DISCOVERY CENTER GAZETTE
April 2024
April welcomes The Week of the Young Child, April 8th-12th. Recognizing that the early childhood years lay the foundation for children's success in school and later life, and focusing public attention on the needs of young children, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) first initiated WOYC in 1971. For more information on WOYC child, you can visit https://www.naeyc.org/events/woyc/faq . In recognition of WOYC, The Discovery Center has a fun-filled week planned for all, including Music Monday, Tasty Tuesday, Work Together Wednesday, Artsy Thursday, and a special parent breakfast invitation on *Family Friday!
*Family Friday - Parents and caregivers are ask to join their little ones for Donuts with Grown-ups from 8:00-9:15 am. We will have a special photo area for that long overdue family pic you've been meaning to take!
What's Happening at The Discovery Center
Days continue to be busy, busy, busy for our boys and girls! During April, everyone will participate in literacy, math, science, art, and social/emotional activities developed around the themes of Spring, Rainbows, Springtime Plants and Animals, Earth Day and Cultural Diversity.
Make sure to check out your child's specific activities for the month posted outside their classroom door, as well as adventures shared via Brightwheel messaging.
Days continue to be busy, busy, busy for our boys and girls! During April, everyone will participate in literacy, math, science, art, and social/emotional activities developed around the themes of Spring, Rainbows, Springtime Plants and Animals, Earth Day and Cultural Diversity.
Make sure to check out your child's specific activities for the month posted outside their classroom door, as well as adventures shared via Brightwheel messaging.
Literacy Corner
Everyone Can Be a Storyteller
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/everyone-can-be-storyteller
This month's mini article focuses on 3 easy ways to help prepare your little one for reading and writing through storytelling. Whether they are retelling their visit to the park, or describing how they helped set the table for dinner, storytelling supports acquisition of new vocabulary and language development.
Make a visit to a King County Library and find these titles and many more!
STEAM Home Activity of the Month
Pick up your "at home" STEAM activity bag from the front counter beginning Monday, April 8th.
This month is super simple... "add water, blue food coloring (if you have it) and observe"!
Water Cycle in a Bag
https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/water-cycle-bag/
STEAM activities incorporate many higher level thinking skills including: investigating, discovering, making connections, creating and reflecting
April Important Dates
April Cultural Diversity Month
April 1st April Fools' Day
April 8th-12th Week of the Young Child
April 22nd Earth Day
April 1st April Fools' Day
April 8th-12th Week of the Young Child
April 22nd Earth Day
April Birthdays
Ms. Terrie (4/7)
Avril (4/21)
Avril (4/21)
Reminders and Updates
Reminder - It's a sunny day... everything is aok... sweeping the clouds away... can you tell me how to get, how to get some SUNSCREEN?!? (Sesame Street theme song tune)
Please remember to bring in your child's sunblock to Ms. Terrie as soon as possible.
Feel free to send a cap/hat to stay at school as well... the afternoon sun BRIGHT!
Reminder - The Discovery Center hours are Monday- Friday, 8 am to 6 pm. In the event you are running late for pick-up, please call the center or message via Brightwheel. Please note that a $15/1st 15 minutes and $20/each additional 15 minutes fee will be assessed as stated in the Parent Handbook.
Update - Although much delayed, we are almost to kick-off time for our enrichment classes. The week of 4/27 looks promising for our 1st class in a 4 class monthly rotation (a different enrichment class each week). As soon as the schedule is finalized a follow-up message will be sent with course schedule and billing information.
Please remember to bring in your child's sunblock to Ms. Terrie as soon as possible.
Feel free to send a cap/hat to stay at school as well... the afternoon sun BRIGHT!
Reminder - The Discovery Center hours are Monday- Friday, 8 am to 6 pm. In the event you are running late for pick-up, please call the center or message via Brightwheel. Please note that a $15/1st 15 minutes and $20/each additional 15 minutes fee will be assessed as stated in the Parent Handbook.
Update - Although much delayed, we are almost to kick-off time for our enrichment classes. The week of 4/27 looks promising for our 1st class in a 4 class monthly rotation (a different enrichment class each week). As soon as the schedule is finalized a follow-up message will be sent with course schedule and billing information.