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Early Childhood Services Newsletter
St. Johns County School District

“Ancient City Kids Day”
Looking for something fun to do with your kids that doesn’t cost a lot of money? Then mark your calendars for the 21st annual Ancient City Kids Day! Ancient City Kids Day will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 11am-3pm at Francis Field on Castillo Drive. This event, coordinated by local agencies, is a day of fun-filled activities for children and families. The event is free to the public, and will include over 40 youth service agencies offering carnival style games and activities, arts and crafts, and contests for the kids plus live entertainment all day! No child will leave empty-handed as t-shirts, prizes or goodies are given out all day. The only cost to the public will be for food or drinks. Ancient City Kids Day has grown to be one of St. Augustine’s largest youth activities, and is a popular event for the whole family. For more information, please call (904) 829-2273.

The Lincolnville Community Monday Fun-Day Preschool Series Events
Provided in partnership between the Lincolnville Museum & Cultural Center and the SJCSD Early Childhood Services Department. All sessions will be held, 5:30-6:30 pm, at the Early Childhood Center, 102 Martin Luther King Ave. St. Augustine, (904)547-8965.
First Monday - Once Upon a Time: Bigger than Books, Parent/child activity
Second Monday – Mystery Monday, Story and seasonal parent/child activity
Third Monday - Fun parent/child interactive project.
Fourth Monday - Once Upon a Mat, Children’s yoga activity.

Read, Read, Read
Research has repeatedly proved that one simple parenting technique is among the most effective. Children who are read aloud to by parents get a head start in language and literacy skills and go to school better prepared. Reading aloud to young children, particularly in an engaging manner, promotes emerging literacy and language development and supports the relationship between child and parent. Bring all your dramatic talents to reading. (in other words, “ham it up”). Ask your child to help “act out” their favorite book. They learn to love its rhyme, rhythm and the picture it paints. They grow as readers by connecting feeling with the written word. Remember that facial expressions bring emotion into the performers voice.

Wolfson Children’s Hospital Presentation In the month of October, Alisha Pennington from the Wolfson Children’s Hospital will visit our Pre-K classrooms at Crookshank, Osceola, South Woods and The Webster School to present Germaine the Germ. We will learn about germs and how washing our hands helps us to stay healthy.

October 2016

Dates to remember
Monday October 17th, Tropical Storm school make up day.
Monday, October 17th, 5:30-6:30 PM, Fun-Day Preschool Event at the Excelsior Building.
Monday, October 17th, 6 PM, Head Start Policy Council at the Excelsior Building.
Thursday, October 20th 5-6:30, Vystar Credit Union Presentation at South Woods Elementary School.
If you need accommodations or interpreting services, Please call 547-8965 one week prior to the event.

Free Events
October 14th, 7PM-Owl Prowl Guided walk at Canopy Shores Park, Learn about owls and other creatures of the night.
October 16th, 11AM-5 PM St. Augustine Record Fair at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Biannual free event features live music and family friendly activities. Free parking.
2nd & 4th Saturdays in October-GuanaTolomato Matanzas Family Seining. Families can learn about the various species found there. There is a $3 parking fee.
October 22nd,9-10:30 AM, Marineland Beach Walk, Families can learn about marine life, dunes ecology, and shore dynamics

School Access Form Everyone that enters our schools MUST have an approved “School Access Form”. This must be done to enter, participate, attend meetings or volunteer in school activities such as: lunch, field trips, volunteering in the classroom, media center, proctoring…anything that takes you past the front office! If you haven't completed an access form please log on to the St. Johns County School District website www.stjohns.k12.fl.us, Click on the visitors & volunteer tab and follow the directions. Access

Vystar Credit Union Presentation on 10/20/16 will have information on Credit Counseling services and other services Vystar provides.