We are so excited to welcome our new kindergarten students to their very first day of Kindergarten and look forward to sharing some awesome photos with families once we have a chance to review our media opt out policy.
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Dear Kindergarten Families,
We are excited to announce that the kindergarten team from the Integrated Arts Academy will be participating in a new pilot program this year, the Kindergarten Family Connection Project! Each kindergarten teacher will be available to meet with every new kindergarten student and their family at their home or a location of their choice. What is the family connection project? We will be having short and informal connection meetings between each classroom teacher and every kindergarten student and their family. The teacher and another member of the teaching team from IAA will meet with the student and their family for a casual conversation. Each visit will be approximately 30 minutes and our team is hoping to offer a variety of times to fit the many different schedules of families. During each visit, we will talk a little bit more about your hopes and dreams for your child’s kindergarten year. We will ask your kiddo some questions to get to know them better and bring a small activity to complete together! We will answer any questions you might have (to the best of our ability) and also share a resource that we plan to use this year in the classroom. These visits can take place in a variety of locations. Why are family connection meetings important? Research shows that home visits from early educators have a wide range of benefits to both the families and teachers. These visits allow parents and teachers to establish a connection early on, so parents feel more comfortable in the school environment. Home visits also help teachers get to know children—their interests, siblings, pets, etc. —so they can make learning more meaningful and personal. Developing strong relationships with each student and family is key to success in the classroom and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to participate in this project. Families know their children best and we are looking forward to meeting one on one with each family to get to know each student before the first day of school. Where will we meet? We realize that everyone might not want to take part in this project, but we are prepared to be flexible to make sure it meets the needs of your family. We are open to visiting your home, inside or outside, a nearby park or another location. We could even have a one on one meeting at school, but would prefer to meet somewhere that is meaningful to your child. Participation in the family connection meeting project is optional, but we would love the opportunity to spend some time with your child before the first day of school! When will we meet? At this time, our tentative dates for visits are: Ms. Emily: Thursday, Aug. 12 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Saturday, Aug. 14 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesday, Aug. 17 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Ms. Holly: Wednesday, Aug. 11 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Saturday, Aug. 14 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesday, Aug. 17 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM How do I sign up? In the next few days, your child’s kindergarten teacher will reach out to your household to schedule a visit. If you would like to schedule a visit sooner, please give your classroom teacher a phone call! Ms. Emily (908) 303 4097 or Ms. Holly (802) 264 9848 If you have further questions about the Kindergarten Family Connection Project, please feel free to direct any questions to Victor Prussack, Coordinator of the Office of Engagement, [email protected]. We look forward to meeting with you soon! Thank you, The Kindergarten Team Ms. Holly and Ms. Emily Integrated Arts Academy Kindergarten News Kindergarten Meet & Greet at Roosevelt Park Playground Friday, August 20th 3-4 PM Kindergarten Open House Tuesday, August 24th 1-2 PM First Day of School Wednesday, August 25th 8:10 AM 11:30 AM Pick up for both K classes Thursday, August 26th Ms. Emily’s Class 2:50 PM Pick Up Ms. Holly’s Class 11:30 AM Pick Up Friday, August 27st Ms. Emily’s Class 11:30 AM Pick Up Ms. Holly’s Class 2:50 PM Pick Up Dear Kindergarten Families,
Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year at the Integrated Arts Academy! We look forward to sharing an exciting, art-filled and educational Kindergarten experience with you. This year, school begins on Wednesday, August 25th– we will be meeting outside on the blacktop by the big playground just outside the cafeteria doors at 8:10. We want to give you some information about what to expect for the first week of school and how to prepare for this exciting day! Please join us on the playground of Roosevelt Park (Little Rosie’s) on Friday, August 20th for an optional and fun meet and greet from 3-4 PM. We would like to invite families to meet the kindergarten team as well as meet each other. Little Rosie’s is located just around the corner from the IAA on Willow Street and St. Louis - we often take walking field trips to enjoy the big climbing structure. We look forward to meeting you there if you are able to make it! On Tuesday, August 24th we will have a Kindergarten Open House from 1:00-2:00 PM to give the children a chance to check out the classrooms and meet each other before the first day of school. We will have a few activities out around the classroom and will hopefully settle any nerves about starting kindergarten (for both kids and parents). We will have our first day of school on Wednesday, August 25th! Kindergarten students will have an early dismissal with an 11:30 AM pick up time on Wednesday to ease into the first week of school (the rest of the school will have a 1:50 PM pick up time). On Thursday and Friday of this first week, we will be starting district mandated assessments, so we will again have a funky schedule. Ms. Emily’s class will be staying for the full day on Thursday, August 26th (2:50 pm pick up) and then have an early release day on Friday, August 27th (pick up at 11:30). Ms. Holly’s class will be doing the