Teacher Newsletter
October 2017
Playing, Laughing, and Learning in Preschool
The children’s laughter was bellowing, contagious, and almost constant, and sometimes it bordered on uncontrollable. At one time I might have asked them to quiet down. However, once I decided to nurture children’s sense of humor, laughter was always a delightful and welcome sound in the classroom. Eventually I joined their scenario, bringing my plate and asking for an extra-rare piece of opossum with ketchup. Here are some ways to learn to let go of control and encourage laughter with preschoolers....
http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/files/tyc/Playing-laughing-learning
Teacher of the Month
Brownsburg 2
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Veterinary Clinic
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OCTOBER CURRICULUM
In the Fall
Toddler, Young Preschool, Preschool, Pre-K Academy, Private Kindergarten:
Sep 25-Oct 6 Down on the Farm
Oct 9-20 In the Fall
Montessori:
In the Fall
Varsity Club:
Autumn Harvest
Kids of Character: Politeness
Pre-K Academy Project: Class Harvest
Varsity Club community Service Project: "Coats for Kids"
Baby Sign: Apple
Ready, Set, Grow!: Exercise & Fitness
Language Immersion Spanish: Colors
Zoo-Phonics: Lowercase e, f, g, and h; review a, b, c, and d
FAMILY CALENDAR OF EVENTS: OCTOBER DATES TO REMEMBER
21st-Fall Harvest Celebration
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.