The First Few Days and Weeks Part 2

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Snack

We will stop for one snack time each day. As a rule, 50 - 90% of the children will buy snack on any given day, depending on what it is. There is no morning snack since we go to lunch first, at 11:30. Our snack time is in the afternoon at either 1:30 or 2:30 depending on our plans for the day. Students may order snack in the morning by telling Mrs. Piper. She will record it on the master list and your child will be charged at that time. Your child may order just a beverage if you want to send in something from home to eat. All children must have some sort of snack, either from home or school. Children often forget what they are planning to do for snack, so it would be very helpful if you would rehearse this dialogue each morning before school. Be sure your child either eats a good breakfast at home or buys it at school as we will not stop for a morning snack.

Show and Tell Tuesdays

Each Tuesday afternoon we have Show and Tell. That is the day we have no “Special” scheduled so a block of time opens up. Every child should have a small item from home that they can share with the class. The purpose of Show and Tell is to provide another opportunity for language. Help your child to practice what they can say about their item. Their job is to show it (if it’s an object) and tell as much as they want to about it. The audience will practice asking questions.

Limit it to one item as this activity can drag on beyond the attention span of the children. Simple items are best, a rock or shell they found on a walk, a picture of their pet, a craft they made at home. Try not to send in a weekly stuffed animal or action figure. And of course, refrain from sending in any weapons, toy or otherwise, as that is against school policy. The children love Show and Tell.

Web Page Privacy

I will be posting pictures and videos on this web page. These will include images of your children. I make every effort to exclude names to maintain more security.

YOU MAY CHOOSE TO OPT OUT OF THE PRESENTATION OF PICTURES AND VIDEOS OF YOUR CHILD ON THE INTERNET.

There are release forms that you filled out when you registered your child for school. These forms ask permission for newspaper, and webpage applications. Before I start posting images, I will be checking paperwork to ensure that you have released this information.

FYI, over the years I have seen more movement toward allowing these permissions. If you opt out, I will limit the pictures I take of your child in general and I will blur their face on the image when a composite picture is needed to tell a story. My weekly newsletter is available for online viewing and that means full color pictures. Here is another use of images on my webpage.

Parents have commented on how much they appreciate the webpage/blog. They can get more information and they can share it with family and friends. This year, I have added ClustrMaps which will track Mrs. Poulin’s Blog traffic around the world. The children will find this to be an interesting feature as it gets updated with new places each day; so keep us in mind when you travel to far away places.

Schedule

Our Specials Schedule in recent years has been as follows and takes place from 12:45 - 1:30:

Monday Library

Tuesday no special (Show and Tell)

Wednesday Music

Thursday Art

Friday Phys Ed

Homework

Is there homework in Kindergarten ?

We will not have any written homework but a successful home school connection will make all the difference in completing the learning experiences we introduce in school. Students need to feel this connection through your interest in what they do all day in class. So, here is the homework assignment for the year.

Have conversations about topics and experiences your child brings home.
Talk about how things learned at school relate to personal life.
Share stories from your own experience.
Read aloud to your child every single day!
Arrange play dates with classmates so they can practice social skills.
Take field trips to local spots of interest and talk about them.
Keep drawing and art materials accessible.
Listen to all kinds of music.
Refrain from too much screen time especially intense and graphic videos and games.
Get outdoors and play - play hard!
Listen! Listen! Listen!