child in the school district here at Okay. So, like wow, that's really exciting. It's really exciting. Um well a few things that I love about besides uh the engagement community that we work
with the students that we have the pleasure to work with and so I'd like to assist you
most of this uh meeting after the high school meeting um your three wonderful principles as well schools
who was the principal of school and is the principal here at Jennings school and also Jennings and and back and forth to match
day and $5 as your child approaches kindergarten. That's a separate information children and so forth. Our describing right now we're about 2100 students districtwide.
That's as high as we've been since before co sal is important in small districts because our sen is very tied to rising. So having
us as you are aware of you this is your $30 million referendum. There's a lot of construction complex except in this building on here because most of the
free parts are responsibilities that have environment learning and there's never been more complex time education is right now with all new
technology that's coming into play intelligence organization systems wrestling with all that we find ourselves every student care has a sense of
we from all the way up to 12 here tonight. Thank you very much. Okay. So, this is one of my favorite with your school, you know,
we really to introduce you to some other people. So we have our two teachers out of the present and
so I actually multiple times. She's a part of our registration and she works very closely with us at the central office as well as um who talk to
along who is also very partnership. So presentation question at the end question at that point. The most important thing I can say to you tonight
is do not worry about your know where they are and we're super excited to do that and we're very fortunate to have that project. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. I obviously a little
for the entire time. She was only three and now she's never to make sure I still see her every day because her mom just really do come in and they know it's
so to the beginning of the year message. So we have to remind your children when they come in and every child is very different. So it's a
bas instruction. Please learn and it's very hilarious and but this this happens to be a sensory They're excited. Yeah.
So, our multi aes 3, four, five, by the time he's five, they're going they're going off to kindergarten. And something great about our correspondence with kindergarten is we're talking all the time. So, if your kiddo is in with us and they're getting
multiple years with us, we're making sure that we're discussing kindergarten. I think they need a little help and that so we're always kid where they're at and above. So children of all different ages they
choose activity but it looks different they participate. So something that we find really awesome is our 30s. I will be looking to the four five year olds that's yes they're here but it's a very
pure love. So you have someone you can trust and learn from and it's not just the adulting from each other. So you see a lot of work from different just as much as our challenge by the
free. So yeah, so I just like our younger friends, they're learning from their their peers. Sorry. They know they know what they need. They need social interaction. They need to learn to share privacy on they learn to
work together as a team. They might have great ideas at home by themselves or playing sibling as a team in a larger helping but don't help them just as much and he has a chance to explain how their process work.
This is a picture of our schedule just an example. So this is in our classroom their individual part. So again what did we just do next? Some kids might be nervous and a little bit also
change. This teaches the possibility activities and this is the time that we start usually time to choose our own activity. We jump in and we scaffold people. So if somebody doesn't know all their letters,
then we push them to jump in just really set up by teacher. They chose to go over and we notice that visiting the max center but it's just This is a choice.
And this is also so our small groups is more like a snapshot of what is really going on. I'm getting that one with with a child and having more pure like engagement with them where I can really assess that this
informal assessment. We don't do any real format in school. It's all played. I can really get into record just from having a simple game with them and it's more fun that way just like this morning just said and something that I want to
let you back on is if we have a kid say that really doesn't want to do activity. I'm going to meet them where they're at different and be able to see if they are meeting the subject matter objectives that I need them to meet. So it's really nice
that way in a small group they get all over they all come over and they eventually start to watch you know some of our goiation what we mean by that is just it's not necessarily just specifically not for no
exam and I'm having that within that. So I'm really able to make sure that I'm using every moment as an opportunity to help my students learn the way sometimes
store or toy store. So what may be different? We might all be laying on our mighty wall. No reason time
is the time where we try to do our um you know come over here with our magical songs and we want them to choose certain time we don't want this to feel like a job but this is where more serious things come in realize there's we talk about the
different parts principles. He has an announcement. Everybody knows the principal talking. So this is our first serious business and they're just really proud of themselves and they get to be the first student. Hey, I said
that sound correctly. I remember we talked about so relationship is Yeah. Heat. Heat. Heat.
All the time. We want to know what we said. They're telling us, "Come on, let's go. It's about as I have two children as well. One 14 and one 12. So, it's been a while. If I were did they get outside, you know, did
they play? But I know that they do that so that it's not just sitting down. They want that structure. They want that routine. as they show us more details.
I forgot that fire turn. I tell you everything just also sensory. So here every different that's okay.
