PS – MS / Pre-K 1 –  Pre-K 2

7:15 a.m. onwards – Drop-off begins at 7:15 a.m. Your child may be dropped off any time from 7:15 a.m. onwards.

Children arriving at this time are looked after by members of staff. They play both inside and outside until school begins at 8:45 a.m..

Approx 8:40 a.m. – The children will be brought into the classroom by the teacher and assistant teacher at this time.

8:45 a.m. – Circle time begins. The students will begin class with circle time. During this time the children will sing, listen to stories, do show-and-tell, learn rhymes, finger plays, poems, dances and much more (will be French, English or Spanish depending on the day). Circle time is very important for oral language development and socialization skills.

9:00 a.m. – Activities – the children will transition to different activities based on the harmonized curriculum at this time. The language will depend on the day of the week. Our program is a balance of age-appropriate, curriculum-based activities, socialization, play, oral language development as well as working on so many other important skills at the pre-school stage such as health and hygiene, independence, learning to use words effectively, conflict resolution, listening to others etc. All of these skills are incorporated into everything the children do.

9:50 a.m. – Clean up and bathroom time. Many opportunities are provided for children to go to the bathroom throughout the day. They are always escorted by a teacher or classroom assistant.

10:00 a.m. – Morning snack time – children eat a healthy snacked brought from home.

10:15 a.m. – Morning recess in the playground (weather permitting)

10:30 a.m. – Circle time in French, English or Spanish depending on the day of the week

10:40 a.m. – Activities – the children will work on activities based around the preschool curriculum (often linked to the themes they are working on in class) e.g. arts and crafts, P.E., number work, oral language development, music and movement, discovery of the world or health and hygiene.

11:20 a.m. – Clean up and bathroom time

11:30 a.m. – Lunch – children can eat a pack lunch from home or can purchase hot lunch on a trimesterly basis from our external caterer.

12:00 p.m. – Recess in the playground (weather permitting)

12:30 p.m. – Naptime – the children settle down with their mats, blankets, soft toys and restful music. The teacher and assistant sit with the children and help them to relax their bodies and take rest time. Children do not have to nap but they are encouraged to have quiet time.

1:30 p.m. – Waking up from nap. The children may already be awake by this time and all of them will begin to put away their nap things by themselves. Independence is a large part of the program and so following a nap routine and being able to clean up afterward is an important skill!

1:45 p.m. – Afternoon snack time – children eat another healthy snack provided from home

2:00 p.m. – Center time. The children can play in our various centers including dramatic play, block building, books, science and nature, sensory table, arts and problem solving.

2:30 p.m. – Afternoon recess in the playground (weather permitting)

2:45 p.m. – Story time/circle time (in French, English or Spanish depending on the day)

3:00 p.m. – School finishes. Pick-up time is from 3 p.m. onwards until 6 p.m. When parents arrive, the children are escorted to the reception area of the school to greet their parents by an after-school care assistant.