GJPS Preschool Weekly Update

If your family is need of assistance with food or gifts this holiday season (e.g., coats, clothes, shoes, toys, etc.), please reach out to Missy Grimmett at grimmettm@gjps.org to gather further information about your specific needs (sizes, interests, etc.). Your family will remain anonymous.

Dear Families,

This week we’re beginning a new theme in our classroom, “Compare and Contrast”. For the next four weeks, your child will be learning to examine his or her environment and identify the similarities and differences between items. In the first week of this theme, we will explore the characteristics of living and non-living things.

This week’s Family Connections activities can be found at https://portal2.frogstreet.com/connections/?bookname=ENG_FC_T4_W1.

This week’s storybook, “Henry and Harry” can be found at https://portal2.frogstreet.com/ebook/?bookname=FS20069_HenryandHarry_eBook.

We’re so excited to continue exploring with your little one!

Preschool Family Gratitude Challenge until 11/30/23. Use the punch card below for your child to be entered into a drawing for a prize.

The Heart and Pride Award recognizes two outstanding staff members each month who make a profound impact on our students and Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools.

The Heart & Pride Nomination Form will remain available year-round and is open to any member of our staff, regardless of position.

Each month, we are looking for family volunteers to shine some kindness through small treats/kind gestures with our staff at Goshen Lane Prechool and Clark Hall Preschool. This could be cookies, donuts, coffee etc. The kindness carts will take place the last Friday of each month.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054BAFA62CAAF85-monthly

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month!

Check out these great resources!

Did you know:

• 1 in 10 people will have a seizure and 1 in 26 will develop epilepsy during their lifetime.

• There are 3.4 million people living with epilepsy in the United States; 470,000 of them are children.

• Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that can affect any one of us regardless of race, age, or gender.

• Seizures are a symptom of epilepsy. Not all seizures are the same. Many people with epilepsy have more than one type of seizure.

November Celebrations

• November is National Native American Heritage Month, which celebrates the history and contributions of Native Americans.
• November is National Family Caregivers Month, proclaimed in 2012 by Former President Barack Obama. It honors the more than 40 million caregivers across the country who support aging parents, ill spouses, or other loved ones with disabilities who remain at home.
• November is Adoption Awareness Month which seeks to increase national awareness of adoption issues, bring attention to the need for adoptive families for teens in the U.S. foster care system, and emphasize the value of youth engagement.
• During the week of November 6-10, 2023 schools throughout the United States will celebrate National School Psychology Week (NSPW) to highlight the important work school psychologists do to help all students thrive. This year's theme is "Let's Grow Together," inspired by the importance of both personal and shared strengths in our growth as individuals and school communities in every season of life.

Notable November Holidays

November 1: All Saints’ Day

November 2: Dia De Los Muertos

November 10-14 Tihar

November 11: Veterans Day

November 12 : Diwali

November 15 - December 24: Nativity Fast

November 16: International Day of Tolerance

November 23: Thanksgiving

November 24: Native American Heritage Day

November 10- End of 1st trimester (grades home on November 17)

November 13- No School

November 22-24- No School

2023-24 GJPS District Calendar (PDF)