What a day looks like for us....

I thought I would put together a post that summarises what a day looks like for us now given we have changed and evolved a little.  It is of course pretty fluid, but this would be a pretty typical day for us...not planned, no timetable, just guided by our components of play and our focus for the term.

Our bell goes at 9am.

*Children come in and play for the first 10-20 minutes.  We do the roll based on the photos that they have moved to indicate that they are present.  During this time we will talk to children, check in with those that need a bit of extra 'care' and maybe catch up with a developmental check in if time.

*About 9.20am we will come to the mat and sing our morning songs in Te Reo.  Then we will have our class meeting.  This will revolve around something noticed the day before and will be something recorded in our learning journal.  The discussion will revolve around this.

*About 9.30 children will go back to play.  While they are playing we will rove and we will read individually with some children or conduct developmental check ins.  Attempting as well to capture photos/videos for seesaw and for class reflection.

*About 10.35 we will come together for storytelling (writing)  this looks different each day, but revolves around oral language and conveying a message.

*11am is morning tea - however some will already have eaten as they are allowed to eat when hungry.

*11.20 we come back together for number agency (our maths.) Generally this is about 40 minutes.

*12.15 back to play at the end of agency.  ( another couple of readers or developmental check ins)

*12.30 is lunch playing time for the whole school

*1.15pm is lunch eating time

*1.30pm we will do some basic phonics, playing with sound and listening to words then move off to play.

*2.15pm big book or chapter book sharing and then tidy up.  Reflection on photos taken throughout the day.

*2.40pm interest reading for five minutes (book browsing)

*2.55pm home time

Each day is not the same, but we aim to fit storytelling and phonics in three times a week, on other days that may mean we have longer for play.  Children engage with all activities where they are developmentally at and there is no pressure at all.  Depending on what focus is coming through the play, we may have extra reflections throughout the day.  We read with children twice a week, so are not trying to get through all of our readers every day.

Other days may just be taken over by what we are interested in and even agency will not happen on those days.  What is important to me is that our day is guided by the children as much as possible.