Brewster Kindergarten Teachers 'Excited' for Full-Day

Dozens of fresh-faced kindergarten students were welcomed into Brewster Elementary School on Thursday morning for kindergarten orientation.

Just as excited were the school's four kindergarten teachers, Mrs. Protz, Mrs. Reeves, Mrs. Canning and Mrs. Brand.

Patch asked each teacher to share a few thoughts on the upcoming school year and the addition of full-day K.

Traci Protz

"We've wanted full-day kindergarten for a long time. I think it's going to be more developmentally appropriate because they'll have the full day to work on the developmental piece and the academic piece. We're excited for a new year."

Katie Reeves

"It will be less stressful on them. With more time, at least some of the pressure will be alleviated so that they can actually work on reading. It's definitely helping, the new outlook of all-day kindergarten and the new team to work with, I think it's making it exciting to come back."

Jen Canning

"We've worked a lot over the summer. I really feel like we're prepared to hit the ground running. I'm really excited that, although it's still going to be academically rigorous it's going to be more child friendly. We just have more time to allow them to use their imaginations and talk to each other and solve problems and be creative. That's what I'm most excited about."

Mary Kate Brand

"We're so excited about full-day. There's so much that we needed to cram in and now we have the time to do it and we'll get to know our kids so much more."