Trainings & Reminders

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Recipe 4

Black History 5

Inside this Duplin County Partnership for Children www.dcpfc.org

Car Seat Workshop:

February 16, 2018 9:00 am-11:00 am

At Duplin County Partnership for

Children For more

information, please call Karen Pacheco

910-296-2000. Taller de Asientos

de Niños: 16 de Febrero, 2018 9:00 am-11:00 am Al Duplin County Partnership for

Children, Karen Pacheco

Para mas información, llama al

910-296-2000.

Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten

Registration Duplin County Partnership for

Children helps to fund two Pre-Kindergarten classes located

at Chinquapin Elementary and Rose Hill-Magnolia. The Pre-K activity helps prepare children to

enter kindergarten ready to learn. The learning environment is organized around The Creative Curriculum that offers

eight areas of interest. Registration for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten will be held at all Elementary Schools on

Friday, March 23, 2018 from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. Please bring your child on registration day.

La Asociación para Niños del Condado de Duplin ayuda suministrar fondos para dos clases del Pre-Jardín localizado en la escuelas de Chinquapin Elementary y

Rose Hill-Magnolia. Pre-Jardín ayuda a prepara a los niños para entrar al Kínder listos para aprender, por medio de un entorno de aprendizaje organizado en torno a ocho áreas de

interés. La inscripción para Pre-Kinder y Kinder será en todas las escuelas primarias el Viernes, 23 de Marzo de 2018

será de 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. Por favor traiga con usted al niño o niña el día de la inscripción.

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On behalf of DCDEE, as of January 4, 2018, the Criminal Background Check application must be completed online. No bubble sheets required.

Please be reminded of the following:

Do not mail bubble sheets to the CBC unit if you have entered information in the portal.

Do not mail release forms to DCDEE unless you are under the age of 18, are submitting a manual fingerprint card, or also submitting an out of state criminal check at the time of your application.

Each applicant must have their own individual registered NCID

Remember your NCID login name and password.

Include ALL names you have used in your application, including maiden name and any other alias names you have used.

Payment for a Criminal Background Check is part of the online application process. The application cost will continue to be $26.50.

Fingerprints must be completed through your local Smart Start or county Sheriff’s Office.

If you have not lived in North Carolina for all of the last 5 years, you must obtain the following from ALL states and countries you have lived:

Criminal Record Check for all of the state (s) and countries you have lived in

A check of the child abuse and neglect registries (typically done through the local department of social services) for all of the state (s) and countries you have lived in.

If you have any questions regarding your Criminal Background Check application or the process, please contact a Division representative in the Criminal Background Check Unit directly 919-527-6620 or the toll-free number at 1-800-859-0829 and ask for the Criminal Background Check Unit.

February 2018

Trainings & Reminders

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February 2018

Trainings & Reminders

When: 2-21-18 (Wednesday)

Where: DCPC

Cost: $10.00

Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Training Hours: 2

For this class, call 1-800-653-5212 or register and pay online at www.puzzles-regionscc.org

Training Description:

Would you like to gain a better understanding of the Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale? More importantly, discover how to use the ITERS-R as a self-assessment tool to maintain quality long after the assessment is over. This two-hour training provides an overview of the ITERS-R. This training will explain the organization of the seven subscales used to evaluate programs, as well as the scoring system and what programs can expect before, during and after an assessment. Participants are encouraged to bring a copy of the spiral bound Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale-Revised. DCDEE training topics include planning a safe, healthy learning environment, program management and inclusion of children with special needs.

When: 2-15-18

Where: DCPC

Cost: $5.00

Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Training Hours: 1.5

Training Description:

Learn the definition of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, learn to identify the external stressors and risk factors associated with SIDS.

List the components of a Safe Sleep Policy

Gain a understanding of NC Child Care Regulations and best practices.

Know the procedure to follow when responding to an unresponsive infant as well as a SIDS death in child care.

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Bell Pepper Meat Loaves

Preheat oven to 350° and line a medium baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut ends off peppers and set aside. Remove seeds and slice peppers into 2” thick rings. Place on prepared baking sheet..

In a large bowl, combine beef with bread crumbs, egg, Worcestershire sauce, onion, thyme, garlic and tomato paste. Season with salt and pepper and stir until combined. Fill each pepper with meatloaf mixture.

In a small bowl, whisk together ketchup and brown sugar and brush on tops of meatloaf. Bake for 35 minutes, then top with cheese, and bake 5 to 10 minutes more, or until cheese is melty.

Garnish with parsley and serve.

INGREDIENTS

3 bell peppers 1 lb. ground beef 1/4 c. bread crumbs 1 Egg, lightly beaten 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/2 Onion, finely chopped 1/2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tbsp. tomato paste kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1/4 c. ketchup 1 tbsp. brown sugar 2 c. Shredded Monterey Jack 1tbsp of fresh parsley for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Pulled from www.delish.com

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Vivien Thomas was a

pioneer in the development of

heart surgery to treat blue baby

syndrome in newborns. Thomas

worked as the assistant to

Dr. Alfred Blalock, who is

credited with the technique that

now bears his name.

Thurgood Marshall was the

first African American ever

appointed to the United States

Supreme Court. He was

appointed by President

Lyndon B. Johnson, and served

on the Supreme Court from

1967 to 1991.

Shirley Chisholm was the first African American

woman elected to the House of Representatives. She was

elected in 1968 and represented the state of New York.

She broke ground again four years later in 1972 when she

was the first major party African-American candidate and

the first female candidate for president of the United

States.

Gwendolyn Brooks was the

first African-American to win a

Pulitzer Prize, for her collection of

poetry entitled Annie Allen.

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