Preschool FYI

WELCOME to the families that are returning, and to the families that are new to Covenant Christian School! I am so glad that you are here, and am looking forward to a wonderful year!

HOW TO CONTACT ME:

If you ever have any questions or concerns to please contact me. I am available before school (8:00AM). Otherwise you can reach me at the following email addresses... sveurinkmeyer@comcast.net, or smeyer@covenantchristian.us.

PLAYING TO LEARN TOGETHER:

It is proven in early childhood that children learn best through play experiences which are multi-sensory and hands-on. Throughout the year I will be talking about why we do many of the things we do, but for now you may anticipate that many of the activities will be messy, and there is a strong possibility that your child will come home with paint, glue, food coloring, mud, etc.. on their clothing. So dress your child accordingly, and remember that nice clothes may actually inhibit your child from exploring if he/she feels like they are too dressy to get dirty.

THINGS TO BRING TO SCHOOL:

• Bring a school bag (tote or backpack) for projects and notes




• A change of clothing (labeled with your child’s first and last name
  

THINGS TO LEAVE AT HOME:

• Leave all toys, candy, and gum at home. There will be special designated “sharing times” during the year. Watch the newsletter for these special dates.

OUTDOORS PLAY:

We will spend a portion of each day outdoors weather permitting. This is important for the development of your child’s large motor skills. Please send appropriate outdoor clothing for your child to wear. The first month of school, while the weather is nice we will begin our day outside. Mrs. Brown and I will be outside to meet your child at 8:30. Every other Wednesday we will have gym class with the Spanish Immersion Class at 8:45 sometimes outside and sometimes in the gym.

DAILY INFORMATION:

We try to be as Eco-friendly as possible so follow the blog to keep updated on what we are doing in our classroom. (Permission slips for field trips will be posted on line and can be printed out.) The all school FYI is the exception and will be sent home on Wednesdays.

DROP-OFF/PICK-UP:

My door is open at 8:30 A.M. and our pick-up time is 11:30 A.M....pull up at the front door, remain in your car, and Mrs. Brown or myself will walk your child out to you. Please try to pick your child up promptly... especially on Mondays and Wednesdays as I begin teaching K-8th grade art at 12:00. Thank you in advance for your help and cooperation!

Wrap around care is available if your child needs to come in earlier or stay later.

DAILY SNACK:

Snack time is a great opportunity to reinforce sharing, so in an effort to involve your child in this activity, each family is asked to provide a nutritious snack to share with their classmates for two or three consecutive days of school depending on your child's program. We provide water to drink and to spill. The plan is to involve the kids in serving, and pouring, along with manually preparing, their snack, Your job is to send in the “fixings” for a snack. Anything that involves cutting or peeling or spreading.. think process and you will be fine. Allergies include any melon and poultry.

OUR FLEXIBLE ROUTINE:

(While the weather is good we will begin our day at the playground at 8:30)

Greeting

Question of the Day

Sign-in

Drop Everything and Read Time (Look at a book quietly with your family, a friend or your teacher)

Morning Circle Time ( Group activity time which includes such things as calendar, prayer, finger plays, songs, story time)

Free Choice Center and Play time: A time for diversified instruction, small group lessons, free exploration of a variety of learning activities and play opportunities.

Clean-up

Bible Story Time: Old and New Testament Stories

Bathroom Break

Snack preparation & consumption

Snack Clean-up

Outside Play

Dismissal

(This will be our routine for most days unless we have a special visitor or field trip is planned.)

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

Wednesday September 14th Picture Day. We will not do anything messy on picture day. I will also lobby for our class to have their pictures taken first thing in the morning.

THINGS TO SAVE FOR OUR CLASSROOM: Clean pizza boxes, large appliance box. The “Adopt a Gift Board" is located next to our classroom... in particular we are looking for the following multi-cultural items... puppets, dress up clothing, picture books, and kitchen utensils. Additionally if anyone sews well enough to follow a basic doll pattern I would love to enlist your help in making a few persona dolls. Thank you in advance for your generosity.