Early Learning News
December, 2015
Oh the Possibilities...
So, what would you do with the above activity? Math? Science? Physical Development? As teachers, we constantly look for ways to allow students to interact socially as we are building upon their academic success! More importantly, these purposeful "activities" need to be fun!!! We want our students to come each day with an endless curiosity for what the day may hold. We owe that to them, and just like the business world, we are always looking for hooks that make them want to come back for more! :)
Kindergarten Readiness Updates
Individual Student Reports will be available for download this week. We will communicate with you in a separate e-mail the logistics of printing and sending those reports out to families. Although those individual reports are available, district and state data will not be shared until February or March.
Carl Stark
Shout out goes to Carl Stark as he worked vigorously to start up a new Pre-K classroom mid-November. What a great job Carl did along with his school community. We are now able to serve an additional 20 Pre-K students at Potomac Heights!
Kinder Haven Child Care Providers
It was wonderful to have such a great turn out of child care providers from Kinder Haven at our last professional development session. Thanks for the collaboration.
Kindergarten Teachers
A very special shout out to all of our Kindergarten Teachers. We had a 98.57% completion rate for our Kindergarten Readiness Assessment. Much of this assessment was strategically embedded in instruction and was employed seamlessly. Thank you!!!
Pre-K Tips for Parents
As we are continuously having conversations with parents regarding school readiness, below are some resources that could be included in a weekly/monthly newsletter for families regarding Kindergarten readiness.
Sesame Street Introduces a Character with Autism!
The video below is among a few videos and resources on the autism.sesamestreet.org web-site. Check out this great resource.
Pre-K Report Card
A google form was sent out to all Pre-K teachers in an effort to collect feedback surrounding the first implementation of the Pre-K report card. The feedback has been extremely valuable, and actually many of the comments were repetitive in nature. For those interested, we will meet as a group in the spring to make any appropriate adjustments that would be beneficial to the purpose of this reflection of our students' abilities.
Event Information
Child Abuse and The Brain: The Developmental Impact of Trauma in Childhood
Frank Kros, President of the Upside Down Organization will be the speaker. Cost of the event is $15.00.
To pre-register, contact Melanie Cooper at 301-334-4211 ext. 6419 or mcooper@garrettcac.org
When?
Thursday, Apr 14, 2016, 08:30 AM
Where?
Garrett College, National Pike, Grantsville, MD, United States
PD for Child Care Providers
Our next PD session for Child Care Providers will be at CES from 7:00-8:00 on Dec. 9th. The topic will be family engagement. Please bring any activities that have worked well at your center and plan to collaboratively share with other agencies and providers. You can sign up using the link below or simply call or e-mail me.
Stacy Henson
Email: hensosta@wcps.k12.md.us
Location: 10435 Downsville Pike, Hagerstown, MD, United States
Phone: 301-766-8722
Facebook: facebook.com/WCPSEarlyLearning