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Ms. Selena/Ms. Luke Monthly Newsletter

In the News

A Snapshot of Key Concepts

o SocialandEmotionalDevelopment-Followdirectionsandrespectingtheclassroomenvironment

o Meetingnewfriendso PhysicalDevelopment(FineMotorSkills)-

JournalWriting,formingletters,cuttingwithscissors

o LanguageandLiteracy-Recognizingupperandlowercaseletters

o Usinglanguagetodescribeobjectso Introducedtowords

o CognitiveDevelopment(Math)-Countingandrecognizingnumbersfrom1-50

o ApproachestoPlayandLearning-ExploringandrecognizingthelearningcentersandtheirpurposePleasereinforcetheseskillsathome.

Welcomebackfamilies!!!!!Wehopeyou‘veenjoyedyourSummerbreak.ThethemeforthisMonthisSchoolCelebration.TheSubtitlesare‘MySummer,MyClass,MySchool,andMakingFriends.’Thechildrenwillbeintroducedtowordssuchas‘the,Ican,see,red,yellow,andone.’WewillintroducethesewordsthroughoutthemonthofAugust.Ifyouhaven’talreadydoneso,pleasesendinsuppliesfromthesupplylist.Ifyouneedacopyofthesupplylist,pleaseinformus.Also,pleasebringapencilboxtostoreyourchild’ssuppliessuchasmarkers,pencilsandcolorpencils.Sincetheweatherisstillabitwarm,pleasesendawaterbottleeachday.Duringthewarmmonths,childrenmuststayhydratedatleastevery20minuteswhenexposedtowarmtemperatures.

Albany State University Early Learning Center

Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 1

August 2016

Show and Share Fridays Friday,August12-bringinsomethingtoclassthatbeginswiththefirstletterofyourchild’sname.Please,nofoodorlivepets,orinsects.Makesurethatallitemsarelabeledandisabletofitinsideyourchild’scubby.Friday,August19-bringafavoritetoyFridayAugust26-bringfavoritestory

“Whyfitinwhenyouwereborntostandout?”–Dr.Suess

P R E - K

Reminders

FamilycollagesareduebyAugust31Ifyouhaven’tprovideduswithyouremail

address,pleasesendittoSelena.Williams@asurams.eduor

dluke@asurams.edu

Upcoming Events

FamilyFunDayWednesdayAugust17

Educational Resources www.starfall.comwww.pbskids.orgwww.funbrain.com