Tip #2 for houw to grow-up great

Invite your child to make up different endings to his/her favorite stories.

Kids start learning from the minute they're born. In fact, children develop most of their ability to learn between birth and five.

To be successful in school, very young children have to grow up socially, emotionally, physically, and intellectually. They have to be curious about the world around them. They have to be willing to try new things.

Their natural love of learning has to be encouraged and nurtured long before they enter a classroom.

PNC Grow-Up Great postcard for more easy ways to turn everyday moments into fun learning opportunities visit pncgrowupgreat.com

PA Learning Standards Alignment:

• 7.1 Basic Geography Literacy
• 7.2 The Physical Characteristics of Places and Regions
• 7.3 The Human Characteristics of Places and Regions
• 7.4 The Interaction Between People and Places
• 4.6 Ecosystems and Their Interactions
• 4.8 Humans & the Environment
  
• 4.9 Environmental Laws and regulations
• 10.3 Safety & Injury Protection
• 10.4 Physical Activity
  

Tip#1 on how to grow up great

Listen for noises while on neighborhood walks and identify what they are. "You can ask a lot of questions about the world and place in it. You can ask about people's feelings; You can learn the sky's the limit." - Fred M. Rogers PNC Grow-Up Great postcard for more easy ways to turn everyday moments into fun learning opportunities visit pncgrowupgreat.com
PA Learning Standards Alignment:

• 7.1 Basic Geography Literacy
• 7.2 The Physical Characteristics of Places and Regions
• 7.3 The Human Characteristics of Places and Regions
• 7.4 The Interaction Between People and Places
• 4.6 Ecosystems and Their Interactions
• 4.8 Humans & the Environment
  
• 4.9 Environmental Laws and regulations
• 10.3 Safety & Injury Protection
• 10.4 Physical Activity
  

This week's book

Here is what the preschool class is reading...
Press Here by Herve Tullet and The Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming

March to Save Public Transit

Through our partnership with Pittsburgh Public Early Childhood – Head Start Supplemental Partnership families of students enrolled in our preschool classroom maybe eligible for a monthly bus pass to assist in their transportation to and from the facility. We are encouraging families to join Pittsburghers for Public Transit in a march through East Liberty to send a loud and clear message to our local decision makers.

September 24th @ Noon

Start: Mellon Park (5th & Penn Avenue) | Bus Route: 71D, 71C

End & Rally: East Liberty Presbyterian Church ( Highland & Penn Ave)

For more information www.pittsburghersfirpublictransit.org

Preschoolers, Poems and Poets

In honor of National Poetry Month our preschool classroom invited Ms. JaQuaya Inez Mills in to recite a few poems; we were elated when she agreed! Ms. Mills recently published Expressions of Life - A poetic testimony, she is also the parent of a former students.