CLASSROOM
INFORMATION
CLASS: Two’s Classroom TEACHER: Miss Amanda B
Welcome to the Two’s
Classroom! My name is Miss Amanda B and
I will be your child’s Teacher. I have
been here at Joyful Noise working with children for almost 11 years. I have a Bachelors Degree in Human Services
as well as classes in Early Childhood Education and over 11 years of training. I am married; I have one step-son named
Kaleb, one son named Cash and a dog named Penny.
This year I will be
doing age appropriate activities that will help your child learn and grow. I am using Creative Curriculum to plan activities
involving Social, Emotional, Language, Physical, Critical, Mathematical, World
Knowledge and Christian Development. I
have planned activities that will challenge your child to learn more about
themselves and the environment around them.
If you take a look outside the
classroom you will see my lesson plans are attached to the classroom bulletin board. The lesson plans will give you an idea of
what your child will be doing each day in class. These are tentative lesson
plans that could change due to weather, or other activities that may come
up. We do many of our
educational activities before lunch including circle time, centers and
art. Please take a look at our daily
schedule located on the classroom bulletin board to see the breakdown of our
preschool curriculum time. If you ever have
question or comments about something that you see, please feel free to contact
me at any time. I check my Joyful Noise
email periodically or you can leave a message with the office and I will return
your call at my earliest convenience.
Each child will have
two cubbies outside of the classroom; one under our birthday board and one on
the shelf above the coat hangers. The
cubby under our birthday board will be for a change of clothing and nap time
items. Please make sure that there is
always at least one change of clothing in that cubby each day. During the
summer months, from the beginning of June to the end of August, bring a bathing
suit and a towel for water days. During
the winter months please have a hat, gloves, coat and boots for outdoor
play. If your child wears boots to
school, please bring a pair of shoes for indoor play. I prefer tennis shoes because they are the
best running shoes for the fast pace of the children. Please do not bring your child in flip flops
as they make it difficult for the children to participate during physical
activity times. Also remember to label
everything that belongs to your child that is brought to school. A good place to label an item is on the
tag.
The cubby located
above the coat hanger will be for daily things that we will send home. Please check this cubby every day for notices
from the classroom and office as well as any projects that are being sent
home.
Many of the children
have been introduced to the potty in the Toddler Classroom. We will continue to introduce the potty in
the Two’s Classroom and encourage every child to try the potty. I advise each parent to begin with pull-ups
if their child is showing signs of wanting to try the potty more
frequently. Pull-ups are great at
helping a child build independent skills with the potty. When your child is ready for underwear, they
may begin wearing it at school when they have had three consecutive days of dry
pull-ups or diapers. If they have more
than one accident a day, I will require that they wear plastic underwear over
their underwear at school for sanitary reasons.
We nap and have quiet time from 1:00 pm to
3:00 pm every day on our cots. Please
make sure that your child has a sheet and a blanket for their cot. We will send them home at the end of the week
to be washed at home and returned the following week.
Please limit
the amount of toys that your child brings into the classroom from home. It is not uncommon that our toys get lost or
misplaced and we do not want anyone to lose their toy. Many children are also still exploring their
environment by placing things in their mouth; by keeping your child’s toys at
home you are reducing the spread of germs.
Your child may bring one small stuffed animal or similar to class to
sleep with at nap time. Please remember
to label the tag with your child’s name.
Each month we will be doing book orders. I will put a packet of book orders in each
cubby at the beginning of the month for parents to look over. The due date will be on the book order; if
you could return your order and check made out to Scholastic by the due date I
will get them ordered for you. I will
also have account information and instructions attached to the September Book
Order Form on how to shop for books and order online.
If you ever have any questions feel free to
call me at work or email me. I usually
work 7:00am – 3:00pm and you can reach me at 616-847-6600. My email is twosroomatjn@gmail.com and I check it periodically.
Information about the classroom as well as the monthly newsletter and
calendar can be found online at http://www.joyfulnoisekids.com.
God Bless,
Miss Amanda B.
And do not forget to
do good and to share with others,
for with such
sacrifices God is pleased.
Hebrews 13:16
