Hello Kristin,

Early Learning Update Week of September 9th, 2024

Items Covered:

·      September Monthly Early Learning Virtual Professional Development: Supporting Friendship Skills and Creating a Culture of Friendship Tuesday, September 17^th 6:00pm – 8:00pm

·      Butterfly Pediatrics Monthly Meeting – Tuesday September 24^th at 3:15pm

·      Three Year Old “Circle of Grace” (Student Safe Environment Lessons) Question

·      Early Learning Article of the Week

·      Licensed ONLY: Licensed Program Webinar: Tuesday, September 17^th at 4:00pm

·      Licensed ONLY: Licensing WAC of the Week – Postings

Please see this week’s professional development opportunities and news: https://mycatholicschool.org/for-catholic-schools/catholic-identity/early-learning/ 

1.)   September Monthly Early Learning Virtual Professional Development: Supporting Friendship Skills and Creating a Culture of Friendship Tuesday, September 17^th 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Each month this school year we will be offering a free virtual Professional Development opportunity for all Early Learning staff.  Our September monthly virtual training will be Supporting Friendship Skills and Creating a Culture of Friendship. It will be presented by our friends at the Haring Center and will take place virtually on Tuesday, September 17th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Upon completion participants in Licensed Programs will receive 2 STARS hours and CLOCK hours for those that need them will also be available. 

Please click on the link to register. Following your registration I will send you a zoom link to connect to the training: Early Learning Professional Development: Supporting Friendship Skills and Creating a Culture of Friendship - My Catholic School

2.)   Butterfly Pediatrics Monthly Meeting – Tuesday September 24^th at 3:15pm

This school year we will again be joined monthly by our Partners at Butterfly Pediatrics as their experts join us virtually to answer your questions and give resources/ideas about behavior, social emotional needs and sensory processing situations in your classrooms. Our first session this year will be Tuesday, September 24^th at 3:15pm. 

To make the most of our hour with them can you please email me at david.mayer@seattlearch.org  by Monday, September 23^rd at 12:00pm with any behavior, social emotional needs and sensory processing situations you are dealing with that you would like the experts from Butterfly Pediatrics to discuss during the virtual meeting. I will be sending these case studies in advance to the Butterfly team so they can be prepared to give you as much information as possible during our time together. Even if you are not able to join the meeting, you can still submit situations and we will record the conversations and send a recording link. Also, please feel free to also send this information to your Kindergarten, 1^st and 2^nd grade teachers as they are now invited to these meetings as well! Thank you!

Join the meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88538419606?pwd=amfqMvWQwahOasaSqvVeiRW4qZR3fE.1

3.)   Three Year Old “Circle of Grace” (Student Safe Environment Lessons) Question

We have a question from a school asking if any programs use the Circle of Grace (Student Safe Environment Lessons) with three year olds. If so can you please email me at david.mayer@seattlearch.org so I can connect you with that program for a conversation. Thanks!

4.)   Early Learning Article of the Week

This year I will be highlighting Early Learning articles from different publications and resources as we continue to grow our work in the field.  These articles are meant to be thought provoking and informative as we look at the varied ways people approach the Early Learning landscape.   Please see below for the link to this week’s article from Edutopia about using Social Stories to teach procedures and Routines.

Social Stories for Preschool Classes | Edutopia

5.)   Licensed ONLY: Licensed Program Webinar: Tuesday, September 17^th at 4:00pm

This school year I will host a Licensed Program Webinar on the 3^rd Tuesday of the month at 4:00pm. These will be open mic sessions. I will be available for an hour and you can join and ask any question that you have that pertains to running a licensed Early Learning Program. Looking forward to the conversations. Please see link below for the first session on September 17^th. 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85809492952?pwd=Z5on9tI88L7iUeU7jgxyQvC9NXB8dT.1

6.)   Licensed ONLY: Licensing WAC of the Week – Postings

Please see the WAC linked below for the required Postings needed at your program site. Most can exist on a singular posting area such as a bulletin board or A-Frame.   The exceptions are the following: Handwashing practices must be posted by each sink. Dietary restrictions and known allergies must be posted in an area accessible to staff, but not available publicly.  Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Link to the WAC: Chapter 110-300 WAC:

Have a great week!