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Study Topic for September: Water Pipes
D a t e s t o
R e m e m b e r :
Next PAC Meet-
ing will be held
at 3612 Polk Rd,
Rm 101, Septem-
ber 20th at 1700
I n s i d e t h i s
i s s u e :
Welcome to Strong
Beginnings
1
Reminders 1
Classroom Stories 2-3
Trainer’s Tips 3
Calendar 4
Artist Spotlight 4
F t . C a m p b e l l K Y
Congratulations
to Mrs. Aubrey
and Mr. John
Biondolillo on
the birth of
their daughter
Harlow!
Ms. Aubrey will return in
November. If you have any
questions please let Ms.
Kelley or Ms. Manuela
know.
READY FOR SUN reminder
for parents to bring in sunscreen
but please no aerosol
sunscreen or bug spray.
TEACHING STRATEGIES
GOLD
Please make sure that you
have accepted you Teaching
Strategies Gold invitation.
Parent-Teacher Conference
forms will be
emailed to you.
PAC
The PAC members
are planning a Fall
Fest in November.
Stay posted for upcoming
information!
Thank you to all the
families that are participating
in the Parent
Advisory Counsel.
Your efforts are
greatly appreciated.
F r i e n d l y R e m i n d e r s f r o m T h e O f f i c e
CONTACT NUMBERS
please check with the front
desk to make sure that we
have your most current
phone numbers.
BREAKFAST TIME is from
0815-0845. Your child must
arrive before 0830 to be
served breakfast.
September 2012
FOLDERS
Please remember to check
your child’s folder everyday.

P a g e 2
Strong Beginnings has
gotten off to a wonderful
start. The theme for
this month is Water pipes.
Our first two assessmentsfor
Literacy are Understands
That Printed Materials
Provide Information
and Follows Words from
Left to Right and Top to
Bottom on the Printed
Page. The math curriculum
focuses will be on
Recognizes and Names
Numbers to 10 and Understands
the Concept of a
Number.
Understands That Printed
Our first month of Strong
Beginnings is finished. The
children have adjusted to
the new routine and are
enjoying the new learning
process. For the month of
September our Assessments
for Language and
Literacy will focus on understanding
that printed
materials provide informa-
We are very happy to say
that we had an amazing and
exciting month. We learned
about Ants, Responsibility,
Book Awareness, Identifying
Pictures, Letters and
Words, Counting in Sequence,
and using One to
One Correspondence. Now
we are moving on with Water
Pipes and Fairness.
The Curriculum for Literacy
S t u d y T o p i c f o r S e p t e m b e r : W a t e r P i p e s
R o o m 1 0 1 : G e t i n t h e m i x
Materials Provide Information
and Follows Words
from Left to Right and Top
to Bottom on the Printed
Page
Identify the title of the
book, and ask your child
to predict what the book is
going to be about by looking
at the cover. Ask him/
her to show you what part
of the page you should
begin reading (the text
versus the picture). When
you read to your children,
you might begin to guide
their fingers across the
words as you read point-
tion and following words
from left to right and top to
bottom. In Math we will
focus on recognizing and
naming numbers to 10 and
understanding the concept
of numbers.
Some helpful reminders
for the month of September
: The weather will start
to cool off, please bring in
ing to each word as you
say it. This will help them
see that for each word
you say there is a set of
letters on the paper that
corresponds; this is
called one-to-one matching.
Recognizes and Names
Numbers to 10 and Understands
the Concept of
a Number
Sandpaper Numbers
Cut the numbers zero
through ten out of sandpaper.
Have your child
make rubbings of each
R o o m 1 0 2 : B u s y B e e ’ s
Buzzing into Water Pipes
will be to Understand that
Printed Materials Provide
Information and following
words from left to right and
top to bottom.
The Curriculum for Math will
be Concept of a number and
recognizes and names numbers.
This month we will be collecting
paper towels rolls.
R o o m 1 0 3 : H a p p e n i n g s
a light jacket .
Please remember to check
your Child’ folder daily. If
you have any questions,
concerns or suggestions
please feel free to talk to
any of our staff members
or use the communication
log in your child’s cubby.
number using white paper
and a crayon.
Number Cards
Write the numerals zero
to five on index cards.
Punch holes at the top
and bottom of each card.
At the bottom of the yarn
place an indez card with
the word start on it. Then
help the child to thread
the yarn with the number
zero, then moving all the
way up to five. Model a
few times then let the
child become independent
with threading the
yarn.
Reminders:
As the seasons change
please make sure that your
child wears proper clothing,
appropriate to the
weather.
Please bring in a family
photo.
Thank you for all your support
and input and we are
looking forward to another

S t u d y T o p i c f o r S e p t e m b e r : W a t e r P i p e s
We have had an absolutely wonderful
time with the children. I
want to welcome all of our new
children and families! We are excited
about this school year and
look forward to working with your
children. The children are very
eager to learn the routines and
they enjoy the Strong Beginnings
portion of our day in the morning.
Each day they become more comfortable
with school.
This month children will be practicing
number recognition, count-
We want to start by welcoming
our new friends that
joined our class last month!
We are so glad to have you
with us and we look forward
to working with you and
your families throughout
these next nine months
while you are here with us
at Strong Beginnings.
August was a great month.
The kids all seemed excited
learning about ants. They
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ing, sorting and grouping through
rhymes, songs, and games. We
will be working on alphabet recognition
in their names and practicing
writing their names. The Smart
Start activities for the month will be
soccer and running.
We are looking forward to another
wonderful month,. The children
are making progress and we are
very proud of them.
explored ants, counted ants,
drew ants and so much
more! I hope that your children
have came home and
shared something that they
have learned with you.
This month our study topic
will be Water Pipes. Water
pipes can be seen all over
and are needed for our everyday
use. Take a few moments
each day to listen to
your child about what they
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are learning about water
pipes and if you know
something about them,
share that with your child
too! Both the young and the
old can learn and we can all
learn from each other. Let’s
learn and have fun together.
Have a great month!
Part Day Strong Beginnings: Explorers
P a g e 3
For the next six weeks we will implement Start Smart Soccer. Please have your child wear appropriate shoes for maximum
participation and safety.
Start Smart Soccer teaches children the basic motor skills necessary to play organized soccer. The program focuses on kicking,
running and agility without the threat of completion or the fear of getting hurt. The children will be using these terms: kicking,
dribbling, trapping, no hand, and throw ins. We will practice daily exercises with the children.
If you have any questions regarding the Start Smart Program please ask any of our staff.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
BOOK FAIR September 14-21
If you like to volunteer please let Ms. Hawkins know!
GARAHAM PICTURE DAY September 26 + 27
PAC MEETING September 13 1615-1715

Name: Jalen J.
Age: 4
Room: 102
What did you make?
Why did you make it?
How did you make it?
What is your favorite thing to
draw?
Who is your favorite artist?
What do you want to be when you
grow up?
SEPTEMBER CALENDAR
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
2
Build a blanket
Fort
3
Center Closed
4 5 6 7
Let you child
help you set the
table
A r t i s t S p o t l i g h t
A Dinosaur, an ant, an apple and
a nugget.
Because I like it!
With crayons.
A car, I like cars.
Steven , my friend.
I want to play football!
1
Help your child
make a thank
you card for
someone
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Help your child
to make a book
16
Bake something
yummy together
17 18 19
23 24 25
20
PAC meeting at
1700
8
21 22
26 27 28 29