v Bishop Indian Head Start

405 North Barlow Lane

Bishop, CA 93514 (760)872-3911/Fax: (760) 872-4857

Website: bishoppaiutetribe.org

March is National Nutrition Month

The Easter Bunny will be visiting at BIHS Friday, March

25.There will be an Easter Egg Hunt at BIHS on Friday,

March 25 from 10:00 to 10:30 for Class 1 Lynne/Dawn

and Class 4 Annette/Tashina. Class 2 Mary Lou/Lena and

Class 3 Dayle/Paula will be from 10:30-11:00.

Hubasawana (soup) and Kumasaa’ (bread) will be served

at 11:00 for lunch. This is a full day of school.

Teachers will provide children with a basket or bucket

to gather eggs.

Thank you to all of the volunteers who dyed eggs in

the classrooms and helped the stuff eggs with prizes

Parent volunteers are needed to

Assist the Easter Bunny with hiding Easter

Eggs at 8:30 am on the 25th

Salsa Class continued-Salsa making class took place on

March 14 & 21 at BIHS. Families came with their

children and chopped and prepared mild salsa. After the

salsa was made everyone and enjoyed their chips and

salsa. Yummy! Incentives were provided to families that

attended. These food choppers and incentives were

funded by the REACH Grant. Parents are welcome to

come and cook in the BIHS kitchen for party food and

healthy classroom cooking activities. BIHS can also

assist you with obtaining a Food Handlers Safety

Certification by Indian Health Service. Thank you so

much Pat for teaching the Salsa Class and sharing your

family’s salsa recipes. If you are interested in sharing a

family recipe or teaching a cooking class let us know.

Salsa making Class

Pat Hubartt Olivia’s Mane preparing roasted tomatoes in

the BIHS Kitchen for Salsa class

Spring Break: March 28-April 1stSchool

will resume on Monday, April 4th

Since the first day of school at BIHS your child has been brushing his or her teeth after breakfast and

lunch to help prevent cavities. Your child is in a routine of regular tooth brushing. Please remember to

continue on with these healthy habits at home on the weekends, holidays and during summer vacation.

Healthy Mouths = Healthy Kids

Healthy mouths are important – even for babies and young children

o Children need healthy teeth to help them chew and to speak clearly. o Baby teeth hold space for adult teeth.

o Poor oral health can cause your child to have problems eating, speaking, learning and socializing.

Keep your child’s mouth healthy o Cavities can cause your child pain and serious health problems – the good news is you can prevent cavities.

The preschool years are an important time to help your child establish good oral health habits.

Tooth decay is the major cause of tooth loss in children. Since children at this age are unable to

clean their own mouths effectively, parents need to provide this care for them o Be a good role model; allow your child to watch you brush and floss your teeth.

Brush your child's teeth 3 times daily after the first tooth appears.

Use a child-size, soft-bristle toothbrush.

Use a pea-size amount (or less) of fluoride toothpaste once your child is able to spit.

Floss your child's teeth daily when all 20 primary teeth are present

Good eating habits and snacking patterns begin during these years

Plan balanced diets using a variety of foods from the five major food groups

Help your child choose sensible snacks that do not promote tooth decay.

Avoid using sugary snacks as a reward.

Pacifiers, bottles and finger sucking, if prolonged, can affect oral development. Usually children stop

between the ages of 2 to 4 years of age. If you are unsuccessful in breaking the habit, consult your dentist.

Yearly dental visits should begin by their first birthday and 6 month dental checkups should follow.

If you do not have a regular dentist for your child to see, please let us know at Head Start and we can

help you locate a dentist for a dental home.

Our Oral Health Campaign.HHS/ACF/OHS

Kitchen Activities At Home Having your preschooler help you in the kitchen is a good

way to get your child to try new foods. Kids feel good about

doing something “grown-up.” Give them small jobs to do.

Praise their efforts. Children are much less likely to reject

foods that they helped make. As preschoolers grow,

they are able to help out with different tasks in the kitchen.

While the following suggestions are typical, children may

develop these skills at different ages.

At 3 years:

Add ingredients (eye/ hand coordination)

Talk about cooking (encourages language development)

Scoop or mash potatoes (fine motor skills)

Squeeze citrus fruits (fine motor skills)

Stir pancake batter (fine motor skills)

Knead and shape dough (strengthening hands)

Name and count foods (math skills)

Help assemble a pizza(fine motor skills, collaboration)

At 4 years:

All that a 3 year old can do, plus:

Peel eggs and some fruits, such as oranges and bananas

Set the table (position skills)

Crack eggs

Help measure dry ingredients

Help make sandwiches and tossed salads

At 5 year: All that a 4 year old can do, plus:

Measure liquids (math skill)

Cut soft fruits with a dull knife

Use an egg beater

Make sure that they wash their hands before helping.

