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For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 9:30 and 12:30.

Morning
Eve: 10am to 11am

Isabelle : 9am to 12:30am

Enzo : 9am to 12:30am

Josephine : 9am to 11:00am

Zayn : 9am to 3 :30am

For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 2 pm and 3:30 pm

Afternoon

Olympia : 2pm to 3.30pm

Matteo : 2pm to 3.30pm

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School rules and making new ones to live better together. And making our booboo box.

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School rules and making new ones to live better together. And making our booboo box.

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Morning

Isabelle: 9am to 12:30

Enzo : 9am to 12:30am

Josephine : 9am to 3:30 pm

Zayn : 9am to 3:30 pm

For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 2 pm and 3:30 pm

Olympia : 2pm to 3.30pm

Matteo : 2pm to 3.30pm

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DIY Sensory bottles are useful calming tools for children, kids with sensory needs and sensitivities, children that need help with self-regulation skills.

Older children can begin to examine the inner workings of the homemade sensory bottle in order to learn basic science principles, while younger ones can investigate small items that are not yet safe for them to touch.

A sensory bottle DIY can also be used by a child learning to meditate. Focusing on the objects in the calm down jar will help a child calm down and focus their attention.

“As the bottle clears so does the mind.“

Nell Regan K

A DIY calm-down jar can also be used as a timer for “time-outs.” The sensory bottle is shaken and the child is told to watch the glitter. When it settles they can get up again. No muss, no fuss.

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Remy de Laroque (musician) will come work with the kids on a song to put our rules to music! It will make remembering and following the rules more fun if we can sing them together.

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Nothing can better take a little one's mind off of mommy and daddy than getting their hands busy! Play-Doh or clay stations will be set-up in the classroom with various tools and toys so that your children can get to creating right away! The children will of course also be free to explore the classroom and play with all the available toys, such as the play kitchen or Magnatiles, and to reunite with their friends!

Once the children have played to their heart's content, we will begin our circle time and invite all the doudous ("loveys") to join (only ONE doudou per child please, as we try to limit items coming from home for sanitary reasons).
Circle time always starts with songs to say "bonjour!" The children will get to meet each other and will introduce their doudous. And then it will be time for pick-up, hugs, and kisses!

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Part 1: How to better feel at home at school, than with a school-made school doudou? Each child is going to make their own doudou from scratch! Every child will draw the shape of their doudou's face, which we will cut out in two pieces of fabric.

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Once the children are over the separation process, the teachers begin to encourage them to put away their Doudou when they arrive at school in the morning. Although the doudou can be there for a quick comforting hug, it is best if the children learn to be independent from it and keep their hands free to participate in activities. For that purpose, the children build their classroom's "Doudou house", where the doudous can rest and socialize (at a safe distance... each doudou will have its own room!) during the day. Is it going to be a high rise or a country house?! Imagination is the limit!

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School rules and making new one to life better together.

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School rules and making new one to life better together.

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Nothing can better take a little one's mind off of mommy and daddy than getting their hands busy! Play-Doh or clay stations will be set-up in the classroom with various tools and toys so that your children can get to creating right away! The children will of course also be free to explore the classroom and play with all the available toys, such as the play kitchen or Magnatiles, and to reunite with their friends!

Once the children have played to their heart's content, we will begin our circle time and invite all the doudous ("loveys") to join (only ONE doudou per child please, as we try to limit items coming from home for sanitary reasons).
Circle time always starts with songs to say "bonjour!" The children will get to greet each other and will introduce their doudous. And then it will be time for pick-up, hugs, and kisses!

Environnement: LPE

Set-up:
- Play-Doh
- Clay

Process:
The kids will have stations to keep their hands busy and distract them from missing home!

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Environment: A couple of empty sensory bottles, toys, liquid soap, oil, colors, paint, decorations items..etc

LPE tools: Carefully fill in each empty sensory bottle with our choice of items according to what we want to express in that bottle

Key concepts questions: "Decide collectively what we put in each bottles" "How is the elements inside going to react when we move it ? " "What do we want to express in each bottle ?"

