Direct excerpts from the

National Association for the

Education of Young Children

(NAEYC) Position Statement of

the use of technology with

young children ages 0-8yrs.

When used intentionally and

appropriately, technology and

interactive media are effective

tools to support learning and

development. The

fundamental premise of the

position statement from the

NAEYC is that technology and

interactive media are tools for

teachers and administrators to

use in early childhood

programs. The effectiveness

of technology and interactive

media, as with other tools,

depends on their being used in

the right ways, under the right

circumstances, by those skilled

in their use. Within the

framework of developmentally

appropriate practice, this

means recognizing children as

unique individuals, being

attuned to their ager and

developmental level, and

being responsive to the social

and cultural contexts in which

they live.

Effective uses of

technology and media are

active, hands-on, engaging

and empowering; give the

Deb Williams, Principal

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Circle of

Friends

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Principal

Notes

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Kindergarten

Attendance

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Nurse Notes 8

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A R E A S C H O O L S

Edgewood

Journal J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 3 , I S S U E 2

E D G E W O O D

P R O G R A MS

ECFE - Early Childhood

Family Education

952-226-0950

ECSE - Early Childhood

Special Education

952-226-0980

Early Childhood

Screening

952-226-0975

Half-Day

Kindergarten

952-226-0900

Circle of Friends

Preschool

952-226-0956

Kid’s Company Child

Care (Ages 4-6)

952-226-0090

www.priorlake-

savage.k12.mn.us/ew

Technology and Interactive Media in Early

Childhood (and Kindergarten) Programs

child control; provide

adaptive scaffolds to help

children progress in skills

development at their

individual rates; and are

used as one of many

options to support

children’s learning.

Technology and interactive

media should expand children’s

access to new content and new

skills. When truly integrated,

uses of technology and media

become routine and

transparent-the child or the

educator is focused on the

activity or exploration itself

and not the technology

Limitations on the use of

technology and media are

important . The NAEYC

statement recommends

carefully considering the

screen time recommendations

from public health

organizations for children from

birth through age 5 when

determining appropriate limits

on technology and media use

in early childhood settings.

Screen time estimates should

include time spent in front of a

screen at the early childhood

program and with input from

parents and families, at home

and elsewhere

Special considerations

must be given to the use

of technology with in-

fants and toddlers. The

NAEYC statement recom-

mends prohibiting the pas-

sive use of television, DVDs,

and other non-interactive

technologies and media in

early childhood programs for

children younger than 2

years of age, and it discour-

ages passive and non-

interactive uses with children

ages 2 through 5. Any uses

of technology and interactive

media in programs for chil-

dren younger than 2 years of

age should be limited to

those that appropriately sup-

port responsive interactions

between teachers and chil-

dren and strengthen adult-

child relationships.

These excerpts from the

position NAEYC statement

are shared with you to help

you pose questions about

use of technology and inter-

active media in your child’s

home environment. Stay

tuned to our newsletter for

additional information relat-

ed to children ages 0-8 and

technology use.

http://www.naeyc.org/

content/technology-and-

young-children

P A G E 2

What’s

Happening in

Kindergarten?

Jan 2: School Resumes Jan 21: No School

Jan 24: No AM Kindergarten

PM will run on it’s

regular schedule

Jan 25: No School E-12

Jan 29: 2013-2014

Kindergarten

Options Meeting

7:00-8:00PM

Twin Oaks

Jan 30: Report Cards posted

to Family Access

What’s a “Lock Down Drill”?

Emergency School Closings Snowflakes are here! School

closings for the Prior Lake-

Savage Area Schools will be

announced on the following

stations: WCCO radio & TV

(830 AM) KARE 11: KMSP

Fox 9 TV; KSTP TV Channel

5: KCHK (radio). Residents

can also check the district

website for an up-to-date

message on school closures

www.priorlake-

savage.k12.mn.us.

If the announcement states

that Prior Lake–Savage Area

Schools are closed, then there

will be no school for A.M. and

P.M. Kindergarten, ECSE or

Circle of Friends Preschool.

If the announcement states

that District #719 schools

will start two hours late, than

there will be no A.M.

Kindergarten, ECSE or Circle of

Friends Preschool, and P.M.

classes will start as usual.