opposite, students will have an early release on Thursday, August 26th (11:30 pick up) and a full day on Friday, August 27th (2:50 pm pick up). We will have bagged lunches available for all of the students Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and will eat in our classrooms before the early release. You may pack a lunch box if that would be easier for your family. If you have any questions regarding the schedule please don't hesitate to call and ask for some clarification. On Monday, August 30th, we will resume the district's schedule with a 2:50 PM pick up time - also 2:50 pick up on Thursday and Friday. Every Wednesday we will have a 1:50 dismissal for district meetings. Please come to the outside classroom doors on the Walnut Street side of the building for pick up. It’s also worth noting that on Monday, September 6th there will be no school in honor of Labor Day. Please help your kindergartener bring a backpack to school every day. We can each use backpacks to communicate information with each other and to share your child's work. We ask that you send your child to school in “play-clothes,” as kindergarten can sometimes get messy! Please be prepared for days when your child returns home somewhat less clean than he/she arrived. We believe children learn through exploration of their own environment and hands-on activities. Also, it's important to send your child to school in comfortable footwear, such as sneakers or slip-ons (flip flops are not a safe option, especially for the playground!). We often go out and explore the neighborhood with community walks. An extra set of clothing (socks and underwear too) in a bag with your child’s name on the bag will be stored in the classroom, if needed, or can stay in the back pack. Before school begins we would love for you to start collecting items for our many community art projects and math learning. We invite your family (and friends!) to start collecting fun things for us to use in different projects throughout the year. This year we would like a variety of small objects for projects; such as (but not limited to) buttons, puzzle pieces, nuts, bolts, screws, corks, bread tags, game pieces (especially scrabble tiles), beads, keys, etc. Basically, if you think we can use it go ahead and bring it in! If you are able to donate extra items to the classroom we can always use cleaning wipes, Kleenex and/or Play-Doh. Please don't feel obligated to bring those in, just if you are able. If your child needs any medication to be administered at school, please stop by the health office to sign the necessary paperwork and meet our lovely new school nurse, Nurse Ali. Also, please be sure to turn in your registration and immunization forms if you have not already done this! Once again, we are truly excited to share all of the wonderful art experiences that lay in store for our students and parents in the upcoming year. You can reach Ms. Emily at [email protected] or (908) 303-4097 and Ms. Holly at [email protected] or (802) 264-9848. Thanks! We hope you enjoy the rest of your summer and remember to bring your curiosity and imagination this year! ~ The Kindergarten Team Ms. Emily is coming back from a parental leave of absence this year and is thrilled to return to IAA. Ms. Holly joined the K team in 2019 when Ms. Emily was out on maternity leave and we are now thrilled to have her as a full time kindergarten teacher. This is the first year they will be team teaching together! We both have lots of experience teaching through the arts, but this will be our first time collaborating as teaching partners and we are thrilled to work together...woohoo!
Ms Taylor and Ms Holly danced to “Can’t touch this” during our kinder-time last week. We had been focusing on the sense of touch this week- so the teachers had to celebrate with a dance😊
The K students at IAA love to work together. The two classes spend recess and lunch together, but that’s just not enough time! Once a week we have our kinder time together. We believe it’s important to get all the members of our kindergarten community together. We typically alternate between the two classrooms and teach each other songs we have been practicing. One week, we did something a little differently! After learning about signs of fall and thinking about leaves - we went out to the school grounds to collect some specimens for our science center. We wanted to take a close look at the leaves we noticed falling from the trees.
Hello Families,
We are very excited to start a great year in Kindergarten at IAA. Both Kindergarten teachers have been into the classrooms are started the process of cleaning up our classrooms and getting them ready for the first day of school! We sent our welcome letter to families in June and have some exciting events leading up to the big first day. I am still figuring out how to add Taylor Farnsworth, our new K teacher, as an administrator on our weebly website so please be patient while we set everything up. In the meantime, here is the welcome letter again. See you soon, Ms. Emily Dear Kindergarten Families, Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year at the Integrated Arts Academy! We look forward to sharing an exciting, art-filled and educational Kindergarten experience with you. This year, school begins on Wednesday, August 28th– we will be meeting outside on the blacktop by the big playground just outside the cafeteria doors at 8:10. We want to give you some information about what to expect for the first week of school and how to prepare for this exciting day! Please join us on the playground of Roosevelt Park (Little Rosie’s) on Friday, August 23rd for an optional and fun meet and greet from 3-4 PM. We would like to invite families to meet the kindergarten team as well as meet each other. Little Rosie’s is located just around the corner from the IAA on Willow Street and St. Louis - we often take walking field trips to enjoy the big climbing structure. We look forward to meeting you there if you are able to make it! On Tuesday, August 27th we will have a Kindergarten Open House from 2:00-3:00 PM to give the children a chance to check out the classrooms and meet each other before the first day of school. We will have a few activities out around the classroom and will