GJPS Preschool Weekly Update

Dear Families,

Next week we’re beginning our first theme in our classrooms, “My School and Me”. In the first week of this theme, children will be introduced to their classroom, their teacher, their classmates, and to the school campus. The first week of school will be very exciting for your child with so many new things to learn including new school routines. We will be talking about routines your child does at home to get ready for school, such as getting dressed, eating breakfast, and brushing teeth. Review with your child how he or she gets ready for school. Ask: What do you do first? Next? Last?

Next week’s Family Connections activities can be found at https://lilypad2.frogstreet.com/public/resouce-detail/1fc03758-c14f-42e4-8e93-004212620693

Next week’s storybook, “Chloe Gets Ready for School” can be found at https://lilypad2.frogstreet.com/public/resouce-detail/a6ccff96-1608-44bb-917e-612d6f07fe1c

We’re so excited to continue exploring with your little one!

If you are interested in learning about the Frog Street Curriculum, feel free to watch this curriculum overview (about 39 minutes long) explaining the curriculum in depth.

Preschool Cubs Can

Commitment: Next week your child will start learning our first CUBS can commitments through direct teaching of using walking feet.

Cub Chant

Watch the cub chant our students will be learning and practicing each month!

Sign Up HERE or https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A44A9A628A4F5C70-56899322-spot#/

HALF-DAY TUITION FOR PEER MODELS

The half-day peer model program is $140 per month. A nonrefundable deposit of $50 will be applied to the first month of tuition for new peers. Short months, five-week months, holidays, and snow days have been averaged. This means you will pay the same amount each month (September through May). Deductions will not be made for a child’s absence due to illness. There also will be no deductions for family vacations.

Preschool tuition payments will be uploaded in Infinite Campus mid September and payments can be made online through the parent portal under fees.

Refunds are not offered for the time period your child attends the preschool program as a peer model if your child qualifies for special education services as a preschooler with a disability.

At Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools we are proud to provide high-quality learning experiences for all students. We also recognize that children enter our classrooms with a variety of lived experiences and circumstances. As a school district, we are fully committed to meeting the needs of the whole child, and understand that student learning and achievement are best supported in a physically and psychologically safe environment. Our school, family, safety, and mental health agency partnerships are the cornerstone of our whole-child approach to teaching and learning, and ensure that all children are able to navigate their school experience in the way that best meets their unique needs.

Our school has adopted The “I Love U Guys” Foundation’s Standard Response Protocol (SRP). Students and staff will be training, practicing, and drilling the protocol. The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) is based on an all hazards approach as opposed to individual scenarios. The premise is simple - there are five specific actions that can be performed during an incident. The SRP is based on the following actions: Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter. Read about the Standard Response Protocols.

Students should pack a healthy nut free snack and drink daily. Foods such as grapes should be cut up as a preventative measure for choking hazards. Staff may offer the child a different safe snack option if there are safety concerns with the snack that was provided by the parents/guardians.

Birthday food treats will not be allowed at school. Feel free to send non-edible items instead! We do want to celebrate your child's birthday, we just want to be respectful to students with food allergies!

ARRIVAL

• Next week we will be asking families to begin to drop their child off at the door instead of walking the child into the school. Our staff will make sure the student is safe/will assist your child to walk to their classroom.
• Please contact the your teacher if your child will not be in attendance.

• Bring the pick up card daily
• Make sure your pick up/drop off list is updated and any people picking up on the list should plan bringing the card or ID. We will not dismiss a child without a person being listed.
• AM pick up is at 11:25-11:30 am /PM pick up is at 3:10-3:15 pm
• Late pick up fees will begin next week for students who are picked up late.
• If your child is has a different pick up person, will be picked up early, or will not be riding the bus- please let the teacher know or contact the school.

LATE PICK UP FEES

Parents/Guardians of peer model(s) who pick up their child after the scheduled pick-up time will be charged a late fee equal to $1.00 per minute, per child. Teachers will be asked to complete a Late Pick Up Acknowledgement form for parents/guardians who pick up their child after the scheduled pickup time. Parents/Guardians will be asked to sign the Late Pick Up Acknowledgement form and will be given a copy before leaving the preschool with their child. The fee must be paid in cash or check to the receptionist at Clark Hall, 380 Granville St., Suite B. Gahanna, Ohio 43230 before the child can be admitted back to their preschool class. If there are more than six violations, then your child may be dismissed from the program.

Process:

1. A GJPS staff member will notify the school community of a need for volunteers.

2. Family members will contact the building coordinator or teacher to express an interest in volunteering.

3. Coordinator/teacher will share the Online Volunteer Application and Background Check Link: https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/OTkwOmVuLVVT

4. Volunteers will complete the application at least 5 days prior to the volunteer opportunity.

Note:

Other siblings can not volunteer with family members.

Visitors will continue to have their driver’s license scanned with our Raptor system which checks them against the national sex offender registry. This would include parents coming to have lunch with their student(s), guest readers, corporate presenters, etc.

Note: Busing is only for students with Individual Education Plans that require special transportation as a related service.

September 1 Labor Day No School

October 2 Teacher PD Day No School for Students

September 25 -Conferences

October 1- Conferences