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2019-2020 School Year
Below is an idea of the general schedule that we will follow each day
(approximate times...subject to change):
Morning Group
**7:50** Breakfast is served beginning at this time in the lunchroom for those families who would like to utilize this service.
7:50-8:00 Students may arrive/be dropped off in the classroom
8:00-8:20 Table Time Centers (small motor or basic skill activities, such as scissor practice, colors/shapes/numbers/letters, play-doh molding, rhyming/opposites, stringing beads/cereal, partner or small group learning games, etc.)
8:25 Calendar Time (at carpet)---counting practice, days of the week, months, weather, basic skills, name recognition activities, etc
8:40 Story Time---books, poems, fingerplays, music & movement
9:00 Project---(this correlates with a theme/story/concept we are studying)
9:25 Centers/Free Choice Time (individual assessments/observations done during this time)
10:05 Clean-up
10:10 Snack Time
10:25 Recess
10:45 Wrap-up...whole group activity (Weekly Reader, Show and Tell, game, etc.)
10:55 Pack-up
11:00 Dismiss
Afternoon Group
12:05-12:15 Students may arrive/be dropped off in the classroom
12:15-12:35 Table Time Centers (small motor or basic skill activities, such as scissor practice, colors/shapes/numbers/letters, play-doh molding, rhyming/opposites, stringing beads/cereal, partner or small group learning games, etc.)
12:40 Calendar Time (at carpet)---counting practice, days of the week, months, weather, basic skills, name recognition activities, etc.
12:55 Story Time---books, poems, fingerplays, music & movement
1:15 Project---(this correlates with a theme/story/concept we are studying)
1:40 Centers/Free Choice Time (individual assessments/observations done during this time)
2:10 Clean-up
2:15 Wrap-up...whole group activity (Weekly Reader, Show and Tell, game, etc.)
2:30 Snack Time
2:45 Pack-up
2:50 Outside Recess Time/Gym activities (large motor)
3:15 Dismiss
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***Each group enjoys the special classes of Library with Mrs. Riggen and PE with Mr. Bruinsma every week--they are worked into our daily schedules (SHOW and TELL is on Thursdays for BOTH groups!):
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---Morning Group has Library on Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. and PE on Thursdays at 9:50 a.m
---Afternoon Group has PE on Tuesdays at 2:40 p.m. and Library on Wednesdays at 1:50 p.m.
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