We are so proud of our Hobart High School Key Club who recently had had a toy drive and collected over 150 toys to donate to us here at The Early Learning Center! Way to #BeExcellentOnPurpose, Brickies!

If you are cleaning out your closets, keep us in mind! We need sizes 5-7 for boys and girls. THANKS!

Current pics of Lost & Found. If you see something that belongs to your child, email Officer D at dserrano@hobart.k12.in.us and he will get it back to your child. Do not post on these photos, we don’t want to miss the comment. Email D with what the item is, your child’s name, and their teacher. Thanks

But here are some activities to help kids keep it all fresh while we are away from school for these next few weeks! Keep those letters, numbers, and high frequency words rolling through their minds all break long all while having some fun!

You can fill it with words, letters, numbers... whatever your child may need work on.

Sometimes learning is messy! Break out the shaving cream on your table, and have your kiddo write out their sight words with their finger. They can also do this while practicing letters and numbers and sounding out simple CVC words like "cat" "dog" "mom" "pan".... etc.

A sand or salt box is another great tool to use, and a little less messy than shaving cream. Fill a small box or cookie tray with sand or salt. The feel of the rough sand or salt helps kinesthetic learners memorize the words.

Bend letters out of pipe cleaners...use them to have kids create upper and lower case letters.

This one is great because you can change up what you put in here and even move to sight words. You’ll need a gallon bag with a ziplock top. Add letters written on pieces of paper, magnetic letters, scrabble tiles, or anything else you can think of with letters. Then fill the bag with rice or oatmeal and seal it. Kids dig through the rice through the bag to find the letters. When they find them, they write down the letter they find until they locate all 26 letters of the alphabet.

Go on an ABC scavenger hunt. The fun part about this for grown-ups is that there is no prep. Tell kids to go find objects that start with each letter of the alphabet. To make this game take longer, designate spots for them to bring each item back—one at a time. Every item must be approved before they can move on to the next.

Here is a great activity for counting and sorting!

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Fine Motor Development – manipulating objects.
• Hand-eye Coordination and Control
• Concentration
• Language development – Counting our loud and pronunciation of numbers.
• Maths – Recognising numbers and their name.
• Maths – Value of numbers, ‘how many’, ‘more than’ and ‘less than’.
• Sorting by colour and number.
• Balance – the cardboard rolls can tip over when unbalanced.

Incorporate Yoga!!

We know how much the kids love yoga! Here are some quick videos that incorporate yoga, letters, and numbers!

Winter is here, so please be sure to dress your children for the weather. We will continue to have outdoor recess as much as possible, but students will not be able to go out if they are not properly dressed for the weather. If you need any assistance with winter clothing please reach out to us at 219-942-7263!

The School City of Hobart Building Brickies' goal is to strengthen families by empowering parents as their child’s first and best teachers. Every day, we advocate for families so every child-in every neighborhood-can thrive.

If your child isn't feeling well, please keep him or her at home. You must report the absence IN SKYWARD before 10:00AM. There is no need to call the school to let us know. If there are any questions about the absence, we will reach out to you.