Tips and tricks for Early Years parents: How to make breaks an easy transition

Timeflies when you are having fun! In Kindergarten, we can’t believe it is already time for the Golden Week Holiday. Kindergarten students have settled into their classrooms, made lots of friends and had so many neat adventures baking mooncakes, making crafts, playing games and learning about the world around them!

欢乐的时光总是过得飞快！在幼儿园里，我们不敢相信十一黄金周已悄然到来。幼儿园的孩子们已经融入到课堂里，交了很多朋友，还经历了很多妙不可言的“奇遇”：制作月饼、做手工、玩游戏、学习了解周围的世界!

All of our hardworking students deserve a rest. However, taking a break from school can be confusing for Early Years children. They just became familiar with their new routine, and now it is changing!

To  help make this transition a bit easier, here are some tips and tricks!

我们所有用功的学生都应该好好休息。然而，对于刚开始上学的孩子来说，离开学校的假期可能会让他们感到困惑。他们刚刚熟悉了新的作息时间，现在它正在改变!

为了让这个转变更容易一点，这里有一些建议和技巧!  

• Throug hout the holidays, try to speak with your children about school. You can talk with them about their friends, teachers or you can show them photos of the class on Class Dojo.This way, a positive image of school is created in their mind.

在整个假期里，您可以试着和您孩子多聊聊学校。您可以和孩子聊聊他们的朋友、老师，或者您可以给他们看Class Dojo上的课堂照片。这样，他们的脑海中就会形成学校的正面形象。

·      When the holiday begins, you can explain to them that this is a break from school ，and after 7 days, they will go back! Younger children who have never been to school before might start to think they are finished with school forever.This leads to quite a shock on the Monday they return.

当假期开始时，您可以向他们解释这是一次休假，7天后他们就会回来上学!从来没有上过学的小孩子可能会开始认为他们永远不会再上学了。等到周一返校时他们会受到一点打击。

If they do become upset when it is time to return to class, try to stay strong and supportive! Even though you are sad to see them go, and sad to see them upset,it is important to be encouraging. If they see that YOU are sad, they will feel even more unsure about coming back to school. If you show your child you areexcited for them to learn, they will feel excited as well.

当回到课堂的时候，如果他们变得心烦意乱，您需试着保持坚强并鼓励他们! 即使，看到他们去学校你很难过，看到他们心烦你也很难过，在这时候鼓励就会特别重要。如果他们看你很难过，他们会更加不确定是否要回到学校。如果你告诉孩子们，看到他们学习你很开心，他们也会很开心。

When you drop them off (whether it is on the bus, or at the classroom door) these tips can help to make for a smooth send-off.

当您送孩子们上学时(无论是在校车上，还是在教室门口)，这些小贴士可以帮助您顺利地送行。

1.     Say goodbye! It is tempting to sneak away when your child is distracted, but this can be confusing, especially for young children.

说再见! 当你的小孩子注意力不集中的时候你很容易会很困惑，特别是一些低龄幼儿的家长尤其会出现这种困惑。

2.     Tell them why you are leaving. An example could be “Mommy has to leave now because you need to learn with your teachers and mommy needs to go to the super market.”

告诉孩子你为什么要离开。例如，“妈妈必须现在离开，因为你需要和老师一起学习，妈妈要去超市。”

3.     Say when you will be back. Even if you child doesn’t understand time yet, saying you will return is important for them to hear. “I will be back to pick you up at 4:30, after you finish playing soccer. I will be standing next to the room with all the plants.” The more details, the better.

告诉孩子你什么时候回来。即使你的孩子还没有时间观念，告诉孩子你会回来，这对他们来说非常重要。“等你踢完足球以后，我4点半回来接你。到时候我会站在放满植物的房间旁边。” 细节越多越好。

These tricks are also helpful for the teachers. If your child is upset during the day, the teacher can repeat what you told them - “Mom is at the supermarket,she is coming back at 4:30 to see you again. After you finish soccer with Mr.Gonzalez, You can go look for her next to the Plant Room.”

这些技巧对于老师们来说也很有帮助。如果你的孩子在白天不开心，老师会重复你告诉他们的话 “ 妈妈在超市，她四点半回来看你。等你和冈萨雷斯先生踢完足球后，你可以去生态厅旁边找她。”

We hope you all have a relaxing, fun-filled break. We will miss all of our lovely students and can’t wait for our next adventures together!

我们希望所有人都有一个轻松愉快的假期。我们会想念所有可爱的学生，已经开始期待和孩子们的下次“探险”啦！