Elementary News from Early Childhood for February 2016

Preschool registration for the 2016-2017 school year has started. Sign up and secure your child’s spot today! Call 952-758-1670 for information about preschool or any ECFE event.

Day Time open Gyms  9 sessions January 21-March 17.  Thursdays 12:10-1:10, CEC Gym.  Too cold or yucky to go outside?  Come burn off some energy!  Ms. Sara will be ready for you!  There will be lots of room to run and explore.  Feel free to bring riding toys from home!  Register ahead of time, or just show up.  For ages birth to 5.  $10 per family.

Pizza and Play with Dad  4 sessions on Tuesday evenings:  January 26, February 23, March 22,
April 26, 6:00-7:15 PM, Early Childhood Center. For ages 2-5.  Come enjoy some special time with Dad!  Don’t worry about dinner--we will provide a pizza dinner, and then off to the classroom you go!  Fathers have a direct impact on the well-being of their children.  Involved fathers bring positive benefits to their children that no other person is as likely to bring.  Ms. Jodi will have the classroom ready with great activities for Dads and kids. $40 per family.  Register by January 19.

Music Beat  5 sessions on Tuesday mornings 9:15-10:00, or Tuesday evenings 6:15-7:00.  January 12-February 16.  No class January 26. In this 45 minute class parents and children will sing, dance, and make music.  Explore sounds, rhythm, rhyme, mood and movement. Music experiences benefit your child’s language, social-emotional, and physical development.  Sibling care is available for daytime classes.  Andrea Peeler, music educator and board certified music therapist, will lead this class. For ages 2 ½-5.  $35 for 5 sessions.

Frozen Fun with Elsa and Anna  Saturday, February 27, 9-10 AM at Eagle View.  Elsa and Anna can’t wait to meet you!  Sing, dance, make a frozen fun craft, and take pictures with Elsa and Anna! $10 per family. Register by February 20.

Minnesota Student Survey

New Prague Area Schools will be participating in the 2016 Minnesota Student Survey for students in grades 5, 8, 9, and 11. The survey is conducted across school districts in Minnesota every three years. The survey is given to obtain useful information from students about how things are going at school, how things are going with their peers and about health-related thoughts and behaviors. If you wish to preview the survey, you may visit our District Office at 410 Central Avenue, New Prague. Parents of children in grades 5, 8, 9, and 11, will be sent a letter explaining how to to opt their child out of participation in this survey, if desired.