Wednesday, July 24, 2019

WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN!





I hope you are all having a wonderful summer up to this point with lots more fun and adventure to come! I
just went white water rafting for my birthday and it was AMAZING! I can’t wait to tell you all about it.
I thought you might like to have an overview of what our school day is going to look like and what supplies
you will need as you enter kindergarten. 


School begins at 8:40am every day except Wednesday. All schools in RSU1 have a late start on
Wednesdays and we begin that school day at 9:40am. The end of our day is 2:50pm. 


The bus schedule is usually in the newspaper in August. If you have any questions about busing please
contact the front office. 


We have a snack in the morning and again at the end of the day. Please send in healthy snacks and
drinks in a lunchbox labeled with your child’s name. Breakfast and lunch are available every day and the menu is
always posted on the Woolwich Central School website. 



PLEASE make sure I know where to send your child at the end of every day. If there is a change of plans for
after school PLEASE send in a note, send me an email, or call the front office before the end of the day.
My main goal is the safety of your child. PLEASE help me do that!


Supplies:
***Backpack (labeled with name)
***Lunchbox (labeled with name)
***Pencil box or pouch (labeled with name)
***Thick markers
***A 2-pocket folder for home/school communications (labeled with name)
***Headphones for use with Chromebooks. We find that headphones work better than earbuds but that is up to
your family to decide. (labeled with name)
***A pair of sneakers that will live at school and be used for P.E. 
***I ask that parents send in an extra set of clothes to stay at school for unexpected mishaps. A large ziplock
bag with their name on it works well to store them in.


As the year goes on we will need other supplies like; Lysol Wipes, Kleenex, Paper Products,
Hand Sanitizer and I will ask for them in our weekly newsletters. If you would like to send in any of these
items at the start I would not be sad!


We will be having a bus run and get together on August 27th @ 10:00 am. We will all meet at
school and the children will take a short bus ride, go to their classrooms, and have a snack.
They might want to bring their supplies that day to make their first day of school backpack a little lighter!
Hope to see you there~


If you need to contact me:
Or
(207)443-9739 ext. 3102
Or

mrssampleskindergarten.blogspot.com

Saturday, July 6, 2019

Time To Play!




Hello Families!

I am in the process of taking a class centered around the importance of play. We have spoken about how strongly supportive I am in the area of children playing both at school and at home and this class has once again given me researched, tried and true data about the importance of play in your child's life. I hope to share with you some things that I found fascinating in the text and ideas that might reignite your own ideas about different ways that play can be incorporated into your busy schedule at home! Feel free to comment on any ideas you want to look into or with any questions you might have. I hope your summer is amazing thus far and filled with much adventure and fun!

There are so many places for inspiration on the web and although I have included a couple of my favorites, please keep looking on your own and let me know of some that you find so I can enjoy them to. Resources are endless and communication is so important~we are all in this together!

The National Association for the Education of Young Children gives us their top 10 things they feel are important for us to know as parents as well as educators. I think it is an exceptional list!
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/10-things-every-parent-play

As another resource for families and early childhood educators alike, Parenting Counts has another information handout for us. It reviews some myths and long-held beliefs that simply are untrue as well as offering a variety of types of play that your children will be experimenting with both at home and at school this year. (The "rough and tumble" category will be practiced at home and not at school!)
http://www.parentingcounts.org/parent-handouts/information-for-parents-play.pdf

This is a Youtube video entitled: Importance of Play. I find it helpful to have a Doctor with research behind him to back up what I already know to be true...Children HAVE to play in order to develop in all areas of their life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnH4Ijen7OI


The text points out some wonderful tips and tricks for you to look at and incorporate in your journey of parenthood. Copy and paste the link and have a look around!

file:///media/fuse/drivefs-c03327024f87afcc72cce470d30ba901/root/MovingChild_BONUSFAMILYHANDOUTS.pdf


Some activities that are sure to be fun with your children are given here and look to be appropriate for the entire family! Younger and older siblings can join in the excitement~ Copy and paste the link and have a look around!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FZ1GhrgWNsguMYFCxi8dDfaN4r4CSfwr/view

If you like these kind of blog posts and would like me to put together more like it, please let me know what area you are interested in diving into and I will get started researching that for you! See you in September~

Fondly,
Sarah

RESOURCE: Connell, G. & McCarthy, C. (2014).A moving child is a learning child. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit.

https://www.amazon.com/Moving-Child-Learning-Teaches-Brain/dp/1575424355/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PIDGNFYYPQ9K&keywords=a+moving+child+is+a+learning+child&qid=1562438049&s=books&sprefix=A+moving+child%2Caps%2C181&sr=1-1