As the staggering schedule took affect the children were becoming familiarized with the classroom, looking around, pulling things from the shelves, and sitting momentarily at the different work stations that were available. Once the full days of school finally began the children were beginning to learn the daily routine.
At 9:15-10:15 it is open play time. There is a sand table, art table, easel, house keeping area with play dough, puzzles and other manipulatives, and a train set on the rug from which the children can roam from area to area.
Following at 10:15-10:25 it’s clean up time. We have a clean up song played on the CD player that indicates “Oh, Oh it’s time to clean up”. All the children participate by either putting the play dough away, picking up the train set, etc. Once everything has been put away each child receives a sponge and proceeds to wipe down the tables.
After cleaning down the tables the children are taking trips to the bathroom to use the “potty” and wash their hands.
It is now 10:30 we have a delicious snack consisting of juice or water, crackers, fruit, or something we have cooked in the morning.
The children finish up their snacks and proceed to the carpet to sit for sing alongs and story time.
The time has arrived now, at about 10:45 and we head outside to the park.
Hopefully you have seen our books that have been sent home titled “My Friends” and “All About Apples” and enjoyed them. The children explored apples: smelling, feeling, eating, and evening painting with apples.
Artwork has also gone home. A key point to remember is don’t ask the child “what is this?,” but rather ask “how did you make this?” Little Hands work is not about the outcome, but rather how did they get to the outcome depicted on the paper.
As you can see we have a very busy schedule in such a short time span and these little ones are tired and hungry at pick up.
Therefore, a few things to keep in mind:
1) Please make sure that your child gets a good night sleep the night before and a little something to eat in the morning.
2) Also make sure that your child uses the bathroom before entering class (if they are trained)
3) Remember to keep a full change of clothes in their cubbies (Especially pull-ups)
4) The weather is getting colder please bring in every day mittens, hats, and scarves.
5) Always check cubbies before going home.
We have a lot of fun and exciting things to do in the next couple of months. Keep your eyes open for all the wonderful art work to follow.
Great big welcome to Little Hands III class, Ava, Celine, Valentina, Paz, Mary, Kol, Amani, Nicolas, and Dylan.
Luz, Jean, & Lynn
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