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For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 9:30 and 10:30.

Morning
Isabelle: 9am to 12:30

Enzo : 9am to 12:30am

Josephine : 9am to 12:30pm

James : 9am to 12:30 pm

Johannes : 9am to 12:30 pm

Zayn : 9am to 12:30 pm

Avalon : 9am to 12:30  pm

Afternoon

For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 2 pm and 3:30 pm

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Today's Theme: Lets make a special snack together!

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Today's Theme: Lets make a special snack together!

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After a busy first (full) week of school, we will celebrate all we have accomplished by making a delicious fruit parfait.

Environnement: LPE

Set-up:
- Whipped cream
- fresh fruit
- mason jars
- chocolate chips

Process: The kids will have fun layering the different components together in their mason jar. Once we are all finished everyone will be able to eat their delicious creations!

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Morning
Isabelle: 9am to 12:30

Enzo : 9am to 12:30am

James : 9am to 12:30 pm

Johannes : 9am to 12:30 pm

Zayn : 9am to 3:30 pm

Avalon: 9am to 2 pm

For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 2 pm and 3:30 pm

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For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 9:00am and 11:00am

Morning
Isabelle : 9am to 11:00am

Enzo : 9am to 11:00am

James : 9am to 11:00am

Johannes : 9am to 11:00am

Zayn : 9am to 11:00am

Avalon : 9am to 11:00am

Afternoon

For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 2 pm and 3:30 pm

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The guitar player Remy de la Roque will visit us at the park for a music time in summit Rock. Park. Remy is lyricist. With him, we will try to create our own song.

Environnement: Summit Rock, Central Park

Set-up:
- Remy and his guitar
- parachute to sit on
- packed snack

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For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 9:30 and 10:30.

Morning

Eve: 9am to 10 am

Isabelle: 9am to 12:30

Enzo : 9am to 12:30am

Josephine : 9am to 10:00am

Zayn : 9am to 3:30pm

Afternoon

For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 2 pm and 3:30 pm

Olympia : 2pm to 3:00pm

Matteo : 2pm to 3:00pm

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As we continue to work on personalizing the children's school items, this day will be dedicated to decorating school bags. Each child has a tote bag with his/her name on it that is hung on their hanger, so that all of their belongings can be found in one place (e.g., coat, sweater, backpack, scarves, gloves, etc.). This helps ensure that items don't get lost and minimizes the mixing and touching of personal belongings to promote a healthy environment.

At LPE, we like to get our hands dirty. Today, the children will choose a color from a set of soothing colors (e.g., blue, yellow, purple, green, peach, etc.), mix it up with some white paint, dip their hands in, and decorate their bags with their own hands. Messy is fun!

Environnement: LPE

Set-up:
- Tote bags
- fabric paints

Process: each child will receive their own tote bag and be given full creative freedom to paint on it how they like!

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Morning

Eve : 9am to 12:30

Isabelle: 9am to 12:30

Enzo : 9am to 12:30am

Zayn : 9am to 3:30 pm

Josephine: 9am to 12:30pm

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Morning
Isabelle: 9am to 12:30

Enzo : 9am to 12:30am

James : 9am to 12:30 pm

Johannes : 9am to 12:30 pm

Zayn : 9am to 3:30 pm

Avalon: 9am to 3:30 pm

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Educational objectives: Participates cooperatively and constructively in group situations, Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination, the activity could be declined around seasons and Weather Sensory Bottles to keep in the classroom too !

Non-cognitive skills: Develop their attention and their focus

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We all want to respect each other and the space around us. So we will work together to come up with a list of rules that we will all agree to follow in the classroom. The kids will feel greater responsibility to follow rules they came up with themselves, so let's think about how we want to be treated and make a list of rules we all agree on!

we will have a discussion about the different rules and their meanings. Then we will do a photo shoot where children will act up each rules as we will photograph them  with a polaroid and will dedicate a space on one of the school wall to hang them as a reminder. A fun process to get them to learn how to live inside a community.

