September's News !
We hope you and your family had a fantastic summer vacation. We’re excited to kick off the 2010-2011 school year and look forward to getting to know your wonderful pre-k students.
Important things you, as a pre-k parent, need to know:
Upon entering the building, your child will find their cubby to store their backpack and coat. Each morning, they are expected to take out their Whispering Pines note books, and lunch boxes (if they stay past 11:15am).
Your child also has a mailbox in the classroom, where they store their note book and any important papers or school work that they have completed throughout the day.
In the Four Year Old Classroom, we encourage independence during many parts of your child’s day. Of course, we are there to help if your child needs it, but we always encourage them to “try” things on their own before jumping in to help. Please keep this in mind if you are dropping your child off to school or picking them up. Most of the time, they can open their own bags, get their things and put them in the appropriate place (even if they tell you they “can’t”…don’t let them fool you! We’ve seen them do it! J)
Throughout the year, we will be working on basic math and literacy skills, along with introducing scientific concepts. Colors, shapes, numbers, letters, counting objects and practicing handwriting are all things that we will be teaching your child.
Eventually, you will begin to see “homework” make its way into your house with your child. We like to give parents a chance to work on many of the same skills that we work on at school. We also hope that by giving ideas and activities that you can do at home, you will be able to use them on weekends and during school breaks!
We hope to have an Open House sometime in September. We will send home invitations as soon as we have decided on a date. We encourage all parents to attend so that you can become familiar with your child’s classroom. Open House is also a good time to meet with all of the teachers and teacher assistants in the room as well as make connections with other parents.
