October Updates
2021
Parent Conferences
October is Parent Conference Month!
Teachers will be contacting you to set up a time to discuss with you your child and their progress so far this year. These meetings can be either face-to-face or virtual and both daytime and evening options will be available.
If you do end up in a face-to-face meeting, we ask that you respect our staff's safety and practice good social distancing (6 feet) and consider wearing a mask. This will minimize the chance that our staff has to be out on quarantine instead of in class with your child in case anyone that comes in for a conference ends up testing positive for COVID.
Palmetto Basics
We are thrilled, once again, to be partnering with Greenville First Step’s “The Palmetto Basics” initiative. The Palmetto Basics are five evidence-based parenting and caregiving principles that encompass much of what experts find is important for young children. Please check out the following video to learn more about this initiative: Introductory Video
Today, I will highlight the first part of Palmetto Basic #1: Maximize Love, Manage Stress.
Maximize Love, Manage Stress: The first part of this basic is “Maximizing Love” which is critical to your child’s healthy development. Young children thrive when their world seems loving, safe and predictable. When we express love and respond to a child’s needs, we teach them that they can count on us. Overtime, this helps them to learn to manage their own feelings and behavior. As they grow and when they feel secure, this gives them confidence to explore, learn and take on challenges that are needed for quality learning. This is why at the CDCs we work to provide this loving, safe and predictable environment by listening to your child, expressing empathy when needed, and maintaining a consistent daily schedule while at school. Doing these things at home too are a way for you to maximize love in your environment as well.
Manner of the Month
If you would like to join us in this, here is a Please and Thank You Video that you can use to reinforce or to introduce the idea to your child.
Produce of the Month
Ms. Produce will be introducing Zucchini as the produce for the month by sharing a book, dressing in zucchini costume wear and serving zucchini at breakfast or lunch each week this month.
Why Zucchini?
Zucchini are low carb but packed with nutrients
Zucchini has vitamin C, potassium, magnesium and a little bit of folate as well
Zucchini is rich in carotenoids which are good for our skin, heart and bones
Three great reasons to try zucchinni!!
Last Month was “tomato” in case you were wondering why your child may have been talking about them lately.
Car Seat Safety
Is Your Child In a Car Seat Safely? Click the link to access information in English and Spanish to learn more about car seat safety. The Greenville Sheriff’s Department was due to visit each of our Open Houses this fall to provide information and answer your questions about car seats, but because we had to move to a virtual option, they have provided this information for you.
Thank you Greenville County Sheriff’s Department for supporting our CDCs by being here each day, interacting with our children and helping us provide you with the best information around to keep us all safe.