If the

district

indicates

that school

will start 1 hour late, morning

Kindergarten, ECSE and Circle

of Friends Preschool will start

one hour late.

If school is to be dismissed

early, the decision to close

early will be made prior to

11:30 whenever possible.

terms like intruder or bad

guys when describing the

reason for our drills. The

children are taught that like

a tornado drill or a fire drill,

a lock down drill is just

another way to be safe at

school. Your child’s teacher

will describe, in

developmentally

appropriate terms, the

purpose for the drill. If

your child talks about

locking the door and sitting

together quietly in their

classroom, this is what they

will be describing to you. If

you have additional

questions, please feel free

to contact your child’s

teacher or the building

principal.

A Lock Down is the district

title for the closing and

locking of a school for the

purpose of safety. We are

required by state law to do

5 Lock Down drills

throughout the school year.

We will begin our Lock

Down drills at Edgewood in

January. We avoid using

E D G E W O O D J O U R N A L

Needed: boys

pants, sizes 4-6,

for the health

office.

Nutritious Nibbler

been thawed and refrozen

and therefore retain fewer

vitamins.

*―Avoid anything mixed

with cheese, topped with

sauce (such as garlic), or

accompanied by pasta or

rice‖ (Somer). Vegetables

packaged this way usually

have twice the amount of

calories and 30x the

sodium.

*Tip: ―Speed up meal prep

during the week and amp

up nutritional content by

adding frozen vegetables

(thawed in the microwave

or a bowl of cool water) to

casseroles, stews, and

soups‖ (Somer). You can

also blend them into a

yummy dip your child likes

or use them to top fresh

salads.

Source: Real Simple

magazine, ―Guide to Buying

Frozen Food‖ by Elizabeth

Somer, R.D.

*Frozen vegetables can

actually be more nutritious

than fresh, since they’re

packaged immediately after

harvesting and the

nutrients stay at their peak.

*Look for frozen vegetables

where the vegetable is the

only thing on the ingredient

list.

*Make sure the vegetables

haven’t frozen into a

lump―a sign that they have

You CAN find vegetables abundant in nutrient in the winter months!

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 3 , I S S U E 2

Preschool Visit Opportunities Dip Into Preschool

January 10 January 12

6:15-7:30 p.m. 10:30-11:15 a.m.

This is a terrific opportunity for parents and children

to learn about our program. While your preschooler

spends a short time with one of our highly qualified

preschool teachers, parents will find out what to

look for in a preschool experience for their child and

be able to have questions answered.

Circle of Friends Preschool

Registration for 2012-2013 Registration for current preschool families and their younger siblings begins January 28th.

Registration information will be sent home in your child’s backpack the week of January 21.

Public registration begins Feb. 4. If you or someone you know is interested in Circle of

Friends Preschool, call our office to be added to our registration mailing list. This

mailing will go out at the end of January. Office Phone: 952-226-0956.

The Circle of Friends Preschool curriculum is designed to prepare preschoolers to meet the Minnesota

Early Childhood Indicators of Progress and subsequently the current state and district kindergarten

standards.

~ Physical & Motor Development

~ Self-Help Skills

~ Technology

~ Environmental Learning & Science

~ Personal & Social Development

~ Literacy & Language

~ Mathematical Thinking & Problem Solving

~ Arts & Creativity

The preschool curriculum focuses include:

Preschool Family Fun Night Movin’ & Groovin’ For current preschoolers & their families

Join the staff and families from preschool January 16th and 17th for an evening of movin’ and

groovin’! There will be lots of room to dance, jump, bounce, throw, and play parachute

games. Explore some of our preschool’s movement activities and equipment that will be set

up in the preschool classrooms and the activity room. Parents and kids can dance and jump

together, and discover fun, energetic activities to burn off some energy! Our Family Fun

Nights are ―open house‖ format, come when you can, and stay as long as you like. We look

forward to seeing you there!

Tour & Talk

January 28 February 21

1:30-2:30 p.m. 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Parents can come to ―Tour & Talk‖ to explore our facility and to learn about our preschool

programs and family opportunities from one of our early childhood staff.

PLEASE NOTE: Pre-registration is required

for all Preschool Visits. Call 952-226-0956

to register.

What’s

Happening in

Early

Childhood?

