Family fun with food event - Monster pacakes for papas!
Please join us in another family friendly celebration! Co-Teach will be hosting Monster Pancakes for Papas in our classroom on Thursday, February 23rd. The morning class celebration is from 10:30-11:30 am; the afternoon class celebration is from 1:30-2:30 pm. We will join to visit, celebrate our families, and feast on fluffy pancakes with many delicious and interesting toppings to choose from. Please remember that not only papas, but all family members are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Co-Teach will not be in session on Monday, February 20th in observance of President's Day.
First Day of Spring Semester Preschool
Preschool for the spring semester begins January 10th, 2012. Please refer to the updated 2011-2012 school calendar for dates preschool is not in session.
Last Day of School - Winter Break
The final day of preschool before winter break will be December 15th, 2011. We will resume school on January 10th, 2012. Enjoy the holiday break!
Family Fun with Food Event - Strawberry Shortcake for Siblings
Our final Co-Teach Family Fun with Food Event of the year - Strawberry Shortcake for Siblings, will take place on December 8th! This specific event will focus on and honor siblings of our Co-Teach students. All Co-Teach family members and friends are encouraged and welcome to attend this event. We look forward to seeing you there!
When: December 8th, 2011 @ 10:30am (morning program festivities) & 1:30pm (afternoon program festivities)
Where: Co-Teach classroom
Who: All Co-Teach families and friends are welcome
Please refer to the revised Co-Teach calendar for the remainder of the 2011/2012 school year. Thank you!
Conferences will take place during the weeks of December 5th & 12th. Please sign up for one half hour slot on one of the assigned days provided by your child's teacher - a sign up sheet will be placed on the classroom door on November 28th.
We look forward to sharing all the progress your child has made over the semester!
Co-Teach will not be in session November 23rd & 24th in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will resume school on November 28th. Enjoy your time with family and friends and stay warm!
Classroom Building Evacuation Practice
Co-Teach will be practicing their 3rd and 4th Building Evacuation Practices on November 22nd and December 12th in both the morning and afternoon programs. Family members are welcome to attend this important safety event.
Monkey Bread for Mamas, our first Family Fun with Food Event of the school year will take place Thursday, Oct. 27th in the Co-Teach classroom. The morning program festivities will start at 10:30 am and the afternoon program festivities will begin at 1:30 pm. We will eat delicious monkey bread and visit with friends and families of Co-Teach. Please note that mamas, papas, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas and ALL other family members are welcome to attend this event. We hope to see you there!
No School - October 10th & 11th
Co- Teach will NOT be in session Monday, October 10th & Tuesday, October 11th. We will resume classes on Wednesday, October 12th.
Co-Teach students introduced to Twiggle the Turtle this week!
This week and throughout the preschool year your child will hear stories told by Twiggle and his friends! Twiggle is used in conjunction with our PATHS Curriculum. PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) promotes social and emotional competencies and targets emotional literacy, self-control, social competence, positive peer relations, and interpersonal problem-solving skills. Twiggle and his friends make these important early social and emotional skills meaningful and fun!
The first day of Co-Teach Preschool begins Wednesday, September 7th. We are looking forward to seeing you all on the first day of school!
The Co-Teach Preschool will be holding an Open House on August 31st from 4:00 pm until 5:30 pm for all new and returning Co-Teach Families. September 7th will be the first day of preschool for the fall semester.
Enroll Now! Co-Teach is accepting applications for the 2011-2012 school year...
Co-Teach is still enrolling for the 2011-2012 school year. Space is limited and families are accepted on a first come first serve basis. For questions about enrollment please contact:
Andrea Holmes
andrea.holmes@umontana.edu
(406) 243-6445
Co-Teach 2011-2012 School Year Calendar
Find the Co-Teach 2011-2012 School Year Calendar here.
Accepting Applications for Fall 2011!
Co-Teach Preschool is accepting applications for the afternoon program; 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm Monday through Thursday for children ages 3-5. The cost is $13 per day; with the school year running 115 days. For more information call 243-6445
Kindergarten consultation and observation
On May 6th, 2011, Co-Teach staff Mary Finnegan, Teacher and Manager of Co-Teach Preschool and Andrea Holmes, Afternoon Teacher for Co-Teach Preschool, will be conducting a kindergarten observation at Dixon School.
Throughout the weeks of May 9th and 16th we will be hosting parent/teacher conferences for interested families. Please sign - up for a half hour time slot with your student's supervising teacher. We look forward to sharing with you all of the progress your child has made over the year!
End-of-Year Potluck at Dragon Hallow & Carousel
Co-Teach will be hosting our annual potluck at the Missoula Dragon Hallow & Carousel on the last day of school, Thursday, May 12th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. This is an exciting time where all of our Co-Teach families and friends celebrate another wonderful year! Please plan on joining us in this fun filled event!
