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Below you will find sample schedules for Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade. Individual classrooms in each of these grades may have slightly different schedules.

Pre-Kindergarten Sample Schedule

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:00 Choice
Time
Choice
Time
Choice
Time
Choice
Time
Choice
Time
8:45 Clean up and
*Morning Meeting
Clean up and
*Morning Meeting
8:40
Assembly
Clean up and
*Morning Meeting
Clean up and
*Morning Meeting
9:30 Recess
Recess
9:05
Snack/Recess
9:45 *Music
*Small group Activity
Recess Recess
10:00 Snack Snack 10:15
*Small Group Activity

*Music
Snack Snack
10:20 *Library

*Language Enrichment
Choice
Time
Choice
Time
*Physical Education *Art

*Music
10:50 *Small Group Activity

*Library
*Physical Education Recess Large Group Activity *Music

*Art
11:20 Closing Meeting Closing Meeting Closing Meeting Closing Meeting Closing Meeting































* Children are in their small groups of 9 during these times.

Kindergarten Sample Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:30-8:45
Morning Meeting

News

Story
8:30-8:45
Morning Meeting
8:30-8:45
Morning Meeting
8:30-8:45
Morning Meeting
8:30-8:45
Morning Meeting
    8:40-9:00
Assembly
8:45-9:45
Peaches-Art
Pears-Journal
Writing
 
8:45-9:50
Letterbook/
Projects
8:45-9:50
Letterbook/
Projects
9:00-9:15
Show and Tell
  8:45-9:50
Letterbook/
Projects
    9:15-9:50
Letterbook
   
9:50-10:15
Recess/Snack
9:50-10:15
Recess/Snack
9:50-10:15
Recess/Snack
9:50-10:15
Recess/Snack
9:50-10:15
Recess/Snack
10:20-10:30
Surprise Box
10:15-10:30
Surprise Box

Story
10:20-10:40
Surprise Box

Story
10:20-10:35
Surprise Box

Story
10:15-10:30
Surprise Box

Story
10:30-11:00
Peaches-Music
Pears- Phys. Ed.
10:30-10:55
Open Circle
10:40-11:00
Math
10:30-11:00
Peaches-Journal
Writing
Pears-Art
10:30-10:55
Learning Games
11:00-11:30
Peaches-Phys. Ed.
Pears- Music
10:55-11:35
Math
11:00-11:35
Worktime
  11:00-11:30
Phys. Ed.
11:35
Lunch
11:35
Lunch Bunch
11:45
Homers
Didmissal
11:35
Lunch
11:35
Lunch Bunch
11:45
Homers
Didmissal
11:35
Lunch
Outside Outside Outside Outside Outside
1:15-3:00
Science/
Joint Worktime/
Stories & Games
1:00
Story/Poems
12:30-1:10
Peaches-Library
Pears-Music
1:00
Story/Poems
1:50-3:00
Lamguage Arts
30 mins. per class/
Worktime
  1:15-2:00
Rest
1:10-1:50
Peaches-
Music
Pears-
Library
1:15-2:00
Rest
 
    2:00
Dismissal
 2:00-3:00
Classroom
Activities
 
3:10
Dismissal
3:10
Dismissal
  3:10
Dismissal
3:10
Dismissal

First Grade Sample Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:30-8:55
Group Time (12)

8:30-8:55
Group Time (12)
8:30-8:55,
9:00-9:15
Group Time (12)
8:30-8:55
Group Time (12)
8:30-8:55
Group Time (12)
8:55-9:15
Writing Skills (12)

8:55-9:15
Writing Skills (12)
8:40-9:00
Lower School Assembly

8:55-9:15
Writing Skills (12)
8:55-9:15
Writing Skills (12)
9:15-10:10
Reading
4 Groups

9:15-10:10
Reading
4 Groups

9:15-10:10
Reading
4 Groups

9:15-10:10
Reading
4 Groups

9:15-10:10
Reading
4 Groups

10:15-10:40
Recess/Snack

10:15-10:40
Recess/Snack
10:15-10:40
Recess/Snack
10:15-10:40
Recess/Snack
10:15-10:40
Recess/Snack
10:45-11:45
Read-aloud
Math (12)

10:45-11:45
Read-aloud
Math (12)
10:45-11:15
Music (18)/
Physical Education (18)

10:45-11:45
Read-aloud
Math (12)
10:45-11:45
Read-aloud
Math (12)
11:45-12:20
Lunch (36)

11:45-12:20
Lunch (36)
11:15-11:45
Physical Education (18)/
Music (18)


11:45-12:20
Lunch (36)
11:45-12:20
Lunch (36)
12:20-12:50
Recess (36)

12:20-12:50
Phys Ed (18/18)

11:45-12:20
Lunch (36)

12:20-1:20
Art/Language Arts (18)
12:20-12:50
Phys Ed (18/18)

12:50-1:30
Music/Library (18/18)

12:50-1:10
Silent Reading (12)

12:50-1:10
Silent Reading (12)
12:20-12:50
Recess (36)
12:50-1:10
Silent Reading (12)
1:30-2:10
Library/Music (18/18)
1:10-2:00
Classroom Time (12)

12:45-1:45
Group/Dismissal (12)
1:20-1:50

1:10-2:00
Classroom Time (12)
3:00-3:10
Group/Dismissal (12)
 
3:00-3:10
Group/Dismissal (12)
  2:50-3:10
Group/Dismissal (12)
3:00-3:10
Group/Dismissal (12)

Second Grade Sample Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:30-8:45
Morning
Meeting
8:30-8:45
Morning
Meeting
8:30-8:40
Morning
Meeting
8:30-8:45
Morning
Meeting
8:30-8:45
Morning
Meeting
8:45-9:00
Open Circle
8:45-9:30
Class Time 
8:40-9:15
Lower School
Assembly
8:45-9:00
Morning Meeting
8:45-9:00
Open Circle
9:00-9:40
Music/Choice*
9:30-10:15
Math    
9:30-10:15
Math    
9:00-9:20
Handwriting
9:00-9:20
Handwriting
9:40-10:15
Phonics 
10:15-10:40
Recess & Snack 
10:15-10:40
Recess &
Snack
9:20-10:15
Class Time
9:20-10:15
Class Time
10:40-11:00
ReadAloud
11:00-11:50
Reading Group
11:00-11:50
Reading Group
10:40-11:00
ReadAloud
10:40-11:00
ReadAloud
11:00-11:50
Reading Group
11:50-12:20
Lunch   
11:50-12:20
Lunch     
11:00-11:50
Reading Group
11:00-11:50
Reading Group
11:50-12:20
Lunch
12:20-1:20
Art/LE* 
12:20-1:15
Classroom Time
11:50-12:20
Lunch
11:50-12:20
Lunch 
12:20-12:50
PE   
1:20-1:50
Recess
1:15-1:45
PE     
12:20-12:50
PE
12:20-12:50
Recess  
12:50-1:40
Math  
1:50-2:50
Art/LE* 
1:45-2:00
Meeting/
Dismissal
2:50-1:35
Math
12:50-1:30
Music/Library* 
1:40-2:15
Class Time
2:50-3:00
Book Time
  1:35-2:15
Choice
1:30-2:10
Music*/Library
2:15-2:55
Music*/Choice
3:00-3:10
Meeting/
Dismissal
  2:15-3:00
Class Time
2:10-3:00
Math      
2:55-3:10
Meeting/
Dismissal
   
 3:00-3:10
Meeting/
Dismissal
3:00-3:10
Meeting/
Dismissal



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