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In this issue:
Helping children settle in preschool
Updates from the teachers
Learning engagements
Gentle reminders
Helping children settle in the preschool during the initial days
Dear Parents,
Starting pre-school is an important milestone in your child's educational journey. As parents, the
most important aspect about supporting your child's transition to pre-school is to be positive
about the experience. There will be new routines to be learned, expectations will differ from home
and children naturally feel a little apprehensive about what they do not know.
Try to look confident and happy while dropping your child to preschool. Children will take cues
from parents to understand how to react to the situation.
Reassure your child that the teacher is there to assist them. Share the teacher's name with your
child so that they begin to build a relationship with the new adult in their lives.
Children need support to understand the new routine of going to a preschool and coming
home later. Young children have little concept about time, so when they first attend, the time
spent away from home seems very long.
A consistent routine will assist the child to mentally prepare for the next step.
It is important to talk to the children that s/he will be picked up after a few hours.
Do feel free to give us a call and check if your child has calmed down and is enjoying him/
herself .
Discuss with the teacher to understand the timetable of the class. Provide cues to the child that
they would be picked up after an event or activity for them to have reassurance initially.
Starting in a new environment can be a tiring experience so your child may seem more tired
than usual in the first few days or weeks.
Most importantly, be positive! Expect that children will need time and understanding during this
period. It is important for children to know that there are strong connections between home and
school and that all the adults in his/her life (parents and teachers) are working together to support
them. We welcome you to the family of Pathways Early Years.
Best wishes,
Shalini Mukherjee
Principal, Early Years
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2nd Edition
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Dear Parents,
Welcome to the second edition of our newsletter. Shrinika joins us in the Pre-nursery
class and this week has been a settling period for him. The toddler programme has started
with a new unit :Me and about me exploring the parts of the face.
The Preschool this weekupdates from the teachers
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Children from Pathways Gurgaon enjoying the
outdoor playtime.
Children from Pathways Gurgaon encourag-
ing Saisha to participate in their story.
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Literacy: The children learned about the different parts of the bodythe head, face,
eyes, mouth, nose ears and hand. They have begun to identify the parts of the body.
Vocabulary building has also been ken through rhymes Heads-shoulders, Here we go
round the mulberry bush, chubby cheeks etc.
Unit of inquiry: We did a mirror activity where the
children were asked to show their different parts
of the body and draw a connection with their own
bodies.
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Learning Engagements
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Numeracy: During indoor play, children show confidence in handling puzzles and have progressed to sorting
activities and pattern recognition. Opportunities to practise skills in literacy and numeracy help to enhance a
childs knowledge and comprehension.
Practical Life Experiences: Children on a daily basis enjoy doing practical life activities. The aim of these activities is to help the child gain control over his coordination and movement.
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Learning Engagements
Art: Our little artists have begun demonstrating interest in the marks they make with crayons, markers and paint brushes. They have been actively involved in making representations of themselves on paper.
Shrinika and Saisha working in collaboration during play
Gentle Reminders
We would request you to kindly label each of your
child's belongings.
Its Global Handwashing Day on Oct-15th and we
are building routines in school to encourage children
to wash hands regularly.
We would request you as parents to follow the same
at home also.
Encourage proper washing before and after meals,
after using the washroom, and upon their return
from outdoors.
For more details visit:
http://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/10-hygiene-rules-to-
teach-your-kids-from-an-early-age-20121010.html
With best wishes,
Namita Pant [email protected]
Priyanka Juneja [email protected]
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