Elizaebeth Nielsen-Sheller for purchasing chewies, loaning the classroom books and taking on a big project of redoing the literacy bags, including inventorying them, making sure each bag has similar items, and hunting down items that bags are missing. Jaimey Buquet, Kyle McLain, Monika Dechene and Elena Zaggia for mentoring C Parents in Blue Class. Hilary…
Read MoreClassroom Storage: Teacher and Classroom Supplies – located in labeled cabinets in the art and quiet room Snack Supplies – labeled cabinets in the snack area. Emergency Supplies – Quiet room and backpacks at the entrance Janitors Closet: Shop vacuum Daily cleaning products (gray cabinet with lock) Cleaning tools: mop, broom, dust pan, etc. Laundry…
Read MoreThank you so much to all the Green Class and Kindergarten families for the time you spent at the Set-Up Parties in August! All the painting, digging, hauling, cleaning, sorting and organizing that you did is much appreciated! Our first Work Party will be November 4th from 9am-Noon Families signed up for this event are:…
Read Moreby Teacher Penny You will hear me suggest again and again to make play dates for your child with members of her class. Play dates benefit all children by allowing them to develop deeper relationships, develop trust with their playmate, and develop a mutual understanding of a play script with a playmate. How much easier…
Read Moreadapted from Family Friendly Communication for Early Childhood Programs Educators look at writing very differently than they did a generation ago. The things that young children seem to do naturally when given paper and markers are now viewed as true forms of writing. There are at least six different stages of writing: Drawing: Children draw…
Read MoreFrom Family Friendly Communication for Early Childhood Programs Children learn many math skills long before they are ready for the basics of addition and subtraction. One of these skills is the ability to sort objects. When they sort, children group things that belong together in some way. Kids often sort by color – red blocks…
Read Moreadapted from Family-Friendly Communication for Early Childhood Programs As they finish reading a storybook to a child, grown-ups often groan when they hear the words, “Read it again!” Many adults tire of reading the same books over and over, but repeated reading is actually very good for young children. Children learn important things from hearing…
Read MoreAll children are unique just as all adults are unique. We are all a product of our temperament, personality, and life experiences. Your own temperament and life experiences dictate how comfortable you feel with individuals who learn, behave, or react differently from you. Often when you are uncomfortable with a child it is because you…
Read MoreIt is the time of year when we see more colds, stomach ailments, and other illnesses. Please remember that children with the following signs of illness cannot be at school: · fever of 100 degrees F or over, · diarrhea · vomiting · nausea · severe cough · any undiagnosed rash · sore or discharging…
Read More· Run the green dish tub, compost pail, and table washing pail through the dishwasher daily. · Wash the green dish tub first, then load it with clean dishes as they come out of the dishwasher. This could save you an extra trip upstairs to return the dishwasher dish rack. · Do not allow children…
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