During circle time today, we will start developing the school's rules. We will repeat them frequently so that the children know what they can and cannot do at school.

Here are the rules the kids made last year. We are happy to add to or change these depending on what our new students think is important:

1. We wash our hands when we arrive at school and at every transition

2. We always walk inside the school

3. We wait our turn

4. We listen to our friends and to teachers when they speak

5. We keep our hands to ourselves (i.e., no pushing, pulling, biting, hitting...)

6. We ask the teachers to go to the bathroom

7. We ask for water if we are thirsty

8. We never leave the classroom without a teacher

9. We must have lots of fun!

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Morning
Isabelle: 9am to 12:30

Enzo : 9am to 12:30am

James : 9am to 12:30 pm

Johannes : 9am to 12:30 pm

Zayn : 9am to 3:30 pm

Avalon: 9am to 3:30 pm

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As we continue to work on personalizing the children's school items, this day will be dedicated to decorating school bags. Each child has a tote bag with his/her name on it that is hung on their hanger, so that all of their belongings can be found in one place (e.g., coat, sweater, backpack, scarves, gloves, etc.). This helps ensure that items don't get lost and minimizes the mixing and touching of personal belongings to promote a healthy environment.

At LPE, we like to get our hands dirty. Today, the children will choose a color from a set of soothing colors (e.g., blue, yellow, purple, green, peach, etc.), mix it up with some white paint, dip their hands in, and decorate their bags with their own hands. Messy is fun!

Environnement: LPE

Set-up:
- Tote bags
- fabric paints

Process: each child will receive their own tote bag and be given full creative freedom to paint on it how they like!

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Everyone loses things so let's have a dedicated space where we can look for items we have lost and place items we have found. Today the students will establish their Lost and Found space, where they will know what to do if they lose or find something! We will discuss what is the best place in the classroom to put it and take a vote if there are many ideas.

Environnement: LPE

Activity: The kids will talk through where the best spot is to have our lost and found space. What is a lost and found space? When do we use it? Why is it helpful to have?

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Separation schedule

For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 9:00am 10:00.

Morning
Isabelle : 9am to 10:00am

Enzo : 9am to 10:00am

Avalon: 9am to 10 am

Zayn : 9am to 10:00am

James: 9am to 10:00

Johannes: 9am to 10:am

Afternoon

For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 2 pm and 3:00 pm

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Afternoon

For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 2 pm and 3:30 pm

Olympia : 2pm to 3:30pm

Matteo : 2pm to 3:30pm

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We all want to respect each other and the space around us. So we will work together to come up with a list of rules that we will all agree to follow in the classroom. The kids will feel greater responsibility to follow rules they came up with themselves, so let's think about how we want to be treated and make a list of rules we all agree on!

we will have a discussion about the different rules and their meanings. Then we will do a photo shoot where children will act up each rules as we will photograph them  with a polaroid and will dedicate a space on one of the school wall to hang them as a reminder. A fun process to get them to learn how to live inside a community.

During circle time today, we will start developing the school's rules. We will repeat them frequently so that the children know what they can and cannot do at school.

Here are the rules the kids made last year. We are happy to add to or change these depending on what our new students think is important:

1. We wash our hands when we arrive at school and at every transition

2. We always walk inside the school

3. We wait our turn

4. We listen to our friends and to teachers when they speak

5. We keep our hands to ourselves (i.e., no pushing, pulling, biting, hitting...)

6. We ask the teachers to go to the bathroom

7. We ask for water if we are thirsty

8. We never leave the classroom without a teacher

9. We must have lots of fun!

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Personalizing some items and decorating our "cahiers de vie".     

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Personalizing some items and decorating our "cahiers de vie".     

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We want to ensure that the children feel that La Petite Ecole is a second home for them. So today will be the first of a series of days that will focus on having your children personalize various items that they will use all throughout the year. Today, the children will create a logo or small drawing that will then be laminated and affixed to their cubby, so that they can easily recognize it.

