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The Blue Room - 4 year olds

The Blue Room at TOTS is for children who are 4 by September 30th. The class consists of 15 students, 1 teacher and 1 duty parent. The class meets 4 days a week, Monday - Thursday, with an optional 5th day of enrichment.

About the Teacher

Mrs. Doreen Caniglia

Mrs. Caniglia received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Ed. and Sociology from Glassboro State College. Prior to working at TOTS, Mrs. Caniglia gained experience from teaching first grade at St. Joseph's School in Maplewood, NJ and in Whitman Elementary School in Turnersville, NJ. After that she was employed at St. Andrew's Nursery School in Cherry Hill, NJ.   She has been a teacher at TOTS since September, 2004.

Sample Day in the Blue Room

Opening Circle Time >>

A.M.
9:00 to 9:10	Arrival at school / sign in
9:10 to 9:20
9:20 to 10:20	Art / Centers / Free Choice Time
10:20 to 10:40	Lavatory / Snack
10:40 to 11:00	Group Lessons / Stories / Music
11:00 to 11:30		Outdoor Activities / Movement / Games / Dismissal

Blue Room Curriculum

Each month the Blue Room has a theme that embraces social, math, language and science concepts as well as special events like a cooking project or class trip.

SEPTEMBER	Fun in the blue room, school friends, school rules, letter Aa, apples and seeds
OCTOBER	letters Oo, Ll, Ff, Hh, fall, opposites, Halloween, counting
NOVEMBER	Thanksgiving, Native Americans, pilgrims, numbers, letters Nn, Tt,
DECEMBER	winter stories and holidays around the world, sharing and giving, PJ day, letters Gg, Cc
JANUARY	winter, snow, rhyming, writing names, letters Jj, Ss, Ii, Dd
FEBRUARY	Flat Stanley, quiet day, President's Day, Valentine's day, dental health, vet care, letters Pp, Vv, Qq
MARCH	magnets, weather, science experiments, letters Mm, Kk, Ww, Yy, Uu
APRIL	eggs, spring, animals, treasure hunt, rockets, letters Rr, Ee, Xx
MAY	letters Bb, Zz, review of alphabet, writing first and last name, color word recognition, bugs, beach, zoo animals, water days, TOTS Graduation!