Winter is here!!
I was not super happy to wake up this morning to this white stuff on the ground! But no matter how we feel about it, it is here and we need to prepare!
We WILL be going outside if the temperature is above 20* and it is NOT raining. Dress warm!!
Here are some important things:
*Please send your child to school in winter boots on days that are cold, wet, or snowy. These not only keep their feet warm but dry when we go outside. Please send in a dry pair of shoes to wear IN the classroom. Wet, muddy boots make a wet, muddy classroom! I suggest that you send in a pair that they can keep here. That way, they aren’t forgotten. Also, these need to be easy on/easy off shoes please. We have 3 recesses, plus arrival and dismissal. That’s 8 times they are changing boots/shoes. If they cannot do this by themselves it makes for a VERY LONG day!
*Mittens work WAY easier than gloves! Kinders have a difficult time with 10 fingered gloves. I recommend Dollar Tree or Family Dollar mittens. Kinders have a difficult time keeping up with hats/mittens (any belongings really) so keep it cheap and easy. I always try to keep a supply of mittens here to borrow if they need to.
*Once the snow is here it’s fun to play in! But in order to play in the snow, children MUST have snow pants AND snow boots. If you are able, I recommend leaving the snow pants here so your child does not have to carry them back and forth. We have hooks to hang them up. We can send them home on weekends and breaks so if we have a snowstorm on the weekend they have them to play. Please practice putting these on and taking them off.
*Please practice putting coats on and zipping them up. As I mentioned earlier, we have 3 recesses and with arrival/dismissal that’s a lot of time spent trying to put on coats. Teach them how to turn sleeves right side out when they are wrong. That one is tricky. 🙂
Thank you all for your support. I know it sounds like I am being picky, but when you are outnumbered 19 to 1 it helps if they can do a lot of this themselves!
Fingers crossed we don’t have anymore snow this winter. 🙂