Preschool News
- Tennessee state parks offer many Labor Day weekend activities Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:21AMHere are Labor Day activities at Tennessee state parks.
- Sept. 2 Friends and Neighbors Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:19AMBoys & Girls Club Reopening is Tuesday The Boys & Girls Club of Story County will reopen at a temporary location Tuesday Sept. 7, at 1331 Northwestern Ave., on the Lutheran Services of Iowa Beloit Campus in Ames. The club will have a gym and two classrooms to utilize. Hours of operation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Register ...
- In and Around the Chathams Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:18AMSATURDAY, AUG. 28 The Chatham Borough Farmers’ Market will be open for the 12th Saturday of its fourth season from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 28, at Railroad Plaza South and Fairmount Avenue. New Jersey peaches and tomatoes are a big draw at the market currently, and a “featured vendor” with the market all season is Tassot Apiaries of Buzzing Acres Farm in Milford, specializing in ...
- Library Corner, Lamorinda Sun Sept. 3 Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:02AMAll Contra Costa County library branches offer a variety of programs for children and families. See branch listings for program information and for branch operating hours.
- Discovery Center fall programs begin Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:09AMThe Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center’s regular fall art programs for children of various ages will begin Sept. 8. The two programs n Preschool Picassos and Home Schooling Art n will be held every Wednesday from Sept. 8-Dec. 15 (with the exception of Nov. 24).
- To do Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:55AMToday First United Methodist Church Preschool enrollment, 9 a.m. to noon, 624 S. Adams St.; call Donna, 664-5177, for more information.
- Kindergarten age cutoff rises Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:33AMThis school year, a child can start kindergarten as long as he or she turns 5 by Dec. 2. In the 2014-15 school year, children will have to turn 5 by Sept. 1, thanks to a bill approved late Tuesday night by the state Legislature.
- Oakland County news briefs Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:30AMThe Oakland Pet Adoption Center in Auburn Hills has established five outreach centers to help find homes for homeless pets. The outreach centers are the Cat Practice in Birmingham, Advance PetCare of Oakland in Clarkston, Pet Supplies "Plus" stores in Bloomfield Hills and White Lake Township and Allen Animal Hospital in Livonia.
- CALENDAR: September 1, 2010 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:08AM9 a.m. Rivertown Thrift Shop, Rivertown Senior Center, Second and Warren streets, Athens. To 2 p.m.
- More delays seen for Chesterfield school construction Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:05AMCHESTERFIELD — It appears the new, $37 million Chesterfield Elementary School has met with another delay.
- Area leaders take step toward regionalism Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:58AMThe Miss-Lou got another step closer to achieving a united front against many social and economic problems at ...
- New building new budget Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:05AMSitting in a new board meeting room on Monday members of the Troy City Schools Board of Education ...
- FYI (Aug. 31) Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:38AMEvents
- Pick the right backpack to keep organized Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:37AMWhen students look at a display of backpacks in a store, they are drawn to the colors and patterns.
- First-day enrollment figures announced Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:48AMThe unofficial first-day count for the Grand Island Public Schools edged just past 9,000, with a preliminary tally of 9,001 students.
- St. Paul superintendent plans to retire now that addition is complete Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:38AMST. PAUL -- Now that the St. Paul school addition is nearly finished, Superintendent Doug Ackles feels he can retire.
- AROUND THE COUNTY Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:14AMProjects, developments and other activity in cities in and around OC
- Independent drive Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:08AMJill Slutzky is 40 and looks like she’s 30. She’s petite, but her perfect posture makes her look like she’s 6 feet tall. And when she moved with her husband, Steven, and their baby, Cameron, to Tivoli eight years ago, she didn’t even know how to drive.
- FYI (Aug. 28) Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:57AMClasses
- Early learning means early success Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:26AMLEXINGTON – Knowledge, skills and behavior are the three base fundamentals that teachers and staff at the Early Education Center in Lexington focus on the most when it comes to children.
- St. Cecilia school to close after 85 years Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:18AMDetroit -- One of the oldest surviving Catholic elementary schools in the city is shutting its doors for good. St. Cecilia Elementary School, on Burlingame Street near Livernois and Grand River, will not open for the 2010-11 school year because of "insufficient enrollment," Archdiocese of Detroit officials have announced.
- Library Corner, Lamorinda Sun Aug. 27 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:02AMAll Contra Costa County library branches offer a variety of programs for children and families. See branch listings for program information and for branch operating hours.
- N. Caldwell Preschool Program set Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:30AMNORTH CALDWELL - A Saturday Preschool Program for children entering Kindergarten in the fall of 2011 will be held at the Grandview School on Hamilton Drive East, from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. one Saturday each month starting in October 2010.
- Today in local history Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:22AMFriday August 27, 2010 Aug. 27 50 years ago today NORTH ADAMS -- Spec. 4.C. Ronald Meehan, U.S. Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Meehan of 184 Union St., and a recent graduate of the Seventh Army Non-Commissioned Officers’ School in Bad Tolz, Germany, is now stationed in Bussac, France, serving as a driver in the 503rd Transportation Co.
- School board approves therapy services contract Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:16AMServing the special needs of students was a primary theme Monday night during the meeting of the Ames Community School Board.
