Student Arrival
The school doors open at 7:45am for those children eating breakfast in school and at 8:00am for those children who do not. Children are then allowed to come down to their classrooms where the teachers are waiting. For our class the kids will unpack their book bag, pick their lunch and then get started on their Daily 5. When their Daily 5 is finished they can then get a Finished Work Activity until we transition to the next activity.
Anyone arriving in school after 8:20 is considered tardy and then will need to get a tardy pass.
Anyone arriving in school after 8:20 is considered tardy and then will need to get a tardy pass.
Daily 5
The Daily 5 is a literacy activity that we will be completing every day in our classroom. The children are required to complete all five activities and then check each of these activities off in a folder to show they have been completed. The five activities that are to be completed are journal writing, sight word practice, reading with me, reading to a friend and reading to themselves. Since this is an independent activity all books read will be at the child's level.
Morning Meeting
Every morning we take some time to greet and share with each other and this is called a morning meeting. It is at this time that the children greet each other and the teachers. We also have sharing at this time, sing a song or two together and read a message about our day. This is a great time to get acquainted with each other and work on conversation skills.
Literacy Time (Journeys)
This year, due to our schedule, we will be having our literacy block for three afternoons and two mornings. This is when we have a nice block of time to accomplish all we need to learn in literacy skills this year. Our afternoon literacy days will be Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Our morning literacy days will be Wednesday and Friday.
Lunch
We usually have a block of time where we work on independent activities and then prepare for lunch. Because we are in larger setting for lunch and recess all the children must go to the bathroom and wash their hands before lunch. Recess takes place directly after lunch.
Rest Time
When we can we have a short, quiet time to unwind from recess. The kids must be quiet during this time but are allowed to finish any independent work activities or write in a composition journal. This usually lasts, at most, 15-20 minutes.
Math (Envisions)
During this time we work on math concept and skills. We have started using the Envisions program to teach this skill to the children. Our math times will flip flop with our literacy times. On the days we have literacy in the morning, we will have math in the afternoon. On the days we have literacy in the afternoon, we will have math in the morning.
Free Play
We try to have a short free play at the end of every day. We have a long, busy day in kindergarten and spending free, social time with their peers is a good way for the kids to maintain and advance their social skills. It is also a good way for the kids to learn how to use their free time appropriately.
Snack and Home Preparation
Since we have an early lunch we save snack until the end of the day. After snack will be when we have our short free play time and then we will come together to end our day.
Please remember that the above is just a general overview of our day. We also have daily specials, Social Studies and Science activities and other miscellaneous activities added to our day. I wanted to be able to give you a guideline of how your child spends their day while in school.