Montclair Community Pre-K

About Our School
>	Mission and Goals
>	General Information
>	Enrollment and Tuition 2009-2010
>	Visual Tour
>	About Our Staff
>	Board Members
>	NEW Nursery Program for Fall 2009

For Current Families
>	Executive Director's Friday Message
>	Classroom Updates
>	School Calendar 2008-2009
>	Enrichment Program
>	Drop Off Procedure
>	Related Arts Program
>	Intergenerational Program
>	Parenting Tip of the Week
>	Parents Association
>	School closing information
>	Message From The Health Office
>	Extended Care Punch Cards
>	Family Network Center
>	Community News ~ Pool Safety

For Educators
>	Early Learning Institute
>	For Pre-K Faculty

Fundraising
>	Photos from Past Events
>	Annual Report
>	Special Fundraising going ons!

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Our Mission
To offer all the children in the Township of Montclair a high quality, affordable early childhood education that prepares them for a successful transition into kindergarten and elementary school.

Parents Association
FLEA MARKET/RUMMAGE SALE They had so much fun last week the vendors are planning Round #2! Saturday June 27, 2009 9am-3pm

Last Day of School
Last Day of School Tomorrow Thursday June 25, 2009 Abbreviated Day ends at 12:30pm for all students There will be NO EXTENDED CARE SERVICES tomorrow so that we may clean our building for the YMCA camp that moves in tomorrow evening.

Pool Safety
Drowning is one of the leading causes of child deaths, and tragedies like these are a sad reminder that accidents can happen in a matter of moments.

New Nusery Program Fall 09!
MCPK Opening a New Nursery Program in the Fall! Due to popular demand, the Montclair Community Pre-K will be offering a part time nursery program for children ages 2 1/2 years to 3 years old. The program will be run on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9am-11:30am. There is limited space available, if you are interested please contact Gloria Trabucco at x22 to register.

WHAT ARE THE HOURS OF OPERATION?
Our school day runs from 8:30am to 2:30pm Monday through Friday. In addition the Pre-K offers extended care for working families. Our building is open from 7am to 6:30pm and offers after-school enrichment programs. Our school follows a 10 month schedule September-June. The YMCA rents our facility and offers a Summer Camp during July and August for an additional fee.

Registration for Fall 2009!
Registration 4's: For the 2009-2010 school year (for children who will be 4 years old by December 31, 2009)will be January 21st and 22nd 2009. We are currently conducting tours of our school on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10am. Call to reserve your time. Registration for school year 2009-2010 has now begun. You may download the registration forms here or come to the Pre-K any week day to register your child. We have now opened our enrollment to 4-year-old children from our neighboring communites for the blalance of the 2009-2010 school year. Please call us at 973 509 4500 ext 22 for more information.

FEATURED CLASSROOM: No. 7
Ms. Hodges and Ms.Austin

Jambo! As the year winds down Classroom 7 is continuing to explore the continent of Africa. We have learned some of the many different languages, customs, cultures, and animals that are indigenous to this part of the world. Do you know the name of the intricate headpiece women wear in Africa and why they wear them? Do you know how to tell a female ostrich from a male ostrich? Or do you know what ... [More]

FEATURED CLASSROOM: No. 8
Mrs. Rosen and Mrs. Flowers

Classroom 8 is showing signs of spring. The children drew wonderful still life drawings of irises and our spring tree has changed from buds into leaves made of green handprints. We have begun learning about the ocean and sea creatures. This past winter, we learned how to tell if something is alive. At a recent circle time, the children were excited to tell us about how they knew sea c... [More]

FEATURED CLASSROOM: No. 11
Ms. Santiago and Mrs. Davis

After completing the transportation unit, we decided to venture out to the ocean and sea. During our journey through the deep blue, we explored different types of fish and a variety of sea life. We also learned about the five layers of the ocean. We created a large mural of the sea and made various sea creatures to add to it. Using paper mache to make porcupine fish and squid was messy fun! W... [More]

FEATURED CLASSROOM: No. 12
Mrs. Muchineuta and Mrs. Brown

Classroom 12 has been on a wonderful journey. We took a dive through the ocean and learned about the many creatures and habitats that can be found within it. Some of our favorite things were creating our ocean life mural and our 3-D porcupine fish that we hung around it from the ceiling. The children investigated sea shells by size, shape, and color, as well as starfish and coral at the scienc... [More]

FEATURED CLASSROOM: No. 13
Ms. Cassale and Ms. Caccavale

Classroom 13 is very glad to feel the spring weather slowly but surely arriving. We are currently learning about the friendly creatures who live in the water. Whales have been one of our favorite "sea animals" to explore. We discussed that killer whales or orcas are members of the dolphin family. As a large group, we created a life size mural of a calf or baby whale. First, we measured its t... [More]

FEATURED CLASSROOM: No. 14
Ms. Waugh and Mrs. Alonso

Welcome spring! We cant believe the end of the year is approaching. Time has flown by so quickly. Once we ended our unit on The Body we jumped into Bears and hibernation. The dramatic play area was transformed into a bears forest. We all brought our favorite bears to school and we sorted, compared and described the bears to each other. We made bear shaped cakes and had a bear picni... [More]

FEATURED CLASSROOM: No. 16
Mrs. Ashe and Mrs. Knight

Classroom 16 has enjoyed a wonderful year filled with many different activities. It is very hard to believe that the end of the year is drawing near. We have just completed our space unit which was out of this world. The children really enjoyed learning many new facts about space. We constructed a spaceship in our dramatic play area and made spacesuits to travel all around the universe. We turne... [More]

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