Deer Park Ivy League E.L.A: Administration Corner
Deer Park Ivy League E.L.A: Administration Corner
Deer Park Ivy League E.L.A: Administration Corner
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Family Newsletter April 2013 Issue 4
Administration Corner
Contents
Administration corner Dear Parents Upcoming Events Columbia Crawlers Brown Bears Cornell Cubs Dartmouth juniors Princeton Preschool Harvest Pre-K Birthdays Teacher feature Scholastic books 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Bring on spring!!!! Even though winter is still trying to peek in spring is here. Please make sure your child has weather appropriate clothes in their cubbies. Alright families the buzzer game is back. If you are caught in the lobby wearing your I love Ivy league Pin when the buzzer goes off, you will receive a raffle ticket for a drawing for a free tuition credit. The month of April will be designated to Reading. Starting April 8th and ending on April12th we will have A Parent Read aloud. Parents will be able to come in anytime between 10am and 11am or 3pm to 4pm to read one of their favorite books to their childs class. Parent teacher conferences will be held April 23rd, 24th and 25th. Please sign up to meet with your childs teacher to learn about their progress in the classroom.
Upcoming Events
April 8th to 12th: Parent read aloud April 23rd, 24thand 25th: Parent teacher conferences
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Curriculum News
Deer Park
Ms. Victoria and Ms. Christina new nursery rhyme for the Ms. Victoria and Ms. Christina Cornell Cubs A & B whole month. Some nursery rhymes will also involve art and activities to go along Happy spring!!!!!!!!!! with it. The class will make their own For the month of April the children will nursery rhymes as well. The last will be be focusing on three main themes. The my imagination. The children will use their first will be about spring. The children imagination to pretend to be animals in a will create springtime fun art project jungle and on a farm. As well as people we and plant seeds to make grass. The see every day like teachers, doctors and second will be on Nursery rhymes. Every pilots. Our monthly concepts for this day the children will learn and recite a month are the color purple, the shape oval, the number 8 and the letters O and P Cornell Cubs A & B Teachers M.A.S.T.E.R.S (making academic strides towards ensuring readiness & success) MS. Bibi, Ms. Carol and MS. Ruby
Dartmouth Juniors
This month we will be focusing on animals. We will first review farm animals, then we will discover dinosaurs. The children will watch the movie dinosaurs to learn how dinosaurs lived in their habitat. The children will also explore the deep blue sea. The color of the month is purple, the shape is oval letters are O and P.
Princeton Preschool
Welcome spring from Princeton Preschool. This month we will be focusing on growth. The children will compare the growth of themselves to the growth of different seeds. Our fun Fridays will incorporate this topic as well. Our focuses for the month are rainbow colors and our shape is circle. Ms. Evonn
Sneak Peek!!!!!!!! This summer we are launching our new enrichment program Dance Class. Children will move and groove with different styles of dance and music. From ages 2 and up. More information to come.
Harvard Pre-K
For the month of April the class will focus on the earth. They will learn the importance of recycling and do an earth day craft. We also will do some planting and gardening. For literacy this month we will continue to learn sight words and forming sentences. Our author of the month is Bill martin Jr. In math the children will learn about estimation. Please sign up for parent teacher conferences April 23rd, 24th, and 25th. Ms. Farrah and Ms. Danna
Deer park
Center News
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April Teacher Birthdays Ms. Stephani (Director) April 2nd Ms. Tiffanie (Cook) April 13th Ms. Danna (Pre-k) April 16th
Ms. Shetawra (Cornell cubs) April 22nd
Josiah Celestin (brown bears) April 11th Cubs B) April 22nd Onur Tuzan ( Dartmouth Juniors) April 21st Brandon Leonard (Pre-k) April 27th Angelo Mirabello (Preschool) April 28th Alexia Labella (Pre-k) April 29th
Our kids love to read Our children love to read and reading is an important factor to a childs language development. Please look for the scholastic catalog in your childs classroom and place an order by April 25th 2013. You can order online using code LGFXZ. When you order online you will receive a $5 coupon for your next order.
Spotlight on children
(Every month a child is recommended by their teacher for standing out in the classroom).
January: Karah Lee (Brown bears) Karah is a loving child. She is very bright, a great listener and always helps her friends and teachers Ms. Victoria and MS. Christina
(Karah
February: Areiyanna Lopes (Columbia Crawlers C) Areiyanna has a great sense of humor. She is funny, very verbal, loves Books, Catches onto things quickly and has great motor skills Ms. Carol
(Areiyanna exploring with ice)
March: Chandler Como (Cornell Cubs B) Chandler is the type of child who will always make you laugh. He has shown great leadership with encouraging his friends to go potty. He is also very helpful and very interested in learning new March things. Ms. Shetawra April: Aleigha Lopes (Dartmouth Juniors) Aleigha is like my assistant teacher. She is always cleaning and very helpful. She always wants to be challenged when it comes to learning new things. She has great fine motor skills, and can identify all her letters, colors and shapes. Ms. Cassidy
(Aleigha showing her happy face)