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3859 & 4200 Wheeler Street Houston, TX 77204 PH: 832/842/0500
Read at CLC
Frontier Fiesta
Meet Ms. Reta
Technology
Thank You
CLC Calendar
Happenings
Special Points
of Interest:
Come Join The Fun!
March 1, 2015
Newsletter Volume 14, Issue 3
Grab Your Hat and Read with the Cat! Celebrate National Education Association's Read Across America Day
Those who are six, sixteen, sixty-four, and more have all kinds of great events in store for the National Education
Association's (NEA) nineteenth annual observance of NEA's Read Across America. NEA is calling America's children,
both young and old, to reward their learning by celebrating the joys of reading on Dr. Seuss's birthday. Readers of all
ages are encouraged to celebrate with this year's book Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Our Reading Party here at CLC will take place:
March 2nd-31st, 2015
9:00-11:00 a.m. & 3:30-5:00 p.m.
For more information about how to
generate excitement for reading among
America's children and their families
and about best practices for motivating
and teaching reading, visit
www.nea.org/readacross.
Please join CLC’s Little Cougar Corner at UH Frontier Fiesta for
Family Fun Day & CLC Alumni Reunion
March 28, 2015; 12:00-5:00 p.m.
Free Activities!
http://www.uh.edu/fiesta/
Call 832-842-0500 or
email us at [email protected]
if you would like to volunteer
to read
or have questions.
Volume 14, Issue 3 CLC Newsletter
News
New Staff Welcome: Ms. Reta Johnson, Assistant Teacher
Ms. Reta Johnson has officially joined Ms. Erin on the Aqua room teaching team!
Ms. Reta has over 17 years of experience in Early Childhood Education as a Kindergarten
Teacher and Family Child Care Provider. She has a degree with certifications in Early
Childhood and Special Education. Ms. Reta’s experience includes classroom management,
development and implementation of lesson plans and assessment of children and learning
outcomes. She has training and experience working with children with special needs.
Please join us in welcoming Ms. Reta to the CLC family!
Thank you CLC families for providing lobby, table, and classroom decorations as well as food samplings for our CLC
Chinese New Year Celebration. Also we want to send a special thank you to Ms. Zhu from the Chinese Community
Center for facilitating our staff development training!
To enhance our technology resources, CLC will incorporate ABCmouse.com
Early Learning Academy curriculum in the Toddler and Preschool
classrooms.
This will be a tool available to teachers as a way for differentiating instruction and extending learning through
specifically designed programs targeted for young children (ages 2-6 years).
As part of the ABCmouse.com package, CLC parents of children ages 2-6 years old will receive a 30-Day FREE Trial.
One family account holds up to 3 users. Letters with instructions and activation codes will be sent home this month.
Thank You!
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Note from the editor:
Greetings! This is the 3rd installment of the CLC’s E-News for 2015. For your convenience, an archive of all E-News is available at www.uh.edu/clc. If you would like to be removed from this distribution list, please email your name and email address to [email protected]. Thank you and enjoy reading!
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CLC March 2015
Early
Dismissal
Happenings
Save the Date
The Center will host a Nutrition Workshop facilitated by UH faculty member
Ms. Ann Svendsen-Sanchez
What: Taking Wartime Out of Mealtime When: April 6; 5-7 p.m. @ CLC Cameron April 13; 5-7 p.m. @ CLC Wheeler Who: Parents of CLC
Toddlers (children ages 1-3 years old)
RSVP at CLC front desk
CLCAB
CLC Little
Cougar Corner
@ UH Frontier
Fiesta
CLC
Closed
Research Project Opportunity
UH Assistant Professor Leslie Frankel, Ph.D. is seeking parents of preschool
children to participate in an observational study.
Free play with your child
Snack time with your child
Your child will participate in activities
You will fill out questionnaires
You will be compensated for your time
If interested, please contact them at 713-743-3999 or
UH Spring Egg Hunt
The 25th annual Spring Egg Hunt,
sponsored by UH Staff Council,
Faculty Senate, and SGA is Saturday,
March 28th; 9 - 11 a.m., in Lynn Eusan
Park.
This family fun event is open to all UH
staff, faculty, and students and their
children up to age 12.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.uh.edu/staff-council/
CLC Reading Party 3/2-3/31
UH Frontier Fiesta 3/26-3/28