The Little ScoopThe Newsletter of Little School at Grace Church Cathedral

Charleston, South Carolina March 2020

FROM THE DIRECTORFROM THE DIRECTORIn early February, Sarah Stubbs and I attended the South Carolina Early Childhood Association annual conference. We were among 1,600 early childhood professionals who gathered at the North Charleston Convention Center for two days of classes and seminars in a variety of topics from Building Mathematicians to Lessening Challenging Behaviors. We learned new teaching techniques and best practices and had the opportunity to share experiences with a wide range of early childhood educators from across the state. We left the conference invigorated with new ideas and confident that Little School was hitting the mark in educating our students.One of the ideas that came up multiple times at the conference was providing parents with activities you can do with your children at home to reinforce what they are learning at school. On the next page you’ll find a few fun, easy ideas that you can do to build your child’s early literacy and math skills. The internet also offers a ton of great ideas!Enjoy this issue of Little Scoop and all the pictures of your children having fun at school!lisa

Please join us for the Fours & Fives presentation of

Peter Rabbit

Friday, March 2011 AM

Hanahan Hall

A reception will follow in the courtyard

Abigail Behling Ted, Kathryn, Carson & Violet Behling

Hudson VanValkenburgh Jessica Nackel, Casey & Jack VanValkenburgh

Congratulations to our Little School families on the birth of their babies...

Spring Lunch BunchBeginning in March as the weather warms up, Lunch Bunch gets increasingly popular. It’s always a good idea to pre-register through the end of the year to guarantee your child’s space. For the safety of students, we limit attendance to 34 children which means sometimes we have to cut off registration early because we’ve met our quota. Don't be caught off guard...sign up in HeadMaster today!

New Tuition Management ProgramAs we wrap up this school year we’ll be saying “goodbye” to HeadMaster and debuting a new tuition and data management program. Smart Tuition offers all of the benefits of HeadMaster including online bill pay and instant account access in addition to a very intuitive and user-friendly mobile app. Watch for more information in early summer.

2020-2021 EnrollmentAfter completing re-enrollment we have a few openings in the Twos, Threes and Fours classes for the 2020-2021 school year. Word of mouth recommendations from our Little School parents is our best advertising. If you meet someone looking for a preschool please send them our way.

Vacation Bible SchoolThis summer, Grace Church Children’s Ministries will host a week of Vacation Bible School June 15-19. This year’s theme is Knights of the North Castle. Children ages 4 to 9 are invited to participate and older children are encouraged to be youth helpers. Parent volunteers are also needed. For more information or to register visit gracechurchcharleston.org.

Little Science Seekers is 45 minutes of interactive fun. Taught by Kat Albright, the class is designed to get young children excited about and interested in science. Each week students will complete a hands on experiment and learn about a different topic including the five senses, properties of matter, sink or float, walking water and (everyone's favorite).....SLIME!!! Little Science Seekers will be on Tuesdays from 12:15-1:00 pm.

Snowball throw alphabet gameTape letters to a wall, call out the sounds and have your kids throw the snowball (ping-pong ball) at the letter represented. Kids get to work on their coordination as well as their alphabet.

Shoelace ShapesDraw a large shape on a sheet of paper. It can be a geometric shape such as a triangle or oval or an irregular shape like a squiggly circle. Demonstrate for your child how to place the piece of string along the shape's outline. Then, encourage your child to do the same. Talk about curvy and straight lines. Draw a new shape and invite your child to do the activity again. Discuss how the shapes are similar and how they are different. This Supports learning about geometry and exploring shapes. Children learn words used in math and begin to notice the features of different shapes as they outline the shapes with string.

New Science Enrichment Coming this Fall!

Fun Games to Play at Home!

Little School CalendarMarch 17 ................................................................................. Fours & Fives go to St. Patrick’s Day Parade

March 20 ..............................................................Peter Rabbit at 11 AM, no Enrichment or Lunch Bunch

March 23-27 ...............................................................................................................................Spring Break

April 3 ...........................................................................Grandparents & Special Friends Chapel at 11 AM

April 9 ....................................................................................................................................Easter Egg Hunt

April 10 ......................................................................................................................Good Friday, no school

April 13 .................................................................................................. Karate Demonstration at 12:15 PM

April 20 ....................................................................................Dance Demonstrations at 12:15 & 1:00 PM

April 20-24 ........................................................................................................Teacher Appreciation Week

May 1 ..............................................................................................Fours Class Mother’s Day Tea at 10 AM

May 6 ................................................................................................................................. Last Day of School

May 7 .................................................................................School Play Day at Gadsdenboro Park at 9 AM

May 8 ....................................................................................................... Kindergarten Graduation at 9 AM

Holy Week & Easter at GraceHoly Week Experiences

Wednesday, April 8 @ 5 PM

Easter Egg Hunt at Bishop GadsdenSaturday, April 11 @ 11 AM

Easter Day Services8 AM - Holy Eucharist

9:30 AM - Family Eucharist (nursery available)11:15 AM - Choral Eucharist (nursery available)

LITTLE SCHOOL STAFF

FOLLOW LITTLE SCHOOL

Fives – Sarah Stubbs & Kathy GriffithFours – Kathryn Michel & Megan Freeman Kirby Preston & Maddie CrittendenThrees – Chloe McAuley & Allen Lee, Jodie Cochran & Margie BarhamTwos – Jenn Cromwell & Helen RussellTwos & Toddlers – Annie Catlette & Kat AlbrightMusic – Jodi Bennett

Chaplain – Father Bryce WandreyAtrium Receptionist – Terry HoranAssistant Director – Betsy PritchardDirector – Lisa Webb