January

JANUARY PROGRAMS & EVENTS!

WINTER FEST ACTIVITY!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12^TH @ 10AM

Story & Craft Hour every Monday @ 10am

Ready, Set, School! every Tuesday @ 10am

FREE ENGLISH CLASSES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Tuesday’s & Thursday’s @ 4pm

NEW KINDERGARTEN READINESS WORKSHOP!

This class is for both parent and child begins Wednesday, January 20^th.

The class is every Wednesday for 6 weeks from 9am – 10:30am.

Your child must be 4 yrs. old and entering Kindergarten in September 2010.

Also, you child must not currently be attending a preschool.

Please call the center for more details and sign-up!

JANUARY CLOSURE DATES:

In compliance with Tooele County School District Policy the center will be closed:

Monday, January 18^th & Tuesday, January 19^th

LIBRARY ITEMS:

Please remember our policy of returning your items within 2 weeks.

DVD’s Must be returned within 7 days.

Ready, Set School Preschool Hour Tuesday!

We are open again!

For RSS preschool hour we will be learning about all the colors and putting together our color books. Bring all your past color papers. We will have plenty of extra supplies to make more pages while you are there if needed.

See you at 10!

A couple of announcements

Please return all your checked out items to the center no later than Tuesday, December 15th. We will be closing for winter break and would like to do an inventory.

 

Also, a reminder about the RSS Christmas Party on December 15th @ 10am.

 

Thanks!

Candy Wilson

RSS Thanksgiving Party

We had fun! Thanks to all those who came.

Tip of the Week

Benefits of Parent Involvement:
-Your child will receive better grades.
-Your child will have better attendance.
-Your child will get more out of homework.
-It will increase your child's self esteem.
-Your child will more likely graduate and go on to college.

Tip of the Week

Write your name.

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Learning Time:
I am sure you have all seen this watching PBSkids. I think it has a good message. Involve your kids and it helps them become better readers and writers.

Thanksgiving Celebration

On Tuesday, November 24th @ 10am bring your children to hear fun stories of about Thanksgiving, make a fun craft, and enjoy a mock Thanksgiving Feast!

English Class Open House

ELL Family Literacy Center Open House!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm

 

RSS Halloween Party

Our Halloween RSS Preschool Hour Party was a huge success. We read Halloween Stories, sang songs, played Bingo, Pin the Nose on the Jack-o-Lantern, decorated sugar pumpkin cookies, made pumpkin puppets, and wind blowers. Thanks to all who made it out!

Tip of the Week

I found some helpful literacy tips on pbs.org. Here they are...

Vocabulary Building
Teach your kids new words

1. Comment on new words as they come up in stories, on TV or on the radio.
2. Introduce synonyms - words that mean the same thing. If your kids talk about "the day after today," introduce the word "tomorrow."
3. Correct word errors with simple examples or corrections. If they say "We runned home!" you could say, "Wow! You RAN home?" Or, more simply, "You could say that you RAN home."
4. Find books that your kids like at the library. You can then use subjects they're interested in to add new vocabulary to their conversation.
5. Open a dictionary and pick a word they probably know. See if they can guess the word by reading them the definition. Help them understand that some words have several meanings, like 'watch.' Check out our tips in "The Big Book of Words."
6. Write out pairs of opposites on bits of paper and get your kids to match them up.
7. Introduce a new word and ask them to guess which definition is right? Is HALIBUT a fish, a game or a President? They'll want to learn more when they're having fun!
8. Include kids in your conversations with other adults by using words they can mostly understand. Then they will be able to learn any new ones by getting the meaning from the surrounding sentence.
9. Pick a new word every day and teach it to your kid. Use it so they hear it in context.
10. Encourage them to use it, and use it yourself. Even over-using it will be fun. Pick a word like 'outstanding' and use it whenever something is 'good.'

Tip of the Week

Tip of the Week

Proudly display the letters and words that your children write.

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By Mandy Moore

Give extra encouragement. Praise specific behaviors to build a strong sense of accomplishment. Use concrete items such as, "You used strong muscles to take out the trash."

Tip of the Week

By Mandy Moore

Give extra time. Spending time doing the things your child likes with a person he loves will strengthen you child's sense of worth.

Ready, Set, School Preschool Hour Schedule

Here is the theme schedule for RSS through the rest of the year.

Remember: Tuesdays at 10am

August 25- Blue
September 1-White & RSS Telephone Talk
September 8- No RSS
September 15- Grey
September 22- Fall Party
September 29- Purple
October 6- Tan
October 13- Black-What's the Pattern?
October 20- Orange*- Rhymes and Songs
October 27- Halloween Party- wear your costumes!
November 3- Pink- Scribbles and Letters
November 10-yellow- Ready, Set, Go!
November 17-brown- I can do it by Myself!
November 24- Thanksgiving Party
December 1- Red*-Where Does It Go?
December 8- Green- Everybody Counts
December15- Holiday Party
December 22- No RSS
December 27- No RSS

Tip of the Week

By Mandy Moore

Focus on the positive. Everyday give your child specific feedback for appropriate behavior, learning a new skill, doing something helpful, etc. This method of "catch them doing something good" will give your child positive ways to get your attention.

Next Ready, Set, School! Preschool Hour

Nest Wednesday we will be starting colors. Bring or wear something that is BLUE.

Also, September 6 we won't be having RSS Preschool hour.

Next Ready, Set, School! Preschool Hour

Four our next Ready, Set, School! preschool Hour we are going to have a...
book party!

So, on August 18th at 10am
Bring your favorite book(s), pillow and blanket! Popcorn will be provided!

See you there!

Discovery Gateway promotes Ready Set School

Saturday, August 22, 2009

10a.m. to 5p.m. at the Discovery Gateway

444 West 100 South, Salt Lake City

more information...