Welcome to Vantaa City’s
Pre-School 2011-2012
4 hours/daily (748-760 hours/year)
Autumn term: Tuesday 16.8.2011–Thursday 22.12.2011
Autumn Break: Friday 14.10.2011
Christmas Holiday: 23.12-8.1.2012
Spring term: Monday 9.1.2012 – Friday 1.6.2012
Winter Break :20.2.2012-26.2.2012 (week 8)
Theme: Environment
We will focus on Water
Welcome to Pre-School
Y.E.S Day Care Centre
2011-2012
Ladybirds
Soile Granholm (Kindergarten Teacher)
Ann Kohtala
(Assitant teacher)
Tuovi Pahkasalo (Kindergarten teacher)
Antje Müller (Volunteer Worker)
Frogs
Pirjo Arema
(Kindergarten Teacher)
Tiina Karjalainen (Kindergarten teacher)
José Leon Rodriquez (Assistant teacher)
Daily Schedule
Frogs
Ladybirds
7:30 – 8:00
8:00 – 8:30
8:30 – 8:45
8:45 – 9:15
9:15 – 10:00
10:00 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:35
11:35 – 12:05
12:05 – 12:45
12:45 – 13:15
13:15 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:30
14:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 17:00
FREE CHOICE
BREAKFAST
QUIET READING
MORNING CIRCLE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
WORKSHOPS
MATH MINUTES
LUNCH TIME
FINNISH LANGUAGE
STORY/RESTING TIME
GAMES AND PUZZLES
SNACK
FREE CHOICE
OUTSIDE PLAY
Ladybirds’ Door is open between 7:30-17:00
7:00 – 8:00
8:00 – 8:30
8:30 – 9:00
9:00 – 9:45
10:00 – 11:15
11:20 – 11:55
12:00 – 12:35
12:45 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:30
14:30 – 15:00
15:00 – 16:00
16:00-
FREE CHOICE
BREAKFAST
FREE CHOICE
MORNING CIRCLE
MATH MINUTES
WORKSHOPS
(FINNISH INCLUDED)
LUNCH
STORY TIME
FINNISH OR ENGLISH
OUTSIDE PLAY
SNACK
INSTRUCTED ACTIVITY
FREE PLAY
OUTING
TIME TO GO HOME
Daily Program
Morning Circle
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Calendar
Weather
Songs / Rhymes
Stories
Daily plans
Group Games
Counting
Counting and Making Graphs
Workshops
Mon-Thurs at 10:00-11:15
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Language
Math
Science
P.E.
Arts & Crafts
Drama/Play
Social Skills
Finnish
Language(Frogs)
Fridays:Special Events and Field trips
Math Minutes/
Number Line
•Making the number line till 100, celebrating 100th day
• Reading and writing numbers
• Understanding quantity (connecting numbers and quantities)
• Counting the children present and absent
• Counting the days at Pre-School
• Number rhymes and songs
• Play centers
• Making and reading Graphs
Finnish Language
• Daily basis (30 min)
• Finnish stories, songs and traditions
• Finnish vocabulary
• Games and Drama activities based
on WSOY Salainen maa-material
• Remember to speak your mother
tongue at home!
P.E. =Physical Education
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Once a week in the big gym
(Autumn term on Thursdays)
Indoor activities
Outdoor activities (Nuori Suomi)
Skating school / Skiing school
Swimming School
Field trips
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REMEMBER YOUR CHILD’S P.E. CLOTHES
Daily Routines
Lunch
(11.20 – 12.05)
At the small lunch room
• Learning to be independent
• Learning to taste new food
• Learning good table manners
• We are using forks and knives 
Outside Play
Day Care Centre’s Yard/
School Yard
•Daily
•Fresh air
•Brain Gym
•Dress your child up according
to the weather
Other Activities
• Free Play
• Game Time
• Sing-A-Longs
• Stories / Resting time
• Star of the Week
• Forest Trips
• Field Trips
• Special Events
• Holiday Celebrations
Our Pre-School Goals
Get Ready For School
• Good attitude towards school and learning
• Good self-esteem and self-confidence
• Good social skills: ability to work in a group
• Respect others and environment
• Developing good interaction skills
• Ability to understand and follow given multiple instructions
• Ability to concentrating on tasks and ability to work independently
Our Objectives
• Social skills
• Communication skills, understanding and producing language
• Language awareness, pre-reading and -writing skills
• Basic mathematical skills
• Gross motor skills
• Fine motor skills
• Cultural Awareness
Home & Day Care= Co-Operation
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Everyday Conversation
Parent /Teacher Discussions
Monthly newsletters
Calendars
Bulletin Boards
Special Events
ESKO data transfer forms
OHR meetings
(Oppilashuoltoryhmä/Student
counselling/Support services
meetings)
Let’s work together!
Contact Info
Ladybirds tel. 09 839 21089 mob. 050 303 3042
Frogs tel. 09 839 21088 (everybody after 17:00) mob 050 303 2938
E-mails:firstname.lastname@eduvantaa.fi
Kirsimarja Monto-Puusti (Director of the Day Care Centre)
tel. 09 839 21087 e-mail: kirsimarja.monto-puusti@vantaa.fi
Kitchen tel 044 710 9613,
Director of the Kitchen: Sanna Koskinen 044 710 9629
Anita Karjalainen (Early Special Education Consultant)
Tel. 09 839 34080 e-mail: anita.karjalainen@vantaa.fi