[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week’s favorite featured circle time read was The Little SnowPlow by Lora Koehler and illustrated by Jake Parker. We love this read which covers early learning concepts in a number of foundational block areas. Concepts include science -about seasons, math- about sizes, social and 
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Lords and Ladies of Fairfax Honored by Board of Supervisors Monica Jackson (fourth from left) was 2014 Lady Fairfax for the Braddock District. Photo by Janelle Germanos. The 2014 Lords and Ladies of Fairfax were recognized in front of the Board of Supervisors on June 3 
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Since 1986, the National CACFP Sponsors Association (NCA) is the leading national organization for sponsors who administer the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). It provides education and support to thousands of members in the CACFP community and in particular to sponsors of all 
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Monday- Science: The plant life cycle One of Monday’s highlights was the reading of “Whose Garden Is It” by Mary Ann Horseman at circle time. This book outlines the plant lifecycle while making connections to the many facets associated with growing a garden. We spent 
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Our Al’s Pal’s lesson for the day was “Different is Okay!”. Our lesson opened with the following statement, “Did you know that it is okay to like things that are different from what other people like?” The purpose of the lesson was to help the kiddos understand 
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We are so thankful that on Monday, Ms. Charmelle helped us to welcome fall with a creative paper bag puppet craft. What a fun activity to kick off our fall lessons. This activity supported the kiddos to learn about the seasons, colors associated with fall, practice fine 
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 At Jackson Child Care, this means supporting young children’s understanding of age-appropriate developmental concepts in the following foundational areas: Social and emotional, literacy-language, health and physical development, math, science, art, music, and social studies. It is the adults in a child’s home and preschool setting 
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Early literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they can read and write. On Monday, the kiddos participated in Ms. Vicki’s story time program. They enjoyed Ms. Vicki’s “A is for Apple story time theme.” She shared with parents and caregivers two 
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On Monday, we took turns sharing our weekend with family at circle time. Some of the share is incredible and unbelievable. All we can say is that we will believe some of what we hear and ask that you do the same upon hearing what we 
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Week in Review Welcome back to another great year of school! We had a great first day and the first week of preschool. As you know the theme is “All About Me”! We have learned the importance of discussing with the children and putting into 
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