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Edgewater Earl Learning Center A program of One Hope Uni5244 N. Lakewood Ave., Chicago IL, 60640 773.907.02

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My fmilies ew t the uite Sttes fce imptt chice. Shl thei chile fcs leig ly Eglish? o shl the chile ls beuent in their home language? Children who know

more than one language often benet in school andlte i life. als, my pets gpetsnd that talking to older children about important lifemttes is esie if the chile eti thei hme l-gge skills. Hee e sme wys tht pets hvehelpe yg chile keep thei hme lggewhile leig Eglish i schl.

Be aware of skills and habits of mind that are

important in any language.

Keep i mi tht y peschle c bilg spekig listeig skills hbitswhen he listens and talks to people who are uenti y lgge. I schl, he will le fmteches pees wh kw Eglish well. athme, y e the lgge expet!

Tlk with y chil i y hme lgge eveyy s she sees y sig ws gesteswith ese. Expess feeligs cmplex ies.Tell jkes fy sties. Let y chil see yeig, mkig lists, witig tes s sheles hw peple cmmicte thgh pit.

Help y peschle ct, estimte, cmpe,

mese, slve pblems i y hme l-gge s he ests tht mth ccepts ethe sme i y lgge.

nte y chils cisity bt the wl he. use y hme lgge t help hesk qestis, escibe thigs she bseves, mke peictis. Beig ble t thse thigswill help he i schl.

Make your home language the foundation f

literacy.

Help y peschle le the lphbet e sigs i y hme lgge. Tht wy,

c begi t est tht lettes symbhve meig.

Tell sties e l t y chil i yhme lgge. rec yself eig ly chil c liste iepeetly.

Tech y chil sgs msicl gmes i yhme lgge.

Mke bks with y chil. Y chil c isties t y. Y might ls cete ftsy t bks f te-life fmily sties. Ty mkig biligl ictiy tgethe. Illstte the bkwith wigs mgzie ctts.

Stay in touch with preschool staff.

Let y peschles teches kw tht y spt y chils ecti t hme by eigwitig, tlkig with he i the lgge ykw best.

If y hve time, ffe t help t i y chilclssm. Y might eve ty techig the thchile sme ws phses i y hmlgge.

Keep i mi tht hvig biligl fmily is lwys esy!

Lk f sppt gps f biligl fmilies iy e. age plygps tigs withthe fmilies wh spek y hme lgge

Help y chil t est tht kwig twlgges well will be sefl t him, eve if he feels sme pee pesse t spek ly Eglish.

Tet lgge leig s pzzle y fmwkig tgethe.

October 20

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OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTHDomestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) evolved from the Da of Unit in October 1981cceive by the ntil Cliti agist dmestic Vilece. The itet ws t cect vctescss the ti wh wee wkig t e vilece gist wme thei chile.

Domestic violence can be dened as a pattern of behavior in an relationship that is used to gain ormiti pwe ctl ve itimte pte. dmestic vilece c hppe t ye f yce, ge, sexl ietti, eligi gee. It c hppe t cples wh e mie, livigtgethe wh e tig. dmestic vilece ffects peple f ll sciecmic bckgs ecti levels.

The National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) and the Illinois Coalition AgainstDomestic Violence 1-217-789-2830 or www.ilcadv.org are both excellent resources for support oritil ifmti. Y c ls visit Pet resce rm spek with s f me ifmti.

The Importance of Vision andHearing to Development andLearning:althgh evey e f seses plys le iely evelpmet, visi heig cetilyseem t le the wy. Mch f ely pet/chil

big hs t with the chils bility t mkeeye ctct ssti gze with his pets, e-sp t thei vices by gglig cig, t be cmfte by the sight s f them.Ely evelpmet hs citicl liks t chil hv-ig fll se f his/he visi heig. Whethese seses t wk pefectly t veywell, eveythig is impcte. Egewte ElyLeig Cete will be hlig Heig Vision Screening for Thursda, Oct. 3, 2013 for

ll Peschl chile (rm 205 & rm 206).Plese help s cmplete sceeigs f ll Peschl chile by esig tht y chil isi ttece this imptt y!

Were on the Road!If y hvet he, EELC is the ! Wee p t ffe Schl age pick-p fm HytPiece, Gy Chpelle Elemety Schlsthis ye. If y hve le chil tteig f these elemety schls e iteeste i afte Schl Pick-up Pgm, plese stp bthe ofce!

We are still awaiting our signage, but ourAfter School pick-ups are in full swing!

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Spotlight onRoom 206:Nutritious andDelicious!

Mybe rsh Hshh ws mis, bt rm206 stte the ye with elicis tsty ck-ig ctivity with pples hey. The chile slicepples stwbeies, the tppe them withygt, hey gl.Wht f titis

chil-fiely sck!

From the Directors Desk:oce gi this ye, EELC is excite tbe pt f Jmpstts re f the re-c Cmpig. re f the rec,pesete i pteship with the PesFoundation, is an annual national event when millions of individuals come together to celebrate lierac and support Jumpstart in its efforts to promote earl childhood education. On Oct. 3, we wji millis f thes s we plege t e otis, by Le Lg, i sppt f Jmpstts missit wk tws the y the evey chil i ameic etes Kiegte pepe t sccee.

Ech ye, the cmpig hs she til sptlight ameics ely ecti chievemegp pvie me th 1.2 MILLIon bks f chile.

In 2012, a record 2.3 million people participated in Jumpstarts Read for the Record! We hope tobe pt f bekig the ec this ye s we e otis. otis is lvble tct livig fmtht is eplce by ewe, shiy yellw tct evetlly cst wy. oe y, hweve, ot

is clle p t help fie sves the y! otis wefl sty tht celebtes the pwef fieship pesevece.

Ji s i celebtig lve f eig!

Mybeth MlikticCenter Director

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October 2013SundaY MondaY TuESdaY WEdnESdaY THurSdaY FRIDAy SaTurdaY

1 2Hearing/Vision Screeningfor Rooms 205& 206

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20 21 22 Parent Meeting:Special Guest:NutritionConsultant,Kim Kramer

23 24 25SchoolPhoto Day

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