Principal's Update for Families
September 13, 2020
COLONIAL EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM
Erin Kirby, Secretary
Kim Tomlinson, Secretary
Dawn Alexander, Preschool Coordinator
Email: info@colonial.k12.de.us
Website: http://www.colonialschooldistrict.org/ceep/
Location: 12 Landers Lane, New Castle, DE, USA
Phone: (302) 429-4085
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelittlecolonials/
Twitter: @ourschool
I know it hasn't been easy for you as families but I am so grateful that you persevered through the first week. I encourage you to keep going because your sacrifice will be the biggest difference in your child's life.
If you have any concerns, suggestions or even kudos, please do not hesitate to share them with me.
Katrina.daniels@colonial.k12.de.us
As a reminder school starts for all students on Monday, September 14th and no school for all preschool students on Tuesday, September 15th. (Primary Election Day) Please use this time to get outside and play!
Pre-K Virtual Learning Instructional Materials have arrived!
You can pick up your child's pre-k instructional learning tool kit next week during the following times.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9:00- 12:00 pm
Tuesday (office is open), Thursday
1:00- 4:00 pm
Wednesday Evening
4:00- 6:30 pm
Materials include
· Crayons
· Pencils
· Unifix cubes
· Glue Sticks
· Dry erase Boards
· Dry erase marker
· Dice
· Pom-poms and popsicle sticks
· Binder Visuals (Pattern board, Alphabet Pages (Upper and Lower, Conscious Discipline supports (breaths, feeling faces), Social Story, etc.)
Chromebooks: If you are in need of a Chromebook device please contact the main office, 302-429-4085.
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH MEALS
Nutrition Services and Transportation have joined forces once again to offer an enhanced mobile feeding program to provide increased access to free breakfast and lunch meals to all students in the district.
Breakfast and lunch meals will be distributed from forty - 40 district school busses Monday thru Friday to all children under the age of 18 free of charge.
The routing link is also posted on the district website. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wvpsrxKXoZmAf2nw2yKw3yLG9Zes3SxJXsuIRQjElYo/edit?usp=sharing
There are also two links for parents on the district website to contact transportation and nutrition services directly:
Regarding Transportation and stops: email transportation here
Regarding Meal Services: email nutrition services here
JOIN US FOR WHOLE SCHOOL LIVE LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE DAY
WHOLE SCHOOL LIVE ACTIVITY TOPICS
The link for these activities are located on your child's choice board activities.
Music and Movement
Students will engage in spontaneous music, movement and finger-play activities. A variety of music styles will be embedded in the activities. Students will be involved in orchestrating music,etc.
Playtime
Children will interact with the staff in easy imagination playtime activities. The staff will use items that you already may have inside of your cabinets, toy box, or recycling bins. These basic household items will stimulate and entertain your child during the live session.
Baby Doll Circle Time Activities
Children will be led through fun, engaging activities from Conscious Discipline that promote positive secure attachment which is vital to children’s lifelong success. Children will use their favorite doll or stuffed animal to work on specific activities that strengthen self-regulation, relationships and social play.
Physical Exercises and Gross Motor Activities
Students will engage in fun activities that keep them healthy and active indoors and outdoors. During active play, students will use the large muscles in their legs, arms, and trunk which are important for good health and strong physical development.
Interactive Story Time
Preschool interactive stories will include anything from reading books with rhyming text and encouraging students to guess the rhyming words, to using rebus stories and other illustrated visual clues to encourage their participation and increase their love of reading.
THERE IS SUPPORT AVAILABLE
Katie Powell is the CEEP Community In Schools Coordinator
You can email her about anything at kathryn.powell@colonial.k12.de.us
- The Site Coordinator coordinates support for students and families, as well as implements programs and activities based upon the specific needs of the school.
- The Site Coordinator works with community partners and volunteers to bring needed supports into the school to help students succeed.
- The Site Coordinator develops a caseload of students that may need extra supports, whether they are needed in school or outside of the school building. In the preschool program the Site Coordinator works closely with children that may need extra supports in social-emotional behaviors, one-on-one needs per the teachers' request, and to help them progress in an appropriate developmental fashion based on the administrative team.