Welcome to Nursery School!
The Nursery School staff is looking forward to a year of fun and learning with your children. At Temple Shalom Nursery School your children will experience many firsts - first school assembly with special visitors, first field trip and first school bus ride. We will celebrate the Jewish holidays & festivals and learn all about ourselves& our world. Using weekly thematic units, we will enjoy learning through play. Our age appropriate activities are geared toward enhancing our language arts, cognitive, art, music, science, social & motor skills and much more.
Parents are welcome to enjoy firsts also – first opportunity to be involved in a Parent Organization, first Back to School night and Join the Class week. Our Parent Organization is a vital part of our nursery school. Our parent volunteers help to facilitate our Chanukah celebration, Thanksgiving feast, Scholastic Book Fair; Passover Seder….the list goes on and on.
Cantor Camhi will be at Nursery School two times each month. We look forward to learning new music with her on Shabbat and during other celebrations.
You might also be interested in the "Mommy & Me" Program. Children ages 14-30 months get to experience a mini nursery school day. The children explore dramatic play and manipulative toys, do a craft project and participate in circle time. Your child will also gain social skills by enjoying a snack with friends and playing on our playground or in the social hall.
Learn more about our Mommy & Me and Nursery School classes. Call today for more information!
Contact Info: Cindy Terebush, Director 732-566-1630
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Calendar of Events starting at 10:00am |
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Tue |
Jul 07 |
All Day |
First Day of Camp - Friendship Day |
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Wed |
Jul 08 |
All Day |
Sprinkler Day |
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Thr |
Jul 09 |
All Day |
Special Visitor: Cure All Clownphobia with Tickles The Clown |
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Tue |
Jul 14 |
All Day |
Crazy Hair Day - Come to camp with a crazy hair style! |
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Wed |
Jul 15 |
All Day |
Sprinkler Day |
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Thr |
Jul 16 |
All Day |
Special Visitor: Little Scoops brings a Make Your Own Sundae Party |
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Tue |
Jul 21 |
All Day |
Crazy Clothing Day - Wear the craziest outfit you can find! |
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Wed |
Jul 22 |
All Day |
Sprinkler Day |
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Thr |
Jul 23 |
All Day |
Special Visitor: Wacky Sports Games with Mr James |
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Tue |
Jul 28 |
All Day |
Hat Day - Wear your favorite hat to camp |
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Wed |
Jul 29 |
All Day |
Sprinkler Day |
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Thr |
Jul 30 |
All Day |
Special Visitor: Interactive Storytelling with Mother Goof |
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Tue |
Aug 04 |
All Day |
A Few of My Favorite Things Day - Bring a favorite toy to share with your friends |
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Wed |
Aug 05 |
All Day |
Sprinkler Day |
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Thr |
Aug 06 |
All Day |
Special Visitor: Monmouth County Parks System presents Snakes of Monmouth County |
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Tue |
Aug 11 |
All Day |
Favorite Color Day - Dress in your favorite color from head to toe! |
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Wed |
Aug 12 |
All Day |
Sprinkler Day |
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Thr |
Aug 13 |
All Day |
Celebrate the LAST DAY of camp with Mr. Scott, The Music Man in Concert! |
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Important Back To School dates for 2009-2010 School Year |
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Thr |
Sep 10 |
11-11:45am |
“Meet the Teacher Time” - Cubs class |
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Fri |
Sep 11 |
11-11:45am |
“Meet the Teacher Time” - Panda & Bear classes |
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Mon |
Sep 14 |
9:30 am |
School Opens |
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Thr |
Sep 17 |
9:30 am |
Mommy & Me Begins |
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Tue |
Oct 13 |
6:45 pm |
Back to School Night |
Tzedakah Project of the Month:
TBA
Enroll now for Summer Camp and/or School Year
For more information, see below.
You may also contact our Nursery School Director
CINDY TEREBUSH or call her directly at 732-566-1630
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ENROLLMENT
Temple Shalom Nursery School
Mommy & Me for ages 14-30 months
Flexible programs for ages 2 ½-5
Jewish values combined with an expert early childhood education
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Small class sizes
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Warm & caring staff
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Active Parent Organization
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Age appropriate curriculum
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Field trips $ special visitors
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State licensed
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CPR & first aid certified
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Temple Shalom Nursery School Summer Camp |
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Special Theme Days |
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Entertaining Visitors |
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Sprinkler Days |
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Lots of Indoor & Outdoor Fun |
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Enroll Now! There is limited space available.
