Cheryl Pedrick
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Welcome to Pre-School!
Mrs Cheryl Pedrick
cpedrick@rtnj.org
973-361-7835
instructional assistant:
Mrs Patty Louca
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*PLEASE SEE NEWSLETTERS BELOW*
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Thank you parents for all you do to help with
classroom events and supplies!
Therapist contact info:
Speech Therapist Hayley DiPillo... hdipillo@rtnj.org
Speech Therapist Kelly Mattsson... kmattsson@rtnj.org
Occupational Therapist Helen Ogoff... hogoff@rtnj.org
Physical Therapist Alice McManus... amcmanus@rtnj.org
February Special Events
*Dental Hygienist visit February 7th
*Valentine's Day Party Friday, February 14th-no snack needed
*Read Across America Week- February 24-28th
Reminders
*No School Monday, February 17th for Presidents' Day
*PTO is collecting boxtops and empty ink cartridges-thanks for sending them in!
*Please check rtnj.org for weather closings and delays-if we have a delayed opening then morning pre-school is cancelled and if we have an early dismissal due to weather then the afternoon pre-school will be cancelled.
*Please do not send any nut products to school for snack or for birthday/special events. We have an anaphylactic allergy in our class. Thank you!
Educational websites:
http://www.starfall.com pre-reading activities
http://www.pbskids.org educational games with PBS TV characters
http://www.abcya.com kindergarten alphabet, number and holiday games
http://www.wegivebooks.org books online
Free iPad Apps:
Math
Math is Fun 3-4 - Bacarox Kids (various math games/activities)
Math is Fun4-5 - Bacarox Kids (various math games/activities)
Balloons: Tap and Learn- Zippz Software (colors and numeral ID)
Color Slapps- Zorten Software (color ID)
Sort It Out 1- My First Apps (sorting)
What’s Different- My First Apps (finding what’s different in a group)
Language Concepts
Photo Touch Concepts – Kids Learning
“I Like________” books- Grasshopper Apps (books to read)
Photo Touch Comparative Adjectives – Grasshopper Apps (big/small, behind/in front etc)
Alphabet
Little Puzzles –ABC Alphabet– Grasshopper Apps
Elmo Loves ABCs- Marino Kavaleer
Fine Motor
Little Writer- Alligator Apps (fine motor-trace letters, numbers, shapes, words)
Readiness Skills
Memory Match-Alligator Apps (concentration-memory skills)
Preschool Edition-Matching- Kidspring
Things That Go Together- Grasshopper Apps
Little Puzzles Preschool Games- Grasshopper Apps
Social
Model Me Going Places- social stories to help children go for a haircut, doctor visit or other stressful places