Judy Center Early Learning Hub
At Church Hill Elementary School
Let's Play⛄
Happy New Year to all of our Judy Center families and friends! We hope the new year is full of good health and adventures for all! With winter in full swing, we hope you'll brave the cold weather and take part in the fun activities that we have planned at the Judy Center!
This month, our themes will be snow, artic animals and hibernation! We have two field trips planned for January.
We hope you will join us on Thursday, January 16th for a field trip to Flagship Movie Theater in Chestertown! This is an ideal time for your child to experience seeing a movie in a theater for the first time! Each child will receive a snack-pack which includes popcorn, gummy snacks and a drink. Admission is FREE for all Judy Center playgroup families. Flagship Cinema is located at 21 Washington Square, Chestertown, MD. This is a "meet you there" field trip. Be on the look out for an email to sign up! See the flyer below!
Our field trip to the Sultana Educational Center will be on Tuesday, January 21st at 10:00am. This month's theme is Under The Sea. This is a "meet you there" field trip. Check your email soon to sign up! The Sultana Educational Center is located at 200 South Cross St., Chestertown, MD 21620. This field trip is FREE! See the flyer below!
SAVE THE DATE: The Church Hill Elementary School PTO will be having a Family Glow Dance on Friday, January 31st! More info to come soon!!
The Queen Anne's County Mobile Library will be visiting our Judy Center on January 13th at 10:15am, following our Music Monday! The mobile library will be filled with books for children of all ages, as well as books for adults. No library card? No problem! The mobile library staff can sign you up on the spot! Hope to see you there!
The winter months can bring weather that is not always fun to venture out in. It is good to stock your pantries so that you are prepared to cook at home. Having things on hand so that you can make healthy, tasty meals that will please your families will help to take the stress out of winter mealtimes.
The first step is to take inventory of what you have on hand. This will help you to determine what you need to supplement your pantry so that you are ready to feed your family. Some of the foods to stock up on are:
• Dried and canned beans – black beans, garbanzo, lentil, kidney, white beans, pinto etc. • Whole grains – brown rice, quinoa, millet, amaranth, wild rice, oats, pasta etc • Oils – vegetable, olive, canola, sunflower, etc.
• Spices and herbs – bay leaves, red pepper flakes, cinnamon, nutmeg etc. • Dried fruit – dates, raisins, cranberries, cherries, etc.
• Sugars and other alternative sweeteners
• Nuts and seeds (including nut/seed butters) – almonds, peanuts, sunflower seeds, etc. • Potatoes and sweet potatoes
The Eat Smart Website has many valuable sections for finding, preparing and storing foods.
The Cooking 5 Ways section tells readers five different ways to use various items they might have on hand such as:
Social Skills
Did you know that social skills are declining in American children? Researchers believe that this is because many children spend more time with technology then engaged in human interactions. In fact, the only activity that outranks the number of hours viewing television is sleep.
Children develop and refine social skills by interacting with family members and friends. Social and emotional intelligence begins to wire at birth. Children need plenty of face-to-face interactions with others in order for these intelligence to wire to their optimum levels.
Eating dinner together is a great time to develop social skills and strengthen connections. While there is normally plenty to talk about at dinner, try making a set of "conversation cards" to stimulate novel conversations. Questions on our cards may include:
-What animal do you think is the funniest looking? Which animal do you think is the most beautiful?
-What color would you like to paint your room? Why?
-If you had a tree house what would you put in it?
-If you could be any age, which age would you choose? Why?
Have fun with it and keep having face to face engaging conversations with you child!
The Judy Center Early Learning Hub provides resources to help parents and caregivers prepare their children for success in school and life. We serve children and their families living in the Church Hill Elementary School zone from birth through age five. We also serve children who reside anywhere in Queen Anne's County IF they have an IEP/IFSP.
We provide home learning kits, playgroups, home-visits, field trips, and parent/caregiver support. All of these services are FREE!
In addition, we can connect families to other services such as adult education classes, childcare support, healthcare services, food assistance and much more.
Contact us to learn more!
The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation in matters affecting employment or in providing access to its programs and activities.
Judy Center Early Learning Hub at Church Hill Elementary School
631 Main St.
Church Hill, MD 21623
410-556-6187
Stacey Woodworth
Site Coordinator
Jenny Poulin-Gay
Liaison
Judy Center programming is developed with funds form the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood.
The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation in matters affecting employment or in providing access to its programs and activities.