Finally, the children will decorate the front  and back page of their "Cahier de Vie." The "Cahier de Vie" is a book that we fill with your children's drawings and paintings, and with pictures of life and learning at LPE. Parents are given the cahier to bring home during each break in order to see what their child has been up to at school.

Environnement: LPE

Set-up:
- cahiers
- pictures of each student
- stickers/markers/etc. for decorating
- construction paper
- laminating papers

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Today's Themes: Water Play and Family Photos

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Today's Themes: Water Play and Family Photos

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Today's activity will involve water play in the garden! Because what is more fun than splashing around with a bucket filled with water and some toys to float or sink?! If you have not done so already, please make sure that you have brought a change of clothes for your child today.

Circle time will be about family... Please bring a family picture for your child to have and show during circle time. The children will tell us about their loved one  in the picture. For children who are going through separation, it is reassuring to know that their teachers care about who their family is and that they are not trying to replace them. We will then think about how we can make some art with each picture to decorate the classroom and of course for your child to take a look at whenever he/she needs some comfort.

Environnement: LPE (garden)

Set-up:
- family photos
- hose
- water toys, bucket, etc.

Circle Time: We will talk about everyone's family photos, who is in them and why they are important to them.

Process: We will be in the garden doing some fun water play to pass the time: filling buckets, playing with toys, and running through the hose!

Congratulations on making it through the second day!

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Morning
Isabelle: 9am to 12:30

Enzo : 9am to 12:30am

Josephine : 9am to 3:30pm

James : 9am to 12:30 pm

Johannes : 9am to 12:30 pm

Zayn : 9am to 3:30 pm

Avalon: 9am to 3:30 pm

For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 2 pm and 3:30 pm

Olympia : 2pm to 3.30pm

Matteo : 2pm to 3.30pm

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Having the ability to assess and initiate things independently. Being resourceful and working without always being told what to do.

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Why are we working on only a few lessons at a time?

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Why are we working on only a few lessons at a time?

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At this age it is important that we repeate activities and take our time to prolong and develop our pedagogic objectives. But we do some repetitions in our program also in order to allow all students to participate in all activities, since in our class students come only half time in general or less. Typically Tuesday and Thursday we will revisit the same lesson.

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For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 9:30 and 10:30.

Morning
Isabelle: 9am to 12:30

Enzo : 9am to 12:30am

Josephine : 9am to 2:00pm

James : 9am to 12:30 pm

Johannes : 9am to 12:30 pm

Zayn : 9am to 2:00 pm

Avalon : 9am to 2:00  pm

Afternoon

For new students we work on an adapted schedule but all parents should be prepared to pick up their child early if needed between 2 pm and 3:30 pm

Olympia : 2pm to 3.30pm

Matteo : 2pm to 3.30pm

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Today, we will be welcoming our classroom mascot: a class pet that the children will learn to care for all throughout the year. It may be a fish, a turtle, some snails... It's a surprise! The children will meet the pet, come up with its name, set-up its aquarium, feed it, and draw it. Welcome to La petite école Upper West side, little one!ACTIVITY : Today we will go on an adventure to buy the pet of our class's  choice  in the pet store next door and will set up its house, its feeding schedule, etc.Environnement: Petco, W 92th st Set-up:- walking cord- packed snack

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Thursday September 21 th .Choosing our school mascot

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Thursday September 21 th .Choosing our school mascot

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We know your children have been eying that beautiful paint palette since the first day of school... So today is the day that they get to paint! Painting at the palette is an essential tool of La Petite Ecole. We view painting as a game that is accessible to everyone, without restrictions, judgment, or requirements. Children paint to express themselves, to soothe themselves, to have some fun... The only rules, which they will be reminded of over the course of the next few weeks, are not mixing paintbrushes, and waiting for one's turn to access a color. For today, we will just turn up the music and let them paint all that's in their heart!

Circle time will be dedicated again to singing songs and getting to know each other. What is your favorite color? What is your favorite things to do? How was you summer? Where did you do?