Source:Nutrtion.gov

The Classroom education theme this

month is, “I Can Take Care of Pets.”

The safety topic is Pet Safety. We allow

animals to visit the classroom as long as

they are healthy and gentle animals.

You will be asked to show your pets

updated immunization record to ensure

they do not impose a health risk. Please

call Head Start before brining your pet

to school for show and tell. The colors

for the month are yellow, green and all

other colors are being reviewed, along

with numbers 0-20. The shapes for the

month are rectangle and oval.

Positive Guidance Techniques

for the month of March

Inappropriate behavior activity,

direct the child into an activity

that is developmentally more

“match” to the child’s needs at

the time. Re-direct the child.

Ignore behavior. Sometimes the

best thing you can do is ignore

the inappropriate behavior.

However, aggressive behavior

must be dealt with directly by

other methods.

Reinforce appropriate behavior.

Positive attention to appropriate

behavior reinforces and

encourages children to continue

those behaviors.

The Big Benefits of Family Meals Family meals help provide a regular, consistent opportunity to create a

shared experience that is meaningful and offer a sense of belonging to all.

Research has shown that regular and meaningful family meals offer a large

variety of benefits to children and parents.

Sean Brotherson, Ph.D., Extension Family Science Specialist and Associate Professor,

Department of Child Development and Family Science, NDSU

Exercise and Our Bodies Research suggests that burning off 350 calories three times a week through sustained, sweat-inducing activity can reduce symptoms of depression about as effectively as antidepressants. That may be because exercise appears to stimulate the growth of neurons in certain brain regions damaged by depression. What's more, animal studies have found that getting active boosts the production of brain molecules that improve connections between nerve cells, there by acting as a natural antidepressant. http://www.health.harvard.edu/UD

Here are some Inexpensive ways to exercise: Go for a walk:

Start slow and increase the distance each day you walk.

Take a hike:

Explore the beautiful Owens Valley that we live in with your family or yourself

Go fishing:

Catching your dinner is fun and walking the creek and pond banks is exercise

Just be sure to fish in areas where fishing is allowed this time of year.

Go for a bike ride:

When you ride your bike, you are doing a lot of good things. Pedaling increases cardiovascular health (heart health). But ultimately, the one who benefits the most is you, through better health, peace of mind, increased confidence and self-reliance. Plus you save on the cost of gasoline and bike riding environmentally friendly.

If you’re not mobile

Do leg lifts (if possible). One leg lift, two leg lifts, arm lifts and circles are some movement ideas.

Remember to stay hydrated: Most people would stay adequately hydrated by drinking 5 to 10 ounces of fluid every 20 minutes. But your exact need depends on things like how hard you're working, whether you are indoors or outdoors, and your age, gender, and weight. www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise

Ask your doctor about what type of exercise benefits your current health status

LANA Nutrition Education and

Physical Fitness Inside and Out

LANA in the inside This LANA teaching in door lesson was about fruit and

vegetables from the inside out. A nutritional book was

read to the BIHS children called In and Out with LANA

and Carlos. A Harvest Garden a song was sung.

LANA in the Outdoor Classroom Each group children was given a fruit or vegetable

Super Garden Hero character. They then ran down to

the end of the fence and had to find the matching fruit

or vegetable and put it in its bag. Thank you Susie for

teaching LANA each month with the BIHS children.

Thank you Susie Cisneros for setting up and teaching the

LANA Curriculum every month.

Paiute Words

of the Month

Paiute Language provided by Glen Nelson, Paiute Language Provider and BIHS Parent, by Lavina Bengochia, Paiute Language Facilitator, Nuumu Yodoha and BIHS Teaching Staff.

Action Words: Nako’o (silly) Kasubida (confused)

Udu-wunu (proud) tuuuya (scared)

Muwa taagwa higa-wei (lets go inside now)

Color:

Flower: Hubidua

Animal:

Isha’bugu (dog) kiddi’I (cat) pugu (horse)

Shapes:

Toyobi-bonogi (Rectangle)

Chidago Canyon, Owens Valley

Photos by:Amanda Miloradich, Health/Disabilities Manager, Bishop Indian Head Start

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Fast Facts about Four-Leaf Clovers

There are approximately 10,000 three-leaf clovers for every

one "lucky" four-leaf clover.

There are no clover plants that naturally produce four leaves,

which is why four-leaf clovers are so rare.

The leaves of four-leaf clovers are said to stand for faith,

hope, love and luck. It's often said that Ireland is home to more four-leaf clovers

than any other place, giving meaning to the phrase "the luck

of the Irish.”

