Early Learning Newsletter

Storytime starts next week. Please register by clicking on one of these link below:
For Tuesdays A to Z Storytime and Playgroup (0-2 year olds) Registration Link

Me & My Preschooler starts next week. Please register by clicking on one of these link below:
Me and My Preschooler (3-5 year olds) Registration Link
This will be a time for your child to work on preschool skill and Kinder ready skills. If you are able, please come both Wednesday and Thursday.

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Setting this up is genuinely low-prep. Here’s the basic process:

Step 1: Print and set up. Choose the full-page version for extended fine motor practice, or the half-page version when you need something quicker for a center or a shorter attention span.

Step 2: Choose your dot tool. Q-tips work great, but they’re not the only option:

• Q-tip dot painting: Give each child a q-tip, pour a small amount of paint onto a palette (plastic bottle caps work perfectly), and let kids dip and dab one dot at a time inside the circles.
• Pencil eraser dot stamping: Flip a pencil over, press the eraser onto a stamp pad, and stamp a dot inside each circle. This is a great no-paint option for centers.

Step 3: Complete the page. Kids fill in the small circles, trace the letters or words if the page includes them, and paint along the border for extra line control practice.

Step 4: Let it dry and display. Use the pages individually, build an alphabet binder, or send them home so families can see what kids are learning.

Early Learning Hub of Clackamas County Video Series, click on the picture to watch video!

Para ver el video en español haga clic a continuación:

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Friends of the Estacada Public Library are the Local Champions of Imagination Library.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides specially-selected, age-appropriate, high-quality books for children from birth to age five. Books are delivered to your home each month in a package addressed to the child receiving it. This program is free of charge to participating families, and is funded and maintained locally by Friends of the Estacada Public Library and other community donors. Visit the Imagination Library web site to find out more about this exciting early literacy program.

Registration is open to children from birth to five years old who reside in zip codes 97022 and 97023 ( Eagle Creek and Estacada ).

Fill out the online registration form

Imagination Library links

Goodnight with Dolly Storytime Videos--Dolly reads 10 bedtime stories; Literacy Tips and Resources for Parents and Caregivers; Coloring & Activity Sheets

Estacada Community Manager/CRE Program Facilitator:

Julie Syring, sryingj@estacada.k12.or.us or julies@todos-juntos.net

RME Program Facilitator:

Kendoll Tuthill, kendollt@todos-juntos.net

Family Resource Navigator

Yaneth Abnal, yanetha@todosjuntos.net

Estacada Prevention Specialist:

Tyra Baird, tyrab@todos-juntos.net

Middle School Program Facilitator:

Lauren Haman, laurenh@todos-juntos.net

Website: www.todos-juntos.net

Facebook: facebook.com/todosjuntosclackamascounty