A Day in an Early Education Class

• 8.05-8.25 drop off• 8.25-10.00 morning activities• 10.00-10.30 outside play• 10.30-11.15 morning activities• 11.30-12.30 lunch in two sittings• 12.30- Thur/Fri getting ready for home or after school

activities• 12.30-13.20 Mon/Tue/Wed outside play• 13.30-14.40 afternoon activities• 14.40-15.05 getting ready for home or after school

activities

8.05-8.25 early duty

• Parents bring their children through Gate M to the Early Education classes in the Modular Building.

• Children can be dropped off early between 8.05 and 8.25 in their classrooms.

• Parents help to put slippers on, put away coats and bags etc.

Start of the Day

• L1 (mother tongue) children are picked up at 8.20 by their L1 teacher.

• Teaching begins at 8.25 sharp.

Morning activities

• Morning activities tend to be more structured than the afternoon.

• Activities include pre-literacy, pre-numeracy, art, sports, library etc and lots of play.

Snack Time

• The children bring a healthy snack and drink every day for snack.

• This is a sociable relaxed time.

Outside Playtime

Lunchtime

• Children wash their hands and get ready for lunch.

• Lunch is eaten in the school canteen.

• Children are served and helped by the staff.

• Canteen is run by menuepartner

www.menuepartner.de

After Lunch

• On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays (long days) the children go outside to play.

• On Thursdays and Fridays the children go back to class and prepare for afterschool activities, childminding or going home.

Quiet Time

• On the long days the children have the opportunity to relax.

• Sleep is optional, most children listen to stories or soft music and read books.

Afternoon Activities

• The afternoons are more relaxed.

• Activites can include art, ipads, music, drama and free play.

Going Home

• Children have an afternoon snack before tidying up and getting ready to go home.

• Children listen to stories and sing songs at the end of the day.

• Parents wait at Gate M to collect their children at 15.05 (Monday – Wednesday) or 12.50 (Thursday and Friday).

• Parents should wait at the bottom of the stairs at Gate M where the teacher will meet you with the children.

• Children who go to Childminding or After School Activities are picked up from the classroom.

Opportunities to visit us

• June – Information Evening• June – Open House Afternoon• September – Class Parents´Evening• Individual meetings with teachers are

arranged twice per year.