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License Number: 32976 January 2020
THE LUNCHBOX PRESS
Nancy Abell Goddard Child Development Center
Jan 1: GCDC Closed
Jan 2: Parent Teacher Conferences
—Comets
Jan 3: Parent Teacher Conferences
—Discoveries
Jan 6: Parent Teacher Conferences
—Dippers
Why Play Matters: The Importance of Learning Through Play
Jan 6: Reptile Man (Preschool 4)
By Family Lives
Jan 7: Parent Teacher Conferences
—MilkyWay Play is one of the main ways in which children learn and develop. It
helps to build self-worth as it gives children a sense of his or her abilities
Jan 8: Parent Teacher Conferences
—Shooting Stars and helps them to feel good about themselves. Because it's fun,
children often become very absorbed in what they are doing.
Jan 9: Program Tour
Play is essential to a child's development; it is an integral part of a
Jan 9: Parent Teacher Conferences
child's early foundation and supports their learning journe. Young
—Constellations
children can develop many skills through the power of play. They may
Jan 10: Parent Teacher
develop their language skills, emotions, creativity, and social skills. Play
Conferences—Satellites
helps to nurture imagination and give a child a sense of adventure.
Jan 13 Parent Teacher
Through this, they can learn essential skills such as problem-solving,
Conferences—Rockets
working with others, sharing, and much more.
Jan 16: Aquarium Field Trip (Pre-K)
In turn, this helps them develop the ability to concentrate. Providing
Jan 17: Echoes of Nature children with a range of playthings will help them learn in many ways:
(Preschool 3)
• Sand and water play can be an early introduction to science and
Jan 20: Federal Holiday—GCDC
math (eg, learning that water is fluid, not solid, and that it can be
Closed
measured in different sized containers). (Continued Page 2)
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• Playing with dough or clay, drawing and painting pictures, dressing up,
playing with dolls can encourage creativity, imagination, and expression of
feelings.
2019–2020 GCDC • Building blocks, jigsaws, and shape sorters can help with recognizing different
Association’s shapes and sizes, putting things in order, and developing logic.
Board of Directors
• Playing ball games, dancing, running, climbing all help to improve body
Marilyn Tolliver
President movement, strength, flexibility, and coordination skills.
Sean Douglas • Games support with turn-taking, sharing, and mixing with others.
Vice-President
Martha Wawro • Singing, playing simple music instruments help to develop rhythm, listening
Registrar and hearing.
Charisse Dorrell
Treasurer It's vital that learning is fun at this age. It needs to be about doing things that
James Harrington children enjoy. They might find unusual ways of doing things - for a toddler,
Education Advisor building blocks aren't just for making towers, and paint can be used without a
Jeff Steir brush! Show them how things work, but if they want to experiment, let them.
Facilities Advisor
Children learn through all their senses through taste, touch, vision, hearing, and
Suana Watson
Secretary smelling. They will watch those around them and copy language and behavior.
Melissa Pickworth Don't push your child too hard. Children develop in their ways and in their own
Member At Large
time. Try not to compare them to other children. You can also encourage reading
Katie Summers by reading to and with them. Look at the pictures together; this will help younger
Member At Large
children make sense of the words.
James Debelius
GEWA Operations Manager It's also good to talk to
Syretha O. Storey, Ph.D. them a lot about
GCDC Director everyday things while
(Non-Voting Member) you are cooking or
cleaning. This will give
you a chance to teach
Newsletter Editor:
them how things work
Syretha O. Storey, Ph.D. and they will be able to
Director
ask you questions. Get
Newsletter Contributors: ready for lots of "why's?"
Trina Tekyi, GCDC Mentor &
Comets Lead Teacher
Arianna Williams, Comets
Teacher
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Thank you to
everyone who
participated in
our fall fundraiser.
The total amount
raised was $3,378.23. Please note the following changes to
our operating hours:
If you are in need of a donation
receipt, please see our Business January 1st
Federal Holiday: GCDC Closed
Manager, Mary David.