Jan. 2:

CoF and ECSE

Classes Resume

Jan. 7:

ECFE Resumes

Jan. 10: Dip Into Preschool:

6:15-7:30

Jan. 12: Dip Into Preschool:

6:15-7:30

Jan. 16:

CoF Family Fun

Night: 6-7:30,

No ECFE

Jan. 17:

CoF Family Fun

Night: 4:30-6,

No ECFE

Jan. 21:

No CoF, ECSE or

ECFE Classes

Jan. 24 & 25:

No CoF or ECSE

Classes

Jan. 28:

Tour & Talk:

1:30-2:30

Jan. 30:

Progress Reports

posted to Family

Access

January 16th

6:00-7:30

January 17th

4:30-6:00 -OR-

P A G E 4

Do you have or know a 3 year

old?

Early Childhood Screening

is required by state law

before your child enters

kindergarten. Recently the

focus has been changed to

younger children, those

that are still three years of

age.

Screening is a simple and

careful assessment of your

child's health and

development and is

provided FREE of charge.

Areas screened include

vision, hearing, thinking

and communication skills,

physical growth and

coordination and social/

emotional development.

Screenings are held

periodically during the

school year at Edgewood

School. If you do not have

an appointment letter by

the time your child is 3

years 6 months, please call

Deb Tribby at 952-226-

0975, to arrange for an

appointment.

Screenings are scheduled

for select Tuesdays, Fridays

and occasional Saturdays.

Glendale 6:30 P.M.

Grainwood 6:00 P.M.

Jeffers Pond 6:30 P.M.

Redtail Ridge 5:30 P.M.

Westwood 6:00 P.M.

Please be aware that

transportation will only be

provided to and from

residences that lie within the

Prior Lake-Savage attendance

area. We will not be able to

transport your child to daycare

facilities or residences outside

the district boundaries. If you

reside outside the Prior Lake-

Savage district and hope to

have your child attend our

district, please complete an

open enrollment form, which

can be found on our district

website.

The District Wide Kindergarten

Options Meeting will take place

at the Twin Oaks Middle School

Auditorium on Tuesday,

January 29th, 7:00 P.M.

Detailed registration

information will be mailed to

families by the end of January.

Kindergarten registration will

take place on February 19th

for the entire Prior Lake-

Savage School District.

Registration for extended day

kindergarten will be at

neighborhood elementary

schools. Registration for half

day kindergarten will take place

at Edgewood School. Time are

as follows:

Edgewood 4:30 or 6:30

Five Hawks 6:00 P.M.

If any of the following

information applies to your

child, we ask that you call

our office at 226-0900 so

we can remove your child

from our registration lists.

1. Your child will be

attending Kindergarten,

but not in ISD #719

during 2013-2014

2. Your child will wait

another year before

entering Kindergarten.

3. You will provide home

schooling for your child.

For questions, please

contact Angie Sessions at

952-226-0900.

Students must be 5 on

or before September

1st, 2013 to be eligible

for kindergarten.

E D G E W O O D J O U R N A L

Kindergarten Registration

Did you know

that one of the

requirements for

kindergarten is an

Early Childhood

Screening?

Principal’s Notes

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 3 , I S S U E 2

Deb Williams,

Edgewood Principal

How to Make Your

Child a Reader for

Life

The December newsletter

promised you a follow-up article

on children as readers. I’d like

to share some ideas for home

that supports the information

shared with you last month.

Five Games for Building

Phonemic Awareness

How many words are in your

name? The name Anthony, for

instance, contains an, ant, on

as well as the nonstandard hon

and the abbreviation for NY. If

you mix the letters up, there

are dozens more.

Clap the poem. Most poetry

for little kids is very

rhythmic. Encourage your

child to clap along as you

read classics like

―Willoughby, Wallaby, woo‖

or ―Down by the Bay.‖

I Spy. You remember this one:

―I spy, with my little eye,

something that starts with

B!‖ You might even write

down whatever you

―spied,‖ just to emphasize

the print-word

correspondence—and to

keep you from cheating.

Fill in the rhyme. You can use

any form, just leave a

blank for your child to fill.

Limericks are great: ―There

once was a girl named

Ruth, who had one very

wobbly tooth, she stuck in

her thumb, until it felt

numb, and ended up

looking

_____.‖

Wrong word! This works

especially well in a poem,

when you substitute a silly

wrong word in the text.

