Greetings!
Items Covered:
· May Monthly Early Learning Virtual Professional Development: Blossoming Minds: Spring Time Activities for Young Children– Wednesday, May 22nd from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
· INSPIRE Registration OPEN! Thursday, August 15th from 8:00am – 4:00pm
· Butterfly Pediatrics Monthly Meeting: Tuesday, May 28th at 3:15pm
· Licensed ONLY - Licensing “WAC” of the week: Prohibited Behavior, discipline and physical removal of children
1.) May Monthly Early Learning Virtual Professional Development: Blossoming Minds: Spring Time Activities for Young Children– Wednesday, May 22nd from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Our May monthly virtual STARS training will be Blossoming Minds: Spring Time Activities for Young Children. It will be presented by Rachel Franz from Twig and Thread and take place Wednesday, May 22nd from 6:30pm – 8:30pm. Upon completion participants will receive 2 STARS hours and CLOCK hours for those that need them will also be available.
Spring has sprung and now is the time to dive into sensory-rich activities that stimulate children's senses and encourage exploration both inside and outside! This virtual workshop will take teachers through 8 different activities they can do with young children in the Spring that meet a variety of developmental needs. Participants will come away with fresh new ideas to try in their classroom to celebrate Spring and all it brings!
2.) INSPIRE Registration OPEN! Thursday, August 15th from 8:00am – 4:00pm
The registration is LIVE for the Thursday, August 15th, 2024 INSPIRE Event! This great opportunity for our Early Learning staff will take place in-person at Seattle U from 8:00am – 4:00pm. The INSPIRE event has expanded to two days, but the Early Learning Tract will take place the first day on Thursday, August 15th.
This day is open to ALL staff that work in our Early Learning Programs (Preschool and PreK) and is FREE! Seattle U is also offering FREE accommodations for those that are traveling from further distances or have any other reason to spend the night. We will have a specific Early Learning Tract for the sessions that take place after the keynote … It should be an awesome day to share, collaborate and build community!
Please click on the link below for registration and an additional link for an INSPIRE informational landing page. Can you please forward this information to the rest of the staff in your Early Learning Program. I know this day will not work for everyone so we will continue to work on in-person opportunities for next school year as well. Please let me know if you have any questions!
3.) Butterfly Pediatrics Monthly Meeting: Tuesday, May 28th at 3:15pm
We have been having wonderful monthly sessions with our Partners at Butterfly Pediatrics this year 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 next and last session this school year is on Tuesday, May 28th at 3:15pm
To make the most of our hour with them can you please email me at
david.mayer@seattlearch.org by Friday, May 24
th by 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 Zoom Meeting
4.) Licensed ONLY – Prohibited Behavior, discipline and physical removal of children
This week’s WAC focus is on Prohibited Behavior, discipline and physical removal of children. The WAC highlights unacceptable behavior from teachers and staff, supervision to protect children from the harmful acts of other children, separation of children and physical removal requirements.
Have a great week!