You can see it's color. So with a This is also rainy. I love getting reach out with me. activity and just all these wonderful things. Yeah. So, we're helping them take
appropriate risk. We're not just allowing them to go, you know, we make sure that we're watching. Okay, they're ready to do this or they're ready to go down the line by themselves. Usually they're naturally
we're able to watch them try something new and we start to trust them so much that we don't have to worry about as a new mom myself. I have a mom at home. I'm so const
and you'll see one student is pulling another student I guess as Heat. Heat. See the scooter standing on so much in school stories and not using any of the words
and just picture how long really excited to see themselves as students in school. It is really special. So you hear the same story once we're going back and they're acting out.
They're really it's not like they living through their own experiences with the stories and that's really okay. Oh, this kid just went on vacation and they're talking about that and
they're having real and that's a really strong skill to be able to start to place I did that before. So, it's a lot of fun conversations with the kids to grow together. Any questions about
water? I mean the other day what you're saying is so true. in this particular classroom and the student be the teacher because
choice and she know it was the two at that station little teachers It's only very clear. Any questions? Science
class Grand. So just being that science hands on we try to use worksheets but something they just scientist meteorologist Heat.
Heat. and memories. So here It's hard to tough it is really find someone
it's just a lot of time but we've talking about our towns are small and it's great. You just get out there and high school Heat. Heat.
So surprising a little bit different teacher has been able to allow us to have some more places. I think everybody knows. So you look at red, orange, yellow,
those are all right to you. This is just how we assess and develop. That's it. We have our sent out to you guys and you get to read a little bit about how they're
doing all these are language all how we make sure that we are around and pushing and try the next part. Yes.
Heat. Heat. program. Students are assigned to one of our 500 schools in the district. Um so preschool based to preschool does not mean that your
school for kindergarten. So preschool is not based on your address or what's normally you know your neighborhood school is really based on our enrollment and we do see
that what needs are etc. But it is later and the program is left and
the Okay. afternoon. Please note. I supervisor here in district. Um, I've been doing round for 5 years.
So, background is the other side of your child's day when they go to school. So, basically, you look at it like this. I'm going to sign my kids go to school
from 8:40 to 310. That's all. These are going to be at Stok right now. The only two schools that have different that's what it is.
So if your child goes to school and they're placing prek there with their previous teacher till 1110 at 1110 they don't wrap around 11 to 12:40
is lunch and recess and rest down and then 12:40 They they started the rap program. So the rap program is structured after morning child.
Um we have great days that work with us. We very similar to what they just described as we have carpet time, morning meeting, afternoon meeting, story time. We do lots of crafts. We go outside as much as possible and we do
sectors. So, it's a great time for your child to socialize, learn how to share, how to take turns, to line up, um, you know, have share a snack at a table with other friends and,
um, so that they would stay till 3:10 on the school day. Now, this is where things get a little tricky. any care prior to 8:40. We have before care at every single school and
that's 7:00 to 8:30. Okay, that's not care. That's all before and I only stress that because there's a bunch of different terms and I just want everyone to understand what that is. So before care is care prior to school day.
We offer that like I said in all my schools through care after 310. We offer that as well. That's that goes till 6:00 p.m. That's available every
single school prek through fifth grade because prek is offered at school medicine. We if any of those kids are staying after 3:10,
we keep them together till about 4 4:30 and then we blend in what I call just a snack play some things and then we move on. So
last round is a full school day 8:40 to 3:10 whether it's morning or afternoon. It's seamless here at story where classrooms right next door to each other just switch. There's there is one
story that's up the hall but those kids are in wound in the morning and then the prek teachers come in from medicine for the afternoon. So there's there's very little movement during the day for your kids. They save your group. They save
the teachers between staff and prek is a great team together. And that's what I love about it because we're really part of the school even though child care and we're not debt. We're really part of the school which is a great thing. So if you
know Susie is having you know maybe she's not sleeping well she's not she's not settling she's having a hard time in the morning I'll definitely pass that information along to her teacher we're constantly talking sharing making sure
everybody's being taken care of playground together it's all it's not you know so they So that's why I said here 730 6 doesn't have to say it's just
all right. Um we do ask that our kids are potty trained. We understand accidents happen all the time, but those are accidents. No, excuse me. So, I'm not too
nerv. But I will say this in the afternoon, most parents will tell me I don't want my kids sleeping cuz it's going to mess up the rest of the day. So, we do sometimes have friends fall asleep, especially in the beginning of the school year, especially if they're used
to napping. We can accommodate that. I know we did for a couple of hours. We have some we don't have friends and like
during the weekend lunch. to pack your lunch. um each classroom with the same age kids snacks again we provide um I talked about the times
um and then so to do wrap around it's a 5day program we don't offer 2 days a week 3 days a week you register for five you pay for five you choose not to come all five days that's up to you but I
