Welcome to the parent portal! Here you will find all the necessary information, forms, events, and policies of Acorn School.
A Typical Day In The Kindergarten
8:00 AM
Our Day begins When Children arrive!
In our beautiful Outdoor creative space we start with snack preparation for the day; kneading bread dough, grain grinding, chopping vegetables for soup, making applesauce, and even grating cheese for millet.
8:30 AM
Outdoor Time
Filled with creative, self initiated play. Learning topics like caring for the outdoor environment, gardening, & wood working.
9:30 AM
Time for a Walk
Our supervised walk gets the blood flowing and ready to take on the rest of the day!
9:45 AM
Circle Time
Gather around for choreographed seasonal songs with movement and gestures, also traditional circle games and simple role play.
10:00 AM
Snack Time!
Everyone gets a hearty, wholesome snack. Usually this is the snack that was prepared at the day’s beginning.
10:30 AM
Indoor Playtime
Children learn & grow in self-initiated play. Social skills are gained as well as expressing creativity through the making of domestic arts & crafts.
11:30 AM
CleanUp & Story/puppet play time!
Children learn the value of cleaning up after the day’s fun, and the reward of a job well done with story or puppet play time!
12:00 PM
Farewell to ‘Early Birds’
The morning has concluded and we will see you the next day!
12:00 PM
Afternoon Children
Eat lunch, set up their sleep area, listen to a story, nap, clean up the sleep area and then play outside until time to leave at 3.
3:00 PM
School Day Program Ends
The School Day Program has concluded and we will see you the next day!
3:00 PM
Aftercare Program Children
There is free play time either indoors or outside.
5:00 PM
Extended Day Program Ends
The Extended Day Program has concluded and we will see you the next day!