Early Learning Newsletter

May, 2024

Early Learning Classes & Opportunities

Fun for the Whole Family

Childcare, Preschools, and More

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Red Barn Cooperative Preschool

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Tiny Timbers Preschool & Childcare

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Estacada Timber School Preschool & Childcare

Making Learning Fun with Your Child!

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Funny Face Masks

Materials needs

To make the featured window

Paper plates
Glue
Construction paper
Markers
Yarn
Buttons
Anything else that seems fun to decorate with

Instructions

Cut holes for the eyes and mouth
Glue materials onto the paper plate or color

Once the mask is dry, try out the art of making people laugh. Show off your comedic side and laugh your socks off by trying out:

A silly-face contest
Tell your very best knock-knock jokes
See who can make the silliest face and hold it for 10 seconds—when everyone laughs, everyone wins.
Make up your own!

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The Children's Reading Foundation - A child's experiences from birth to age 5 create the necessary brain connections essential for all future learning.

Reading & Play: Reading 20 Minutes Every Day and Playing With a Purpose are essential activities to do with your child to help them get READY! for Kindergarten, click here for great ideas.

Resources and Information

Community Resources

NW Natural bill discount program

We are here to help lower your energy bills. You can learn more about these programs at nwnatural.com/BillDiscount, or contact us: 503-226-4211 or 800-422-4012, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. csst@nwnatural.com Get Bill Discounts NW Natural's bill discount program can save you 15% to 40% on your

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Services

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Clothing/Household Goods

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Local Health Care

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Food Assistance

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Free Breakfast

The 3rd Saturday of Each month, 8am - 11am at Clackamas Valley Baptist Church.

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Friends of the Estacada Public Library are the Local Champions of Imagination Library.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides specially-selected, age-appropriate, high-quality books for children from birth to age five. Books are delivered to your home each month in a package addressed to the child receiving it. This program is free of charge to participating families, and is funded and maintained locally by Friends of the Estacada Public Library and other community donors. Visit the Imagination Library web site to find out more about this exciting early literacy program.

Registration is open to children from birth to five years old who reside in zip codes 97022 and 97023 ( Eagle Creek and Estacada ).

Fill out the online registration form

Imagination Library links

Goodnight with Dolly Storytime Videos--Dolly reads 10 bedtime stories; Literacy Tips and Resources for Parents and Caregivers; Coloring & Activity Sheets