Growing Great Kids February Newsletter by https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54 Hello There! This newsletter features information, web links, and activities for your preschool age child from your Cincinnati Public Schools preschool staff. Thanks for reading! en-us 2021-01-22 13:49:07 UTC 2023-02-09 17:43:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Here are links to previous newsletters: leydani https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1114057550 August Newsletter:
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]]> 2021-01-22 14:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1114057550 Help your Child Manage Emotions through Deep Breathing makenzie_morse https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1121809167
Sometimes your child might feel mad, sad, or worried. They may feel overwhelmed. By assisting them with resting and recharging through relaxation, they can calm their body and brain. These activities are appropriate for kids of all ages, best for ages 3 to 7. When doing these deep-breathing exercises, make sure your child feels comfortable. Use a bed or a couch to lie down, and carpet or a mat to sit or kneel. To help your child keep track of time, count softly during the inhale, hold, and exhale. Continue the breathing exercise until your child feels relaxed. 

Choose one of the following scripts to guide your child through deep breathing:

1. Belly Breathing

Lie on your back. Close your eyes. Put your hands on your belly.
Keep your mouth closed. Breathe in slowly through your nose and silently count to 8.
Hold that air in your body while you silently count to 2.
Slowly let the air out through your mouth or nose. 
Repeat.

What did you feel your belly do? Your belly should go up and down when you take deep breaths. Imagine your belly as a beach ball, inflating with the inhale and deflating with the exhale. That is why this is called belly breathing! 

2. Bumble Bee Breath

Sit or kneel. Make sure your head is straight forward, your spine is tall, your chest is high, and your shoulders are back. Close your eyes.
Keep your mouth closed. Breathe in slowly through your nose and count to 8 in your head.
Hold that air in your body while you silently count to 2.
Plug your ears and slowly let the air out as you hum (like a bee buzzing “mmm”).
Repeat.

3. Dragon Breath

Sit or kneel. Make sure your head is straight forward, your spine is tall, your chest is high, and your shoulders are back. Close your eyes.
Keep your mouth closed. Breathe in slowly through your nose and silently count to 8.
Hold that air in your body while you silently count to 2. 
As you let the air out slowly, open your mouth wide and stick out your tongue. Imagine you are releasing fire like a dragon.
Repeat.

Source:
 https://fit.sanfordhealth.org/blog/breathing-techniques-to-inspire-mindfulness-article


]]> 2021-01-25 13:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1121809167 COVID-19 Vaccine Information leydani https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1127340332 As the new COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out, there is a lot of confusion and constantly changing information.  
For accurate and up-to-date information about vaccine distribution in Hamilton County and the city of Cincinnati, their respective Health Department websites have information.  You can see where you can get a COVID-19 vaccination and sign up to get notified when it is your turn to receive the vaccine.
Both websites also have other useful information about COVID-19.

https://www.hamiltoncountyhealth.org/covid19/

https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/health/

]]> 2021-01-26 15:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1127340332 Storytelling siegelm2 https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1127404007 Storytelling is as old as time, in that before we had the written word, we shared stories that were passed from generation to generation.  Storytelling is a great way to stimulate and enhance oral language skills.  Oral language skills are an underpinning for later reading success.  

Parents can help to develop storytelling skills by developing and creating their own stories with young children.  

Stories generally include the following:
Setting (Characters, place, time)
Problem starting event
Attempts to solve the problem
Consequences 
Resolution 

The story does not need to be anything grand and can be quite simple, but if it’s meaningful to your child, it can help to reinforce and stimulate grammar, vocabulary and speech sound development.  

For example, here is just a brief beginning to a story: 

"Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Asia.  She liked strawberries.  She would eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  She would ask her mom to slice them up and put them on her cereal at breakfast time.  She would ask her mom to blend them up in her milk to make a strawberry shake at lunch time.  She would ask her mom to put them on bread for her at dinner time.  She loved strawberries!! 
One day, there were no strawberries left in the refrigerator.  She was very sad……….  "  You get the idea.  Just choose things your child might be familiar with, and possibly frame the story with your child in it.  

The following is a link that has an idea to spark story telling through family photos.  Be creative!  

https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/encouraging-storytelling-family-photos.html


]]> 2021-01-26 15:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1127404007 Registration for Enrollment https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1133925944 Early Childhood will begin taking registrations for the 2021-22 school year after February 2, 2021. ASCC will be reaching out to families of current students, siblings of students enrolled in neighborhood schools as well as new families to the district.  If you or know of anyone interested in a preschool seat for the remainder of this school year or next school year,  please call a CPS Preschool Registration Hub at 513--363-0240
option 1: Rising Stars on Vine
option 2:  LEAP Academy
option 3:  Carthage School
Rising Stars Cheviot Westwood at 513-363-1575.
Registration Event:
Cincinnati Public Schools will host  a Preschool and Kindergarten (and upper grades) registration event on February 16 to 19 and February 23-26  from 8:30 to 3:00 at the CPS Education Center. Covid precautions will be in place to ensure a safe environment to register your child. ]]> 2021-01-27 21:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1133925944 Open-Ended Questions https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1137117976 Research tells us that early language skill have a strong impact on later reading success.  One of the things we look at in the classroom that can also be practiced at home asking open-ended questions.  This can include working on asking questions that require more than a one word answer or questions where there is not necessarily a right or wrong answer.  If your child is drawing a picture and you ask “what are you drawing?, more than likely you will get a response like “a dog” or “a house”.  If you ask your child to “tell me about your picture?” that gives the child the opportunity to really think about what he/she wants to tell you.  They might want to tell you about objects in the picture, what they are doing, what colors are being used etc.  Here are a few great starters for asking open ended questions:
 “How do you know”
 “Tell me about”
 “What do you think”
 “Why do you think that happened”.  ]]> 2021-01-28 16:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1137117976 February is National Children's Dental Health Month abelkel https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1137752318 2021-01-28 17:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1137752318 abelkel https://padlet.com/leydani/zjszkyzp86m8lh54/wish/1137764843 Brushing teeth  
For children 3 to 6 years of age, use a pea-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste. Brush teeth thoroughly twice per day or as directed by a dentist. Supervise children’s brushing and remind them not to swallow the toothpaste. 
 
Thumb Sucking 
 Sucking on thumbs, fingers and pacifiers may help children relax. Most children stop sucking their finger by the age of 4. Continuing to suck their thumbs after that age can cause problems with growth and alignment of teeth. 
 
Did you know?
  • Your baby’s teeth are at risk of decay as soon as they appear—which is around 6 months of age. 
  •  First dental visit should occur no later than 1 year old. 
  • Don’t share utensils or “Clean” a pacifier by putting it in your mouth. You can transfer cavity causing germs to your child. 
 
Why are baby teeth are important?
  • Baby teeth help your child chew properly.
  • Baby teeth help with proper speech development.
  • Baby teeth ensure proper mouth shape.
  • Baby teeth are place holders for permanent teeth. If permanent teeth develop in a mouth that is unhealthy, they are very likely to become decayed.
  • Taking care of your child’s teeth can help them with their self-esteem.

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