Are you getting your little one ready to go off to their very first day of school, ever? Are you not completely sure what all they’ll be doing every day? That’s why we have Minnow Camp!
Minnow Camp is a special opportunity for parents and our littlest students to meet school staff, learn about the campus, visit their classrooms, meet their teachers, and meet their classmates. This is where parents can also learn about the importance of pre-k and all the benefits associated with it. Keep reading to find out about everything you and your little one will get to do at Minnow Camp!
To start, Minnow Camp will be held Monday, Aug. 16th from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at your child’s pre-k campus. Upon arrival, parents will get to go to their children’s classrooms to meet the teacher. Students will be able to meet each other and begin a puzzle activity while parents confirm or change information with the teacher for the first day of school.
Around 4:15 p.m., parents will head to the cafeteria (or other specified location) for a parent event. Students, who are comfortable, will stay in the classroom with their teacher for more activities. If two parents can attend Minnow Camp and your child feels uncomfortable staying in the classroom, one of you is welcome to stay with your child while the other attends the parent event. If only one parent attends, you can choose to leave your child in the classroom or take them with you to the parent event.
While parents are at their event, students will do fun activities with their teacher. The puzzle they were working on will be left for the first day of school to finish, and they’ll gather around to hear a story about fish. Afterward, students will get to complete a tabletop activity, sit, play, and share with their classmates. Finally, they’ll return to their large group to learn what exactly a minnow is, and learn the song “One Little, Two Little, Three Little Minnows” (parents be prepared, we just might ask you to sing this song with your children a little later).
Once the song has been memorized, teachers will return a “line of minnows” to the cafeteria. You might notice your minnows wearing a graduation shirt upon their return. This is to give them an idea of what’s to come one day! Students will sing their song with their parents and then parents will be asked to come forward to get their child.
After this, we’ll see y’all for the first day of school on Aug. 18th! We’re excited to get this adventure started for the class of 2035!
If you have any questions, please call the Early Childhood Office at 361-788-2890.
Sienna Rodriguez is the communications specialist at Victoria ISD.