Greetings!
Early Learning Update Week of May 8th, 2023
Items Covered:
· Save the Date: INSPIRE Conference Thursday, August 10th at Seattle University
· Registration for FREE May Professional Development Opportunity: Saturday, May 20th 9:00am – 11:00: Every Book Can be a Math Book
· Kaymbu Screening and Assessment Tool
· Money Savvy Kids FREE PreK financial education curriculum
· Licensed ONLY: DCYF wants to spread the word about $0 Health Care Premium Program
Please see this week’s professional development opportunities and news.
1.) Save the Date: INSPIRE Conference Thursday, August 10th at Seattle U 8:30am – 3:30pm
Please save the date for the INSPIRE conference on Thursday, August 10th at Seattle U from 8:30am – 3:30pm. All Early Learning Staff in your program are invited to this FREE in-person conference that will bring us together for sessions specifically focused on our Early Learning Programs. I will be sending a separate email this week with all of the details (including housing options) and you will also be receiving a postcard invitation from our Office for Catholic Schools Office. This conference will have a specific tract for Early Learning where you will enjoy great speakers and have the opportunity to share resources about your program and create community with other Early Learning Leaders. I am looking forward to bringing us together in person for the 2nd time!
2.) Registration for FREE May Professional Development Opportunity: Saturday, May 20th 9:00am – 11:00: Every Book Can be a Math Book
Molly Daley will lead a great session on Math! Reading books together is a familiar and comforting routine for early learners. This creates a safe space for children and grown-ups to explore math ideas together! This session will focus on strategies for mathematizing the books we read, even those that don’t appear to be mathematical at first. Outcomes: Participants will understand the importance of inviting mathematics into established and familiar literacy routines. Participants will consider the mathematical aspects of a variety of books (overtly mathematical or covertly mathematical). Participants will engage with strategies to mathematize children’s literature. This training will be eligible for 2 STARS or CLOCK Hours.
3.) Kaymbu Screening and Assessment Tool
We have connected with the Kaymbu platform, through Highscope to give you a potential option if your program is interested in a Screening and Assessment tool. Multiple schools took advantage of this offer in the Fall and I am sending it out one more time this school year for those that want to try it this Spring in advance of next school year. The cost for this tool will be completely funded for your school by the Early Childhood Education fund started by Dick and Sharon Abrams. It can be a great way to assess and track students, communicate with parents, use in PLC’s with the kindergarten teacher, prepare for conferences, ect. Please see below for the following to learn more.
Watch/listen to this 37 minute overview of the program and how it works and if you are interested in learning in using the tool please fill out this form:
Seattle Catholic Schools (kaymbu.com)
Here is the recording link and passcode:
Passcode: seattlearch22!!
4.) Money Savvy Kids FREE PreK financial education curriculum
This is a program offered by a 3rd party vendor that some of our Early Learning Programs use. Please see below for the announcement:
Great news! EARLY REGISTRATION for the
Money Savvy Kids PreK financial education curriculum is
NOW OPEN FOR THE 2023-2024 school year. We anticipate that the Washington Department of Financial Institutions will continue to provide on-going support for this financial education program which provides fully-scripted financial education curriculum materials to Washington State centers, schools and daycares
FOR NO CHARGE.
· 8 fully-scripted, age-appropriate story lessons (up to 3 hours of instruction) on money concepts
If you are interested in presenting these lessons to your PreK – K students (recommended for ages 4 – 6) during the 2023/24 school year, PLEASE REGISTER NOW to receive these materials for NO CHARGE! PLEASE NOTE: Registration is on a first-come, first serve basis – so register now – even if you do not plan to teach the lessons until the spring of 2024 - to ensure you will receive the materials for the next school year. Materials will begin shipping in the fall of 2023.
5.) Licensed ONLY: DCYF wants to spread the word about $0 Health Care Premium Program
DCYF is partnering with Washington Health Benefit Exchange and Yakima Neighborhood Health Services to inform child care workers about the
Health Care Premium Assistance for Employees of Child Care Facilities. Any employee of a DCYF licensed child care facility can contact Yakima Neighborhood Health Services at
avi@ynhs.org or 509-574-0826 to see if they qualify and sign up. All employees of child care facilities are eligible to participate in the program and can sign up at any time. Printable and translated program materials are available. Please share program information with people in your child care networks. Program overview: available in
English,
Spanish, and
Somali
Have a great week!