Your child will giggle. Then

you ask which word didn’t

make sense.

Remember that your ―reading‖

at this stage is really about

sounds, stories, and play.

Excited Young Readers………

Between 2 percent and 5

percent of young children begin

reading early and can often

read aloud sophisticated

material when other kids are

still struggling with sight words

and blending sounds. This can

seem quite impressive and lead

you to think that they’ve

mastered ―reading‖ when all

they’ve really got down is

―decoding.‖ Even if your five-

year-old can read Time

magazine quite fluently, it

doesn’t mean she can

comprehend the politics or the

other issues in the text. And

don’t be surprised if, given the

choice, they’d rather read a

Franklin picture book—it deals

with issues a five or six year old

can really understand.

O.K., what about books?

You do not need to spend great

deals of money to ensure that

your child has numerous

opportunities to develop basic

pre-reading skills. In choosing

fiction for reading aloud, your

kindergarten reader will want

less print on the page than in

the beautiful picture books you

read to her earlier. They’ll want

illustrations that offer as much

fun as artistic beauty. The Dr.

Seuss books have worked well

for fifty years, not because

Theodore Geisel could draw

very well, but because he

created wonderful characters,

he used rhythm and rhyme

effectively, and his books are

easy to memorize and decode.

Picture books with a simple,

action –oriented plot; preferably

with a bit of surprise along the

way, tend to work well. A story

written with lots of dialogue

gives you a chance to use your

various reading voices, and

gives your child a chance to join

in on sections that they’ve

memorized or may be able to

read for themselves.

Suppose you were marooned on

a desert island with a couple of

preschool kids, and you could

have only two books. Which

ones would you choose? My

call would be for two big,

hardcover titles: The 20th

Century Children’s Poetry

Treasury and The 20th

Century Children Book

Treasury (both Random

House). Together they offer

hundreds of selections, and the

Book Treasury has forty-four of

everyone’s favorite picture

books and stories complete with

their illustrations.

The more you

read, the more

things you

know. The

more you

learn, the

more places

you go.

~Dr. Seuss~

P A G E 6

Regular, on-time

attendance is

necessary for a

student’s academic

success. It also

promotes a positive

work ethic for

employment skills and

future success.

Kindergarten Attendance

Policy

E D G E W O O D J O U R N A L

Regular school attendance is

directly related to success in

academic work and benefits

students socially. The school

board recognizes that class

attendance is a joint

responsibility to be shared by

the student, parent or

guardian, teacher and

administrators.

In accordance with the

Minnesota Compulsory

Instruction Law, the students

of the school district are

REQUIRED to attend all

assigned classes and/or

study halls every day school

is in session, unless the

student has been excused by

the school board.

Elementary Student

Attendance Policy

Parents/guardians are

required to notify the office

via a note or telephone call

prior to 9:30 a.m./1:00 p.m.

on or before the day their

child will be absent for any

reason.

Excused Absences

An absence will be excused if

the parent calls or emails the

school or provides a written

note which is signed by a

parent/guardian and states

that the absence is a result

of one of the following

conditions:

1. Illness, injury, or

hospitalization of the

student. Students are

allowed up to 10 total

absences a year, or 5

days in a row, due to

illness. A doctor’s note

must be provided if your

child is gone from school

more than 10 total days

over the school year, or

5 days in a row due to

illness. Absences that

are not counted in the

10-day maximum

include chronic or long-

term illnesses which are

verified by a doctor’s

signed statement and

authorized by the

principal.

2. Medical, dental, and

other professional

appointments which

cannot be scheduled

outside school

hours. This does not

include haircuts, etc.

3. Family emergency,

serious illness in family,

or a death in the family.

4. Religious or cultural

holidays or observances

as approved by the

administration.

5. Mandatory court

appearances.

6. Conditions beyond the

student's control.

Examples

are: automobile

accident, home fire, etc.

7. Pre-approved family trip/

vacation. Parents are

strongly encouraged to

schedule such trips

during school breaks and

vacations. Students are

allowed a maximum of 5

days of pre-approved

family trips/vacations.

Absences beyond the 5-

day maximum are

unexcused absences.

8. Compliance with any

provision of a disabled

student's Individual

Education Plan, Section

504 Accommodation

Plan, or Individual Health

Plan.

