Latest News Open House May 27th-30th and June 2nd-6th, 2008. SPECIAL OFFER for new students only: 1. Summer Camp- Register during open house and get registration fee ( $75) waived 2. Register your child for the fall during the open house and  receive a 5% discount off the monthly fee for a full year. KINDERGARTEN Full day Kindergarten starting September 2008, call for details 201 677 9222 KIDS Interactive day school motto is " Our school is a place where children are nurtured and grow to become themselves" Hours of operation: 7 AM-6 PM Monday-Friday Our Facility:To ensure the safety and well-being of your child We offer: A state of the art security system where each family receives an individual access code. Vision panels between each classroom. Fully enclosed, age-appropriate soft surface playground. Our bright spacious classroom allows your child to explore a variety of exciting and creative learning activities.	KIDS Interactive Day School KIDS Interactive Day School Inc. ... Where your kids come first! Caring for children, infant through kindergarten PRE-SCHOOL CURRICULUM Our curriculum is child centered and age appropriate it involves active learning that stimulates and enhances each child’s cognitive,social, emotional and physical aptitude in a structured environment. Our program is designed to develop social skills, healthy and positive self image, self expression, independence and social group skills, gross and fine motor skills, curiosity and creativity. We prepare them for the years to come. When you ask your child what they did at school today, their usual reply is “I played.” Yes at KIDS, play is just as important. When children are playing, they are: Developing–their language, social skills,fine and gross motor skills. and interacting with their peers, Exploring – How things work, pouring and measuring, and building structures. Listening and Sharing – Sharing their space and toys, listening to their peers and teachers and having different experiences in a child group setting. Becoming Independent – Toileting, dressing, cleaning up, etc. Having Creative Experiences – Working with art materials, dressing and playing in dramatic play area. The pre-school skills that the students will master are; letters and number recognition, sounding our letters and simple words, counting and rudimentary concept of math, introduction to science, social studies, health as well as specials that include; music, art, world language and physical education. In all of these experiences, children are making huge learning advances in a fun way and at the same time, learning life long lessons KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM We offer a full day Kindergarten. Our kindergarten curriculum is integrated and introduces topics that spark childrens’ curiosity, interest and enthusiasm. We believe each child should be appreciated and accepted at the level of his/her own maturity and ability. We provide an atmosphere that involves active learning in a structured environment. We believe that a partnership with both parents and staff creates a foundation for successful learning. We follow the New Jersey Core Content Curriculum Standards for Kindergarten. We  utilize the Scott Foresman math and readingcurriculum, the most widely used curriculum. Reading/Language Arts Curriculum: Students will continue to review phonics while beginning to blend phonemes, recognize sight & high frequency words, and sound out words. The reading program will be broken down into the following components that are essential toany balanced literacy program: Shared Reading Guided Reading Independent Reading The writing portion of the language arts curriculum will include the following components: Modeled writing Shared Writing Interactive Writing Mathematics: Following the Scott Foresman program curriculum map, the following topics will be covered over the course of the school year: Counting; Graphing; Progression; Recognition of Shapes; Classifying Objects; Comparisons;Time; Patterns; Comparative Sizes; Money; Sets; Measurement; Addition; Vocabulary; Verbal andPicture Problems; Fractions Science, Social Studies, Art and Music will be integrated into the curriculum throughout the school year.