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Full-Day Kindergartenin Avon Maitland
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Status in Avon Maitland
• 22 Current Schools – Clinton, Downie, Howick, Romeo, Milverton, Bluewater Coast, Goderich, Avon, Hamlet, Seaforth, Little Falls, Maitland River, Brookside, Central
Perth, Elma, Exeter, Hullett, Huron CentennialNorth Woods, Shakespeare, Sprucedale, Stephen Central
• 9 Upcoming Schools in 2014 - Anne Hathaway, Bedford, Listowel Central, Listowel Eastdale, Mornington, North Easthope, South Perth, Upper Thames, Wallace
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"Children who attend full day learningprograms have improved academicperformance and social success whenthey enter grade one". With Our Best Future in Mind, 2009
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•Young children are competent and capable.
•Educator teams are responsive co-learners with children.
• Educators have a comprehensive understanding of play-based learning.
The mind-sets that are foundational to our work:
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The Physical Environment
• Home like environment to ease transitions from school to home
• Natural objects & products• Removing commercial products, replacing with student work and documentation
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Classroom Environment
Kindergarten classrooms are thoughtfully organized, and have rich, open-ended materials. This supports the ability of children to communicate their ideas in many ways.
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Classroom materials invite engagement,
meaning-making, and exploration.
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Play is a means to early learning that capitalizes on children’s natural curiosity and exuberance.
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Role of the Educator
• Intentionally set the environment• Engage in play• Ask high order questions• Connect the investigations to the inquiry
process• Co-construct the learning of literacy and
numeracy skills and behaviours• Document and communicate the learning
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Play-Based and Inquiry Learning
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It provides opportunities for learning in a context in which children are at their most receptive.
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Supporting Curiosity and Investigation
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Self-Regulation
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Emotional self-regulation
Children Demonstrate:• when they are able to
control aggression and when they are aware of and are able to show empathy for others.
• use their words instead of their hands to send a
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Social self-regulation
Children Demonstrate:• when they are able to
regulate their behaviour• focus their attention• follow instructions• cooperate with the
educators • cooperate with their peers• remember things they need
to do or know
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Role of Educators: Supporting student self-regulation
• educator teams provide many opportunities for the children to engage in self-regulation practice
• students have easy access to and self-select, materials, peers and time spent in classroom areas
• educators empower the students to make their own decisions• materials thoughtfully selected and presented
• educators scaffold children as they problem solve and reflect on their emotions and actions
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Communication of Learning
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Parent Engagement and Partnership
“Parents play a vital role in education. When parents are engaged and involved, everyone- students, parents, and families, teachers, schools, and communities –benefits, and our schools become increasingly rich and positive places to teach, learn, and grow”.
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Possible Ways for you to Become Involved
• Volunteer in the classroom • Participate in a classroom experience, such as cooking
or planting a garden• Sign-up to be part of School Council• Provide “found” items from home to help support the
classroom’s dramatic area (food containers, boxes, newspapers, tape)
• Volunteer during classroom outings• Talk with your child about the documentation that is
coming home
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Powerful Play
Play nourishes every aspect of children’s development- it forms the foundation of intellectual, social, physical, and emotional skills necessary for success in school and in life. Play “paves the way for learning”. Canadian Council on Learning, (2006,pl2)