Welcome to Room 24's Home Page!

Our teacher is: MS. RAZA/MS. HUBERT

My name is Marzieh Raza. I would like to welcome you and your children to the 2007-2008 school year. I am the morning Kindergarten and First Grade teacher working with Ms. Bree Hubert and Ms. Marcia Turner (afternoon staff) in room 24.

As we begin this year together I am looking forward to sharing so many experiences with your children. I have been working with young children for over twenty-five years. I love to work with young children. Their enthusiasm always inspires me to be creative and I try to challenge them to learn and grow. I have a Degree in Child Development Education and a Masters Degree in Secondary Education.

Problem solving is part of our discussion during the day. It helps children develop cognitive skills like math, science, language, etc. Kindergarten students are taught to recite a poem each month related to the theme of the month. Reading to children is done daily during circle time and also silent reading is emphasized.

Welcome to Madison Child Development Center. My name is Ms. Hubert, and I am one of two kindergartner/first grade teachers in Room 24. I look forward to meeting you and your child, and being part of their early childhood experience.

I believe children learn by example of the world around them. We should all be respectful caring citizens to each other, our community and the world. We are all responsible for our actions and there are consequences for all our actions, whether positive or negative. By teaching children these tools they will be able to make good choices.

By providing a positive, safe and educational environment children will be motivated to learn. I believe children’s thoughts, opinions and feelings should be respected. I include many of their creative ideas in my weekly lesson plans. Some other exciting activities I have planned this year included a fall nature walk, a season (for every season) of giving back to our community, reading buddies with our older CDC class, meet at Polliwog park for an Earth day celebration and our annual Mother’s Day Tea.

I strongly believe communication and teamwork between the teacher, parent and myself is a valuable system to make sure your child’s educational experience at Madison ends up a great experience. I am very dedicated to making sure your child learns skills to help him/ her succeed in school and in life. The best gift I receive every year is at the end of the school year when your child is able to read, write, spell, add, subtract, uses cause and effect reasoning, practices the character count pillars and uses his/ her thought process to make decisions. There is no better reward than to be a part of these accomplishments.

I have worked for Redondo Beach Unified School District for over 10 years. I started as an instructional aide while attending Los Angeles Harbor College, studying Early Childhood Development. I became a CDC substitute teacher after I received my Child Development Teacher’s Permit. I received my Bachelors degree in Human Services from California State University, Dominguez Hills in 2003.

Ms. Turner, our instructional aide, has been working at Madison for over 5 years. She also has worked for over 10 years as an instructional aide, in special education, for the County of Los Angeles.

I am very excited to be part of Madison’s Child Development Center’s team. I have always been very fond of Madison. The children, parents and staff are an exceptional group of people. I look forward to working with you, your child, his/her teacher and the community to make this year a wonderful learning experience.

As a teacher your child is my top priority. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to talk with me.

Ms. Hubert
Madison CDC
Kindergarten and First Grade

Daily Schedule

Ms. Raza's schedule: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 6:30 A.M – 11:30 A.M. ; Wed: 6:30 – 8:00 A.M., 11:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.
Ms. Hubert’s schedule: Mon-Fri: 11:00am – 5:30pm
Ms. Turner’s schedule: Mon-Fri: 2:30pm – 5:30pm

6:30-7:00 Center opens. Planning time and setting table for activities.
7:00-8:00 Center set for K & First grade, rug toys, puzzles, drawings, and games.
7:30 Send the children who would like to have breakfast to cafeteria
8:00 Send the first grade student outside.
8:00-8:10 Set the table for Kindergarten students.
8:10-9:30 Table activities, music and movement
9:30-10:00 Outside activities
10:00-10:30 Circle time and writing journal
10:30-10:40 Clean up time and wash hands
10:40-11:10 Lunch
11:10-11:15 Clean up time
11:15 Walk the children to Kindergarten classroom

11:20 AM Kindergartners dismissed
11:30 Lunch
12:00 Quiet Time
12:45 Story & Circle Talk
1:00 Outside
1:30 Lesson Plan Activities
2:00 Free Choice at Centers
2:30 Clean-up Classroom
2:30 First graders dismissed
2:40 PM Kindergartners dismissed
2:45 Snack
3:15 Outside
3:45 Homework/ Silent Reading
4:15 Story & Circle Talk
4:30 Centers/ Lesson Plan Activities
5:20 Clean-up Classroom
5:30 Go to Ms. Medina's or Ms. Stephens' room
6:00 CDC closes

Schedule Notes

1. Afternoon K-students have a quiet time in the afternoon. Please make sure to bring a sheet every Monday and bring it home Friday to be washed.
2. First grade students have share day every Thursday. Afternoon K-students have share day every Friday. Please have your child bring in only 1 item; books and games are great items to bring in for the whole class to share.
3. We do have 30 minutes of homework time every day. If your child does not finish in that time he/she will need to finish it at home. Please check your child’s homework daily. If you do not want your child to do his/ her homework at the center please let Ms. Hubert know.

Wish List

During October we will have a wish list of items we need for our classroom.  If you can help out, please pick one. Thank you!!!

• WE NEED DRINKING WATER!  The gallon containers work great.

Thank you to everyone who helped us get off to a great start by bringing in disinfecting wipes and water.

Newsletter

Read our latest classroom newsletter here:

Room 24 Newsletter - May 2008 (MS Word format)
Room 24 Newsletter - May 2008 (PDF format)

 

We will be adding news and pictures to our page throughout the year.  Please check back soon!