Unexcused Tardies and

Absences

Examples are:

1. Running late

2. Oversleeping

3. Missing the bus

4. Shopping

5. Visiting friends

For a copy of the full policy,

please click below.

Edgewood Attendance Policy

P A G E 7 V O L U M E 3 , I S S U E 2

Families can sled down the hill

right outside Edgewood, then

come inside to warm up, do

crafts and make Valentine's for

Vets. Pizza will be available for

purchase. We'll also have a DJ

in the activity room to help

shake everyone's winter wiggles

away!

We ask that families provide

their own sleds and that you

come dressed for the weather.

Hope to see you there!

You’re Invited….

When: Saturday, February, 9th

from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Where: Edgewood School

Who: Kindergarten students

and their families

Why: To have a little winter

fun!

Bring your boots and dancing

shoes for our Winter Party!

Kindergarten PTC Winter Party

SPAN (Synergy/SAGE Parent Action SPAN (Synergy/SAGE Parent

Action Network) will host its next

meeting on Thursday January 10

at 7pm in the WestWood Media

Center. Our focus will be on

advanced middle school

programming. Both middle school

principals and a panel of middle

school teachers teaching advanced

sections will be in attendance.

Our second annual Synergy/

SAGE Family Night will be on

Thursday Feb. 7 from 6:30-

8:30pm in the Hidden Oaks

cafeteria. Representatives from

The Works (www.theworks.org )

will be setting up stations where

kids can build and explore STEM

concepts. We may also have

some district teachers setting

up their own stations with

science experiments. Please

see our website

(www.mcgt.net/priorlake ) in

January for more information

and to RSVP.

Questions? Please email Apryl

at span.priorlake@gmail.com

(note the new email address).

Box Top$ for Education

Collect 50 box tops and earn a

free kids meal to a local

restaurant. Each box top is worth

10 cents, so each completed form

earns our school $5!

Our kid’s meal promotion includes

the following restaurants:

Applebee’s Kids Meal (all

locations)

Bonfire Build Your Own Pizza

(Savage location only)

Buffalo Wild Wings Kids Meal

(Savage location only)

Chili’s Kid’s Meal (all locations)

Davanni’s Solo Pizza with $5.00

purchase (all locations)

Olive Garden Kid’s Meal (all

locations)

Outback Kid’s Meal (Burnsville

Location only)

Papa Murphy’s Kids 1

Topping Pizza (select

locations)

Restaurant choices are subject

to change. Remember, all the

funds generated by ―Box Tops‖

go directly to programs here at

Edgewood.

For additional forms please click

here.

Collect box tops to help raise money for Edgewood School and earn free kids meals to

your favorite local restaurants!

E D G E W O O D J O U R N A L

P A G E 8

Count your chores - You

might even make it a

friendly challenge. Who can

pull the most weeds out of

the vegetable garden? Who

can collect the most litter in

the neighborhood? Who can

shovel the craziest path in

the snow?

Try an activity party -

For your child's next

birthday, schedule a

bowling party, take the kids

to a climbing wall or set up

relay races in the backyard.

Put your kids in charge -

Let each child take a turn

choosing the activity of the

day or week. Batting cages,

bowling and fast-food play

areas all count. What

matters is that you're doing

something active.

http://www.priorlake-

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A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0

&C=67274

Original Article: http://

www.mayoclinic.com/health/

fitness/FL00030

Reminder - If your child is not

feeling well, please keep them

home for the following:

If the student has had a

fever of 100 degrees or

more, the student should

stay home for 24 hours

after the temperature

returns to normal without

medication.

If the student has vomited

or had diarrhea, he/she

should stay home until 24

hours after the last

episode.

For information on additional

childhood conditions, please

check ―Is My Child Ill?‖ on the

Health Services website.

If you want active kids, be

active yourself. Set a good

example! Take the stairs

instead of the elevator or park

the car farther away from your

destination. Talk about physical

activity as an opportunity to

take care of your body, rather

than a punishment or a chore.

To keep your kids interested in

fitness, make it fun.

Be silly - Let younger

children see how much fun

you can have while being

active. Run like a gorilla.

Walk like a spider. Hop like

a bunny. Stretch like a cat.

