The month of November brings opportunities and reminders to be Thankful. The staff at CWECC is thankful for your children and each day that we get to spend with them. We love watching them learn and grow!

At this point in the year, we see so many changes in the students. We cannot wait to see what the

rest of the year will hold for them all.

We will be hosting a celebration honoring our country's veterans on Friday, November 8th at 9am. Families who have a veteran can send in a photo and are welcome to bring their veteran to the celebration! We will have a short ceremony and then a parade down the school hall to honor our veterans. If your family has an honoree, please complete and return the form that was sent home on October 23 so that we can accurately plan for the celebration.

Did you know...reading to your child each day is one of the most important things you can do for them? Research has shown that children who are read to on a regular basis perform better in school, showing both long and short-term success in the classroom. Reading to your child helps them with listening

skills, predicting, attention span, literacy skills, and so much more. Build in reading time with your child each day. Making this a part of your child's regular bedtime routine works well, but anytime is great for reading with your child!

Free Resource

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is now available in 350 communities across Oklahoma! This

program provides free books monthly to children from birth to their fifth birthdays!

Here is the registration link to enroll your child: https://imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/.

November Literacy Activities

A calendar is attached (In English and Spanish) with fun literacy activities that you can do with your child each day of November!

This year your child is using an online program during the school day called Waterford SmartStart. Waterford SmartStart is a research-based, comprehensive preschool software curriculum designed especially for Pre-K. The program provides individualized instruction and is interactive with stories and songs. Waterford SmartStart complements existing curriculum and helps teach early reading, math, and science. This program also fulfills the Oklahoma Strong Readers Act stating that pre-k students should have access to an online learning program at home. To access the program at home, just log into your child’s Clever account. In order for students to get the maximum benefit from the program, we ask that you have your child log in at home 1-3 times per week. Your child will need your assistance getting started and staying on track for approximately 15 minutes. The program will guide you. We ask that you do not help your child in answering, as the SmartStart program places them at the appropriate level based upon your child’s knowledge and understanding. Waterford SmartStart is a wonderful resource for Distance Learning Fridays and will often

If you have questions about accessing Waterford SmartStart at home, contact your child's teacher.

Broken Arrow Early Childhood Centers utilize a program called Conscious Discipline with students.

This classroom management program equips educators to integrate social-emotional learning,

discipline and self-regulation so they spend less time policing behavior and more time teaching

vital life skills. There are many aspects of Conscious Discipline that can also be used at home.

One of the most important things young children can learn at home is how to follow directions.

This is an essential skill that will be needed throughout your child's life, no matter where they are.

Please see the link below with helpful information about how using conscious discipline at home!

If you have any questions about Conscious Discipline, please feel free to reach out to our Family

and Child Resource Specialist, Mrs. Snow.

https://consciousdiscipline.com/scaffolding-in-parenting-teaching-your-children-how-to-follow-

your-directions-with-success/

Make plans to pick up the fundraiser items that your child sold on Wednesday, November 6 during student dismissal. Items will be available for pick-up until 5:30 on 11/6, but everything must be picked up on that day, as we have no way to store the items.

Is your child interested in learning soccer? Soccer Shots is an after school program that takes place on Wednesdays here at CWECC. See the attached flyer for information and the link to sign-up!

Our morning drop-off window is from 8:15-8:45am. Teachers cannot stay outside past 8:45, so if you arrive after the drop-off window has closed, you will need to park in the parking lot and walk your child into the office. Please do not let your child exit the car without one of our staff members assisting them. Because the teachers need to get inside to the classrooms and get the day started, they are not able to wait for cars that pull in after 8:45.

Please contact the school office when your child is out for any reason. If your child is taken to the doctor, dentist, therapy, etc., be sure to bring in a note so we can enter that into the system.

The temperatures are getting colder, but as we all know in Oklahoma the weather can change in an

instant. Be sure to check the weather each morning before dressing your child so that they will be

prepared for outdoor play. Students will go outside if the weather permits. This time of year they

may need a light jacket, or a coat, hat and mittens. Please label each item with your child's name.

You may also need to switch out your child's extra clothes with an updated set that is better for

colder weather, just in case they need a change of clothes at school. Please make sure all extra

clothes are labeled with your child's name.

Unfortunately, this time of year we start to see more illnesses in young children. We do our best to

prevent illness at school with frequent handwashing and cleaning of classrooms.

If your child is not feeling well it is best to keep them home until they are ready to participate in all

the pre-k learning activities. We ask that you monitor your child daily for stuffy/runny nose, fever,

headache/tummy aches, ear and throat pain, or other symptoms of illness.

If your child is sick, they must be fever-free, and no diarrhea or vomiting for at least 24 hours

without the use of medications before they can return to school.

If you take your child to the doctor, be sure to get a school note from the doctor's office and bring

it to the school office.

We appreciate your help in keeping the germs from spreading!

If your child attends the Before & After care program (B&A), we ask that you please utilize the parking lot for morning drop-off. Please do not park in the drive-through loop or in the parallel parking places as district maintenance vehicles and school staff need access to these spaces.

Broken Arrow Public Schools will be hosting a free event on Tuesday, November 12, 4-7pm at Central on Main. Families will be able to connect with lots of community resources and organizations. We hope you can attend!

Creekwood Early Childhood Center serves Broken Arrow’s

youngest Tigers through purposeful play centered on students'

interests, reading, writing, mathematics, creativity and music. This

all-day Pre-K program gives four-year-old students the opportunity

to develop social-emotional, early reasoning and problem solving

skills that lay a foundation for future learning.

Our goal is to preserve childhood learning experiences and foster the development of self-

regulation skills which will help students achieve academic success in core curriculum as they

advance through school. The students will progress through the developmental stages at their own

rate of growth.

Website: www.baschools.org

Location: 1351 East Albany Street, Broken Arrow, OK, USA

Phone: 918.505.5280