- Music Together program helps children, parents find a groove Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:13AMLauren Garcia-Slawianowski helps young children find their rhythm. read more »
- Family calendar Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:12AMFamily calendar
- GIVING BACK: Grant helps new early childhood center buy equipment Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:46AMUnited Services of Warren County received a $5,650 Operation Round Up grant to buy therapeutic equipment for its new early childhood center.
- In brief for Aug. 25 Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:46AMWarrenton: Breakfast discussion to focus on wheat The Warren County University of Missouri Extension Center, 107 W. Walton, will host its monthly Ag Cafe breakfast discussion at 7 a.m. Thursday. The topic will be an update on growing winter wheat.
- Correction Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:36AMLast week in a photo spread of children at Camp Sacajawea, we said that campers range from kindergarten to eighth grade. But they actually have a preschool camp also. That program takes 3- and 4-year-olds. We apologize for overlooking them.
- SALINE: Annual Fair opens Sept. 7 Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:35AMThe 2010 Saline Community Fair, which is celebrating its 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee, gets under way Sept. 7 at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann-Arbor-Saline Road.
- Big lessons for little ones in preschool Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:28AMTuesday was the first day of preschool for the 3- to 4-year-olds at the Shelbyville Parks and Recreation Department. It was an emotional day filled with challenges as the children adjusted to their new surroundings.
- CALENDAR: August 25, 2010 Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:07AM9 a.m. Rivertown Thrift Shop, Rivertown Senior Center, Second and Warren St., Athens. To 2 p.m.
- School supplies nothing to sniff at Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:07AMIf some future beings happen to unearth a school supply list, they might conclude that kids back in 2010 were so advanced that they were performing surgery.
- Video: Parents want hearing school to get state funding Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:47AMOlivia Lampley of Wayne was born with a moderate to profound hearing loss, which was not discovered until she was 2 years old.
- Pesticide Exposure Linked to ADHD Risk Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:22AMTitle: Pesticide Exposure Linked to ADHD Risk Category: Health News Created: 8/23/2010 10:57:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/23/2010 10:57:27 AM
- County superintendent of education steps down Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:13AMDarline P. Robles departs amid criticism over program cuts and allegations that she allowed standards to fall at schools for juvenile offenders. The superintendent of the Los Angeles County Office of Education is stepping down after eight years amid controversy over her decision to cut education programs and allegations that she failed to enforce standards at schools for juvenile offenders.
- CALENDAR: August 24, 2010 Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:07AM7 a.m. Early Morning Birders, Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Route 44/55 five miles west of intersecction Route 299, Gardiner. $8 per car. (845) 255-0752.
- Storm knocks out power for 35,000 residents of Krasnoyarsk Krai Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:04AMKRASNOYARSK, August 24 (Itar-Tass) - Over 35,000 people were left without electricity after storm in the Krasnoyarsk territory, the Siberian regional centre of the Emergencies Ministry told Itar-Tass on Tuesday.
- Landmark Christian school expands in Succasunna Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:56AMROXBURY TWP. — After six years of preparation, planning and developing, the American Christian School of Succasunna will be opening its doors to high school freshmen in September.
- Proposed kindergarten cutoff date would mean some California kids start school later Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:24AMFor decades, millions of Californians with children who have fall birthdays have struggled over whether to pack their 4-year-olds off to kindergarten – or hold them back because they might be too young to start school.
- Board to consider Nipomo medical marijuana shop Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:36AMA proposal to create a medical marijuana dispensary in Nipomo near a gymnastics studio will go to th
- Local calendar Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:13AMMISCELLANEOUSSoutheastern Connecticut Youth Hockey Learn to Play Hockey program - Begins Saturday, Sept. 4, 8 a.m., Norwich Ice Rink. Program focuses on developmental skills including: skating, puck
- Southwest Montana Snapshots Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:11AMMontana Tech and the University of Montana Western have received high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report 2011 Best Colleges listing. Tech ranked No. 4 among public baccalaureate colleges.
- Week Ahead: Public meetings on the Central Coast Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:06AMToday Morro Bay City Council. 6 p.m. Veterans Memorial Building, 209 Sur
- Weight-loss pill just leaves wallet lighter, feds warn Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:03AMThe warning came last week from the Federal Trade Commission after hundreds of thousands of victims found their bank and credit card accounts bilked of tens and even hundreds of dollars for what turned out to be a laxative.
- Plano gymnast prepares for nationals Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 11:56PMTommy Trompeter, 17, has trained at Gymstar at 2432 Preston Road Suite 300 since it opened eight years ago. Though competing in the Olympics is not his focus like for many other gymnasts, he may still venture down the path for a brief time at least as a junior Olympian.
- CISD heads back to school Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 11:50PMSummer is nearly over and school is ready to begin. Students in Carroll ISD will begin the new school year Aug. 23.
- District test scores beat state average Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 11:50PMLittleton Public Schools outscored the state average on the Colorado Student Assessment Program in all 27 areas tested, but compared to last year, scores declined in more than half the areas tested.
- No Day of Rest for GirlSunday Designs; Burgeoning Home Business Making Lunches a Little Greener Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:12AMBusy mom Susan Torrey had been using plastic zip bags when packing lunches for her four-year-old daughter, Sophia ("Fia for short"). In an effort to be greener, she made a habit of washing the disposable bags. Even so, she recognized it as "a waste all the same."
