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Snack time is fun for Preschoolers and gives them an opportunity to socialize with their classmates toward the end of the day.  We want to introduce them to some healthy food choices as we feel nutrition is so important with young children. Please send in a snack from the list below FOR YOUR CHIILD ONLY.  We will provide napkins and cups.  Children will be offered water to drink during snack time.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND SNACKS THAT CONTAIN OR ARE PROCESSED IN A FACILITY WITH ANY KIND OF NUTS.

Please avoid snacks that contain peanuts, peanut flour, peanut oil or peanut butter or other nuts. This includes snacks with almonds, coconuts, sunflowers, filberts, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, and walnuts. (Tree nuts)  *Prepackaged Snacks only, please* 

Pretzels: acceptable brands: These snacks                       Applesauce 

 are free of peanuts, tree nuts and eggs.                         Yogurt 

       Pepperidge Farms                                                         Pudding 

                 Mister Salty                                                          Fresh Cut Fruit 

                 Goldfish                                                                Fresh Cut Vegetables 

                 Nabisco                                                           Dried Fruit (Raisins, etc.) 

                 Rold Gold                                                                  Fruit Cups 

                                                                                                     Cheese Sticks 

Crackers: acceptable brands: These snacks                    

 are free of peanuts, tree nuts and eggs.                  

                      Wheat Thins 

                      Triscuits 

                      Towne House 

                      Cheeze Its 

                      Cheese Nips 

                      Nabisco 

                      Honey Maid 

                      Keebler-Scooby Snacks 

                      Teddy Grahams 

                      Annie’s-bunny snacks 

                      Barnum-Animal Crackers 

                      Quaker Oats Rice Cakes 

 HEALTHY SNACKS

1. FRUIT/VEGETABLES

 * Any fresh fruit (apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, pears, plums, clementine’s, strawberries, melons, berries, etc.) 

* Raisins, Craisins and other dried fruits 

* Fresh vegetables (baby carrots, celery sticks, grape tomatoes, cucumber 

slices, broccoli, pepper strips, etc.) 

2. CHEESE/DAIRY

* String cheese or other cheeses (1 oz.) 

* Kraft Handi-snacks with cheese (with red sticks) 

**Be careful with any other type of pre-packaged cheese and cracker sandwiches, most contain nuts/traces of nuts 

3. CRACKERS/SNACK ITEMS

* Triscuits, Wheat Thins, Vegetable Thins (all flavors) 

* Ritz crackers/dinosaurs/sticks (NOT Ritz bits or sandwiches) 

* Ritz Crackerfuls (Classic cheddar, Four cheese, Garlic herb) 

* Town House, Club, Toasteds 

* Cheez-Its, Cheese Nips, Better Cheddars 

* Wheatables, Air Crisps, Munch’ems, Keebler Scooby Snacks 

* Kashi Tasty Little Crackers (TLC) 

* Goldfish crackers 

* Annie’s Bunnies 

* Graham crackers, Graham cracker sticks 

* Teddy Grahams or Teddy Graham character brand 

* Animal crackers (Austin Zoo, Barnum) 

* New Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs – Yogurt flavored pretzels 

* Nabisco Toasted Chips Ritz snack mix 

* Nutrigrain cereal bars/yogurt bars 

* Special K Bars (NOT Honey Nut) 

* Special K Snack Bites 

* Fig Newtons (all flavors) 

PRE-3’S AM SCHEDULE (times are approximate)

Tuesday/Thursday
8:30-8:45 Arrival (find name tag to check in, then place backpack in cubby) / Free Play

8:45-9:00 Opening Activities / Story Time:
A large group time- we start with an opening song and prayer, look at the job chart and schedule for the day, and celebrate birthdays. We will look in our learning basket to practice the color, number, or letter of the day. Then we will have Story Time, which sometimes relates to activities that follow.

9:00-9:15 Activity Time:
The children will take turns working in small groups with a teacher on learning activities or art activities, and will also have free choice play at centers such as: Play dough, Kitchen Center, Reading Pool, Puzzles and Manipulatives, Legos and Blocks, Writing center, and Sensory table.

9:15-9:20 Ring bell- line up- hand sanitize before going to gym/outside

9:20-9:40 Gym (when available) or Outside on the playground (weather permitting)

9:40-10:10 Hand sanitize upon arrival back to the classroom. Finish Activity Time.

10:10-10:15 Clean Up

10:15-10:30 Bible Time / Large Group Activities:
A second large group time that includes Bible Time (when we learn from the Bible about God and His Son Jesus, our best friend and Savior), songs, finger plays, and learning activities. On the days we don’t go outside or to the gym, this time may be longer and will include large motor movement activities.

10:30-10:50 Wash Hands / Snack Time / Review Letter of the Week or Bible Bear Songs

10:50-11:00 Backpacks, etc. prepare for dismissal

PRE-3’S PM SCHEDULE (times are approximate)

Tuesday/Thursday
12:15-12:30 Arrival (find name tag to check in, then place backpack in cubby) / Free Play

12:30-12:45 Opening Activities / Story Time:
A large group time- we start with an opening song and prayer, look at the job chart and schedule for the day, and celebrate birthdays. We will look in our learning basket to practice the color, number, or letter of the day. Then we will have Story Time, which sometimes relates to activities that follow.

12:45-1:30 Activity Time:
The children will take turns working in small groups with a teacher on learning activities or art activities, and will also have free choice play at centers such as: Play dough, Kitchen Center, Reading Pool, Puzzles and Manipulatives, Legos and Blocks, Writing center, and Sensory table.

1:30-1:35 Ring bell- line up- hand sanitize before going to gym/outside

1:35-1:55 Gym (when available) or Outside on the playground (weather permitting)

1:55- 2:00 Handsanitize upon arrival back to the classroom/ clean up time

2:00-2:15 Bible Time / Large Group Activities:
A second large group time that includes Bible Time (when we learn from the Bible about God and His Son Jesus, our best friend and Savior), songs, finger plays, and learning activities. On the days we don’t go outside or to the gym, this time will be longer and will include large motor movement activities.

2:15-2:35 Wash Hands / Snack Time / Review Letter of the Week or Bible Bear Songs

2:45 Backpacks, etc. prepare for dismissal

 

Mrs. Southern and Mrs. Safran’s Preschool 3’s Class Calendar:  2020-2021 

Meet the Teacher: Thursday, August 27 6:30-8:00pm or Thursday, September 3rd from 9-11 or 12:30-2:30 **Please sign up for a 15 minute time slot**

Tuesday, Sept. 8:  First day of school 8:30 am- 11am or 12:15 pm-2:45 pm