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From the Desk of Mrs. Klymko
- Growing with Group Games
Watch children at play and you will see them creating their own group
games as well as playing old standbys – enjoying the time spent together
with other children. But the value of such games goes far beyond the fun
children have in playing them. Group games promote children’s
development in a variety of ways. There are several types of group games:
aiming games like Drop the Clothespin in the Bottle; races like Spoon
Race; chasing games like Duck, Duck, Goose; hiding games like Button,
Button; and guessing games like Charades.
In many games children develop their large motor skills as well as their
eye-hand coordination. Children also develop many social-cognitive
skills, from turn taking to negotiation, and they are challenged to see
things from different perspectives. In some group games children need to
make comparisons and inferences and solve problems. Children who play
games on a regular basis often begin adapting them or inventing their own
games, which then adds another dimension to their learning and
development.
Unfortunately these days, children have fewer opportunities than in the
past to play group games in their neighborhoods. Address it with your
neighbors and have a Group Games night!!!
At Robin Hood we introduce new games in the playground or classrooms,
actively foster game playing, and enhance the developmental benefits
through our conversations with children about their games.
Save the Date!
Spring Break
National Teacher Day
Garage Sale
April 3-7
May 9
April 22
School Closed
Celebrate the teachers of
Robin Hood!
7 am at the Lau home.
Volunteers needed
Robin
Hood Montessori
THE LOREM
IPSUMS
April 2016
2017
SPRING
Let's Clean for Spring & Support Robin Hood!
On April 22, the Robin Hood PTA will be hosting a garage sale at the Lau
home from 7-11 AM in Ladera Ranch. We are hoping that you will be
inspired to clean out your closets, garages, and storage units for the Spring
and consider donating the items to our sale. All proceeds will go to the
Robin Hood PTA and help us pay for end of the year projects such as the
bus for the Tide Pools field trip, Father's Day, and graduation. We will
also need help sorting the items donated and on the day of the sale. A
signup sheet is available in the foyer. Thank you in advance for your
support!
Teacher Appreciation Week is Coming!
May 8-12 is Teacher Appreciation Week, and May 9 is National
Day of the Teacher. Please let your children know this
important time is coming and encourage them to bring a small
token of their affection – a flower, a drawing, or anything from
the heart!
Biography of the Month: Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was born February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He struggled at school, but learned to love reading and
conduction experiments from his mother who taught him at home. At age 15, Edison became a “tramp telegrapher”,
sending and receiving messages via Morse code, an electronically-conveyed alphabet using different clicks for each
letter. Eventually, he worked for the Union Army as a telegrapher. Edison often entertained himself by taking things
apart to see who they worked. Soon, he decided to become an inventor.
In 1870, Edison moved to New York City and improved the stock ticker. He soon formed his own company that
manufactured the new stock tickers. He also began working on the telegraph, and invented a version that could
send four messages at once. Meanwhile, Edison moved his family to Menlo Park, New Jersey where he started his
famous laboratory.
In 1877, Edison, with help from “muckers”, individuals from around the world looking to make fortunes in
America, invented the phonograph. The phonograph was a machine that recorded and played back sounds. He
perfected the phonograph by recording “Mary had a Little Lamb” on a piece of tin foil! In 1878, Edison invented
the light bulb as well as the power grid system, which could generate electricity and deliver it to homes through a
network of wires. He subsequently started the Edison Electric Light Company in October of 1878.
At West Orange, Edison built one of the largest laboratories in the world. He worked extremely hard and registered
1,093 patents. Edison continued to invent or improve products and make significant contributions to x-ray
technology, storage batteries and motion pictures (movies). He also invented the world’s first talking doll. His
inventions changed the world forever. They still influence the way we live today. Edison worked until his death on
October 18, 1931
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