January 20th
Federal Holiday: GCDC Closed
School Applications: At
this time of year,
parents may request
Teachers complete
forms in support of
applications to other
schools. Parents must
submit these requests and addressed/stamped
envelopes to our Assistant Director, Ms. Leona Dickens- All enrolled families must earn ten
Adams. Once the Teacher completes the forms, they volunteer annually in the following
will return the forms to Ms. Leona, who will, in turn, mail increments
the paperwork directly to the requesting school. September-December: 4 Hours
Neither the paperwork nor the copies are given January-Last Day of School: 4 Hours
directly to the parents. Please allow two weeks for this Summer Program: 2 Hours
process. We understand that families may have To sign up for volunteer opportunities,
several prospective schools for their child; however, visit
we are not able to support more than four requests https://signup.com/go/wCXgEmK
per child. After completing volunteer hours,
parents must complete a volunteer
receipt and place the white copy in
Need Volunteers the bin outside the office.
hours? We are looking
for several individuals
Clean Milky Way Fish Tank
with MAC and/or January 2nd
Windows10 system
Shooting Stars Pant Cups
administration January 7th
experience to perform O/S software and
Milky Way Paint Cup Refill
application updates/patches on classroom January 13th
systems. If you are interested, please contact
Clean Little Discoveries Fish Tank:
Steve Naus (steve.naus@nasa.gov) or Justin January 14th
Morris (Justin.l.morris@nasa.gov) for more
Introduce Coding Toys Rockets
information. January 23rd
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Character Trait of The Month
Parent Teacher Conference Schedules are
posted in the classroom doorways. If you
have not signed up, see your child’s Teacher
as the online sign-up deadline has passed.
Comets (Jan 2)
Little Discoveries (Jan 3)
Little Dippers (Jan 6)
Through studying this character trait, we
The Milky Way (Jan 7) want children to understand that a person
Shooting Stars (Jan 8) of character:
Constellations (Jan 9) Treats others with respect • Are tolerant
Satellites (Jan 10) and accepting of differences • Use good
manners, not bad language • Are
Rockets (Jan 13)
considerate of the feelings of others • Do
not threaten, hit or hurt anyone • Deal
peacefully with anger, insults, and
Indoor Play Ideas For This Winter
disagreements.
Once UponDream (VA)
www.onceuponadreams.com/home.html
Badlands (MD)
https://badlandsplayspace.com/
Imagine That (VA)
https://imaginethatplayground.com
Wegan Wonder Place( D.C)
https://americanhistory.si.edu/wonderplace
Totsville(MD)
https://totsvilleplayground.com
Be With Me Children's Playsuem(MD)
https://www.playseum.com
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Comets (Preschool 2) Creative Expressions Little Discoveries (Preschool 2) Learning To Write
Little Dippers (Preschool 3) Block Play Milky Way (Preschool 3) Board Games
Congratulations to Ms. Chanda for earning the Child
Development Associate (CDA) Credential. The CDA
is the most widely recognized credential in early
childhood education. To obtain a CDA, applicants
must demonstrate their competency in areas that
support the healthy growth and development of
children. GCDC requires all Assistant Teachers to
earn this credential within one year of hire. Ms.
Rebekah, Ms. Katherine, Ms. Hope, Ms. Tasha M., Ms.
Schanita, Ms. Jinelle, Ms. Cheryl, Ms. Lakshini, Ms.
Leona W, and Ms. Keyohna have all also earned this
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Shooting Stars (Preschool 4) Science Experiment Satellites (Preschool 4) Building
Constellations (Pre-K) Non-Standard Measure Rockets (Pre-K) Building With Friends
GCDC’s next program tour is January 9th. For
security reasons, all participants must register in
advance so that Goddard Space Flight Center
(GSFC) Security can appropriately badge
everyone. Families on the waiting list who have not
toured our school and would like to do so should sign up on our website at
www.nasagcdc.org/tour-our-school.html by December 30th
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