Co-Teach Preschool will have a scheduled building evacuation practice in both the morning and afternoon programs on Wednesday, April 20th. Please note that family members are welcome to attend this important safety event.
Classroom Fundraiser to help protect the rainforest in Peru!
Our Co-Teach preschool classes, along with thousands of other students and teachers around the world will be participating in the Earth’s Birthday Project’s Big Gift to the Earth fundraiser. This year we are participating in a coin drive to collect funds to purchase and protect acreage in the Molina Pampa Community Reserve in Northern Peru. This forest is home to many endangered species including the very rare Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey, the Mountain Tapir and the Spectacled Bear, among many others. Every $50 raised saves an acre of this amazing rainforest—and every acre saved will combat global climate change by offsetting 66,000 pounds of carbon pollution in the United States. That is 7 times the amount of carbon emitted every year by an average American car. It’s more than 200 times the amount of carbon emissions caused by lighting an American home for a year—or by using a cell phone for a year.
The Co-Teach students will be given special Big Gift to the Earth coin banks. Over the course of the next week (April 25th – May 2nd), please look around your house for spare change to fill the bank. Check under your sofa cushions, in your pockets, and in your car. Then, return the bank to Co-Teach on or before May 2nd. For the final two weeks of school, we will work as a class to count our total collection of change and submit our contribution to the Earth’s Birthday Project. Within four weeks of submitting our donation, we will receive an honorary certificate acknowledging our gift and a fact sheet that describes our Big Gift rainforest site that we collectively helped protect as a class.
Over the course of the week, our goal is to collectively raise enough money to purchase 1 acre of rainforest ($50). No gift is too small – every penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and dollar counts. This fun activity will teach our students that their small actions can collectively add up to a BIG difference in the world!
We are very excited and proud to be a part of the Big Gift to the Earth! We are helping to make a world of difference.
Thank you, in advance, for your participation and support!
*Please note that donating for the Big Gift to the Earth fundraiser IS an optional activity and Co-Teach families are NOT required to provide donations. We respect every family’s decision to partake in this fundraiserClassroom Party, Big Gift to the Earth Fundraiser Celebration & Certificate Presentation
Please join our preschoolers and the Co-Teach team in celebrating the end-of-the year with a classroom party and certificate celebration on Thursday, May 12th. During this time, we will present certificates to all of our Co-Teach students and watch a picture & video presentation of our Big Gift to the Earth fundraiser activities and Earth awareness activities with the children, followed by jungle treats, conversation, and play with family and friends. All Co-Teach family members are welcome to attend!
The last day of preschool will be on Thursday, May 12th. Enjoy your summer vacation!
Co-Teach Preschool will have a scheduled building evacuation practice in both the morning and afternoon programs on Wednesday, April 20th. Please note that family members are welcome to attend this important safety event.
NO SCHOOL Monday, April 4th - Thursday, April 7th
Please note that Co-Teach will not be in seesion Monday, April 4th through Thursday, April 7th for spring break vacation. School will resume its regular schedule on Monday, April 11th.
Garden Soup for Grandparents: Family Fun with Food Event!
Please join us for Garden Soup for Grandparents on Thursday, March 31st! The morning program will host the event from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. The afternoon program will host the event from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Please note that all family members are welcome and encouraged to attend. We hope to see you there!
Co-Teach Preschool will have a scheduled building evacuation practice in both the morning and afternoon programs on Wednesday, March 16th. Please note that family members are welcome to attend this important safety event.
2011 Leading expert on post-traumatic stress airs on MCAT
The world's leading expert on post-traumatic stress and childhood trauma, Bessel van der Kolk, will air on MCAT on Friday, February 4th at 8:30 pm and 10:00 pm.
Bessel A. van der Kolk M.D. has been active as a clinician, researcher and teacher in the area of posttraumatic stress and related phenomena since the 1970s. His work integrates developmental, biological, psychodynamic and interpersonal aspects of the impact of trauma and its treatment.
Our next scheduled thematic unit will focus on the popular children's book, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, by Bil Martin Jr. and John Archambault. This unit will begin on Monday, February 28th and end on Thursday, March 10th.
School will not be in session Monday, February 21st in observance of President's Day. We will resume our regular school schedule on Tuesday, February 22nd.
Please join us for Sundaes for Siblings on Thursday, February 24th - our first Family Fun with Food event of the 20011 school year! The morning program will host the event from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. The afternoon program will host the event from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Please note that all family members are welcome and encouraged to attend. We hope to see you there!
Co-Teach Preschool will have a scheduled building evacuation practice in both the morning and afternoon programs on Wednesday, February 23rd. Please note that family members are welcome to attend this important safety event.
Co-Teach Coordinator, Marcy Otten was recently elected Vice President of the Child Care Resources (CCR) Board of Directors. CCR is the resource and referral agency for the Missoula, Mineral, and Ravalli Counties. This agency strives to improve the quality of child care in the Missoula region in order to support the developmental needs of young children. Promoting the well-being of children is the central guiding value for decisions made at CCR.
