Kings Early Childhood Center

September 3rd through the 9th- Final week of Mumkin Sale!

September 26th- Mumkin Pick-up at the Preschool!

September 26th- Literacy Night 6:00-7:30 (details to come)

October 4th- Homecoming Parade- Childcare Closes at 4:00- Our parking lot is used to stage the Homecoming Parade. Please pick up your child by 4:00 p.m. on this day. Thank you!

Kings Early Childhood Center teaches Ohio's Early Learning and Development Standards (click the hyperlink to read all about the standards). Ohio’s Early Learning and Development Standards illustrate how children develop critical kindergarten readiness skills, starting in infancy. They describe what children should know and be able to do. Our curriculum, The Creative Curriculum, provides the framework for our instruction. We also implement Heggerty's Early Pre K and Pre K Phonemic Awareness curriculums that embed science of reading strategies through daily instruction of early literacy skills. Both curriculums are backed by the science of reading.

Mat Man Instruction

You are going to hear a lot about Mat Man. He is a character from the program Learning Without Tears that helps children develop pre-writing and readiness skills in the following areas:

• Body awareness: Mat Man is created one part at a time, sung to the tune of "The Bear Went Over the Mountain", to help children learn about their body parts.
• Drawing: Mat Man is a multisensory activity that helps children develop drawing skills.
• Socialization: Mat Man can help children learn to socialize and share.
• Size recognition: Mat Man helps children learn about size recognition.

• Placement: Mat Man helps children learn about placement.
• Sequence skills: Mat Man helps children learn about sequence skills.

(Click on the picture of Mat Man to access a video of the song.)

The PTO’s first fundraiser of the year has been a huge success so far! As of September 3rd, we are at 48.45% of our goal! The money raised will be used towards new playground equipment, so help us reach our goal by sharing your unique link with family and friends! If we reach 100% of our goal, the whole school will be treated to an Ice Cream Party! We appreciate your support!

I love to treat my dedicated staff. They work so hard to make fun learning experience for our kiddos. Can you help me stock my treat cart for them this year? I am seeking donations of individually wrapped/packed items such as bags of chips, cookies, candies, granola bars, etc... . Donations of bottled water, water flavor packets, and soda pop are also enjoyed. This staff especially loves chocolates!

Thank you so much for your help!

“A physically active child is a healthy child”

Exercise is vital to the health and well-being of children. Physical activity helps build and

maintain healthy bones, muscles, and joints. It can help keep a healthy body mass index and

reduce the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease later in life. Being active also

helps a child fall asleep quickly and sleep well at night time. Physical activity also boosts a

child’s mental and behavioral health.

Here are 11 ways/tips to getting started:

1. Talk with your child’s doctor. Your child’s doctor can help your child learn why physical

activity is important.

2. Emphasize fun. The more your child enjoys the activity the more likely they are to

continue with it.

3. Choose developmentally appropriate activities. A 5-year-old isn’t ready for a 3 mile run

around a track but can sure get plenty of running in at a playground!

4. Plan ahead. Make sure there is plenty of time and a convenient place for the activity.

5. Provide a safe environment. Make sure the equipment and where they are playing is

safe. Wearing appropriate clothing is important too.

6. Provide active toys. Young children especially need easy access to balls, jump ropes, and

other active toys.

7. Be a role model. Children who regularly see their parents enjoying sports or physical

activity are more likely to be active themselves.

8. Play with your children. Help them learn a new sport or activity and then have fun

playing it with them!

9. Set limits. Limit “screen” time each day and try to use free time for active play.

10. Make time for exercise/active play. Sometimes finding time is a challenge with the busy

families all have. Be creative and set aside time if possible.

11. Do not overdo activity. Exercise and physical activity shouldn’t hurt. Have your child

slow down, take rest breaks, or try a less vigorous activity if they are complaining of pain

or discomfort.

Now enjoy this nice weather in an active way!! Please feel free to share any fun pictures of your

child being active with us here at the school. We will post the pictures on the bulletin board in

the gym hallway. Send pictures to Nurse David – dshassere@kingslocal.net.

Parents must drop their child off into the office between 8:30-3:10. Someone in the office will walk your child to their classrooms if you drop off during those hours.

Thank you for staying behind the blue line at drop off and dismissal! This allows for better visibility for teachers to see children entering into their care and releasing them back into your care. We also have our very own resource officer, Officer Barker, to help keep us safe!

We appreciate everyone's efforts to keep children and staff safe and secure!

Lanie Wissel is our resource coordinator in Kings. The primary role of the Resource Coordinator is to meet with families to identify needs and then help connect them with available community resources. These resources may include clothing, shoes, school supplies, mental health and substance abuse counseling, mentoring/tutoring, and medical and financial assistance.

Lanie not only serves as a liaison between the school and community, but she will also help the relationships between the school and families, by assisting with free and reduced lunch applications and any non-academic barrier that can potentially impede a student’s success in school.

A majority of Ms. Wissel's salary is paid by the Warren County Educational Service Center through a grant from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program.

Please reach out to her anytime!

Lanie Wissel

lwissel@kingslocal.net

513-398-8050 ext. 15011

Kim Sellers is the district's Social and Emotional Health Coordinator. Her role includes:

• Act as point of contact for all mental health services as referred to the district for triage
• Provide mental health consultation
• Crisis Intervention (including screening for suicide and Threat Assessment, implement and cultivate the mental health component of the district’s Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) as written in the #KingsStrong plan through the use of data-based problem solving; integrating behavioral instruction and intervention.
• Liaison between school counseling staff and community service providers/mental health partners throughout the district
• Provide a Community Learning Series to students, staff, and parents

If you are in need of her support, reach out to her.

Kim Sellers

ksellers@kingslocal.net

513-398-8050 ext. 10056

Make a teacher's wish come true! Visit www.listsforlearning.com to see what materials and re-sources your child's teacher wishes to have in their classroom. At Lists for Learning, we believe that resources can greatly impact the classroom environment and make your child's learning experience the best it can be! Ask your child's teacher for details.

To protect confidentiality of students, Kings Local School District’s policy is to identify students’ work and photograph by first and last name. The Kings Local School District has authorization to publish student’s work and/or photograph on the Kings Local School District website and/or school and/or local papers and/or district print publications. Kings Local School District also has authorization to publish student’s work and/or image on videotape for school productions and/or local news media.

As a parent/guardian or eligible student you have the right to request, in writing, that the school NOT disclose the above mentioned information about them. This request must be received in a reasonable amount of time, not to exceed two weeks from notification of rights.

Please send such above mentioned notification to the following address:

Kings Local School District

Attn: Dawn Gould

PO Box 910

Kings Mills, OH 45034

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