will say this I've had kids ask for rap club which is what we used to do for any questions. 11 to 12:40 school year. It takes a while to eat a
lot of time. So 12 11:40 we start lunch by 12:30 I ask everybody they have to be done now we have 10 minutes left right so it might be a video 20 minute video
um it's not playing um we might just read books I might read a story we might have like a little activity where it's a games of nothing crazy like where we're getting everybody worked up. We just want everybody to settle so they're
ready for the afternoon. Stay back around. Just start off. So teachers are outside at 8:30. Um there's one bill at 8:30, right? And then the
second is 8:40. So 8:30 teachers are outside prek here at Stoy enters on Avenue. Everybody else comes in a different door. So it's just going in the one door. So 3:40 we come in. The
day starts at 8:40 whether you're in wrap around or before and after also 5 days before and afterare is you have a 2-day option, a 3-day option or a 5day option and um that you know those kind of
signups usually happen during the summer. Um, but yes, you can you can alter that, but it's Tuesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Opens at 7, but we have kids that arrive at 8, some at 8:15. Um, breakfast is
provided. Um, some kids bring their own breakfast, but yeah, anytime. They just sort of got to get to work. I'm sorry. Also is a drop in all those specific
signed up stuck in the city. I can't get over here. We do have drop in. So you can just drop it drop into the program for lunch. for lunch. We are peanut free. Um
we have staff that has the allergy currently as well as actually one like one student in each class. So we do go through I should say not sorry. Um we can't eat up any lunches but you know my kids are 25 and 28 but I got to say
these boxes and furnaces what these kids have for lunch. Right. Okay. So here are the um agenda and
change as budget here is 4,400 5,1 is 9,56 registration. So question
is okay. How do I sign up? I need to make sure that my my preschool preset. Um so is my appointment. So you will see reminders posted in the retrospective on all of our social media as well as our
website. So this will be located where you start signing up for your appointment time to come and register your child for preschool and for so you'll see all of us and register
and and say around here or not and the documents here the information posted on our YouTube channel as well as we will share out so you you don't have to you know write
this down but for that you do need certificate a lot of the passport ID cards that did not exist when I was having children 26 years ago but A lot of people
$500 and that is up until something changes and let's say you know you decide to watch no figure out you can get a refund up
you know um period etc. So this is for registration. It's called preschool round up. It's a fun exciting time. Um that is going to get you question number
28 February 28. Please I need the workers. 5 days every Monday through Friday.
Yes. So it is so we are very proud of our preschool program and all our teachers and everyone in this room plus the entire preschool team into this program and is um a really great trying
to make money for your career. I like I said my 20-year-old I not $250 for for care 26 years ago. So that's a really reasonable price. We're very proud to
keep it at a low cost so that again it's not that you're trying trans people that so registration only
but everyone needs before here or after that option. So do not think oh I sign up for preschool and do I'm not sure about before you always have the option before it's just registration but it's
always it's always there's no and like said it's just you need to drop in one day a month or whatever that is always available drop in. So you would um contact your
school secretary and then the teacher and say Bobby needs to go to today and they would contact myself or Mrs. He's also a SA coordinator and we get the information to the supervisor, the
teacher that knows the child's going to program the day and it's $25 right now. Yeah, that's before and after is always if you sign up for free and you sign up for for around here and you also want
and after that is always that's not something that gets or is we don't have resource kindergart. party.
You're rolling with me. So the district has a summer program um which runs 6 weeks um and it is pay for going into pay from going into so it does not include
October 1st continuously here in New Jersey and that's also for the other is free. in progress. So preschool expansion is something that you probably hear a lot about in the
state of New Jersey. So there are a lot of teachers who have um apply for school expansion grants and that question comes up a lot. So we did look into it. We did explore that from a township perspective. We do not have the space at
this point. So we did look at different facilities to purchase them and got them and turn into a preschool within the parameters that are required by the state and that did not pan out for us at this point in time. Um not that we will not eventually get to that point but
right now standing grant New Jersey perspective you have to be able to accommodate 90% of your universal population in your community within 5 years. So we have to be able to essentially service 90% of
all preschool population within the entire community within our um with our preschool program and right now we don't have the facilities to do that. So we would have to find an option as far as facilities or a lot of other teachers have taken churches or different
buildings and turn centers or head start or something or private schools to join forces. They're starting to open up boundaries there a little bit and bus students in some districts to other districts that are not very close and to
use facilities there. And at this point, like I said, we're very proud of our program. It's really working really well. Um, so we are still able to preschool students. Um, so right now this is where we are. Keep going down that path if something
else changes. Yes. So three and four you don't roll over. So every year you'll have to see around registration. If you're enrolled as a fouryear-old then auto
program unless for some reason stop but if they are the tuition is 10 months. Yes. Yes. How do you pay monthly? Yes. We don't have to sweat every other. So yesibility.
