Early Childhood Peek at the Week
Week of 11/20/17
Calendar
November 2017
11/22/17 - 11/24/17 Thanksgiving Break
11/26/17 Associate Principal Meeting at Hazelwood
11/28/17-11/29/17 December 1 Enrollment Count Conducted
11/30/17 Early Childhood New Employee Orientation
Staff Recognition and Celebration
Jennifer Neace: Wellington Elementary
Jennifer is a terrific assistant who know all the paperwork, gives ideas to teach curriculum and works wonderfully with the children. She come to work with an A+ attitude!
Joane Levy: Wellington Elementary
24 years of service to JCPS!!!!! A wonderful Lead Instructor who is fun to work with and accepts us as smart, dedicated teachers.
Khadijah Hurt: Wellington Elementary
Khadijah has great leadership potential. It is her first year at JCPS. She is smart and dedicated to helping children be successful. She know how to step in where ever needed. She helps with paperwork, teaching and SMILES!!!
Cody George: Accounting Early Childhood Central Office
Thank you for helping the Curriculum Development & Education Coordinators Thursday and Friday. We appreciate all your hard work.
Elaine, Cashay and Bernice: George Unseld Early Learning Center
Thank you for all your help during Block Play and Dramatic Play training. We appreciate you all.
Brent Stewart: Data Management Early Childhood Central Office
Thank you for helping the Curriculum Development & Education Coordinators on Friday. We appreciate all your hard work.
Robert Ross: Operations Liaison Early Childhood Central Office
Thank you for assisting the Curriculum Development & Education Coordinators Friday. We truly appreciate your help with the break down on dramatic play.
Kudos cards are in all classrooms. Please take time to recognize our amazing staff members. If you need Kudos cards, please email Shannon Humphrey and she will send them to you through the Pony.
Snack Posters
Child Development and Education
Active Supervision Spotlight: Confidentiality
This week’s Active Supervision tip of the week is another short video. Click on the link to access this quick video. There are many great examples of strategies for ensuring that children are kept safe at all times. This includes the safety of their personal information. This video focuses on the importance of confidentiality of students and their families. All JCPS employees are required to maintain confidentiality of student information at all times.
Kindergarten Applications Deadline: December 15
Do you have students that will be 5 years of age on or before August 1, 2018? If the answer to that question is yes then you must work with your families to ensure they have completed the kindergarten application process. Fliers are not enough. The personal touch makes a difference. This is through phone calls and face to face contact.
Annual December 1 Count To Be Conducted Soon
The December 1 enrollment count will be conducted in all classrooms on November 28-29. Someone from the Early Childhood central office will be visiting your classroom on one of those two days to conduct the enrollment count. You will be asked to verify a copy of your current classroom roster. This is a very important activity and accuracy is essential. The count determines the amount of funding JCPS will receive for classrooms, supplies, salaries, etc. for the 2018-2019 school year.
Curriculum Updates
Big Day Focus Words for the Week of November 20: Vocabulary Review
Take What You Can Tote Clothing Giveaway!
Do you know of a family in need? The 15th District PTA would like to invite parents/guardians from early childhood families to the Take What You Can Tote! Clothing Giveaway. Please distribute the attached flier to your families. The giveaway is scheduled for Saturday, December 9th.
Upcoming Events
November 22-24- Thanksgiving Break
November 28-29- Annual December 1 Enrollment Count Conducted
December 15- Kindergarten Registration Deadline
JCPS Early Childhood is on Twitter
Big Day for PreK Login
Human Resources/Professional Development/Communications/Tuition Based Programs
Vacancies in the Early Childhood Program:
4- Certified Teachers
10- Lead Instructional Assistants
6- Instructional Assistants
We have immediate openings for Early Childhood Certified Teachers, Early Childhood Lead Instructional Assistants and Early Childhood Instructional Assistants. The links are provided that will give you more information and access to apply. Please encourage friends and family to apply.
