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Merry Christmas!
The days before Christmas offer wonderful opportunities for you to read and share stories with
young children. Reading and sharing stories with young children are probably the best ways adults
can start infants and toddlers on their literacy journey to reading and writing. Using rich language to
talk about the pictures and stories in a book, asking questions while reading, and pointing to pictures
as you describe them are excellent ways of engaging infants and toddlers in learning vocabulary. A
large vocabulary, or the amount of words a child understands, supports later school readiness.
School Readiness is the our Goal!
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Cathy Gaskin Education Coordinator 903-988-7635 [email protected]
Early Head Start Education Services
December 2016 Edition
Keeping Children Safe! It is all our jobs. Below are some tips:
Ensure adults picking up children are authorized to do so.
Model what safety looks like in your classroom. Say the children’s names out loud and recognize who is
not here today When walking Toddlers down the hall – make sure every-
one is holding a hand and teacher’s eyes are on children
Mary Hicks 12-07 EHS L & M Christian Day Care
Cathy Jones 12-08 EHS Playing For Keeps
Nicholas Mollice 12-12 EHS L & M Christian Day Care
Deidra Dunn 12-17 EHS Playing For Keeps
Terri Small 12-26 EHS L & M Christian Day Care
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School Readiness Goals 2016-2017
*The data driving these goals was drawn from Teaching Strategies Gold student/Mental Health/Health/Program
Compliance/Disabilities/Nutrition data and are subjective to revision after each assessment.
Approaches to Learning
Child manages emotions with increasing independence.
Child manages actions, words, and behavior with increasing independence.
Children will maintain persistency to accomplish learning new tasks.
Social & Emotional Development
Children will engage in positive relationships with adults and peers.
Children will begin to develop and demonstrate control over some of their feelings and behaviors (self-regulation).
Children will learn to take care of their own needs.
Language & Literacy
Language Goal- Children will develop strong receptive and expressive language skills in order to establish meaningful
relationships and connections with others and the world around them.
Literacy Goal- Children will increase literacy skills in order to establish a strong foundation for reading and writing.
Cognition & General Knowledge
Child learns to use a variety of strategies in solving real world situations.
Children will begin to quantify and recognize and name numerals.
Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Child will demonstrate control using fine motor movements using various materials.
Child will demonstrate control, strength and coordination using large muscles for movement and position.
*Revised 11/30/2016
Region 7 ESC Head Start 1909 N. Longview St., Kilgore, TX. 75662/903.988.6700/Fax 903.988.6945
Spring Training Calendar & Deadlines
January 2nd EHS Toddler CD/Baby Doll Circle Time Session 056410 (9:00-3:00) Playing For Keeps
February 24th EHS Assessment # 2
March 10th EHS Baby Doll Circle # 1 Session 056403 (12:00-3:00) Playing For Keeps
31st EHS 2nd Home Visit Due
DISABILITIES
December Focus: FINE MOTOR SKILLS
The holiday season is here, so make fine motor practice festive and
exciting! Provide festive paper strips and teach children to make
paper chains. Old greeting cards can be used for students to look
at and talk about. Let students assist in wrapping gifts they have
made for their parents. Provide paints, crayons, and markers in
holiday colors. Also, place holiday cookie cutters in the playdough
center. As the weather gets cooler encourage students to zip their
jackets and put on mittens. Make each center a winter wonderland!
HEALTH HAZARD MAPPING
NUTRITION
The “my plate” reminds us that a healthy holiday meal includes food from all the food groups!
Have the class follow one tip a day as a fun holiday activity. Theholiday-themed tips are filled with healthy eating messages andfun nutrition and fitness activities that together promote ahealthy holiday season.
Happy Healthy Holiday Tips: Don’t get sick during the holidays. Remember to wash your
hands for 20 seconds. Just sing one chorus of jingle bells whileyou wash.
A good way to get on Santa’s Nice list is to eat your fruits andveggies!
Reindeers love to eat lots of orange vegetables like carrots. Ithelps them see at night. Add an orange vegetable to your lunchor dinner!
Decorate your plate with the color of Christmas, add lots ofgreen and red vegetables.
The elves keep warm at the North Pole by exercising for 60minutes every day. Be like an elf and get moving!
Santa’s elves get a full night’s sleep so they have lots of energyto make new toys. Go to bed early and get at least 8-10 hoursof sleep each night.
Keep your teeth extra happy this holiday and remember to brush them after meals.
Santa will be making a list and checking it twice, he thinks kidsthat eat lots of fresh fruit are really nice!
Mrs. Claus always makes a healthy breakfast for Santa. Startyour day with a healthy breakfast with foods from at least 4 ofthe food groups.
MENTAL HEALTH Children with a strong emotional
vocabulary:
tolerate frustration better
get into fewer fights
engage in less destructive behavior Help children learn to label and identify feelings by acknowledging and noticing frustration, upset and anger. Rather than telling a child to “calm down” say “You look sad, (angry, disappointed, etc.) I feel that way sometimes, too.” Try this:
Simply state how the child is feeling. “You look really excited! I see your eyes are big and your mouth is open”.
Share how others are feeling, “Wow, that little boy is really mad. I see he is crying and making fists with his hands.”
Talk about how you are feeling, “I am really frustrated that we can’t go outside to play because it is raining.”
As children begin to recognize what emotions look like, they can begin to manage their own emotions and show empathy toward others. For more information see: CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR
Do you find that children get bumped or bruised in one area of
your classroom more than any other? Do one or two of your
children struggle with behavior problems at the same time eve-
ry day?
Identifying and isolating specific spots in your room where inju-
ries occur is called “Hazard Mapping.” Investigation and correc-
tion can assist you in preventing injuries in the future. Changing
the structure of your day to eliminate the cause of fussy or
whining behavior will not only turn a day around for a child; you
will find that you enjoy your day more, also!
Study the patterns of injury and challenging behavior in your
classroom. You may need to open areas that are spots of fre-
quent injury or challenging behavior. An adult may need to be
stationed closer to the area to assist with active supervision.
Watch the children who whine or exhibit behavior that all is not
well at the same time every day. Are they hungry? Need a re-
stroom break? Is something physically wrong? The child who
cries after drinking or when playing outside in chilly weather
may have a toothache.
Investigate! Preventing injuries and addressing the cause of
behavior will help to make for
safer and more positive class-
room environments!
Gail Thomas
Nutrition Coordinator
(903) 988-7629
Kathryne Boddie, LPC
MH Coordinator
(903) 988-7636
Sherry Jordan
(903) 988-7650
Tennessa Dallas-Theus
EHS Health Specialist
(903) 988-7656