Good question. Strawberries and I got to bring one over the store forever. Don't worry about it. Don't stress it. It happens every year. I always say drop the old one first then come to me right
where we are. I have big windows in my classroom and Mrs. Roser the other teacher here. When I see who's coming in, you know, the first month or so, we will watch for you. Even if you're a couple minutes late, as you know, as we start going, then you have to start
going into the office and you're, you know, 10 minutes late. But you'll find you'll tighten that up. But don't panic. Don't think this is impossible. I can't do it. Every year I have parents coming from Edison or Jennings and Edison. Keep
away from your Yes. Heat. Heat. This is really hard and next year. So that's the whole we do we spend a lot of time on the placement and request and it's all hands
on deck. um fun through your options and you know it's a great experience regardless but it's It's not that we just have Yes. So you don't have to worry about
during the school day. I don't know. If you register after 28 then you may have to say so it's just when you register you don't
need it but when you register around here you know say yes say no just because there is children outside that we know forunate that we do have to give it's
Yes. Yeah. You need to talk to any other question. Oh yes September and school preschool and we do a
before school starts. So gives you the opportunity to come into the school with your child. Um I meet your teacher drop off supplies your child class of your your morning teachers because on the first day of school you will just be
dropping off with um or preschool teachers will not enter the building on the first day school and that's from a safety standpoint. So we have changed that in the last few years so we have two before school starts so
that when other students are in the building not extra adults in the building with our other students from safely everybody the children um you know it's a day to you know,
trust me. Um but just teacher going into round school elementary school. So they're all different.
early day and time around Friday. So I don't know about school. So it's day push everyone together. So morning they're just coming to me for a
short amount of time. Then they're going to preschool for 90 minutes and then they're all going to come back to me at 12:40. We have lunch. They stay with me till 3:10. Stays open until 3:10. So on half days
is available from 12:40 to 6. Okay. But pre you can come till 3:10. Whether you or if you're signed up for round 12:40 to 310.
around here. So almost 12 40 days but the main play time I just want to make sure you know we never like just send kids down the always right. So I don't want anyone
at school. So yes, so if you say you have a second grader so you're 310 to 6:00 on a half day 12:40 to 6:00 and remain the same. It doesn't change.
Uh your prek child is right around here till 310 days. right now. I don't know if there's too many usually know if that's something
that barrier Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. social. talk about it. There's something. Oh, heat, heat. Just like full circle.
again. So you have to refresh. So stay for October. 3 years old September and then
you just do another Our recommendation team recommendation from team several times and actually I see Yeah. a lot of communication
or casual conversation. Heat. Friday Heat. Heat. your child. I have first All the other things
I wanted to just share there are sharable everyone. So these are just, you know, like testimonies from different parents about the preschool program. Um, I want to go back. You'll have contact
information, Miss Ray, Chanty, Miss Nor, Miss Mar, Miss Young, everything is here in case you have questions. But I want to go back to the um to Ella with Ella. Ella, right? So Ella, I have not seen Ella. I've only met Ella one time, 10
years ago. I want to say I asked Courtney I said can you find Ella and see if she can come to our preschool information night because I want her to walk out like I made it I survived school >> yeah Ella is now in eighth grade she's
busy she's just like my schedule is slammed you know I'm in middle school so we didn't have her come this year but I just wanted to go back to her little face she is in middle school she is loving life she came and she spoke to the parents a few years ago just to say like it's going to be okay. Like they
really do cry and they have a good time and before you blink you your child will also be in school. So just enjoy that ride. I know it's I'm being honest. My youngest is a senior this year. I you know consider being on devastating but
it goes by. So enjoy it and if you have questions we'll be around for a little bit but thank you so much for coming. We really appreciate it. >> There are some alumni parents here. I won't call you back. That did wrap around and prepay the last couple years.
So, it's nice to see places. And please drop a cookie. They're car free, sugarree, fat free. Please, please take them with you or some for your child or children at home. Have a great time.