A very important video. Please share with others.

Take a moment to watch this short video and share it with other people who need to understand the importance of high quality early childhood education.  Thank you all for supporting your children, the teachers and United Services during Week of the Young Child and every other day your child walks through the doors!  We love you and appreciate all you do, here and at home.

Week of the Young Child - Family Night Part One

Who Are These Masked Marvels?

Tonight the Super Families of Room 411 AM class came to celebrate Week of the Young Child.

 Everyone worked together to create each child's Super Kid Super Hero cape, mask and other accessories.

The parents worked with their children using their imaginations to use the materials to create costumes that reflected each child's unique personality.  Each family really enjoyed the Process and they were not focused on the Product, truly showing their understanding of the importance of play.

The grown-ups had to use the hot glue gun, and the Dad's showed great talent in this area!

This cape is getting it's emblem added.

This mom has to handle the grown up scissors.  She is cutting a bed sheet to make the cape.  Making dress up and pretend play clothes does not have to be expensive, you just have to use a little imagination and use items around the house.

This dad is making sure his Super Kid can see through the mask.

This child wanted to be a princess Super Kid and he mom and dad helped her create super jewelry to go with her costume.  It is important to follow the child's lead so the learning can become important and relevant.  These parents did a great job supporting their child's understanding of what made her a Super Kid!

This dad is helping his Super Kid adjust his mask and get his cuff adjusted "just right" before his little hero takes off for flight.

This mom is helping her daughter use feathers to create super jewelry to go with her new cape.

This dad is helping his daughter make her design for her cape become a reality by gluing her ribbon on for her so it doesn't fall off during flight.

We will post more pictures and updates on Week of the Young Child during the week and next week.  We want to thank all of the AM parents who came tonight and supported their Super Kid this week.  We had a great time with you!  We look forward to seeing our PM Super Families on Wednesday night.

Week of the Young Child and Family Night

http://www.naeyc.org/woyc

Parents, please go to this link and check out the information on Week of the Young Child.  Your newsletter has some information on the event.  We will be celebrating by having our Family Night on Monday, April 11th for the AM class and Wednesday, April 13th for the PM class.  The event will begin at 6:00pm and last until 7 or 7:30pm on both nights.  We will have an ice cream social and we will be creating our super kid and super family capes!  The capes can be created out of sheets, towels, fleece or anything else you can think of.  We will have material, sequence, ribbons and other fun items to decorate your capes with at the event.  We will take pictures of your family and your child in your super family capes!  It is always a great time.  Please go ahead and put this on your calendars.  We will be sending out more information on the event soon.