First Day of School
We’re off to a busy start of the New School Year. Today (and the first few days next week) our class is combining with the Green Class, the other preschool class that is next to our classroom. It was a great day for all of the preschool children to get to know each other. After everyone, including the new teachers, settle in, the two preschool classes will be in their own rooms and will spend time together in the Big Room and the playground. I know that some children go home and talk a lot about their time in school and some say very little (or nothing). Listed below are some ‘Conversation Starters’, along with answers, to help you and your child talk about their first day at school. Some of the children stayed for lunch or Extended Day. Hopefully, they will tell you about those times.
Did you wash your hands after you hung up your school bag? yes
What color is your name tag? Orange (and your child’s photo is on their name tag); the Green Class has Green name tags.
Did you use the bathroom at school? yes Did you wash your hands after the bathroom? yes
Did you wash your hands before snack? yes Did you open your napkin? yes
What did you have for snack? Animal Crackers What did you drink for snack? Water
What did you do after snack? cleaned up snack and read books on the rug
What did you do in the Big Room? possibilities: hopscotch, balance beam, large wooden blocks, large trucks and cars, sit ‘n’ spins, and balls with a basketball hoop
I read two books today. What story did Mrs. Levine read during the first Circle Time? Clifford the Big Red Dog. What friend came out of the red bag after the story? Clifford (hand puppet) What was the 2nd story? Mouse’s First Day at School
Who ate the cheese that Mrs. Levine held in her hand? a mouse
What did the fish eat that Mrs. Levine held in her hand? a worm
Did you go to the playground? no, it was too hot
What songs did you sing? 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’, ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’, and ‘Row, Row, Row your Boat’
There were a lot of teachers in our classroom today. They were: Mrs. Levine, Mrs. Dotivala, Mrs. Wiryaman, Miss Alcaraz, Mrs. Stoler, and Mrs. Lee.
Our returning students already know the classroom routine and the new children will learn it very quickly; they settled in so well today it was hard to tell that it was their first day.