Kindergarten at Maple Grove P.S.

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Daily Schedule

9:00 am Supervision begins. 

9:15-10:55 Learning Block

10:55-11:15 

Nutrition Break - Eating time, Outdoor time 

 11:35-11:1:15 Learning Block

1:15-1:55 Nutrition Break

 Eating time /Outdoor Time

1:55-3:30 Learning Block

3:30  Dismissal

Bussing:

• If your child takes the bus to school, they will be picked up from the bus each morning by a Kindergarten Educator and walked to their class. At the end of the day, a Kindergarten Educator will also walk them to the bus. Kindergarten students are seated in the first few seats at the front of the bus. If your child automatically qualifies for bussing and you DO NOT wish them to take the bus, it is essential that you contact Halton Student Transportation Services to have them removed from the bus list. See this flyer for more information. You must also let the office and your child's teacher know. It is essential that you keep the office and your child's teacher informed of all changes to their schedule (e.g., where they are going after school). Please remember that teachers are working with your children during the day, and often do not check their email until after the school day. If you have a last minute change to make, please call the office directly. 

Before and After School Child Care:

• Maple Grove has a partnership with the Oakville YMCA. The YMCA offers a before and after school program for children in our building. This program is not run by Maple Grove Staff. Please contact the YMCA directly for more information. All registrations take place directly through the YMCA and not at the school.

• Western Heights also provides before and after school child care in our community, and offers before school drop off at Maple Grove and after school pick up. Western Heights is not affiliated with Maple Grove or the HDSB. Please contact them directly for more information. All registrations take place directly through Western Heights.

•  For more information about child care in Halton, please check the  Child Care Directory and Information Line 

Class Information: 

• You will receive an email with your child's class number and teacher after 4pm on Friday, August 29th. 

The First Day of School:

• Kindergarten teachers will meet their students in the Kindergarten Yard between 9:00-9:15 on the first day of school. They will have name tags prepared for each child. To help familiarize us with your child’s Entry and Dismissal routines for the first week, please print and bring this form with you on the first day of school. If there are changes to this schedule, please be sure to send a note to your child’s teacher or call the office and we will ensure that they get this information.

• All Kindergarten students start full-time on the first day of school. To reduce separation anxiety, we encourage parents to drop their children off at the gate to the Kindergarten yard, give a QUICK kiss and a smile! Some children find this time harder than others, but experience shows that for most children, after a few minutes everyone settles in happily. We will have extra staff available to support children who are having more difficulty. Please remember that it is unsafe for adults to enter the Kindergarten Yard as it becomes more difficult to organize the children and to ensure that they join the right class.