Teacher Newsletter
March 2018
Asking High-Level Questions
What are High-level Questions and why are they important? We spend every day asking our students questions, but are they rich thought provoking questions. By asking the higher-level questions you will help them engage in complex and creative thinking. Think of the story of “The Three Little Pigs.” You could ask basic questions like, “How many pigs were in the story?” or “What color was the wolf?” These questions do not require much complex thought. Now let’s change the questions to “What might the houses look like if the three pigs were fish?” or “How would you describe the wolf?” These questions engage the children in rich cognitive experiences and you will gain a better understanding of how they think. Coming up with High-level questions can be difficult at times. Read this attached book excerpt about what a high-level question is and isn’t.
www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/books/excerpt-from-big-questions-young-minds
Transparent Letter Tracing
Pre-K Academy
Beginning Writing Skills
Toddler 1
How many shoes fit on a Dinosaur footprint?
Toddler
Teacher Spotlight
Meet Ms. Nadine James. She is our Pre-K teacher at CN2. She has done an amazing job since she has taken over that room. She comes in daily with a positive attitude and works super hard to teach her class. She makes sure that all the children get the attention that they need to succeed. She gives them the confidence to prosper and learn in her classroom. She is an all around wonderful teacher.
March Curriculum
Toddler, Young Preschool, Preschool, Pre-K Academy, Private Kindergarten:
Feb 26-Mar 9 Dr. Seuss
March 12-23 Busy Bookworms
Montessori: Busy Bookworms
Varsity Club: Amazing Authors
Kids of Character: Sportsmanship
Pre-K Academy Project: "Dr. Seuss 3D Models"
Varsity Club Community Service Project: Book Drive for Local Shelter
Baby Sign: Book
Ready, Set, GROW!: Music and Movement
Language Immersion Spanish: Months
Zoo-Phonics: Uppercase A, B, C and D
Family Calendar of Events: March Dates to Remember
27-spring Celebration
29th-Summer Camp Sneak Peek (held during Spring Break)
30th-CLOSED for Good Friday
Rainbow Child Care & Rasmussen College Partner in Your Education
Benefits to you as an employee of Rainbow Child Care
* Staff and immediate family members eligible for up to 10% tuition discount.
* College credit available for your CDA
* Programs offered completely online for flexibility and convenience
* CDA built into certificate and Associates program
* Bachelors in Early Childhood Education- Child Development and Leadership
For more information contact
Amie Engels, T: 952-806-4680, E: amie.engels@collegisprofessional.com or http://www.rasmussen.edu/rasbenefit/
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Program
T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® Scholarship Program
Currently active in 24 states, T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® is designed to help the Early Childhood industry as a whole address education, compensation and turnover issues that affect the field by helping ease the cost of furthering employee’s education. It also leads to higher quality care for our families, because teachers will be more familiar with best practices. T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® and Rainbow partner together to help cover some of the cost of tuition, books, and related education expenses as well as compensating employees for the time spent doing schoolwork in the form of release time and providing employees with bonuses as they finish classes and programs.
To be eligible to participate in T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood®, an employee has to have been employed with Rainbow for at least 6 months year. They must work at least 30 hours a week and agree to work for Rainbow for one year after finishing their T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® contract. The employee must be going for either their CDA or Associates degree in the Early Childhood field. Currently there is a maximum of three employees per location in the T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® program. Employees in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Alabama, and Ohio are eligible, because T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® is currently is operating in these states.
After speaking with your Program Director to check that you meet the criteria to be eligible, call T.E.A.C.H. at 866-648-3224 for an application or visit your states T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® website. You can find all contact information for your states T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® Program at http://teachecnationalcenter.org/state-contacts/
For further information about the program, contact Brittany in the Education Department at 248-519-1969 or bkay@rainbowccc.com.