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Welcome to Harry Sayers Kindergarten!

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We are the Harry Sayers’ Kindergarten Teachers:

❖ Mrs. Sue Baker-Hamm ❖ Mrs. Margaret Mah ❖ Mrs. Amelia Nair ❖ Mrs. Jill Poxon ❖ Mrs. Rapinder Rai ❖ Mrs. Sylvia Tudhope

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❖ School Bell Times ➢ 8:40 warning bell

▪ Students line up at outside classroom door ▪ Parents stay with children

• Teacher opens door and

greets children ▪ 8:45 ‘instruction begins’ bell ➢ 2:33 dismissal bell ▪ Students picked up at outside classroom door

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❖ Philosophy of the Kindergarten Program

➢ Child centred ▪ Large and small groups ▪ Centres ➢ Open-ended, structured activities ❖ Respectful

Behaviour Expected

➢ Happy Face Chart ➢ Time Out

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❖ Parent and Family

Involvement

➢ Parents and family are your child’s first and most important teachers ➢ Read with your child every day ➢ Talk with your child about their day at school (“Which Centre did you go to today?”) ➢ P.A.L.S. : Monthly meetings for

EVERY child with a parent or grandparent (who is usually at home taking care of the child)

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➢ Family Volunteers:

parents/grandparents/aunts/uncles

▪ field trips ▪ classroom help

• preparation of materials
• bulletin board displays of

children’s artwork

• cooking
• crafts

▪ once every week or once per month ➢ visit school website for useful and interesting information

▪ harrysayers.abbyschools.ca

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❖ Snack and Lunch

➢ healthy snack and lunch EVERY day ▪ apple, orange, banana, cucumber, cheese and crackers, roti, cheese sandwich etc. ▪ one healthy food item will be for snack ▪ water in a refillable water bottle (print child’s first name) ▪ help your child learn about healthy food by talking with your child and having your child help pack their own lunch kit

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❖ Weekly Activities

➢ Music Class ➢ Physical Education ➢ Library ➢ Big Buddies

Teachers will send a notice home in the next few weeks to let you know on which days these activities are scheduled.

❖ S.T.E.A.M. Lab

➢ Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math ➢ Inquiry Based Learning

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❖ School Supplies

➢ supplies can all be purchased at stores such as Staples ▪ supply list is at the office

▪ we have example supplies here for you to see & take photos if desired

▪

we share supplies in Kindergarten

(no need to print name on supplies)

❖ Backpack (big enough to hold

lunch kit, library book and art)

(print child’s first name on backpack)

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look in backpack with your child EVERY day and discuss contents

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❖ Kindergarten Clothing

➢ Clothes with which your child can dress themselves independently (for using the bathroom) (print child’s first

name on clothes labels and on shoes, please)

▪ no tricky buttons, please ▪ no belts

• n pants (elastic

waist preferred: easier) ▪ have child dress themselves at home (even if it takes a long time)

➢ Indoor shoes (Velcro, non-marking soles)

❖ Independence

➢ Using the bathroom ➢ Shoes and jacket on and off ▪ Book: By Myself

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❖ Birthdays

➢ in-school celebrations

▪ please talk to your child’s teacher before bringing in birthday treats

➢ invitations to birthday parties

▪ please phone your invitations rather than handing than out at school

(to minimize hurt feelings)

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❖ Absence

➢ note to teacher a couple of days before absence OR ➢ phone school office before class (604-852-9665) OR ➢ report absence or late

• nline (school website):

harrysayers.abbyschools.ca ➢ always sign in and out at the

• ffice if dropping your child
• ff late or picking up early

▪ for safety eg. in case of fire alarm

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❖ Classroom Visits:

first Wednesday of school

➢ 45 minutes per child (with parent) ➢ please bring your child’s information form and school supplies (if you have them) ▪ if you pre-ordered from Staples, then teachers already have your child’s supplies at school ➢ as mentioned, supplies can all be purchased at stores such as Staples

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❖ Gradual Entry

➢ Thursday of first week until Tuesday of second week (see personalized calendar)

❖ Regular Kindergarten Hours

8:45 - 2:33

➢ start second Wednesday

• f school

(same times as the rest of the school)