School Phone Number: 973-677-4000 Ext. 1903 or 1920

Orange Early Childhood Center

/ ~ December 2015 ~ /
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School Reopens on
January 3rd!!!!
Please be sure to try the fun and exciting activities with your child on the weekends and share them with your child’s teacher!!!! / 1 / 2 / 3
Ask your children to think of items that come in pairs. Make a list of their responses and go on a hunt to find those things. Here are some suggestions: mittens, gloves, socks, shoes, boots, sandals, skates, shoelaces, and earrings.
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LETTER SEARCH
Spread out an old newspaper ad section.
Have your child point to or circle letter she finds.
How many did she find? / 5 OECC Scholastic Book Fair Begins!!! / 6
Preschool Registration 10-2 OECC 397 Park Avenue (last sign in 12:30 pm) / 7
Parent Volunteer Group Meeting @ OECC 2:45 to 3:45 / 8 / 9 OECC Scholastic Book Fair Ends!!! / 10
Book of the Month: The Mitten by Jan Brett – read the story and cut out different colored mittens from construction paper and let your child match the colored mittens
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Give your child a bag of cotton balls and five baggies with number labels on them. Number the bags with numerals and have him fill the bags with that number of cotton balls. / 12 / 13
Preschool Registration 10-2 OECC 397 Park Avenue (last sign in 12:30 pm)
BOE Mtg 7:00 pm @ Orange Prep Academy / 14
Children’s Clothes Give-Away @ OECC / 15
Parent Event: Common Speech & Language Concerns @ RPCS 3:00 to 4:00 / 16 / 17
The Gift of Giving
Let your child help you bake cookies to share with others. Let your child help you take food to the food bank.
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Read the Gingerbread Man a Classic Folk Tale and make gingerbread cookies with your child – discuss the steps and the ingredients. / 19 / 20
Preschool Registration 10-2 OECC 397 Park Avenue (last sign in 12:30 pm) / 21 / 22 / 23 12:30 Pick Up!
Be on time! / 24
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