Do NOT miss the chance to enroll your child(ren).
Summer Camp
Nursery School Classes
Mommy & Me Sessions
Cindy Terebush, Director 732.566.1630
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ASTHMA FREE
Temple Shalom Nursery School was given a basket from The Pediatric Asthma Coalition of New Jersey in recognition of having our entire staff complete the training “Policies and Practices for Asthma Friendly Child Care.” We learned about what triggers asthma, how to provide an asthma friendly environment and the signs & symptoms of asthma.
With allergies and asthma on the rise, I felt that it was very important to understand what we can do to provide the safest environment possible for all of our children. We learned a great deal about the situations and items that trigger asthma. We do all we can to ensure that Temple Shalom Nursery School is an asthma friendly environment.
Cindy Terebush, Director
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Dear Temple Shalom Nursery School and Congregation—
A heartfelt note of thanks for your generous donation of art supplies and art kits for the children and families of the Amanda’s Easel Creative Arts Therapy Program of 180 Turning Lives Around, Inc.
Your donation put smiles on the faces of many children that are affected by family violence and abuse. It is quite comforting to know that there are organizations and community minded groups out there that can make a significant difference in the lives of those less fortunate.
Thank you again for your kind service and best wishes for a happy spring!
Respectfully,
The Children, Families and Staff of Amanda’s Easel
Cindi Westendorf LPC
Program Coordinator
(732)787-6503
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Amanda’s Easel-Nursery School's Mitzvah of the Month, March 2009
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The Nursery School Committee collected art supplies for Amanda’s Easel.
Amanda’s Easel is a program of art therapy that helps children heal from the effects of domestic violence.
The children in the Pre-K classes decorated shoeboxes to make art kits for the children. |
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During November, Nursery School continues to celebrates American Education Week by inviting parents to “Join the Class.” Parents come to school throughout the week and are treated as pre-schoolers. They participate in circle time, doing art projects, building with blocks, enjoying dramatic play, etc.
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Books bring cheer to hospitalized kids
Hospitalized area children recently got a special gift from Temple Shalom Nursery School—almost 100 books collected by the temple nursery school committee, the schoolchildren, and their families and teachers.
The books were donated to the K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune and will be added to the hospital’s collection of books that are used to pass the time by children staying at the hospital and by parents and volunteers who read to the youngsters during their hospital stay.
“For hospitalized children, who are scared and away from home, a familiar book can be a comforting experience,” said Steven Kairys, M.D., head of pediatrics at Jersey Shore. “We also use the books to promote literacy and have volunteers and parents read to very young children who can’t read on their own yet.”
The book drive, part of the temple’s Mitzvah of the Month program, was planned by the temple’s nursery school committee. Mitzvah of the Month is a yearlong project to help the community through a different project each month. Past Mitzvah of the Month programs included food collections for the needy and blood drives.
In addition, each month the nursery school collects items for or sends donations to a different group. This year alone, the children have donated to such causes as Meals on Wheels, the American Dental Association Foundation and the Jewish Guild for the Blind.
“Temple Shalom Nursery School teaches our students the importance of helping others in the community,” said nursery school director Cindy Terebush. “We teach the children about who will be receiving their donations and they were excited to be able to give books to other children. They had a great deal of sympathy for the children who could not go to school and go out to play because they needed to be in the hospital.”
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Temple Shalom nursery students raise thousands for MDA
Small feet can take big steps toward finding a cure for muscular dystrophy.
That’s what the children of Temple Shalom Nursery School proved recently when they raised over $2,200 during a “hopathon” for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).
Forty-three children hopped for two minutes and received $2,255 in sponsorship and matching funds. The children also collected tzedakah (the Hebrew word for charity) every Friday for a total donation to the MDA of $2,290.
In leading up to the Hopathon, teachers used the age-appropriate curriculum provided by MDA to teach all about disabilities and children with muscular dystrophy.
“Coordinating the MDA Hopathon at Temple Shalom Nursery School was such a rewarding experience,” says nursery school director Cindy Terebush. “Not only did we perform a service for those families who live with the challenges of muscular dystrophy, we also taught our children lessons about awareness and acceptance. The children had fun hopping and also have a better appreciation for people living with physical challenges.”
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