Tips to help with school transition

School Time Schedule

Establish a school time schedule. Consider bath time,

bedtime, wake-up time, time for dressing, packing

lunches, and getting supplies together. Have your child

help you in making this schedule. Make it clear which

responsibilities are yours and which are your child’s.

Also, the school schedule may be quite different from

the one your child is used to at home. He may have to

awaken earlier, eat earlier, and take a nap at a

scheduled time. Find out when your child’s

kindergarten class will be eating lunch. In many schools

kindergarteners eat as early as 11 a.m. For increased

continuity between settings, begin to change the

schedule your child is on to better match what he will

be experiencing in kindergarten.

Self-help Skills

Encourage your child to take responsibility and

accomplish tasks independently. Self-help skills will

help your child in kindergarten are:

• Being able to use the toilet independently.

• Being able to put on a coat or sweater (use zippers,

buttons, snaps, etc.).

• Being able to tie her shoes.

• Being able to wash his hands.

• Being responsible for putting away her own materials.

• Using good health habits (covering nose and mouth to

sneeze or cough, using tissues, etc.).

For all Families returning to BIHS in

August

Your child must have a new Health Exam that is

less than one year old.

Your child needs to be current on their

immunizations for their age.

If your child has turned 4 years old they should

BIHS enrollment applications do not need to be

completed twice. If your child is enrolled this year

you have already completed your child’s enrollment

for the next school year. Emergency Forms,

Transportation Forms, your child’s health history

and nutrition assessment will need to be updated if

there is a change in those areas.

PLEASE Start saving your income pay stubs. We

will need a copy of April and Mays Pay stubs; this

includes all type of income earned. Please turn them

into Susie Cisneros

Your assistance with the required information that we need;

your child’s program will receive $150,000 dollars of State

Preschool Funding. Thank you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Information for Families Transitioning to

Kindergarten

Parents will have the opportunity to choose from teachers of

their choice for their child’s classroom teacher at Bishop

Elementary School. Teacher request forms for Bishop

Elementary School Teachers will be available on Monday,

April 25 in the Bishop Elementary School Office. The

Teacher request forms need to be turned back into the

Bishop Elementary School office by Wednesday, May 20 by

3:00 PM The week of May 2-5 you can come and observe

teachers teaching in the classrooms. Mornings are best for

classroom observations.

Back to school night is Friday, Aug 18th time will be

announced. In the month of July, student information

packets will be sent to you in the mail. Kindergarten

enrollment packets can be dropped off in the Bishop

Elementary School Office from 9:00-4:00.

If you have any questions Melissa Guido, School Secretary

can be contacted in the Main Office at (760) 872-1658.

For Native American Families

Kellie Coleman is your Title VII grades k-2 Native

American Liaison. Kellie’s Office is now located in the

located in the Bishop Elementary School Office. She can be

contacted (760) 872-1658 or emailed at

kcoleman@bishopschools.org if you have a question or

concern.

Monday,

April 25

Teacher request

forms are due

Bring teacher Request form to the

Bishop Elementary School Office

Monday-

Thursday

May 2-5

Observe

kindergarten

teachers teaching

Sign in at the Bishop Elementary

School office before visiting the

Kindergarten classrooms

Meal Service Schedule in the BIHS

Classrooms Breakfast 8:00-9:00

Lunch 11:00-12:00

Snack 1:00-2:00

Healthy and nutritious meals are made fresh daily in the

BIHS kitchen. Head Start spends on the average $5,000

per month on food. In order for the Head Start Program to

be reimbursed for the monthly foods costs we need your

child to be on time for the meals so that your child can be

counted and BIHS can be reimbursed. The Child, Adult,

Food Program states that due to the appropriate meal

spacing requirements, the maximum allowable time frame

between the start time of the meal service and when a child

can be served is one hour past the start time.

Thank you Chopper for all of the wonderful meals that you

have prepared throughout the school year for us!

Buckle Up For Safety! Monique Tesam, of Huubu Program Instructor/ former

BIHS Parent came to BIHS on Thursday, March to BIHS

to co-teach a Car Seat Safety workshop for BIHS families.

A big thank you those families who participated in this

workshop.

If you would like your child’s car seat checked for safety

please come into the Health Office at BIHS or lets your

child’s know about your car seat needs so we can help

you.

Thank you

On Saturday, March 5, Orange

Lutheran Church group came to

BIHS to work in the Head

Start/Community Garden and

around the BIHS facility. A BBQ

with games was enjoyed by

everyone. Thank you again for all

that you do for the community!!

Celebrating Culture Everyone got the beautiful listening and

cultural experience of Bob and Barbara Mora at BIHS. Thank

you for coming for coming to see us!