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What to Expect From Kindergarten

What to Expect From Kindergarten. Win Ferguson School. Kindergarten Mission. To foster a safe, child centered, nurturing environment which enables each child to grow academically, emotionally, socially, and physically. A Typical Kindergarten Day. Circle time/Opening Activities

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What to Expect From Kindergarten

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  1. What to Expect From Kindergarten Win Ferguson School

  2. Kindergarten Mission To foster a safe, child centered, nurturing environment which enables each child to grow academically, emotionally, socially, and physically.

  3. A Typical Kindergarten Day • Circle time/Opening Activities • Large Group Activity/Movement • Centre time/Stations • Clean Up • Large Group Snack time • Read Aloud/Book Sharing • Group Activity • Movement • Dismissal

  4. In Kindergarten, we also ... • Do daily physical activity • Have scheduled gym time • Visit the library for weekly book exchanges • Use Ipods, Ipads and computers • Field trips or In - classroom presentations • Kinder Cooking

  5. Our Library

  6. Connecting school and home through... • Alphabear • Mystery Bucket • Learning Packs • Rhyming Bag • 7 Habits Bag • Inquiry projects

  7. Communication • Open door policy • Weekly and monthly newsletters • Home Journals • November, March and June progress reports • Email – kim.sharp@eips.ca • - nicole.polukoshko@eips.ca • Website – www.eips.ca - www.winferguson.ca • E teacher page

  8. Kindergarten Curriculum

  9. Early Out Days • On the first Wednesday of each month, there will be NO Kindergarten classes.

  10. Extra Classroom Help • Students receive one on one assistance or small group help with speech, fine motor skills and/or gross motor skills from our classroom PUF educational assistant, Mrs. Kim Green.

  11. Speech Language Pathologist A Speech Language Pathologist helps children with: • Articulation • Language • Fluency • Voice • They also perform hearing screenings and look at the structure of a child’s mouth, as a standard procedure.

  12. Occupational Therapy in Kindergarten • An occupational therapist is available to screen and test your child if there are any concerns or issues with fine motor skills. • What areas does an Occupational therapist look at? • printing • pencil grip • hand preference • coordination and strength for manipulation • cutting • drawing shapes and figures • Effectively using 2 hands (zipper, buttons, shoelaces)

  13. Visual perception: • Visual recognition of letters • Printing letters in order • Spacing and positioning letters on lines • Building things (crafts, toys) • Being able to find an object in clutter Self help skills: • Independence at arrival and dismissal • Independence with toileting and eating Sensory Processing: • Strategies to help children remain alert and focused • Coping strategies for children who are hypersensitive to sound, touch, etc.

  14. Leader In Me 7 Habits of Happy Children • 1) Be Proactive = You’re in charge • 2) Begin With The End in Mind = Have a plan • 3) Put First Things First = Work first, then play • 4) Think Win- Win = Everyone can win • 5) Seek First To Understand, Then Be Understood = Listen before you talk • 6) Synergize = Together is better • 7) Sharpen the Saw = Balance feels best

  15. ECS Visit!!! • On Wednesday, June 4th we would like to invite the Kindergarten children to come and visit our classroom and us. • Times will be from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. or from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Please plan to stay with your child during this time.

  16. What will September look like? • During the week of August 25th, you will receive a call informing you of when your child’s staggered entry day will be. • Staggered entry week is Tuesday, September 2nd – Friday, September 5th . • Kindergarten begins for all on Monday, September 8th.

  17. ECS school supply list can be found on the school website. Please bring school supplies to the staggered entry day • ECS school fees will be $66.00

  18. Thank you for coming to Win Ferguson schools ECS Information Night and being an active participant in your child’s education. We look forward to an exciting and exhilarating year with you and your child. Ms. Kim Sharp Mrs. Nicole Polukoshko

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