Kim Story has been elected to serve as a Co-Teach representative on the Missoula Head Start Policy Council. The Policy Council is made up primarily of parents of students in Head Start, with a representative from each school location. There are also two to three community members who typically serve in a related field. The Policy Council serves as a support to the Board of Directors to make decisions regarding policy, budget, staffing, and other areas relating to early childhood. Kim was chosen as a community representative due to the relationship between Head Start and Co-Teach, as well as her expertise in early childhood.
We will be practicing a building evacuation on Wednesday, January 19th. All family members are welcome to join us in this important safety event.
School will not be in session on Monday, January 17th in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday. School will resume on Tuesday, January 18th.
Accepting Applications for Fall 2011
Co-Teach Preschool is accepting applications for Fall 2011. Co-Teach offers two programs: morning or afternoon; Monday through Thursday for children ages 3-5. The cost is $13 per day; with the school year running 115 days. For more information call 243-6392.
Please join us for our next Family Fun with Food Event--Mashed Potatoes for Mamas on Thursday, December 16th. The morning program event will begin at 10:30 a.m. and the afternoon program will begin at 1:30 p.m. All family members are welcome to attend, we can't wait to see you!
Last day of school for fall semester
The last day of school for the fall semester is Thursday, December 16th. We will begin spring semester on Monday, January 10, 2011. We hope you have a wonderful winter break!
We will be practicing another building evacuation on Monday, December 13th. All family members are welcome to join us during this important safety event.
Congratulations to Teacher Andrea!
Please join us in congratulating Teacher Andrea who was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Missoula area Head Start. Andrea joins the board as an Early Childhood expert to give direction on decisions regarding what is best for children and to provide insight about curriculum and other topics in early childhood education.
Parent Teacher conferences will be held the week of December 6th and 13th. The sign up sheet is located on the classroom door. Conferences will last approximately one half hour. We look forward to meeting with you and discussing all the progress your child had made over the semester!
Bully Prevention Training, Missoula
On Thursday, December 2nd, Marcy Otten, Coordinator for Research and Service at the Co-Teach Preschool, will facilitate the first of a two-part training on bullying prevention at Paxson Elementary School in Missoula, MT. Otten conducts a number of school-tailored trainings, including bullying prevention, an emerging topic of importance in schools across the country. For more information on these and other trainings, contact Marcy Otten at (406) 243-2262, or by email atmarcy.otten@umontana.edu.
There will be no school Wednesday, November 24th or Thursday, November 25th. We hope you enjoy the holiday with your family and friends.
We will be practicing a building evacuation on Tuesday, November 23rd. Families are welcome to join us during this important safety drill.
We will be hosting our first Family Fun with Food Event, Pasta for Papas on Thursday, October 28th. All Co-Teach papas, families, and friends are welcome to attend! The morning program festivities will begin at 10:30, and the afternoon will begin at 1:30. We hope to see you there!
We will be practicing our 2nd building evacuation on Wednesday, October 20th. All family members are welcome to participate in this important safety drill.
We will be practicing our first building evacuation of the year on Thursday, September 30th. All family members are welcome to participate in this important safety event.
First day of School, September 8th
Welcome to beginning of the school year! The first day of school is on Wednesday, September 8th. The morning program begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 11:30 a.m. The afternoon program begins at 12:00 p.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m. We are excited for a brand new year and can't wait to meet each and everyone of you!
Co-Teach Gears-up for School Year
Co-Teach will hold an open house for families of registered students on Wednesday, September 1st from 4:30 to 6:00 pm. The Preschool will begin its fall semester the following Wednesday, September 8th. For more information, please contact Mary Finnegan, Manager and Special Education Teacher at Co-Teach, at 243-6392.
Accpeting Applications for the Afternoon Program
Co-Teach is currently accepting applications for the afternoon program for the 2010-2011 school year. The afternoon program runs from 12:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. To request an application, please contact Mary Finnegan at Mary.Finnegan@umontana.edu or (406) 243-6392.
Please join us for the end of year potluck at Dragon Hallow/Carousel on Thursday, May 13th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The end of year classroom party and presentation of certificates will be held on Thursday, May 13th. The morning class will begin at 10:30 a.m. and the afternoon program will begin at 1:30 p.m.
Please mark your calendars for the Co-Teach Annual Spring Play for Thursday, April 29. This year the children will be performing The Very Hungry Caterpillar, based on the book by Eric Carle. The morning program will perform at 10:30 a.m., the afternoon program will perform at 1:30 p.m.
Spring break is March 29th through April 1st. We hope you all have a wonderful break and have a chance to enjoy some time with your family and friends.
Join us on Thursday, March 25th for our Family Fun with Food event, Muffins for Mamas. The morning program event will begin at 10:30 a.m. The afternoon program event will begin at 1:30 p.m. Please remember, ALL family members are welcome to attend!
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