Parents as Teachers Winter 2015-16 Newsletter

Meramec Valley R-III Parents as Teachers
413 W. Union St.  Pacific, MO 63069
(636) 271-1459
Volume 3, Issue 1
Dear Families,
We are so excited and thankful with the changing seasons and the changing weather to be a
part of your families.
We are excited to announce that we have
hired Linda Jasper as a parent educator so some
of you will be seeing her in the near future. She
has a degree in teaching and has worked with
kids and families for many years. All of our families will be receiving services for 3-5 year olds
beginning in early January. We thank you for your
patience as we make sure that are parent educators have the best training!
Please look for our upcoming dates for a group
connections and the opportunity to connect with
other families in the district.
Winter 2015-16
Seize That Teaching Moment
by Darlene Robinett
Dial 4 Screening
(Children 3-5 Year Old)
Reminder:
Parents as Teachers follows the same school
calendar as the school district. Therefore, when the
district is closed for any reason, home visits and group
meetings will not be provided. If the “Meramec Valley
R-III School District” is closed due to inclement
weather, it will be announced on TV Channels 2 [FOX],
4 [KMOV], 5 [KSD]; or on radio stations 92.3 [WIL-FM],
101.7[KLPW-FM], 1220 [KLPW-AM], OR 104.5 [KSLQFM]
All children who live in the MVR3 school district
and are at least 3 yeas old by the screening date
and have not been screened this school year, may
be screened using the Dial 4.
Screenings are held at Community School.
Dates are listed below and last approximately 1 to
1-1/2 hours. The children are screened in the areas of motor, concepts, speech/language and will
also have their hearing and vision checked. Results of the screenings are discussed with parents
immediately afterwards. All P.A.T screenings are
free of charge.
If you would like to schedule a screening, call
636-271-1459 for available times.
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Pizza 4 P.A.T.
We would like to invite you to help support Parents as Teachers by eating pizza. On the fourth
Wednesday of each month, starting in September,
Pizza Hut in Pacific will donate 20% of your order to
Parents as Teachers. Flyers are emailed monthly to
all parents/guardians that have an email address on
file. Use one of the flyers and share the other with a
friend or family member. If you are not receiving
these emails and would like to help, please call or
email P.A.T. with your information. Thank you so
much for your participation in this effort and thanks
to Pizza Hut for this opportunity. With the proceeds
we have purchased new “indestructible” books to
give to our families.
We could use your HELP!!!
Schnucks eScript Community Cards
GROUP CONNECTIONS
Story Time
Come join the Parents as Teachers for a story time
at the Pacific Library. The children will have a book
read to them, do fingerplays and songs, and do a
craft. We look forward to seeing you.
Thursday, January 28, 2016  10:00 a.m.
Pacific Scenic Regional Library
119 West St. Louis St., Pacific MO 63069
READING
Why do I need to read to my child?
About 10 million children have difficulties learning to read. 950,000 people in Missouri age 16 and
older do not have high school diploma.
Overall, children under age 13 spend 90 minutes
a day in front of the TV (one quarter of their free
time!).
When should I begin reading to my child?
Read Me a Story — Hours of Reading Books
by age 5:
If you read 30 minutes daily, the child has 900
hours by age 5.
If you read 30 minutes weekly, the child has 130
hours by age 5.
If you read less than 30 minutes weekly, the
child has 60 hours by age 5.
Reading to a child for 30 minutes per day from
infancy helps prepare a child to learn. (Parents,
don’t forget to keep reading with your child on a
daily basis!)
*Excludes gift cards, money orders and services.
All children 3 to 35 months old in the MVR3
School District are eligible to be screened once a
school year. Children are screened in the areas of
communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem
solving, personal-social, hearing and vision. The
screenings provide early detection of potential problems and prevent later difficulties in school. You will
need to have a copy of your child’s immunization
record available for the health questionnaire. You
do not need to be enrolled in P.A.T. to have your
child screened.
The screenings take place in your home or at the
Early Childhood Center and are scheduled with a
Parents as Teachers Parent Educator. You can go
online and sign up at mvr3.k12.mo.us under the
Parent & Student tab, click the Parents as Teachers
page. Sign up links are located at the bottom of the
P.A.T. homepage.
We will process your request and a P.A.T. Parent Educator will contact you to set up a date.
For more information call Parents as Teachers
at (636) 271-1459 or
email the P.A.T. secretary at
lolaughlin@mvr3.k12.mo.us.
Kindergarten Registration
2016-17 School Year
If your child’s birthday falls between August 1, 2010
and July 31, 2011, you may register him/her for kindergarten for the 2016-2017 school year.
(See listing at right.) For registration, you will need to
bring your child’s:
State Birth Certificate*
Immunization Record
Social Security Card
Proof of Residency**
At the time of registration, the elementary school representative will take information about your child and copy
the documents.
The school nurse will discuss immunization needs with
you.
You will be asked to fill out information about your child
and to pinpoint your residence for transportation.
*The birth certificate must be the Official State Birth
Certificate with the raised seal. The hospital certificate
that you received when your child was born WILL NOT
be accepted and you WILL NOT be allowed to register at
that time.
To obtain a copy of your child’s birth certificate, contact:
Franklin County Health Department
414 E. Main, Union, MO 63084
636-583-7300
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (M-F)
You will need to fill out an application and your certificate will be ready within 10-15 minutes, depending on
how many requests are being processed at that time.
Cost: $15.00
** Proof of residency includes current Rental Contract
signed by all parties, Real Estate Contract signed by all
parties, Utility Bill, W-4 or Personal Property Tax Receipt.
Please see Board Policy JEC & Policy JECA for admission and residency guidance.
Franklin County Health Department
The Franklin County Health Department will provide
services by appointment only for immunizations, temporary Medicaid, TB testing, and HIV testing. Please call
636-583-7300 to schedule an appointment.
Registration Dates 2016
ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016
9 am-12 pm & 1-3 pm
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016
9 am-12 pm & 1-3 pm
Coleman: 636-742-2133
Nike: 636-271-1444
Robertsville: 636-271-1448
Truman: 636-271-1434
Zitzman: 636-271-1440
Evening Kindergarten Registration
Meramec Valley Early Childhood Center
2001 West Osage ~ Pacific, MO 636-271-1464
Thursday, February 18, 2016
6-7:30 p.m.
From the desk of: Barb Heger, R.N.,
District Health Coordinator
Meramec Valley R-III School District
Children will not be accepted into kindergarten
unless the following requirements are met:
DTaP: (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) 4+ doses,
last DTaP after the age of 4.
IPV: (Polio) 3+ doses, last dose given after the age
of 4.
MMR: (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) The child must
have 2 doses, the first one given after the age of
one.
Hep B: (Hepatitis B) Series of 3 before entering kindergarten.
Varicella: (Chicken Pox) 2 doses are a requirement
for children entering school, or a written statement
from a licensed doctor of medicine (MD) or doctor of
osteopathy (DO), documenting the month and year
that the child had chicken pox disease. As of 2010,
parental or guardian statements of disease will no
longer be accepted for children entering kindergarten.
Eye Exam: A comprehensive vision exam completed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist is recommended.