Get in the game - Play

catch, get the whole family

involved in a game of tag

or have a jump-rope

contest. Try classic

movement games such as

Simon says or red light,

green light. If you don't

remember the rules, make

up your own!

January Health Notes

Big Thank You!

Chip Shoppe Fundraiser

Thank you to the Kindergar-

ten PTC and parents for

their participation in this

fundraiser. With your gen-

erous support we raised just

over $4,100. Wow! We are

able use the profits to pro-

vide field trip scholarships,

purchase party supplies and

EW Winter Gear Drive Collected

37 Coats

8 snowpants

14 sets of boots

10 Infant coats

EW and other children will stay

warm as a result

P A G E 9 V O L U M E 3 , I S S U E 2

Cold Weather Apparel & Outdoor Play

The cold winds have arrived!

Waiting at the school bus stop can

be a cold proposition as the

temperature dips lower. Unless the

wind chill and/or temperature is

below zero, students will continue

going outside for large muscle

movement on our playground.

Check teacher newsletters for

specific updates. Please dress your

child for outside weather.

To prevent us from needing to

add on to our building to

accommodate ―lost and found‖

articles, please write your

child’s name in their outdoor

clothing and boots.

The lost and found boxes are

located in the main hallway at

Edgewood if you need to search

for something.

Community Education The winter Community Education

catalogs for Adults and Youth are

available online. We invite you to

check out the latest class offerings.

By clicking on one of the pictures to

the left, you will be able to see

classes that are available as well as

registration information. You will also

find information in the Youth Catalog

regarding the Daddy/Daughter Dance

on Saturday, February 23rd.

Adult Catalog Youth Catalog ECFE Catalog

Edgewood Teacher of the Year

Every year the local

education association,

PLSEA, conducts a

Teacher of the Year

recognition program for

the Prior Lake-Savage

Schools. Please help us

congratulate Trina Olson,

Edgewood’s Honoree.

Tina humbly appreciated the

building staff awarding her as

Edgewood teacher of the

year. She thought the

competition as steep. When

the balloon bouquet was

being dangled over her head,

back and forth, it could have

easily gone to a very

deserving co-worker, Trodee

Jore. She thanks the staff

for their support!

Trina graduated from the

University of Minnesota-

Duluth with a BA In Early

Childhood Education and

Family Life.

She is a licensed parent

educator and children's

teacher. Trina has worked

in ISD 719 for 14 years. She

says that time flies when you

have such a rewarding line of

work! It is hard for her to

believe it has been 14 years.

At this time, Trina works in

ECFE, Circle of Friends and

Early Childhood Screening at

Edgewood. She is currently

serving on the Kindergarten

study committee and is on the

environmental committee as

well.

Congratulations, Trina!

A Teacher Of The Year

Celebration will be held

February 18 at the Twin Oaks

Media Center.

Trina Olson ECFE Teacher/Parent Educator

E D G E W O O D J O U R N A L

P A G E 1 0

Give Kids a Smile Every child deserves

a winning smile.

That’s why about

3,000 generous

dental volunteers

come together each

February to provide

free care to children

from low-income

families who face

barriers to dental care. Last

year, 2,700 dental volunteers

enthusiastically delivered $2

million in free care to 5,141

children across the state.

That's a lot of smiles!

In 2013, free care will be

offered on Friday, Feb. 1, and

Saturday, Feb. 2, to children

whose families cannot afford

to pay for dental care.

Click here for more infor-

mation: What you need to

know.

Along with the satisfaction of

helping children protect and

restore their dental health,

volunteers are always grati-

fied to see so many beautiful

smiles!

The Minnesota Dental Associ-

ation works with hundreds of

schools, organizations and

agencies to promote this

program to families in need.

Dentists team up

to bring smiles to

Minnesota kids

children are not born with the

skills to put their positive

intentions into action. Just as it

is our job to help children master

the skills of reading and math, it

is also our job to help them learn

the skills of discipline; skills that

will help them grow as individuals

and as contributors to their

community. Today, the

classroom; tomorrow, the world!

Discipline in the Responsive

Classroom approach is both

proactive and reactive. Rules are

Discipline is an essential part of

classroom life and the foundation

for a caring, supportive

community. Discipline begins

with our own clear visions of what

we want for the children we teach

– our hopes and dreams – and is

grounded in a deep belief in

children’s positive intentions;

their intrinsic motivation to do

well, belong, contribute, and

engage in meaningful learning

and growth.

