Love this post from Birth to Thrive Online:
Beverly Park Elementary School kindergarten teacher Richard Dunn says he’s never had such a great start to the school year … and the school year doesn’t officially start until next week.
Dunn and four other kindergarten teachers at the White Center-area school are at school this week with many of the school’s 76 incoming kindergartners as part of the new Kindergarten Transition Program. For three hours each morning, kindergartners are getting to know each other, their teacher and what to expect at school, such as how to behave in circle time, where to find the bathroom and how to get lunch. During this week, teachers also visit each family’s home to learn more about their students’ families, set share goals, and talk about school expectations and ways for families to support learning at home.
Dunn says it’s great to have this time with the kindergartners before the big kids show up next week and that it will make it so much easier to jump into the school year. Dunn advocated for the program to come to his school after hearing how successful it has been in Yakima schools.
Beverly Park’s Kindergarten Transition Program is supported by the White Center Early Learning Initiative‘s (WCELI), one of two Thrive by Five Washington Demonstration Communities.
Read the whole great post here.
