A pre-K day

A day in the pre-K room

From the door at 8:15 to pickup at 3:15. Mornings end at lunch.

8:15
Step 1: Arrival
A teacher greets each child at the classroom door. Children hang up their coats, find their hook and choose a first activity while families say goodbye.
8:45
Step 2: Circle time
Everyone sits on the rug for a hello song, the weather and a story. A few children are helpers each day, and everyone gets a turn.
9:15
Step 3: Choice time
Blocks, the play kitchen, the easel, puzzles and the book corner. A teacher sits down with a few children at a time for a game with letters, numbers or shapes, and then moves on to the next.
10:30
Step 4: Snack and the yard
A snack at the long table, then outdoors on the school's playground and garden whatever the season, with boots and coats when it asks for them.
11:45
Step 5: Lunch and rest
Children on the morning schedule go home at the start of lunch. The others eat at the long table with their teachers, then rest on mats with a book.
1:15
Step 6: Afternoon, then home
Art, music, the library and the gym with the school's own teachers, a last story, and pickup at the door.

The week

Through the week

Library
Monday
Library, with a book to take home for the week.
Music
Tuesday
Music, with songs, drums and shakers.
Art
Wednesday
Art, with paint, clay and paper.
Gym
Thursday
Gym, with games and room to run.
Garden
Friday
The garden, with digging and watering in season.
Daily
Every day
Circle time, choice time, snack, the yard and a story before home.

Getting ready

A change of clothes
Labeled, in a bag that stays in the child's cubby.
Outdoor clothes
A coat, hat and boots in winter, a sun hat in summer, rain gear when it rains.
Closed-toe shoes
For the yard, the stairs and the gym.
Lunch and a water bottle
On the school day, lunch comes from home. We ask families not to send nuts.

Tours run on weekday mornings, while the day is under way.