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Coordinator: Mrs.
Beverly Gilmartin, M.Ed.
Tel: 781-871-7124
TePee Application (PDF)
Overview
The Tepee Program,
located at Cedar Elementary
School, offers a full-day
program for four-year old
children of Hanover school staff
and a half-day program for Cedar
School kindergartners. The
Program was created in 1988 and
is supported through tuition
paid for by the parents of the
children in the program. Tepee
provides a variety of rich
experiences and stimulating
activities including arts and
craft activities, computers,
songs and finger plays, games,
circle-time, story-time, indoor
and outdoor play. The Tepee
Program runs from Monday through
Friday, following the same
holidays, vacations,
professional development days,
and snow-day cancellations as
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Director/Teacher - Mrs.
Beverly Gilmartin
Beverly has been
instrumental in the creation and
development of the Tepee Program
since it’s onset in 1988. As
Director and Teacher, she
provides the ultimate balance of
social and educational
experiences in a loving, fun and
creative atmosphere. Her
strength in developing positive
self-esteem in children is the
heart of Mrs. Gilmartin. Along
with her staff, she provides
loving guidance and
encouragement to meet the needs
of the diverse personalities,
interests, and levels of
development for all young
children. She received a
Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Elementary Education from North
Adams State College and a
Master’s Degree in Elementary
Education from Fitchburg State
College. She is also OFC
certified in Early Childhood
Education and has received Honor
Awards from the Plymouth County
Education Association in 1995
and also in 2004.
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There is a $50 registration fee
for all children. Registration
fees are refundable only if we
cannot accommodate your child.
Applications for enrollment are
available at kindergarten
registration on March 10, 2008.
An applications maybe be
downloaded above. All
applications will be
date-stamped when received by
Mrs. Gilmartin (dated no earlier
than March 10th) and held until
the A.M. and P.M. placements for
kindergarten are established by
Cedar School. Priority will be
given to requests for five-days
per week received by April 1,
2008 (priority then goes to
4-day, 3-day, 2-day requests).
Applications received after
April 1, 2008 will be placed on
waitlist status and processed as
space permits. All applicants
will be notified in writing as
to their child’s acceptance to
the program or waitlist status.
Upon notification of acceptance
to the program, tuition for the
first two weeks in September
must be submitted in order to
guarantee placement for
September enrollment. Once
accepted, any reduction in the
number of days may result in a
change in status. Applicants who
do not get accepted will
automatically be placed on the
waiting list. Fluctuating
schedules cannot be
accommodated. Tepee sessions
will also reverse in late
January when kindergarten
reverses. |
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Tepee and Tepee Plus
Half Day
Program
$16.50 per day |
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9:00 A.M. to
the start of P.M. kindergarten or
end of A.M. kindergarten to 3:00 P.M. |
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Full Day
Program
$32.00 per day |
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9:00 AM to
3:00 PM
(Staff children or Tuesday P.M. kindergarteners) |
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Plus (optional) $5.00 per hour based
on half-hour intervals |
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7:30 AM to
9:00 AM
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM |
A full-day program is available
for P.M. kindergartners on
Tuesdays as there is no P.M.
kindergarten.
An individualized tuition
statement is distributed to all
parents bi-yearly (September to
the kindergarten reversal and
the reversal to June). No
tuition will be charged for
school vacations, holidays, or
professional development days.
Family vacations, illness, or
any other day that Cedar School
is open is considered payable
and subject to tuition. Tepee
Plus hours are tallied monthly
and will appear on a separate
statement.
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Cedar School District - AM
Kindergarten
There are four options for A.M.
Kindergartners:
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Your child may be
transported by bus to
A.M. kindergarten from
their regularly
scheduled bus stop. |
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Parents may bring
their child to the
Tepee room for
Morning Tepee Plus
(7:30-9:00) and, at
the appropriate time
for A.M.
kindergarten, one of
the Tepee staff will
walk your child to
his/her kindergarten
class. |
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After A.M.
kindergarten,
students
attending Tepee
may be picked up
by one of the
Tepee staff and
walked to the
Tepee room.
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If your
child does
not attend
Tepee every
day, you may
opt for bus
transportation
to your home
on a day
that your
child is not
scheduled to
attend Tepee
after A.M.
kindergarten. |
For example:
If your child
attends
afternoon Tepee
on Monday,
Wednesday, and
Friday, he/she
may take the bus
to and from home
on Tuesday and
Thursday. After
your child’s
Tepee session,
parents are
responsible to
pick up their
child from
Tepee. There is
no bus
transportation
from Tepee to
home.
Cedar School District - PM
Kindergarten
There are four
options for P.M.
Kindergartners:
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Your
child
may be
picked
up at
your
home to
attend
P.M.
kindergarten
on any
day that
he/she
does not
attend
morning
Tepee. |
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On
the
days
that
your
child
attends
morning
Tepee,
he/she
will
be
walked
to
his/her
kindergarten
class
by
one
of
the
Tepee
staff
at
the
appropriate
time
for
P.M.
kindergarten. |
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After P.M. kindergarten, your child may be picked up from his/her kindergarten class by one of the Tepee staff and walked back to the Tepee room for Afternoon Tepee Plus (3:00-4:30). Parents must pick up their child at Tepee any time after 3:00 P.M. and before 4:30 P.M. |
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You may opt for bus transportation to your child’s assigned bus stop after P.M. kindergarten. |
For example: If your child attends morning Tepee on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, parents are responsible to provide transportation to Tepee. There is no bus transportation from home to Tepee. On Thursday, he/she may be picked up by the bus at your home address for P.M. kindergarten (there is no P.M. kindergarten on Tuesday). After P.M. kindergarten, he/she may come back to Tepee for afternoon Tepee Plus or be transported to their scheduled bus stop.
Note: ACCORDING TO THE HANOVER SCHOOLS TRANSPORTATION POLICY, BUS TRANSPORTATION IS LIMITED TO SCHOOL TRANSPORT ONLY AND NOT AVAILABLE TO OR FROM HOME AND TEPEE.
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With the exception of Tuesday A.M. kindergartners (who have lunch during kindergarten) all children will have their lunch during their time at Tepee. Please be sure to provide a drink with your child’s lunch or send in .50 for milk. We provide a mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack and drink for all of the children during their Tepee session. Please do not send anything at lunchtime that needs to be heated. Buying the school lunch is not an option. Parents are responsible for informing the Tepee staff of any allergies their child may have. In the case that any child is allergic to peanuts, the Tepee room will become “peanut free.”
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