In the next week or so you will be receiving a letter from your child’s teacher introducing themselves and letting you know about open house on Thursday September 8th. Open house provides your child the opportunity to meet their teacher, classmates and become familiar with their new school environment. It will also provide you the opportunity to learn about what your child’s day will look like, the activities they will participate in and most importantly meet their teacher’s. The following are some suggestions to help with the transition to preschool.
Talk about it
Begin talking with your child about preschool. Share with them all of the fun things they will have the opportunity to explore. Mention several times through out the day different fun activities that they will participate in during their preschool day. For example, when you go to preschool you will paint at the easel. In preschool there will be blocks, a sensory table and a fun dramatic play area. Etc…
Read books about preschool
Visit the Burlington Public Library and ask the Liberian to assist you on finding books about preschool. There are lots of different book out that share with young children what preschool is all about. Reading books about preschool will provide you with more opportunities to talk about the positive things your child will learn while at school. Reading and discussing books will also provide the opportunity for your child to ask questions. Make sure when answering questions about school you are always positive and excited for them to attend school.
Let him or her help with the shopping
Go shopping together to pick out a backpack and lunch bag. When food shopping help your child pick out nutritious snack that you will pack for them daily.
Visit the classroom
Make sure you attend open house on Thursday September 8th. This will provide your child the opportunity to become familiar with what happens in school.
Good-bye is no big deal
On your child’s first day, you will drop your child off outside with their classroom teachers. There will be tears and the initial transition into preschool can be a tricky one. Some children will cry for 2 minutes other children will cry for two weeks. This is harder on you then it is on anyone else. The preschool teachers are masters at helping children transition. As soon as the routine becomes familiar and predictable the crying stops and the smiling and learning begins.
A child’s first day of preschool is a big deal. Because it is such a huge change to their life and schedule it can be very scary for them. But by following the above tips, you will make your child’s first day of school a smooth and happy transition.
Burlington Integrated Preschool
Louise D’Amato Office Phone: 781-273-7632
Program Director Fax Phone: 781-270-1733
July 18, 2011
Dear Preschool Families,
Summer is now in full swing, and I hope you are all enjoying some rest and relaxation. Your child’s teacher will be contacting you by mail in the middle of August to let you know your child’s class. In the meantime, we are busy getting ready for the first day of school. The first day of preschool will be on Monday, September 12th. However, you and your child will be invited to a meet and greet on Thursday September 8th, at 10:00 a.m. for the morning session and 12:30 for the afternoon session. This will give you and your child the opportunity to meet the classroom staff and view the classroom. We find that the meet and greet helps with the first day of school jitters. Please make every opportunity to make it. Your child will receive a postcard from the classroom teacher inviting them to the meet and greet.
Enclosed is the orientation packet. Please, fill out all of the forms and return them with you on Thursday September 8th. We realize that it’s a lot of paper work and this is why we send it to you over the summer. The state requires that we have an updated physical and immunizations on file. The computerized forms are fine as long as they are signed by the pediatrician. Please make sure that all forms are filled out thoroughly and accurately. Please, double check emergency contact information phone numbers.
I will be available the rest of the summer, feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. The best number to reach me is 781-273-7632. I can also be reached through email at D’Amato@Burlington.mec.edu.
Additional program information can be found Burlington Public Schools web site, www.burlington.mec.edu Once on the page go to schools and then click on the integrated preschool
Enjoy the rest of the summer and I look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday September 8th.
Thank You,
Louise D’Amato
Director of Burlington Integrated PreschoolEvery Friday for nine weeks during the summer, the Highland Street Foundation is providing free admission to museums and cultural attractions across Massachusetts. Since the inception of the program on Friday, July 1st, nearly 30,000 people have visited one of their first eight venues. Twenty-eight great venues remain, including the Norman Rockwell Museum, Peabody Essex Museum, the Museum of Science, and Old Sturbridge Village. These venues will be absolutely free. No tickets or advanced reservations are necessary. The Highland Street Foundation recognizes that it can be very difficult for families to afford admission to these wonderful places. In response, they are making their program available to all families in Massachusetts who might enjoy attending one or all of their free admission days. The Schedule of Events is below. Please email Jen Willis at jen@highlandstreet.com if you have any additional questions. You can also find Highland Street Foundation online at www.highlandstreet.org, on Facebook and Twitter @HighlandStreet. Free Fun Fridays 2011 Schedule Friday July 22rd Franklin Park Zoo 1 Franklin Park Rd – Dorchester The Sports Museum TD Garden – 100 Legends Way – Boston Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Route 183-Stockbridge Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex St – Salem Friday July 29th Boston Children’s Museum 308 Congress St – Boston American Textile Museum 491 Dutton Street – Lowell New Bedford Whaling Museum 18 Johnny Cake Hill – New Bedford Shakespeare on the Common Boston Common- Boston Friday August 5th Institute of Contemporary Art 100 Northern Ave – Boston Cape Cod Children’s Museum 577 Great Neck Road South – Mashpee Springfield Museums 21 Edwards Street-Springfield Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike – Concord Friday August 12th JFK Presidential Library & Museum Columbia Point – Boston Arnold Arboretum 125 Arborway-Jamaica Plain Tanglewood (BSO) 297 West Street-Lenox Stone Zoo 149 Pond Street – Stoneham Friday August 19th Boston Harbor Island Alliance Free ferry transportation to the Harbor Islands 408 Atlantic Ave – Boston Children’s Museum in Easton 9 Sullivan Avenue-Easton USS Constitution Museum 22 Charlestown Navy Yard – Charlestown Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 1000 West Columbus Ave – Springfield Friday August 26th Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd – Sturbridge New Repertory Theatre 321 Arsenal Street-Watertown Berkshire Museum 39 South Street – Pittsfield Friday August 19th Boston Harbor Island Alliance Free ferry transportation to the Harbor Islands 408 Atlantic Ave – Boston Children’s Museum in Easton 9 Sullivan Avenue-Easton USS Constitution Museum 22 Charlestown Navy Yard – Charlestown Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 1000 West Columbus Ave – Springfield Friday August 26th Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd – Sturbridge New Repertory Theatre 321 Arsenal Street-Watertown Berkshire Museum 39 South Street – Pittsfield |  | |
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