Professional Development 17-1890875 EC CLASS: Instructional Learning Formats - Part 3
Duvalle Education Center
12/12/2017
7:30 AM-9:30 AM
17-1890877 EC CLASS: Instructional Learning Formats - Part 3
Duvalle Education Center
12/12/2017
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Standards of Conduct Weekly Focus: Isolation
The Effects of Isolation on a Child's Social Development
by KRISTEN MOUTRIA Last Updated: Jun 13, 2017
Isolation is severely detrimental to a child's social development. In the 1940's, René Spitz, a researcher and Austrian-American psychoanalyst, used child observation to determine just how detrimental a lack of important social interaction is to children. Harry Harlow conducted a study using monkeys that furthered Spitz's studies and explored the devastating consequences of isolation. The results of these studies are clear: being around loving, caring caregivers is essential for the proper social development of a child.
Less Playful
Children who are isolated during the early years of their lives are less playful than those who are socialized. Spitz analyzed two groups of children from birth to age 7 and found that those who were raised in an orphanage with little human contact were much less playful at age 1 than those who were raised in prison but saw their mothers frequently. This study demonstrates the catastrophic effect of social isolation at an early age.
Maternal Deprivation Syndrome
Children who were deprived of social interaction as babies often suffer maternal deprivation syndrome, which manifests itself in the form of failure to thrive. They do not meet developmental milestones on time, such as being able to speak a few basic words by 12 months, or speak 10 words at 18 months. They also are less responsive to the environment and relationships because their relationship with their mother or caregiver is neglectful and they are accustomed to isolation.
Disturbance
Children who are isolated as infants often develop disturbing behavior and have trouble connecting with their peers. Harlow's study on infant primates demonstrated that monkeys who spent months in isolation from other monkeys remained physically healthy, but developed disturbed social behavior. They huddled in the corners of their cages and rocked back and forth, comparable to the behavior of some autistic children. Harlow proved social development has a critical development period in monkeys, as well as humans.
Slow Language Development
Children raised in isolation or settings where human interaction is limited have slowed language development. In Spitz's study, only a few of the children who were raised in the orphanage could manage a few words by their second or third year of age. Their sensory and social deprivation caused them to be severely delayed in their language acquisition, putting them at risk for being permanently socially disabled.
Behavior Support
Great resources:
Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention is an amazing resource for educators.
•Center for Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/strategies.html#teachingskills
•The Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu
•Positive Behavior Support for Young Children www.cenmi.org
•Committee for Children www.cfchildren.org
•The Gray Center http://carolgraysocialstories.com/
Classroom Timer:
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/classroom-timers/
Cool Fidgets:
Staff Health and Wellness
Employee Assistance Program
´JCPS recognizes that employees' mental health and emotional health are as important to their job performance as physical health.
´To provide support, JCPS has contracted with an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their family members at no cost to the employee. The EAP is a confidential, short-term counseling program offering traditional fact-to-face or phone counseling services with a licensed therapist. To schedule an appointment, contact Stuecker & Associates at (502) 452-9227.
´In addition to the JCPS-provided EAP, the Kentucky Employees' Health Plan (KEHP) offers many additional self-help resources through the Anthem MyStrength Program. For more information, visit Anthem MyStrength Program.
Mandatory Training for ALL Classroom Staff on Snack Procedures
Quiz: https://goo.gl/forms/Sb74YERmkaHKjv3A2
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Last chance........We Want Your Feedback
The information collected will assist us in planning additional training opportunities in the near future.
Head Start Training
Translation Service: Language Line
To access the Language Line Services:
1. Dial 1-866-874-3972
2. Enter our 6 digit client ID: 865280
3. When prompted, press 1 for Spanish, 2 for all other languages. (at the prompt, state the name of the language you need)
If you have any problems, contact Alisa Smith at asmith@languageline.com or by calling 1-800-752-6096 (option 2).
This is a great resource to use when needing to share short messages. For example: "Please call Ms. Smith at 485-1111." For lengthy conversations, we would suggest using our staff or the District’s Services.
Technology Tip
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The Jefferson County Public School District shall not discriminate in recruitment or employment on the basis of age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, religion, or political affiliations or beliefs. The District shall promote equal opportunities through a vigorous affirmative action program as an integral part of personnel policy and practice in the employment, development, advancement, and treatment of employees of Jefferson County Public Schools.