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Through the year, field trips supplement the curriculum. Walks throughout the neighborhood familiarize the children with the changing seasons and are occasions for collecting seasonal "specimens" to be used in art projects or displays. Trips to places of interest in and around the Princeton area are planned throughout the year. Notification and permission slips will be sent home prior to these trips. The 2-1/2 to 3 year old children take "field trips" on the school grounds to the Sanctuary building. Parent volunteers assist with driving and supervising on class outings. Drivers must hold valid New Jersey drivers licenses and car registration and be insured for not less than $100,000 per person; $300,000 per accident; and $50,000 for property. New Jersey law requires that all children weighing 80 pounds or less and under 8 years old be in an approved car seat and placed in the back of the car. No child going on a Nursery Class field trip will be permitted in a car without a car seat. Only parents of children enrolled in the Nursery School may drive on field trips. If there are not enough drivers, the field trip will be cancelled. Here are some suggestions that will help keep everyone safe on a field trip: 1. Make sure to read the directions prior to your departure from school. If you are not clear on something, please ask the teacher. 2. Get the phone number of your destination from the teacher in case you get lost and have to pull over to call for directions. 3. Count heads! You are responsible for the children you have driven. Make sure to keep them with you or in eye contact at all times. 4. If you have to take a child to the restroom or you need to use the restroom, please notify at least one of the teachers. This way, she will not be looking for you or the children in your care. Fire DrillsFire drills are held once per month for all Nursery Classes. This is in accordance with fire department regulations. VisitorsThroughout the year, performers are invited to the Nursery School to supplement units of study and/or for entertainment. Parents and siblings of enrollees are invited to attend these programs--space permitting. From time to time, Nursery School children have out-of-town relatives or friends staying with them or older siblings who are on vacation from their own school. For insurance reasons, it is the Nursery School's policy not to permit un-enrolled children under the age of sixteen into the classroom unless that child is accompanied at all times by an adult. Parents are encouraged to visit the Nursery School at any time during the hours of operation. They may observe program activities without having to secure prior approval. However, teachers request that parents with children in the younger classes not visit during the first four weeks of school as visitors may upset the children during their adjustment period. Attendance, Illness And AllergiesRegular attendance is an important factor in your child's adjustment to school. There are times when travel or other circumstances interfere. If these absences are anticipated, please notify your child's teacher in advance. It is not necessary to notify the school for non-contagious minor illnesses. However, with all that you do to maintain good health, children are still going to become ill. In their best interest, as well as those of the other children and adults, your child will need to be kept home until his/her good health has returned. Children must be fever free for at least 24 hours prior to returning to classes. This also applies to cases of diarrhea and vomiting. If the teacher is aware of any of these illnesses and the child is returning to school prior to the 24-hour period, the teacher will ask that the child be taken home. As a carpool parent, please be aware of this responsibility and do not bring any child to school who is ill. If a child becomes ill in school, the parent(s) will be phoned and asked to take the child home. If a parent is not available, the person listed on the emergency contact form will be phoned. Therefore, it is crucial for you to list only local people on the emergency contact card (i.e., someone who could be at The Jewish Center within 15 minutes of being phoned) to come to pick up an ill child. It is your responsibility to update the emergency form if you change jobs, get a new phone number or have a new emergency contact, etc. Please notify the office and your child's teacher as to any changes. The following will be done if a child has an open cut that needs attention: 1. The attending person will wash his/her hands with soap and water. 2. The cut will be washed with soap and water. 3. If necessary, a band-aid will be put on the cut. We do not have a nurse or physician on staff. Our teachers are CPR certified. We will not dispense ANY medication, which includes ointments, creams, lotions, etc., to the children. Please do not send any medication to the school for your child to self- administer. Because of the limitations already imposed by the necessity of maintaining a kosher facility coupled with the possibility of requests for accommodations for children with various food allergies, such as milk, fish, chocolate, nuts, peanuts, eggs, etc., it is not feasible for The Jewish Center to create a total ban on a specific food to which a child may be allergic. Even if such a ban were circulated, we would not be able to monitor the ban completely, and thus, enforcement could not be guaranteed. There are, for example, products that contain food traces that are not so labeled. Consequently, alternative safeguards must be arranged. If your child requires the use of an Epipen because of a food or other allergy, please take note of The Jewish Center's policy: 1. The family must provide one Epipen for the First Aid Kit and one for the child's classroom. 2. The family must train or arrange for training for Nursery Staff in the use of the Epipen. 3. The family must periodically ascertain that the Epipens are in place and currently effective. 4. A parent or caregiver must accompany the child on all field trips or the child must remain at home. 5. The family of the allergic child is to provide his/her snack each day. While not peanut free, or food allergy specific, we are allergy sensitive. The Nursery Staff will try, to the best of their ability, to keep the aforementioned child from ingesting or contacting foods or other substances known to contain any components of the allergen. In the event of an adverse reaction, someone on staff will try to administer the Epipen and summon professional help. It is possible to make a peanut free room during nursery school hours and/or accommodate a peanut free table in an individual classroom if need be. The officers and staff of The Jewish Center disclaim any liability and responsibility for any damages, monetary or otherwise, that could be incurred by the aforementioned child or family if there is an adverse outcome or reaction, as we are not medically equipped to deal with a severe allergy. The officers and staff of The Jewish Center do not want to exclude your child from our school. However, we trust that you will appreciate that in view of the extraordinary risks that severe allergies impose, as a religious institution running a school, we must try to protect both your child and The Jewish Center, its staff, those who may volunteer their time and energy as officers, class parents, or event helpers who try to be good Samaritans in case of an accident. We will do our best, but we cannot assume any liability. Policy on the Management of Communicable Diseases If a child exhibits any of the following symptoms, he/she should not attend school. If such symptoms occur at the School, the child will be removed from the classroom, and you will be called to take him/her home. Severe pain or discomfort Once the child is symptom-free or has a physician’s note stating that he/she no longer poses a serious health risk to himself/herself or others, he/she may return to the center. Table of Excludable Communicable Diseases A child who contracts any of the following diseases may not return to the center without a physician’s note stating that the child presents no risk to himself/herself or others: Respiratory
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Illnesses *Reportable diseases that will be reported to the health department by the School. **Note: If your child has chicken pox, a doctor’s note is not required for re-admitting the child to the School. A note from the parent is required, stating either that at least six days have elapsed since the onset of the rash or that all sores have dried and crusted. If your child is exposed to any excludable disease at the School, you will be notified in writing. Snow PolicyIn general, if there is a delayed opening for the Princeton Regional Schools, the Nursery School will open at 10:30 a.m. If the Princeton Schools are closed, the Nursery School will be closed. In both cases, your class phone chain will be activated. However, the Nursery School Director and the School Committee reserve the option of canceling classes when they feel that the weather and/or the roads are especially precarious. If it starts to snow during school, parents are strongly urged to pick up their child(ren) immediately. You may call the office at 609-921-7207 to see what is "happening." Parents of children who are scheduled to remain for Extended Day should be available by phone in case we need to reach you for an early closing. Announcements of school closing and delayed openings can be heard on WHWH (1350 AM), WPST (97.5 FM) AND WKXW (101.5 FM). You will want to listen for Princeton Regional School information. If in doubt, phone The Jewish Center at 609-921-0100 after 7:00 a.m. for a recording stating whether the school is closed or if there is a delayed opening.
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