Creekwood ECC Chat

The month of March marks the beginning of the third trimester of this school year, where students will have so many opportunities to learn and grow. With nicer weather in sight, classes will be spending lots of learning time outside. Please be sure your child is dressed for the weather each day. As we all know, Oklahoma's weather can drastically change from day-to-day, so please have your child prepared with extra clothes for the right size and season.

Danielle Tackett - Mrs. Danielle Tackett graduated from OSU-Stillwater in 2009. She worked in the corporate world for several years before becoming a mom. She has two daughters in BA Schools, and she has been teaching in early childhood for five years. She loves singing, hiking and spending time with her family.

Krista Cox - Ms. Krista Cox has been at Creekwood ECC since it opened in 2013.

She has 2 daughters and is a Mimi to 2 beautiful grandchildren. She loves watching football - especially TU, OU and the Kansas City Chiefs. She also loves going to the movies, decorating and doing craft projects. Ms. Cox's favorite thing about PreK is how exited the kids get about what we are learning. When parents tell us that their child came home talking about what we did at school, Ms. Cox knows we have made a difference and have started that love of learning in the children.

Amy Meyer - This is Mrs. Meyer's 13th year teaching pre-k for Broken Arrow. She received her BS from Oklahoma State in Early Childhood Development with a Pre-k- 3rd grade teaching certification. Prior to teaching in Broken Arrow she was the Early Childhood Minister for 13 years at a church in Tulsa, and before that she was a church daycare director for 6 years.

Mrs. Meyer has been married to her husband for 34 years this coming June & they have 5 children ranging in age from 13 years to 30 years in age. They also have 5 grandchildren ranging in age from 18 months to 9 years old… with one more due in October!!

Her favorite colors are aqua/teal & purple; she has 4 dogs, a false chameleon lizard, a tarantula & ball python currently living at her house (although only the dogs are hers!); she enjoys crochet serving in her church nursery.

Carrie King - Ms. King is Mrs. Meyer's teacher assistant. This is her third year with Broken Arrow public schools and her 27th(ish) year in education. She absolutely loves teaching and being with the students. In her spare time, she and her 17yr old daughter and enjoy going to the movies, shopping and helping out at their church. Ms. King has 2 dogs, Dollie and Dixie. Ms. King's favorite color is pink. She absolutely LOVES donuts and her silly little secret is that she's a die-hard New Kids on the Block fan!

Just after winter break, we began a focus on one of our pre-k standards, 'identifies numbers 0-10'. We worked with our students on many ways to identify the numbers, both in and out of order. After a month long focus on this area, we are proud to share that our students grew in this area! When we began the focus, only 58% of our students could recognize all the numbers and when the end assessment was completed, 70% of our students displayed mastery! We are so proud of the hard work of our teachers and students who will continue to work on this skill, reviewing it for those who did not quite display mastery and extending it to higher numbers for those who did.

For our next learning objective, we have shifted our focus to 'recognizes letters'. The expectation is that students will end the pre-k year able to identify 21/26 letters and know the sounds they make. You can help at home by asking your child what a letter is and what sound it makes. This can be done anytime: in the car, having a meal, at the store, etc.

Spring parent-teacher conferences will take place on Thursday, March 5 and Tuesday, March 10, from 3:15-6:45pm. Teachers will be in contact with parents about conferences, so be on the lookout for that communication coming soon.

We will be celebrating Read Across America Week March 2-6. There are special dress-up days to go along with a theme for each day. With a special emphasis on guest readers and the wonderful children's author, Dr. Seuss, our students will enjoy a fun week of reading!

The date for our March Freckles Friday is 3-13. If you need to order this month, all orders and payments are due on Tuesday, March 10.

Spring Break is coming up on March 16-20. Clink the link for some fun spring break ideas to do with your child!

https://momlifehandbook.com/50-ideas-for-spring-break/

Spring pictures will be taken on Tuesday, March 24. A packet of proofs will be sent home a few weeks after the pictures are taken, and parents will order online directly from the photo company.

If you have not yet done so, be sure to order your child a yearbook. This is a great memento to help them remember their pre-k year! Yearbooks are $20 if pre-ordered. The link to order yearbooks is www.jostens.com/#affiliate and you will enter in CREEKWOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER.