Daily Schedule
Welcome to Full Day Kindergarten (FDK) at Jarrettsville Elementary Topiary School. Much of our kindergarten curriculum revolves around the seasonal changes in trees, and the natural cycles and patterns that create these changes. We will enhance our curriculum study with a May field trip to Ladew Topiary Gardens. We invite you to join us during our visit to this beautiful outdoor classroom and local treasure.

(times are approximate)

  1. Arrival/Unpacking Chores, Classroom Bathroom Break - (8:30 - 8:50)
  2. JVES Opening - 10 minutes (8:50 - 9:00)
  3. Opening Activities - 30 minutes (9:00 - 9:30)
    Pledge
  4. Word Work - 80 minutes (*9:30 - 10:50)
    • Phonemic Awareness
    • Consonant Word Work (Zaner Bloser font)
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Robust Vocabulary
  5. Group Bathroom Break - 10 minutes (10:50 - 11:00)
  6. Lunch - 30 minutes (11:00 - 11:30)
  7. Literacy Game/Everyday Math Game (alternate days) - 10 minutes (11:30 - 11:40) Exercise
  8. Writing - 40 minutes (*M, W, F 11:40 - 12:20)
    Thematic Unit Block (TUB) - 40 minutes (Tu, Th 11:40 - 12:20)
  9. Exercise - 25 minutes (12:20 - 12:45)
  10. Math - 40 minutes (12:45 - 1:25)
  11. Rest / SSR / Classroom Bathroom Break - 25 minutes (1:25 - 1:50)
  12. Special Area Classes - 45 minutes (1:50 - 2:35)
    • Monday: Art Music
    • Tuesday: Music
    • Wednesday: Media
    • Thursday: Physical Educaiton
    • Friday: Rotating Schedule
  13. Pack-Up for Home - 10 minutes (2:35 - 2:45)
  14. Learning Centers / Classroom Bathroom Break - 45 minutes (2:45 - 3:30)
  15. Daily Closure / Dismissal - 10 minutes (3:30 - 3:40)

*Regrouping Occurs

Total time = 410 minutes / 6.8 hours

Tentative LAUNCH Times:

    Morning
    8:30-8:50
    8:50-9:10
 Afternoon
    1:25-1:50
    2:45-3:30

Please send a note to school if you wish to pick up your child at the close of school on any given day. For the safety of the children, you must report to the office by 3:20, show proper identification, and sign a form. An announcement is made for “Car Riders” to dismiss to the school lobby at 3:25. We ask that you connect with your child/children and exit the building in a timely fashion, as announcements for grade level dismissals begin at 3:30.

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