¡Bienvenidos a Kinder!
Welcome to our AM and PM Kindergarten Blog
¡Bienvenidos a Eugene Coste! We can’t believe that 2 weeks have already passed! Your children have quickly become accustomed to our classroom routines and expectations and seem to be enjoying each other and the tasks presented in class. While some of you may have already experienced Kindergarten through an older sibling, this may be your first time! We understand that this can be an exciting and perhaps stressful time for some of you. Fear not, your children are very happy once they walk through the door and engaged in learning. What is Our Kindergarten Story? This very broad statement will be our guiding question for the year. It is our intent to weave the idea of storytelling into all aspects of our day and this will be reflected in our centre design. Centres are intended to encourage meaningful play. Students are invited to join the teacher in teacher-led tasks or are provided the opportunity to interact with materials in an independent way. Some of the centres that your children have already enjoyed have included: Building- using a variety of materials (i.e. different sizes and shapes of blocks) Art- exploring and experimenting with a wide range of materials (paint, paper, cutting, gluing, found objects) Bilingual Literacy- oral story telling and imaginative play, sharing ideas to an adult scribe, "Book Nook" and classroom library Numeracy- organizing and sorting a variety of objects, creating and reproducing patterns using a range of materials Your children have also enjoyed experiences in our biblioteca (library), sala de música (music room) and gimnasio (gym). Our favorable weather conditions until now have also brought us outside. We have taken walks around the school yard collecting objects for use in the classroom and making observations about our community. A Note About Snacks We are so amazed by the gorgeous snacks being brought to school by your children. During class time, we set aside approximately 15 minutes to sit and eat a snack. This is time for children to practice table manners, get to know their friends and to learn some new Spanish vocabulary. Many children in our classes also attend CCP. Please make sure that their "lunch" is packed apart from their "snack". Some students have difficulty differentiating between the two. Also some lunch kits are overflowing with food. Please take some time to talk to your children about what they can reasonably eat within 15 - 20 minutes. Later on during class time, children are welcome to snack some more if they still feel hungry. Other Important Reminders Mail day is Thursday- please ensure the green folder is brought to school on this day Library day is Thursday- we ask that a book bag (plastic bag or Eugene Coste book bag available for purchase) is used to transport books to and from home. Change of clothes- Kindergarten children do at times have accidents. Please ensure that a change of clothes is kept in your child's back pack Independence with Zippers and Shoes etc- the children have been doing a wonderful job so far. Some little ones still struggle with putting on their shoes or handling their clothing. Your child's teacher will talk to you if this is an issue.
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