children in the class can decorate the birthday shirt for the special day. We encourage your child to wear his birthday T shirt on his special day and we will celebrate with birthday songs and special crowns.
CLASSROOM PETS
Pets provide such a wonderful learning experience for children, and the preschoolers love them so! We welcome any small, caged household pet you may want to bring to school for a classroom visit. Some of our past pets have been gerbils, hermit crabs, fish, hamsters, frogs, turtles, and bunny rabbits.
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOUR CHILD IS ALLERGIC TO ANY ANIMALS!
TUITION FEES
Two day program- $211
Three day program- $264
Four day program-$321
Tuition is due to: Ms. Kathleen McArdle
Director of Pupil Services
Town Hall-Third Floor
by the first of the month. The office asks that parents please try to be prompt in making monthly payments. Checks should be made payable to PUPIL SERVICES.
The preschool does not bill on a per diem basis. Tuition is indicated even when your child has an absence or when there is a holiday or school vacation. Tuition may be brought to Diane Lowd, Secretary at the Pupil Services Department at the Town Hall or mailed to the above address by the first of the month. Any questions regarding tuition, please call the Pupil Services Department at (508) 359-7135.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION!