Haytown Nursery School

It’s time to order Haytown t-shirts and sweatshirts!

haytownns — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:47:25 +0000

Back by popular demand…Haytown t-shirts and sweatshirts are now available. Please see Marge for an order form. Examples of the shirts are up in the school hallway. Orders are due by March 1st.

February Newsletter from the Director

haytownns — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:38:01 +0000

CURRENT EVENTS

If you didn’t get to come in and observe during classroom visitation week, we would love to have you come in at another time. Almost any time is okay, just check with the teachers.

We are still doing registrations for next year. We take registrations until our classes fill. If you know of anyone who is interested in our school, please have them call or e-mail us.

February is Children’s Dental Health Month! On Tuesday, January 31^st , we will have Dental Health Shows with Dr. Katelin Johnson. She’ll show a DVD about dental health and do a puppet show with Mrs. Debby Johnson.

On Thursday, February 23^rd, we will be having an assembly at11:00 with Travis Gale of Eyes of the Wild. Travis will bring in small animals for the children to learn about and possibly touch. Our Terrific 2’s and 3’s are welcome to attend this with a parent.

On Thursday, March 15th, we will be going to the RVCC planetarium as a whole school. The show is at11:00 a.m. A separate information sheet and permission slip will follow. Sorry, but siblings are not allowed on this field trip, as per the planetarium’s request.

Parent – Teacher conferences will be held on Friday, March 2nd and Monday, March 5^th. Sign-up forms will be sent home. Please return them to me. I’ll post the schedule in the hallway.

Our spring break follows Tewksbury’s calendar this year. So, the last day of class will be on Thursday, April 5^th. Classes will resume on Monday, April 16^th.

HEALTH

This is the time of year for a lot of colds and viruses as well as other assorted “crud”. The best advice is to keep children home when they’re sick and try to keep healthy: hand-washing and healthy eating and sleeping habits. Also remind your children to keep their fingers out of their mouths and noses. I would also encourage the use of a hand-sanitizer like Purrell or use wipes. We use them in the classrooms and would encourage you to use it after the children have any exposure – like supermarkets (and carts), public doorknobs… Thanks for being so good about keeping your children home when they’re sick!

ODDS AND ENDS

Our Lost and Found collection is growing. Please check the larger coat rack in the hallway for trinkets, treasures, clothing…

We are also still collecting plastic screw-on caps for recycling through Aveda – we have recycled 4 boxes of those this year – about 20-25 pounds worth!! These are plastic (non-bendable) lids found on shampoo, beverage, detergent, flip-top, and pharmaceutical bottles (not metal, margarine, yogurt, lotion pump, or spray pump tops). What a great way to help your children understand recycling and saving the earth.

As ever,

Marge

January Newsletter from the Director

haytownns — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:11:30 +0000

JANUARY 4, 2012
REGISTRATION FOR 2012-2013
     We are excited to be able to offering our programs for next year!! We are doing an optional second day for the Terrific 2′s and 3′s, and we are doing an optional Fantastic Fridays for the Olders and Youngers!! Plus we are offering lunch and possibly extended hours!!
     Registrations for next year were e-mailed in December and were also distributed through the classrooms or by mail. Registrations for current and alumni families are given priority until January 9th. On January 10th we will open registration to families new to our school. Details are available in the registration packet. If you have any financial concerns, I’ll be glad to work them out with you.
     If you know of anyone interested in our school, please let me know and I’ll send them the registration materials.

BIG JEFF CONCERT FOR ALL AND OPEN HOUSE FOR NEW FAMILIES
     We are thrilled to be able to offer a Big Jeff concert to all our families and their friends on Friday, January 13th. We are having Big Jeff concert from 11:00 to 12:00 followed by an Open House for new families from 12:00 to 1:00. Our children love Big Jeff – so I hope that you and your children will attend!! You are welcome to bring friends, too. If you know of anyone who might be interested in our school, this is a great opportunity for them to have fun and visit us.

CLASSROOM VISITATIONS
     As was listed in our school calendar, the week for Classroom Visits is January 17, 18, and 19, 2012. Sign-up sheets will be posted outside the classroom doors. If you would like to visit your child’s classroom, this is the perfect opportunity. While the slots are for an hour, don’t feel that you must stay the whole time. Due to space constraints, we are asking that you don’t bring siblings. By the way, sometimes your child will see you in the classroom and act quite differently than they do on other days at school. Other times a child might ignore the parent’s presence and go about normal classroom activities – you never know. Enjoy!!!!

SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND INCLEMENT WEATHER
     It’s tough trying to figure out whether or not to have a school closing due to inclement weather. The neighboring public schools have not always agreed on what to do. My decisions will be based on their decisions as well as a “guess” about what Mother Nature is going to do. Because of transportation issues, I usually make the decision by about 7:00 a.m. Hopefully, everyone will get their phone chain call fairly early. Please remember that the final decision of whether or not to come to school is up to you. Please remember that if the weather gets bad while your child is at Haytown, you can pick him/her up early.

TUITION
     January tuition is now due – $350/$439/$455. Please let me know if there is ever a problem with paying the tuition, I would be glad to work out an alternate payment plan with you.       We are also in the process of setting up payment through PayPal. More info to follow!

Looking forward to a wonderful 2012!
Marge

Haytown Open House January 13 featuring a concert with Big Jeff

haytownns — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:56:00 +0000

Come join us for a FREE children’s concert on Friday, January 13, 2012. Haytown’s favorite troubadour, Big Jeff is coming to visit!

