Lunch Time in Room 9

Hello to all new jk parents!

The School Day will look very different this year than our usual Kindergarten Day. 

I will try to post as much information as I can here on the blog, but we will likely be moving over to Google Classroom at some point. The JK students cannot access Google Classroom until they have an active tdsb email address, so for now we will communicate through email and this blog. Please email Ms. Brown through the tdsb email.

During the next week it would be a great idea to practice eating “school lunches” or “school snacks” with your child. 

 

We eat snacks sometime during mid-morning (we might eat a group snack at the same time, but is not always scheduled, and we always remind the children to take a break from their work or play).

 

Your child will have a designated table and chair in the classroom. We will sanitize it as often as we can (definitely before snacks and lunch!)The children will wash their hands whenever they switch tasks -- and always upon entry to the classroom, and after they use the bathroom, and before they eat anything. 

 

Our lunch time is still to be determined. We generally take a half hour to eat, and then play outside. We might play outside, then eat. We will let you know our schedule as soon as it is decided.

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Afternoon snack is mid afternoon. Again, children take a break when needed. 

 

Make sure that your child can open everything that you send with them. Tell them that if they need help, or forget a spoon or fork, that they should put up their hand and an adult will come over to help them! 

 

Talk about not eating off the table :) We will sanitize the tables before lunch, but we still try to keep our food in our containers.

 

Your child will have about a half an hour to eat their lunch. Perhaps set a timer for 20 minutes, and talk about what to do if they don’t finish in 20 minutes (it’s okay! You can eat it later at snack time!) 

Practice packing everything back up. We do a "boomerang lunch" so if there is anything to be thrown out or recycled, it will be packed back into their lunch bag/ box and will be taken home. When they are finished lunch, their lunch bag will go back into their knapsack. 

We do not pressure the children to eat all of their lunches or snacks. We will give gentle reminders that they should be eating, not talking, if they seem not to be eating anything. 

Please send your child with a water bottle (full). We will NOT be using the drinking fountain this year, but we will refill your child's water bottle if needed. 

Please write their name on their water bottles, as well as on their lunch bag and containers. If you don't have labels, a Sharpie Marker works well right onto the containers, or on a piece of masking tape that you can apply to the container,

Kindergarten lunch might be a big adjustment for your child and we want it to be as stress free as possible. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Brown or speak to Ms. Brown or Ms. Emerson