At the same time, we know that

proactive and Logical

Consequences are reactive.

Proactively, we work with

children to create, teach, and

practice classroom rules.

Reactively, we use logical

Consequences to help children

regain control, make amends,

and get back on track when

they forget or choose not to

take care of themselves or

each other.

Kindergarten Responsive

Classroom Corner Rules and Logical Consequences

Logical Conse-

quences are a way

of responding to

inappropriate be-

havior in a natural

way that allows

children to learn

from their mis-

takes.

Kindergarten Yearbook

Coordinator memory book for the

Kindergarten students and

their families. This would then

be an option for parents to

purchase. Due to budgets cuts

we no longer have a

coordinator for this fun

Do you enjoy scrapbooking or

computer design? Edgewood is

looking for a volunteer to put

together our Kindergarten

yearbook. Each year we have

been lucky enough to work with

a vendor who publishes a great

endeavor. If you might be

interested in considering

this great project, please

call or e-mail Mrs. Williams,

EW Principal, to see what is

involved. 952-226-0900 or

dwilliams@priorlake-

savage.k12.mn.us.

P A G E 1 1 V O L U M E 3 , I S S U E 2

Silver Graphics

Edgewood is pleased to

support a student artwork

fundraiser this spring,

raising funds for our

school’s early childhood

program. You will have the

opportunity to order a

variety of items printed

with your child’s artwork,

including:

a variety of

environmentally

friendly products

including grocery totes,

popular drawstring

backpacks and a set of

note cards printed on

recycled paper;

display products such

as art plaques with an

easel back for tabletop

display, 8‖x10‖ matted

prints ready for

framing, ceramic

ornaments and our

popular refrigerator

magnets;

kitchen products

including potholders,

multi-use flour sack

dishtowels, glass

cutting boards and

trivets and beautiful

wood gift products

including a keepsake

box.

Samples of a selection of

the available items will be

exhibited at school, and will

be on display through spring

conference time. You can

also preview the products on

the Silver Graphics website

(silvergraphics.com).

Teachers have been

thoughtful about their art

lesson plans; your children

will be working on their

artwork to be submitted at

the end of January. All

Edgewood students will use

artwork created during class

time, outside artwork will not

be accepted.

Order forms will be coming

home the end of February

For questions please call

Katie Kocina at 612-756-

2042 or e-mail at

mkeakocina@gmail.com

even chocolate syrup! Please

pack a peanut free lunch and a

drink for your child. We will eat

at the beginning of class.

Please go to

www.priorlakesavagece.com to

register for this fun and

excitement. This is a child only

class and does not have a

parenting component. AM

Kindergarten students

registered for this class will be

picked up by the class

Where the Sidewalk Ends

with Kidcreate studio

Have you ever been to ―Where

the Sidewalk Ends‖? During this

class you’ll take your

imagination there and beyond.

Fun and creative projects link

the poetry and art of Shel

Silverstein to your imagination.

Come dive into fabulous poetry

and get messy with clay, paint,

plaster, recycled materials, and

instructor from their

Kindergarten teacher.

Questions please call: (952)

226-0080.

Class #2872

Wednesdays, Jan. 30-Feb. 20

12:25-1:40pm

4 Sessions $59

Edgewood Lower Level

Kidcreate Studio Instructor

Extension Class For Children Ages 4-6

Please call any of the Edgewood Programs

for further information regarding what

Edgewood School has to offer. Our web-

site contains information, updates and

links regarding all of our programs. You

can easily reach any Edgewood staff

members through our Staff Directory or

the staff web pages.

We’re on the web!

www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us/ew

Stay In Touch with Superintendent

Dr. Sue Ann Gruver. Follow her blog:

http://

intouchwithdrgruver.blogspot.com/

5304 WestWood Dr. S.E.

Prior Lake, MN 55372

Kindergarten Program: 952-226-0900

Fax: 952-226-0949

Circle of Friends Preschool: 952-226-0956

ECFE Programs: 952-226-0950

Early Childhood Screening: 952-226-0975

Fax: 952-226-0959

Early Childhood Special Ed: 952-226-0980

Fax: 952-226-0981

Edgewood School

Where Friends and Families

Come Together

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