N.E.S.T. News
January 2018
Izzy's Update
Upcoming Events
- Snow Day January 5 will be made up on MLK Jr. Day - January 15
- Second semester $25 snack fee is due:
- PTEC preschool registration: January 3 - until full
- Kindergarten center registration: January 8
- Snack with Superheros - January 21: registration required www.SignUpGenius.com/go/5080D4EAEA823A2F49-snacks
- Kindergarten choice applications: January 29 - February 3
Urgent News
Registration for 2018/2019 is open
Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Forsythe
Where did you go to college? Truman State University (Missouri)
Where do you live now? Pike Township
What are your hobbies? Napping, reading, and eating candy
What's your family like? I am married to Kelsey, and I have 2 boys, Cameron and Logan.
Do you have any pets? Yes, Shadow is our chow/lab mix, a gray kitty named Holly
What can you absolutely not live without? chocolate
How long have you been teaching? 25 years
What is your FAVORITE lesson to teach? Science stuff!
What is your favorite thing in your classroom? my plants
Tell us a fun fact about YOU: I will watch just about any TV show
Tell us why you love your assistant? Mrs. M is always there for me, and she's the snuggle-passer-outer
What is conscious discipline?
The first step to regulate yourself is to ... breathe.
Montessori at Home
What Is Montessori? How Can I Use It Home?
"My 2..5-year-old hopped off his chair and walked over to a cabinet. He pulled out dishes and glasses, then ran over to the kitchen table and began setting places for himself and his brothers. This scenario is an example of Montessori parenting.
Montessori embodies this act. Respecting the child. Giving him space and time gives him the opportunity to grow and to develop in a healthy and productive way.
Montessori is a lifestyle. Dr. Montessori, although she wrote extensively about Montessori as an educational approach, did not intend for this approach to guiding children to be limited to the classroom. Quite the contrary, Montessori, with the focus on the development of the whole child, should embrace the child’s life as a whole, including his time in the classroom and outside the classroom, whether with Mother Nature or at home with family."
Taken from: https://carrotsareorange.com/montessori-at-home/?hvid=2LC1Gn
Montessori Snack Shelf
Montessori Snack Containers
Montessori Drink Station
Get up and Move!
Get Creative!
Healthy Start
Helping you family be eco-healthy!
Teaching our children to take care of the Earth is an important part of giving them a healthy start. These are some Eco- Healthy things you can do at home.
Become Aware of what you use: Start by living with a greater awareness of the resources that you use in your daily life. Awareness is what will allow you to then begin to make environmentally friendly choices.That way you can be a model to your kids who are always watching.
Practice Conservation: This can be as simple as turning off the lights as you leave a room.
Plant Trees: Trees are necessary for us to survive. A shady landscape around your home can help you to reduce consumption of energy and keep your home cool even during summers. Plant small trees around your home.
Conserve Water: Water needs to be conserved as lot of energy is required to pump water from rivers or lakes into your home. Remind the kids to turn off the sink when they are brushing their teeth.
Change Your Travel Habits:. If your work or school is near your home, try to ride a bicycle instead of a car.
Buy Locally Grown Products:When you shop locally instead of buying products that were shipped from far away, you are actually supporting local dairies and farms. Grow food on your own backyard and can share surplus to your friends.
3 R’s: Reduce simply means reducing what is produced and what is consumed. Reuse items for a different purpose instead of sending them to landfills. To recycle something means that it will be transformed again into a raw material that can be shaped into a new item.Library Land
The Mitten By Jan Brett
There Was A Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow! By Lucille Colonado
The Snowy Day By Ezra Jack Keats
Contact Us
Email: khiestand@perryschools.org
Website: www.perryschools.org/ca
Location: 6548 Orinoco Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, United States
Phone: 317-789-3900
Facebook: facebook.com/PTECPreschool/
Twitter: @perry_preschool