We Reap the Benefits!

No matter your age or station in life,

music proves excellence is there for all!

Why Music?
http://www.spreadmusicnow.org/why-music.html

Planning Your Meals

What's on a plate

for my preschooler? 

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ELA App

This interactive app provides a fun and easy way

 to assess children's emergent literacy skills and is 

suitable for children, parents & teachers to use. 

Emergent literacy skills provide the early 

foundations of reading and writing. 

The ELA App is free to download:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/elaa-emergent-

literacy-assessment/id1090637340?mt=8

Welcome to the Family

"Sometimes the smallest things 

take up the biggest room in your heart."

                                                                ~Winnie the Pooh

Take a Trip to the Zoo

http://www.bemboszoo.com/

The Carnival Book Walk

"The music will start soon.  Just follow me!"

Tip Sheets for You

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-tips-parents-11-languages

Looking to "build successful habits?"

Newborns to elementary kids,

Reading Rockets

 has excellent suggestions.

Thank you for sharing this with others.

For Kids, It's Natural & Essential

https://stateoftheart.creatubbles.com/2015/11/24/how-do-we-as-teachers-and-parents-discover-the-power-of-play/

Let their imaginations flow.
Play is crucial for the overall
development of our children!

For All the Right Reasons

http://stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org/post/five-reasons-you-should-be-reading-baby-birth

Read to a child 

for all the right reasons!

A Teacher Who Cares

Call 943-3992 to Schedule

Parkside continues registering families  

for free PreK & birth-to-age 3 

screenings.  Appointments times: 

 March 14th to March 17th.

Our community service is for new

or previously screened youth not

presently attending school in Unit # 20. 

Families must bring immunization records 

and a birth certificate to the appointment: 

March 14 - 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m. 

March 15 - 12:30-5:45 p.m.

March 16 - 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m.

March 17 - 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m.

If interested, phone

Joyce Potts @ 943-3992 now

to schedule an appointment.

Spring Screenings at Parkside Elementary

Unit #20 invites adults to register for PreK & birth-to-age 3 screenings  at Parkside beginning Monday  March 14th to Thursday the 17th. This community service is for new or previously screened children who not presently attending school in Unit 20.  Families must bring immunization records and a birth certificate to the appointment.  March 14 - 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m.  March 15 - 12:30-5:45 p.m. March 16 - 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m. March 17 - 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Call Joyce Potts at 943-3992 beginning Monday February 22nd to arrange for an appointment. Thanks in advance for spreading the word.

The Most

"Family is the most important thing
 in the world."  

                                            ~Princess Diana

Let's Get Crafty!

http://www.redtedart.com/2012/04/04/kids-crafts-grass-heads/

Active Learning Happens All the Time

http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching/docs/learning-materials-family-tips.pdf

Make Yourself this Promise:

Think of activities with just enough 

challenge so that—with a little help 

any youngster can truly feel successful.  

Build confidence today!

For suggestions, see the link above.

Ghoulash

http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/78729/ghoulash

Your kids will love this dish and

 they won’t even know how healthy it is!