Hello families! News: A heads-up that next week Teacher Alex and Teacher Maddie are switching which day they will hold 1-on-1 zoom meetings--Alex will meet with Oaksters Tuesday (6/23) and Maddie will meet with Oaksters Thursday (6/25). Patterns Week 6: Using positional language in a variety of contexts (building, songs, puzzles) to deepen spatial awareness [...]
They’re not too Young to Talk About Race Iconographic: http://www.childrenscommunityschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/theyre-not-too-young-1.jpg Social Justice Resources from the CCS Website: http://www.childrenscommunityschool.org/social-justice-resources/ “10 Tips for Teaching and Talking About Race” by EmbraceRace with MomsRising: https://www.embracerace.org/resources/teaching-and-talking-to-kids “Racism and Violence: Using Your Power as a Parent to Support Children Aged [...]
Hi, CCS families, alums, and community members— I hope that you are all safe this evening. As you probably know, there was a large protest on 52nd street today, which included the police's use of tear gas and rubber bullets against unarmed and peaceful civilians. This comes of course in the context of protesters across the [...]
Good morning everyone, Please join in on this week's singalong, and join me in sending a sincere thank you to Magnolia teacher Rachel for editing the video. We hope it finds you in good health and good spirits. If you and your little one would like to join next week's video, you can sign up here. Take [...]
Hi families! News: Today Teacher Katelyn will be having office hours. Video of the day: Teacher Alex reads A Sick Day for Amos McGee: https://youtu.be/B5sEzQ2pbFk Resource: Did you know that CCS has a blog? You can access all of our Oak emails and activities at this link: http://www.childrenscommunityschool.org/category/oak-classroom/
Hey Forest Friends Fam! Staying at home everyday and creating activities for you and your child to do together may be stressful enough, but on top of that do you find yourself overwhelmed with the number of toys and half projects left out after those activities? As we all know, cleaning up after preschoolers can feel [...]
Good morning everyone— It’s Friday, which means singalong! Please join me: https://youtu.be/jkfb_CNpxAA If you or your child have song requests for next week, let me know! Best, Jarrod
Hello Magnolia families! It was wonderful to see so many of you at our Zoom meeting yesterday, we miss you all so much and can’t wait to virtually see all again soon. We appreciate any and all feedback on the meeting, we have lots of thoughts about how to improve it for next time but [...]
Hope you are well! As we continue reaching out over email with ideas that Redbuds and their families can do at home, please share what would be most helpful to you during this time. Physical games? Mindful moments? Math, literacy, or art? More involved projects that can help you while away a morning spent in [...]