Environnement: LPE

Set-up:
- paints
- paper

Process: The kids will be encouraged to express their creativity through painting! No rules except respecting the space, materials, and our friends.

It's the weekend and next week will be even more fun-filled!

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Morning
Isabelle: 9am to 12:30

Enzo : 9am to 12:30am

James : 9am to 12:30 pm

Johannes : 9am to 12:30 pm

Zayn : 9am to 4:30 pm

Avalon: 9am to 3:30 pm

Josephine: 9am to 14:30pm

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We know your children have been eying that beautiful paint palette since the first day of school... So today is the day that they get to paint! Painting at the palette is an essential tool of La Petite Ecole. We view painting as a game that is accessible to everyone, without restrictions, judgment, or requirements. Children paint to express themselves, to soothe themselves, to have some fun... The only rules, which they will be reminded of over the course of the next few weeks, are not mixing paintbrushes, and waiting for one's turn to access a color. For today, we will just turn up the music and let them paint all that's in their heart!

Circle time will be dedicated again to singing songs and getting to know each other. What is your favorite color? What is your favorite things to do? How was you summer? Where did you do?

Environnement: LPE

Set-up:
- paints
- paper

Process: The kids will be encouraged to express their creativity through painting! No rules except respecting the space, materials, and our friends.

It's the weekend and next week will be even more fun-filled!

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You and your child have now made it through the most difficult few days! Congratulations!! It should only get easier from here, although set backs once in a while are expected and normal. This is only the beginning of a year full of fun, creativity, friendships, and of course learning. Thank you for your trust and as always, don't hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns. The teachers, Virgil, and Bolek are always there if you need anything.

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Part 2: Once we have finished sketching and cutting out the doudou patterns, the children will create the face with buttons, markers, and other accessories. We will send the children home with their two pieces of fabric, so that a family member can sew it together over the weekend. Make sure you leave a small opening so that your child can stuff the face with fluff next week. That is when the doudou will come to life!

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Making fruit juice popsicles to paint with.

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Making fruit juice popsicles to paint with.

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To prepare our tools for Monday we will need to make popsicles that we can paint with! But what is more fun than being able to eat what you create with? For that reason, we are going to make a rainbow of colorful, edible popsicles using popsicle molds, fruit juice, water, and food coloring.

Set-up
- Fruit juice
- Water
- popsicle molds
- food coloring

Environnement: LPE

Process:
1) Mix together our different colors for the popsicles. What fruit juices are what colors? What food coloring can we add to the juices to create colors we don't already have?
2) Pour the juices into molds
3) Freeze them over the weekend

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Today's Themes: Water Play and Family Photos

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Today's Themes: Water Play and Family Photos

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Today's activity will involve water play in the garden! Because what is more fun than splashing around with a bucket filled with water and some toys to float or sink?! If you have not done so already, please make sure that you have brought a change of clothes for your child today.

Circle time will be about family... Please bring a family picture for your child to have and show during circle time. The children will tell us about their loved one  in the picture. For children who are going through separation, it is reassuring to know that their teachers care about who their family is and that they are not trying to replace them. We will then think about how we can make some art with each picture to decorate the classroom and of course for your child to take a look at whenever he/she needs some comfort.

Environnement: LPE (garden)

Set-up:
- family photos
- hose
- water toys, bucket, etc.

Circle Time: We will talk about everyone's family photos, who is in them and why they are important to them.

Process: We will be in the garden doing some fun water play to pass the time: filling buckets, playing with toys, and running through the hose!

Congratulations on making it through the second day!

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It can be hard to focus at school when we have a "booboo," but we want everyone to get back to having fun as soon as possible! For that reason, we will make our own Boite à booboo (booboo box) where we can "throw" our booboos and get a Band-Aid to soothe them. This is a silly way the kids can feel cared for but not get too upset over small injuries.

Environnement: LPE

Set-up:
- box
- bandaids
- markers and paper to decorate

Questions: How do we get booboos? Why are they difficult? What are some ways we can feel better? How can we help our friends when they have booboos?