Early Learning Center News
Team ELC Supports Heart Health Awareness
Team ELC, once again, joined together in color
for a worthy cause - heart health awareness. The staff supported the
"Go Red' for heart health initiative by dressing in red and taking
another great group photo. WORK HARD, PLAY HARD - Go Team ELC!
Team ELC Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Staff at the Trotwood Madison Early
Learning Center joined together to show their support of Breast
Cancer Awareness by participating in a "Pink Out" day. Staff members
wore pink shirts and took this great group photo! This fun
photo shows a wonderful display of unity and confirms why Team ELC's
motto is: WORK HARD, PLAY HARD!
ELC News from Preschool...
Mrs. Wright’s preschool
class spent a week learning about trains (electric, steam, and
diesel). Mr. Finley, our custodian, brought in some of his
own model trains and a small steam boat for the class to explore.
Later in the week the students watched a video of trains, played
with a toy train track, and listened to the many sounds a train
makes. Also during the week, the students built their very own
train out of cardboard boxes and scooters. Mr. Finley and Mr.
Hamlet, another building custodian, were so kind to pull the
students around the school as they handed out bubble gym to the
kindergartners and first graders.
ELC News from Kindergarten...
Mrs. Martin and Mrs. White’s kindergarten
classes learned about fairy tales by participating in several very
interactive activities this year. The activities included reading
aloud, story comparisons, and a project the students were to
complete at home. Home projects consisted of students choosing a
main fairy tale character and creating a diorama, a time line of
events, or drawings, basically anything that would depict the fairy
tale they chose. Presentations were done and parents were invited to
join in the fun in our media center. Cake and punch was served and
all of the student’s projects were displayed for the parents to see.
First Grader Wins Award
One of the ELC’s
students was a third place winner in the 9th Annual
Families Matter Poster and Essay Contest! Leon, a first grade
student at the Early
Learning Center,
created a winning poster which earned him a breakfast in his honor,
along with the other winning recipients. The affair was held at the
Mandalay
Banquet Center
on November 14, 2009.
Along with the
breakfast,
Leon
received a certificate, and a bag filled with art supplies in
addition to other prizes. Many of Leon’s
family members were present at the breakfast which was emceed by
Marsha Bonhart from WDTN Channel 2. Congratulations
Leon!
ELC News from First Grade...
As a part of a Writing and Social Studies
assignment, Mrs. Cooper’s class read a book called FLAT STANLEY by
Jeff Brown. The book is about a young boy named Stanley, who
is accidentally squished as “flat as a pancake” when a bulletin
board falls on him. The story goes on to tell how Stanley
discovers some real adventures to being flat. He can slide
under doors, go down into sidewalk grates, and even fold himself up
small enough to fit into an envelope and be mailed to California for
an exciting vacation.
Our students sent their own FLAT Stanley’s to a
‘host family’ prior to Winter Break, with the anticipation of
learning about the city/state as well as reading about the exciting
things their “FLAT Stanley” did on his trip.
By the end of January, several FLAT Stanley’s returned with
letters and pictures from New Mexico, Pennsylvania, New York, Texas,
Washington, Missouri and Ohio. Next year, FLAT Stanley might
be visiting the White House!
