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Crickets
To qualify, children must be 2½ and no older than 3½ by July 31st. Tuition is $175 / Month. Crickets meet every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00 to 11:30 AM.
What do Crickets Learn?
Crickets learn how to interact, negotiate and play with others. As they explore their world they begin to realize that it's much more fun to play with a friend than to play alone. They learn how to form friendships and about other people's feelings. Crickets start playing interactive games wth each other. They learn through stories, singing, play, art and games. Crickets are improving their large and fine motor skills daily and are learning to interact with their environment in new ways.
Daily Class Schedule
Welcome Circle
We will meet at the beginning of each day to welcome children into the classroom. After singing and talking about the day’s activities, the teacher and assistant teachers will transition the children into free choice activities.
Free Choice Activities
This is THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE DAY! During this block of time, the children will choose among art and sensory activities, blocks, the water table, the dramatics center, puzzles and games, the library center, and much more. Many of these activities will relate to our present theme; some will be daily activities that are available throughout the year. Each child may choose to participate in several activities or concentrate on a particular center. The choice is up to the child.
Circle Time
We will meet for a few minutes each day to share news in the children’s lives. This time may also be spent acting out stories, reading, reciting finger plays and poems, and moving to music and rhythm.
Snack Time
After washing our hands, we will sit down to a snack that has been prepared by the children or snack parent. Snacks should be simple, nourishing finger foods (see SNACK SUGGESTIONS). Foods that relate to the season or our classroom themes are appreciated. All working parents are to sit down with the children at the tables where they can encourage the children to talk with one another and to help the children as needed.
Large Motor Activities
After the children have cleaned up their snack area and put their place mats next to the sink, they will be dismissed to the big room for large motor activities, or instructed to put coats on for outdoor play at the park across the street.  Please send a coat or sweatshirt to school each day.
Good-Bye Song
Parents are welcome to come into the classroom for a last song and good-bye to our classmates.

 

 

 

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Teacher Biography
About
Miriam Finch
Class Teacher
I joined LCP the fall of 2008 as the Teacher Assistant in the Dragonfly class. In February 2010 I became the Cricket Teacher and continue as the TA for the Dragonfly class. Over the past 20 years I have worked with children of all ages and backgrounds in various educational and recreational settings-from camp counselor to formal classroom settings. Each experience has been a place of learning for myself and I am thrilled to be able to use my experience and continue to grow as a teacher with the children and families at LCP. I am very excited to be working at LCP. Together we all learn a great deal through this marvelous design of the co-op. I love working with this co-op as I am able to draw from my teaching background and my own experience as a parent. My children are now well past their pre-school days but I will never forget how intense the preschool age time is for families and I am so pleased to share in the experiences. My job with the Crickets and Dragonflies allows me to be part of the children's development for 2 -3 years. So much happens in these early years. I find it endlessly amazing to experience the development of each child and family while they are at LCP.