GROUP TIME
Before lunch, the children will come together with the teacher to enjoy
a group activity. It could be drama, music and movement, dancing,
language, shared reading or storytelling. All activities are programmed
according to the process described previously. These sessions usually
last for 20 – 30 minutes, according to the concentration abilities of the
group.
These group times are valuable as they encourage a more focussed learning
approach, and also prepare the children for types of activities they will
experience at school.
You are welcome to send along any special books, puppets, music tapes/CDs,
etc, for us to share at group time. We will ensure that these are kept
safe, and return them to you at the end of the day – labelled, please.
REST TIME
The rest time routine varies throughout the year, according to the changing
needs of the children. All the children rest on stretcher beds and
quiet music is played. If a child is particularly opposed to lying
down, they will have the opportunity to sit on their bed and do a quiet
activity, such as reading a book or doing a puzzle.
During the last few months of the year, rest time is replaced by ‘quiet
activity’ time, in order to prepare the older children for “big school”.
GUIDELINES
Please read the ‘What We Did Today’ and ‘Sleepers’ section of the attendance
book at the end of each day.