| At this time, our plan is to blend the 3's and 4's classes, with classes running Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 3's will continue to meet on ONLY Tuesday and Thursday, 4's will meet each of the three days. Classes will ALL run from 9 to 11:30 each day. This is subject to change if enrollment increases for the 2010-11 school year.
Mrs. Johnson has been with the Comstock Co-op Preschool since 1980. In that time, much has changed in the world, and yet much remains the same. Students from Mrs. Johnson's early days are now bringing their own children to the Co-op to experience what Mrs. Johnson calls "joyful chaos" or "structured flexibility."
The curriculum of the preschool is a blend of many things: groups and individuals; loud and quiet; neat and messy; hugs and tears; yes and no; field trips and time in class; the calendar and show-and-tell; "feely box" and "love box"; outside and inside; circle time and table time.
The calendar does help to organize the curriculum for the year somewhat, and it goes something like this:
September
Get to know us routine & school
October
Start our color books
Apples & Pumpkins
Fall & Halloween
November
"Dads" come to school at night
We are thankful for...
Sharing our families and blessings
Continue colors
December
Christmas/Holiday sharing
Gifts to share
Sharing days with big people
continue colors
January
Welcome back
We begin numbers and more
4's begin alphabet cards
Poems and silly songs continue
Outside day in the snow
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February
Numbers and alphabet continue
Making, sharing valentines
Museum visits
March
"Dads" come to school at night
Numbers and more continue
Fire station trips
Spring break
April
Life outside
Farms and flowers
Numbers and more wrap up
Getting ready for sharing with moms
May
Wrapping up
Special ladies come and share the day
4's big trip with train and bus
Sending all the year's memories home
Hugs good-bye
Letting go and watching the 4's "fly"
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A typical day in the classroom follows this model:
3's
- Arrival — 8:50am
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- Hang up coats
- Put attendance stickers on
- Put backpacks in boxes
- Find rectangle for 1st circle
- First Circle — 9am-9:15am
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- Calendar and weather
- Love Box, Feely Box
- The Projects and focus of the day
- Stack rectangles
- Center time — 9:20am-10:20am
- Centers, projects and jobs with Mrs. J and parents
- Pick-up bell — 10:30am
- Centers tidied
- Parents set up for snack
- Second Circle
- Second Circle
- Poems, silly songs, songs, stories
- Stack rectangles
- To the bathroom as a group for hand-washing
- Snack — 11:50 am
- Dismissal at 11am
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4's
- Arrival — 8:50am
- Hang up coats
- Put attendance stickers on
- Put backpacks in boxes
- Find rectangle for 1st circle
- First Circle — 9am-9:30am
- Calendar and weather
- Show and Tell
- Love Box, Feely Box
- The Projects and focus of the day
- Stack rectangles
- Center and Project time — 9:30-10:45am
- Move from center to center
- Projects with Mrs. J and helpers
- Pick-up bell — 10:50ish
- Second Circle
- Parents set up for snack
- Poems, songs, talk, story time
- To the bathroom as a group for hand-washing before snacks
- Snack Time—11:15 or earlier—depends on outdoor days
- Outdoor time—
- Say Good-bye — 11:30
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For more information about the rules, regulations and expectations of co-op members, please feel free to review the Co-op's Handbook & Constitution. Please note that the constitution & handbook will soon be under review, so modifications will likely soon be made. If you have any suggestions for items that deserve attention, please E-mail them to the President.
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