Welcome

Objective -

• Greet the children as they walk in school.
• Connecting children to school
•  Stimulates for the day

Process

1. One faculty at the gate
2. Welcome by Faculty-   Faculty to go down for wel come when the music starts. welcome can be inside the gate or out side the gate.
3. Keep material ready on Friday for all 5 days-keep a separate tray for Welcome
4. Welcome  with a small activity related to the theme. Instruction less activity - example - Stick hand cutouts on the gate and ask the children to give a High5 on the hand as they go in. More on website to begin - http://geniekids.com/view_250_ways?tid[]=131
5. No wrong or right - open activity.
6. If many kids gather at the welcome (stay for longer time) - ask them to move in so others can get space/ chance to do the activity.
7. If any parents ask for any doubt, guide them to reception. Welcome faculty to be with children.
8. If any parents want to leave any note for any child/ faculty - ask them to give you in writing (pad and pen at the gate).
9. As the welcome music stops, faculty come inside with the material.
10. Arrange for table to keep material
11. Chairs for children for sitting if raining

Faculty Role

• Understand the welcome and try the same
• Keep material ready by Friday of the previous week
• As sunshine song starts come at the gate with welcome material and care taker
• Table for welcome
• be there for the child
• Display things related to class
• Write the weekly diet and the daily special on the board outside
• If parents have any thing to communicate guide them to the paper in the welcome

Child Role

• Child come in time (before 9:10) - When any child comes before 9.10- sit in the chair of reception. Read book. Keep it back once welcome music and faulty comes out.
• Child decides whether to do or not do the activity
• Does the activity
• Responsible for the material- self _shoes, welcome material
• Goes up to the class
• Take help of care taker  in going up the stairs safety reasons
• Care taker waits for any support is not doing things for children-empowering children to become independent
• Interacts with others.

FAQ”s

• Can I talk to the faculty during welcome
  During welcome faculty is with child so will not respond to your queries. You can write a note, slips and pen kept on the black gate
• My child is not doing any thing in the welcome
  Child chooses what to do, child may do child may observe what others are doing and will move ahead
• Can I wait and see what is happening
  Most welcome you are a mute spectator