The concert is part of the Haytown Open House, offering families a unique opportunity to visit the school, meet the faculty and current students, and have fun with one of New Jersey’s premier children’s entertainers. Big Jeff is an award-winning children’s performer who delights audiences with his blend of humor, learning, and contagious enthusiasm for music. To learn more about Big Jeff and hear a sample of his music, visit bigjeffmusic.com.

Concert starts at 11am, Haytown Open House begins at 12pm

Call (908) 832-5645 for more information

December News from the Director

haytownns — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:17:40 +0000

HOLIDAY PARTY
          On Wednesday, December 21st we will be having a “special visitor” at Haytown. We will also be having a special snack that day – sign-up sheets will be posted outside the classroom doors. School will reopen on Tuesday, January 3rd . Terrific Two’s and Three’s will start on Monday, January 9th or Friday, January 5th.

          Holiday sing-a-longs: youngers on 12/14 and olders on 12/15

          Extended hour days are Dec. 7 and Dec. 13. Sign-up is located outside the office door.

CALENDAR CHANGES
          Because of the snowstorm and ensuing power outages, we lost a full week of school from October 31st through November 4th. To make-up those days, we will be tacking a week on to the end of the school year. So now our last day of school will be May 24th (May 25th for Fantastic Fridays). Of course, this can change if/when we have any snow days.
          Also found out that most of the public schools have changed their calendars due to those missed days or other reasons. So, in concurrence with that, there will be no school on Monday, January 2nd. School will start on Tuesday, January 3rd. But now we have to make-up that day, so school will be in session on Monday, February 20th (for anyone that normally comes in on a Monday).

REGISTRATION FOR 2011-2012
          This year has been great, so we are running the same basic programs for next year. Registration materials will be available later in December. For financial planning, please remember that your registration forms are accompanied by two months tuition and a registration fee – these are non-refundable. If this is a financial hardship, please let me know and we can work out an alternate payment plan.
          Also, if you are unsure about placement or readiness for your child, please contact the teachers for a conference.
          We will also be doing an Open House/Big Jeff concert in January. If you know of anyone interested in our school, please have them come. More details to follow.

HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS          Several parents have approached me recently about “events” on the playground after school. Please, please, please be careful with your children on the playground, before and after school. The children know the rules about being kind to each other both physically and verbally – about keeping hands to themselves, about not walking up the slide, about not standing on top of the box on the pirate ship, about not hanging from their knees on the overhead ladder…   But, of course they have to be reminded about this. Our staff is very vigilant during outside play – the children know there are consequences if they don’t follow the rules. I ask that the parents stay on top of this after school, too.
          We try to go out to play almost every day. Since the weather has turned colder, please send your children with warm coats, hats, and with mittens that have non-slip palms (for safety on the climbing equipment). Please make sure that their names or initials are on their coats. If the playground is covered with snow, we will not go outside unless we first send a note home stating that we will.
          This is the time of the year for colds, flu, and viruses. Since this is also a time of great exposure for our little ones, we ask that you take special precautions when sending your child to school. Please make sure that your child has been fever-free for 24 hours, vomit/diarrhea free for 24 hours, and have had 24 hours of an antibiotic (if they needed that) before returning them to school. Remember that there is an “Illness Log” outside the classroom doors so that you know what is “going around”.

NOTES

Scholastic Books is doing very well. We’ve gotten many new titles to add to our library. Many thanks to Sandra Somers!!!
Tuition ($350/$439/$455) is due on the first of the month. There is a $5 late fee if it is paid after the 10th of the month. Please let me know if there is ever a problem with paying the tuition – I would be glad to work out an alternate payment plan with you.
There is still room in our Fantastic Fridays program. It runs from 9-12:00 and includes about 1 ½ hours of phys. ed, story, snack, outside/free play… It is taught by Fran Saitta.
In spite of the power outages, in spite of not having school for a week, the fund riser turned out to be a great success!! Many thanks to those who came and for our very, very hard-working board of directors!
Please remember that if the weather turns bad, you can always pick up your children early or not send them to school. We all have a variety of cars and driveways!
The Thanksgiving Feast was incredible. The children were amazingly polite and well-behaved. Many thanks to all those who sent in food or helped out on that day.
We are still collecting the caps for Aveda. We have already sent in 3 boxes of tops – about18 pounds worth!!!
A note about teaching/using sign language: From Parents magazine, “Experts say that teaching children this age the signs for words and the alphabet can help with letter recognition and build their vocabulary. Kids just think it is fun.” It also adds (along with Handwriting Without Tears) a kinesthetic component to letter sounds – in addition to the visual and auditory. So that aids many children who learn primarily this way.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

Payments

haytownns — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:55:55 +0000

You may now pay your Haytown Tuition Online, using PayPal verified services. Please note, that since Haytown Nursery School is a non-profit organization, we have added the 2.5% PayPal processing fee onto all tuition amounts. Please select the class you are paying for below. Please indicate the month(s) you are paying for at the ti of check out in the notes section:

1. Older Basic:

2. Olders With Fantastic Fridays:

3. Youngers Basic:

4. Youngers with Lunch Only

5. Youngers with Lunch + Fantastic Fridays

6. Younger Basic with Fantastic Fridays -

7. Terrific Twos & Three’s:

Thank you for your support.