hopefully settle any nerves about starting kindergarten (for both kids and parents). We will have our first day of school on Wednesday, August 28th! Kindergarten students will have an early dismissal with an 11:30 AM pick up time on Wednesday to ease into the first week of school (the rest of the school will have a 1:50 PM pick up time). On Thursday and Friday of this first week, we will be starting district mandated assessments, so we will again have a funky schedule. Ms. Emily’s class will be staying for the full day on Thursday, August 29th (2:50 pm pick up) and then have an early release day on Friday, August 30th (pick up at 11:30). Ms. Taylor Farnsworth’s class will be doing the opposite, students will have an early release on Thursday, August 29th (11:30 pick up) and a full day on Friday, August 30th (2:50 pm pick up). We will have bagged lunches available for all of the students Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and will eat in our classrooms before the early release. You may pack a lunch box if that would be easier for your family. If you have any questions regarding the schedule please don't hesitate to call and ask for some clarification. There is no school on Monday, September 2nd in honor of Labor Day. On Tuesday, September 3rd we will resume the district's schedule with a 2:50 PM pick up time - also 2:50 pick up on Thursday and Friday. Every Wednesday will have a 1:50 dismissal for district meetings. Please come to the outside classroom doors on the Walnut Street side of the building for pick up. Please help your kindergartener bring a backpack to school every day. We can each use backpacks to communicate information with each other and to share your child's work. We ask that you send your child to school in “play-clothes,” as kindergarten can sometimes get messy! Please be prepared for days when your child returns home somewhat less clean than he/she arrived. We believe children learn through exploration of their own environment and hands-on activities. Also, it's important to send your child to school in comfortable footwear, such as sneakers or slip-ons (flip flops are not a safe option, especially for the playground!). We often go out and explore the neighborhood with community walks. An extra set of clothing (socks and underwear too) in a bag with your child’s name on the bag will be stored in the classroom, if needed, or can stay in the back pack. Before school begins we would love for you to start collecting items for our many community art projects and math learning. We invite your family (and friends!) to start collecting fun things for us to use in different projects throughout the year. This year we would like a variety of small objects for projects; such as (but not limited to) buttons, puzzle pieces, nuts, bolts, screws, corks, bread tags, game pieces (especially scrabble tiles), beads, keys, etc. Basically, if you think we can use it go ahead and bring it in! If you are able to donate extra items to the classroom we can always use cleaning wipes, Kleenex and/or Play-Doh. Please don't feel obligated to bring those in, just if you are able. If your child needs any medication to be administered at school, please stop by the health office to sign the necessary paperwork and meet our lovely new school nurse, Nurse Ali. Also, please be sure to turn in your registration and immunization forms if you have not already done this! Once again, we are truly excited to share all of the wonderful art experiences that lay in store for our students and parents in the upcoming year. You can reach Ms. Emily at [email protected] or (908) 303 4097 and Ms. Taylor Farnsworth’s email is [email protected]. Thanks! We hope you enjoy the rest of your summer and remember to bring your curiosity and imagination this year! ~ The Kindergarten Team Integrated Arts Academy Kindergarten News Kindergarten Meet & Greet at Roosevelt Park Playground Friday, August 23rd 3-4 PM Kindergarten Open House Tuesday, August 27th 2-3 PM First Day of School Wednesday, August 28th 8:10 AM 11:30 AM Pick up for both K classes Thursday, August 29th Ms. Emily’s Class 2:50 PM Pick Up Ms. Taylor Farnsworth’s Class 11:30 AM Pick Up Friday, August 31st Ms. Emily’s Class 11:30 AM Pick Up Ms. Taylor Farnsworth’s Class 2:50 PM Pick Up The K students were very excited to make Gingerbread cookies. While rolling out the door and making our cookies, the students were discussing what they would do if the cookies popped out of the oven and started running away- like we saw in the many different tales we have been reading this week. A big thanks to Amber and Meredith for making this possible!
The Kindergarten students were really impressed by the performance of swing dancers during our whole school assembly today. They had fun clapping along and bouncing to the beat as these awesome performers put on a very memorable show!
We know that kindergarten students need a lot of exercise and time outside to help develop so many skills. We have met as a K team to review the expectations for our recess time and how to make sure everyone is having a fun and safe recess time. Mr. Bobby stopped in to hear our many great ideas about how to play with others in kind ways. We took lots of pictures of kids doing that and chat regularly before we go outside to remember. Sometimes we celebrate by taking both K classes to Little Rosie’s playground.
We are excited to kick off the new school year with a few back to school events! Hope to see you there and looking forward to seeing all our old friends too!
Integrated Arts Academy Kindergarten News Kindergarten Open House Tuesday, August 28th 12-1 PM Mister Chris and Friends on Vermont PBS Concert Tuesday, August 28th 1:00 - 2:30 PM First Day of School Wednesday, August 29th 8:10 AM 11:30 AM Pick up for both K classes Thursday, August 30th Ms. Maggie's Class 2:50 PM Pick Up Ms. Emily's Class 11:30 AM Pick Up Friday, August 31st Ms. Maggie's Class 11:30 AM Pick Up Ms. Emily's Class 2:50 PM Pick Up Whole School Ice Cream Social Friday, August 31st 3-4 PM |
AuthorsMs. Emily and Ms. Holly are the kindergarten teachers at the Integrated Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler in Burlington, Vt. Archives
August 2021
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