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We were so happy to see so many families today at Family Chapel. Thank you to the Purple Room for sharing and teaching us a new song about clay!

Magic Show - Saturday, March 1st

Please join us tomorrow for a magic show with Magical Dave. Bring the whole family for pizza in the gym at 11:15 am followed by a magic show at noon in the Plymouth Church Sanctuary.

 Making Math Fun with Jennifer Woodruff - March 12th 6:30-7:45 pm

We are partnering with the Parents League for an evening math workshop at Plymouth.

Plymouth parents should use the code PLYMOUTH25 for free access to the workshop.

https://www.parentsleague.org/event/making-math-fun-for-young-children

Including math experiences and math talk into your child’s everyday life can be fun and can support their academic growth; early math skills are more powerful predictors of later academic achievement. (Duncan et al, 2007).

Just as children’s development in movement follows a (generally) predictable path (crawl, stand, walk, run, jump, skip), children’s growth in math follows a natural developmental path. When caregivers understand these paths, they can make math fun — providing math experiences, math talk, and math games in ways that are attuned to their child’s development. 

During the Making Math Fun workshop, caregivers will learn about developmental paths in a few areas of math (counting, subtilizing, geometry, addition), practice a variety of fun games to bring home to support math development, and learn how to vary the games based on children’s levels. Caregivers will also have a chance to exchange ideas and tips that work for their families in supporting math.

Jennifer Woodruff is a consultant in early childhood education and a former preschool teacher. She co-founded La Escuelita, Manhattan’s first Spanish/ English dual language preschool. Jennifer graduated from Stanford University and holds an M.S. from Bank Street College of Education, and an Ed. D. from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Important Dates to Remember

March

1 -   Magic Show with Magical Dave

12 - Making Math Fun with Jennifer Woodruff

24 - 28 School Closed for Spring Vacation

31 - School Closed for Eid-al-Fitr

April

1 - Classes Resume