Center Happenings
Tuition Due:
Mon. April 3rd
Mon. April 17th
What’s
Happening In Town
STEAM Spring Break
Tuesday, April 11th at 1pm
at Tippecanoe Library
Paw Patrol Live
Sunday, April 16th at 10am
at the Milwaukee Theatre
Celebrate Earth Day
Saturday, April 22nd at 1pm at the Tippecanoe
Library
Kids Say the Darndest
Things 2
Curriculum Specialist Corner
2
Virtues of the Month 3
Wilderness Fundraiser
3
Join Team Ebenezer for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Walk
3
Earth Day 3
Parenting Tip 4
Inside this issue:
April is shaping up to be a busy month! We will start by introducing Mr. Terance! He has joined Ms. Charlene in the Merry Go Round Room. Mr. Terance is so excited to join our team Downtown. He comes to us with years of experience working with children in a variety of programs. This is his first time working with younger children and he is looking forward to putting his classes to practice and engage with the toddlers of the Merry Go
Round Room.
Sneak Peek Week is happening the week of April 10th—14th! This will be a fun week while we glimpse into what our fun Summer Program is going to look like! It is also when we gather enrollment for the Summer Program, so be sure to turn your
commitment form in!
Thank you to all who participated in our marketing/social media questionnaire. We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with some valuable feedback. As we mentioned in the survey, we would draw a winner from all those that returned a survey for a $25.00 gift card to Target and the lucky winner is Bonny Bassett!!! Congratulations
and thank you again!
Happy Spring!
~Miss Mona & Ms. Nicole
Coordinator’s Corner April 2017
Happy Birthday!
Look who has a
Birthday! Adzorkor K—2nd
Jayla W—4th
Remington S—4th
Zane S—4th
Charlotte H—6th
Ms. Virginia—8th
Xavier M—17th
Jax H—19th
Samaya D—27th
Charlotte S– 28th
Avery L—28th
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Curriculum Specialist Corner
Stages of Play
~Kris McPhail
Play is the work of childhood. And the most important thing they learn about is themselves. To get to this point, all
children go through six stages, at their own individual pace.
The first stage of play is unoccupied play. This looks like babies exploring the materials around them, without any organization. This stage allows children to practice manipulating materials, learning their self control and about
their world around them.
The second stage is solitary play. Solitary play is when children entertain themselves, without any socialization. They may not even acknowledge other children or adults. This stage allows children to explore freely, master some
new skills and get ready to play with others.
Next comes onlooker play. Children in this stage sit back and do a lot of observing. They may look lonely, but they aren’t. They are watching, and this is a normal part of development. Through this watching, they learn about social rules and relationships, they explore materials and learn
about the world in general.
Parallel play is the stage where children play next to each other, without really interacting. Children play side by side,
practicing skills and learning how to engage together.
Associative play is the stage when children start to get interested in the other children. They now begin to try what
they observed in the onlooker stage.
Finally, cooperative play is play that shows cooperative
efforts between players. Children follow group rules and
establish their own rules for play. Cooperation is still
difficult for young children and there is often conflict. While
sharing, taking turns and control are difficult for children,
this is normal. Reminding children to express their emotions
with words can help at this stage.
Kids Say The
Darndest Things!
We asked the Star Room (3K/4K)
“How can you celebrate Earth Day and Be Kind to the Earth?”
Here are their very candid an-
swers:
“Come to my house and play
outside” ~ Zane, age 3y
“Be Happy” ~ Wesley, age 4y
“Collect Rocks” ~ RJ, age 3y
“Dancing to make it happy”
~ Madeleine, age 5y
“Share Stuff”
~ Kingston, age 4y
“Be nice” ~ Remy, age 3y
“Have tea parties”
~ Ava, age 5y