Early Learning Preschool
January 31, 2020
Drop off and Pick Up Safety
PLEASE be sure that you are following the BLUE ARROWS painted in the drop off and pick up line in the parking lot.
PLEASE put your phones down.
PLEASE do not speed!
Our staff works hard to quickly and safely load and unload cars. We would rather have your child be a few minutes late than have an accident in our lot.
If you have further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for bearing with us this year as we have transitioned to the new system.
FREE BOOKS For Children 5 and Younger in Cuyahoga County (That means YOU!)
I am SUPER excited to share this AMAZING opportunity for students ages birth through 5 in our county! Please please take advantage of this program to build your home library and expose your children to literature. The website also includes literacy activities to partner with each book. Please reach out to us if you need support enrolling in the program.
Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine announced the opening of the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library (OGIL) today in Cuyahoga County.
Any child from birth to age five can enroll to receive a free, new book from the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library every month.
“I'm delighted that Cuyahoga County’s 75,000 children -- from birth to age five -- can now take advantage of the benefits of the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library,” said Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine. “Cuyahoga County is our 55th Ohio county to offer the Ohio Governor's Imagination Library Program countywide, no matter where a child lives within that county. When we started this journey to create a statewide program to improve early childhood literacy, the Imagination Library was only available in pockets of Ohio and only countywide in 24 counties. We won't stop our work to expand until kids in all 88 counties of Ohio have the same opportunity."
Research shows that book ownership can be a predictor of future academic success. In fact, studies have found that children with just 25 books in their home were more likely to complete an additional two years of education. Inspired by Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine’s passion for early childhood literacy, the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library is a partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to ensure children enter the classroom ready to succeed.
“We are very pleased that every child can experience the joy and excitement of receiving their own brand new book in the mail every month,” said Robert Paponetti, President & CEO of The Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland. “For the past several years, this wonderful program has been available in select communities in Cuyahoga County. Currently more than 10,000 children in Cuyahoga County are receiving books monthly. With this announcement, enrollment will increase exponentially as there are approximately 75,000 children under the age of five living in Cuyahoga County.”
The Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library Program is working to ensure children in all 88 of Ohio’s counties can enroll in Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library in 2020 by providing a dollar for dollar funding match with each county that opens the OGIL to its residents. The Ohio General Assembly committed $5 million to the OGIL Program in the fiscal year 2020-2021 budget.
To enroll and learn more, visit www.OhioImaginationLibrary.org.
Read Around The World
READ AROUND THE WORLD SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020 KIWANIS CLUB OF STRONGSVILLE
The KIWANIS CLUB OF STRONGSVILLE is sponsoring its annual "READ AROUND THE WORLD" program on Saturday, February 22, 2020 from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM at the Strongsville Community Library. Members of Kiwanis believe that the sooner a child gets interested in reading, the better the chance they have for success in school.
The program and its activities are intended for PRE-SCHOOL and K – 3rd graders. There is NO ADMISSION CHARGE for children and their accompanying adult (parent, grandparent, etc.).
Cookies and beverage will be available at NO CHARGE.
Activities include:
*Children will be free to “browse” and “check out” our huge inventory of children’s books.
*Students from St. Joe's & John's Elementary, Strongsville Middle School, and Strongsville High School will be available to read to your child from a book the child selects from our inventory of children's books.
*Mr. Protiva, librarian in the children’s section, will be reading a couple brief children’s stories. He is outstanding!
*St. Joe’s & John’s students will be performing short skits/plays based on children’s stories.
*Strongsville Middle School students will be “face painting” throughout the morning.
*Finally, each child can pick out his/her favorite new book to TAKE HOME!!! Again, all of the above is FREE!!!
By the way, there will be applications for any adults who wish to become a member of our Kiwanis Club of Strongsville.
See you on FEBRUARY 22rd AT THE STRONGSVILLE COMMUNITY LIBRARY UNDER THE WATER TOWER.
THE KIWANIS CLUB OF STRONGSVILLE
Parent Teacher Conferences
Realeyes Program with Dr. Scott February 5th
The Realeyes Program is a classroom-based public health initiative created by the Ohio Optometric Association with a generous grant from the Ohio Department of Health Save Our Sight Fund. The goal of the program is to educate young Ohioans of the importance of vision health and eye safety. Realeyes is presented by volunteer doctors of optometry to approximately 105,000 students per year throughout all 88 Ohio counties. The topics presented include eye safety, eye anatomy, vision disorders, and ocular health disorders.
This public-private partnership dates back to 1998 when legislation was enacted allowing Ohioans to donate $1 to the Save Our Sight fund when completing vehicle registration/renewal at the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The fund, administered by the Ohio Department of Health, provides vision-related public health grants to statewide agencies. The Realeyes Program has consistently received funding since its inception in 2000 and is the only educational program to be funded by the Save Our Sight Grant.
Strongsville Early Learning Preschool
Email: msurso@scsmustangs.org
Website: www.strongnet.org
Location: 19543 Lunn Road, Strongsville, OH, United States
Phone: 4405727046
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