Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

We had a fun time celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday to day at Ready Set School Preschool Hour.  We talked about him and what books he wrote, read a couple of books and made cute crafts. We had a drawing for one of Dr. Seuss books too. Candy and Mandy also made some yummy cupcakes for us to enjoy. Thanks to all who came to celebrate with us.

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My Feelings: Today we are going to learn about the letter D and feelings. We will be using puppets to display different emotions and taking turns being a part of a puppet show.  I will also have a mirror to show the kids what their faces look like when they are wearing different emotions.

Ready! Set! School! Friends & Family Activity 3: My Feelings from RSS Video on Vimeo.

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Here is information about the activity that we did in RSS Preschool Hour today.

Ready! Set! School! Numbers & Shapes Activity 1: 1-2-3! from RSS Video on Vimeo.

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Here is some more information about the Ready Set School Activities that we did today.

Ready! Set! School! Words & Language Activity 4: Rhymes and Songs from RSS Video on Vimeo.

Ready, Set School Preschool Hour

We are starting with A on Jan 26... bring something that starts with A.

Laurie Berkner Songs

I have told some of you about Laurie Berkner. Here are some of our favorites by her....enjoy!







Here is the information about the CD that we sometimes sing to during RSS Preschool Hour

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.

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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.

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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!

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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.'

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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."