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Summer 2019

School Year Success

With the summer's end in sight and the new school year approaching, the stresses of education are starting to linger in the minds of parents.  How can parents help their child succeed?  What could parents do differently this year?  Surprisingly, the answer doesn't come from better teachers or better curriculums.  According to both Christopher Duncan, M.ED, who taught the last Parent Workshop at CCCDP, and Waterford.org, the most accurate prediction for student success is parent involvement.  When parents are actively involved in their child's education, they are giving their child the support they need to succeed in addition to developing a lifestyle of learning.  Parents who are actively involved in their child's education are more likely to have children who earn higher grades, graduate high school, have a higher self confidence and better social skills.  Teachers who have focused on parent involvement have seen improvements in grades, motivation and even the classroom's behavior.  Here are some ways to be engaged with your child's education this school year:
  1. Volunteer in the classroom
  2. Volunteer for school activities and events
  3. Meet with teachers outside of required parent teacher conferences
  4. Keep the communication with teachers open throughout the year
  5. Communicate anything that is going on with your child that would impact his or her education
  6. Continue involvement through high school

How will you be more involved in your child's school this year?


Inspired by www.aterford.org
Stay tuned for details!

Back to School Countdown Bus Craft 

You will need:
  • Construction paper
  • Pencil
  • Scissors  
  • Glue Stick
  • Stapler
  • Ribbon
  • Template (CLICK HERE)
Begin by printing the school bus template out.  Depending on your child's age, either you or your child should cut the template out.  Have either you or child trace the school bus parts on yellow, black and red construction paper to create the bus.
Glue the bus together with a glue stick.  Next, have your child cut 1 inch strips to form the links.  Attach the links to the bottom of the bus as shown with a stapler and attach one link for every day left until the school year. 
Cut a piece of ribbon and attach it to the top of the bus so that it can be hung.  Hang somewhere where everyone can see it and rip off a link for each day! 
 
Inspired by: thesuburbanmom.com

Send us YOUR pictures! 

We are always in need of new pictures of children doing different activities in different seasons for our newsletters and publications.  
If you have a picture or pictures to send us, you can email them along with the photo release form below to: cbrooks@childcaredutchess.org
Click HERE for the photo release form.
Thank you to those who sent pictures in!



Check back for future parent workshops!

Healthy Fruit Roll Ups

Great for lunch boxes!
You will need:
  • 2-3 Cups of fruit
  • 2-3 Tbsp honey or sub sugar or sugar substitute
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • Parchment paper
Directions:
  1. Blend the fruit in a food processor or blender until smooth.  Add the lemon juice and blend. 
  2. Pour blended fruit onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
  3. Dehydrate in the oven at 140 degrees F (or even as low as the oven will go) for 4-6 hours until the middle is not sticky. 
  4. Allow the fruit to cool and then remove from the sheet.  With clean scissors, trim fruit into 1 inch strips. Wrap strips with parchment or tissue paper into rolls and use tape to seal rolls. 
Inspired by: www.liveeatlean.com
Need Help Finding Childcare?
     Call the Council! A referral specialist will assist you with your search for childcare and help you narrow your search. After answering a few questions, you will be given a list of NYS licensed/registered childcare providers who provide care in the area you are looking. The specialist can also connect you to other community resources and provide basic information regarding childcare subsidy. Assistance is also available to help you identify quality childcare programs for your child's needs.  

(845) 473-4141 or go online to search on your own!                                   
Clickable Links
Parents can be partners  of CCCDP, too! Click here for more information. 
Visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission for current information on recalls and product details. 
Visit CCCDP's website for a list of partnering agencies who offer parent education resources. 
Tell us what you need! Take the Parent Education Needs Assessment.  
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