Tree Cookies

We had so much fun cutting down the trees and getting out into nature. Thanks to all those who joined in the effort. Now we need to cut the trees into tree cookies. Here are some pics of how cutting down the trees went.

SRAEYC Conference

Two of the many books by the Author

    The Snake River Association for the Education of Young Children’s Fall Conference will be 


held Saturday, November 12th, from 9:00 am-4:00 pm, at the College of Southern Idaho. This 


year we are pleased to present Jennifer Ward.

     
     Jennifer Ward is a former educator who now writes full time. She is the author of 


numerous  books including Way Out in the Desert, Somewhere in the Ocean, Over in the 


Garden, I Love Dirt!, Let's Go Outside! Outdoor Activities and Projects to Get You and Your Kids 


Closer to Nature, and many more. This conference will be filled with exciting information.

Topics will include: the importance of immersing young children in nature, inquiry inside and 


outside of the classroom, and100 nature resources. You can visit Jennifer Ward’s website at: 


http://www.jenniferwardbooks.com/.






At CSI in the Taylor Building Room 276

For questions, or to register for the conference, please contact Jennifer Patterson at

208-732-6884 or jpatterson@csi.edu.

Cost: $40 for preregistration, $50 for late regristration

Please share this information with the community and invite all those you know teaching, 


working with, and who have children to come.

Student SRAEYC/ECE Club Meeting September 21, 2011

Jennifer, Aubrie, Tiffany, Jodie, Jamie, Danelle, Ashley, Rachel, Jasmine, Crystal, Christine, Janet, Sam, Katie, and Maria!

·      Interclub Meeting Notes

We got new rules to follow as CSI club, nothing different.  Some forms to fill out.  Next year we will re-due the elections and vote on officers of the club.

·      Date Night—Sept. 23. 6-10 pm. Who is coming?

You can come if you are a student or a club member.  Just contact Jennifer.

·      Club Service Project—

Cutting down trees and making pieces to use as blocks at the preschool.  We also want to make enough pieces to share with other preschools around town.  We will be going up to the South Hills, and carpooling to get up there.

Oct. 1^st at Noon.  We will meet at the CSI Preschool Lab before we go up.

E-mail Jennifer or Crystal about coming if you would like to join us. 

This will be a SRAEYC Club activity. 

·      SRAEYC Conference-- Nov. 12. 9-4 @ CSI

Jennifer Ward is coming.  She is talking about nature and getting kids out to nature.  There will be an hour and a half break for lunch in the middle.  Lunch is not provided.  Members of SRAEYC will pay $10.  Others who would like to come will pay $40.

·      Other fund raisers-Consider a silent auction at SRAEYC fall conference?

Have an auction before or after the SRAEYC conference.  Auction items will include tickets to massages, toys, and other items.  We will need help manning the booth before and after the conference.  If you know someone who would like to donate items for the auction, talk to Jennifer or Aubrie.  We would love to have their donations.

·      Club Member Ideas

Let Jennifer or Aubrie know if you have any idea’s.

We will do an outreach to High School’s Early Childhood Education Program later this year, or sometime next year.

·      Halloween Carnival

We are doing sensory tables with toys hidden underneath the sensory items. We will do shredded paper with coupons on the papers for the toys. The other table will have leaves.  Jasmine also suggested doing tattoo’s for older children, so that we will have two activities.  This will be on the 29^th of Oct.

Jasmine will be talking to administration about students dressing appropriately during the carnival.

·      Thanksgiving Food Drive

We will be talking to the other clubs about joining us in this challenge.  We will not be doing this until November.  We are considering taking the food to Idaho Food Drive.  Let us know if you know a great place to donate the food to.

·      School Supply Drive

This will be starting near the beginning of October.  Jasmine is running it.  She wants to collect art supplies for Head Start and other programs who do not have art supplies.

CSI Blog

Check out the CSI blog here.
http://csiearlychildhood.blogspot.com/

September 2011

Our next meeting will be Sept. 21 @ the Preschool Lab, 1pm. Bring your ideas, classmates, and recruits.

SRAEYC Conference

Sraeyc Conference

Novemeber 12

9-4pm

Speaker: Jennifer Ward

Focus: Children & Nature

Cost: $40 for General Public
$30 for Naeyc members

more to come when known

Blog about Play

Check out my blog I have made for young children. There are helpful hints and advice, places to find ideas, and much more.


Play: Curriculum for Young Children


Invite people you know to view the blog as well.