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We are a subsidiary of Rural Family Connections - Click here for more information about our Live and Learn Resource Centre and Metcalfe Home Daycare placement services. |
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About Us
The following is an outline of a typical day in for the Preschool Program at the Metcalfe Cooperative Nursery School. The Toddler Program is similar, but ends at 11:00 am, instead of 11:30 am.
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9:00 |
Children arrive and begin free play |
9:15 – 9:30 |
Planning Circle – greeting, calendar, weather, review morning’s activities |
9:30 – 10:20 |
Free play in activity centres
- Sand Table
- Water Table
- Manipulative Material
- Table-top cognitive toys
- Puzzles, “work” jobs, blocks
- Everyday living area
- Creative Corner – painting at easel, collage, drawing & crafts
- Quiet Corner – books & music
- Large Motor Activities – bikes, climber, building with big blocks, etc.
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10:20 – 10:30 |
Tidy Up |
10:30 – 10:40 |
Snack |
10:40 – 11:00 |
Story & Music Circle – songs, finger plays & rhymes, games, stories, and dress for outside play |
11:00 – 11:30 |
Outside Play |
11:30 |
Pick Up Time/School closes ( 11:00 for Toddler Program) |
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Field Trips |
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Children will be given opportunities to explore their community through a variety of educational trips away from the nursery school. Parents will always be notified ahead of time, and asked to complete a permission form. Field trips are optional, and additional fees for field trips may apply. |
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