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OCC-Wise Crackers Comedy Night

Our Children's Center will host a Wise Crackers Comedy Night on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Celebration Hall. This is different location than last year with more space and parking. Many who went last year had a great time and enjoyed all of the comics. It was a very funny show.

5:30 - Mini-Silent Auction Social

7 PM: Comedy show with Comics - Mike Yard, Matt Burke and MC: Mike Finioa

Tickets $15 per person
Cash bar and Light Fare menu available during the show

Call 237-1585 to reserve your tickets today!

Break-out the Winter Clothing - we need to ready for a lot more wintry weather to come. It is important for our children to play outside year round. Children get many health benefits by spending time outdoors including less exposure to germs in the outdoor air, light exposure which promotes production of Vitamin D, and development of gross motor skills. Please support our efforts to provide learning for the whole child by bringing appropriate outdoor clothing everyday.

OUTSIDE PLAY

Article from the Build Early Childhood Education e-Newsletter

Children who watched more television than their peers when they were toddlers and preschoolers were more likely to have trouble when they reached fourth grade, with poorer academic achievement, psychosocial behavior, and physical well-being, a Canadian study reports.

Sharing day has become a favored tradition at OCC, and provides a wonderful opportunity for the children to develop expressive language, learn to be respectful of others, and extend their focus and attention as we take turns sharing.

For this year we would like to set some guidelines which will help us all to make sharing day fit more positively with our philosophy, as we learn together to respect the earth, appreciate each person’s uniqueness and develop our community by getting to know more about each other.

Children may share:
1. Something from nature
2. Something hand made

EARLY AM CARE - Courtyard door is to be used by families arriving to drop off between 7:45 a.m. and 8:50. Children should be brought to the all-purpose room. See new drop off procedure below.

CURBSIDE DROP-OFF *In ALLEY off Nittany Ave. Please use Burrowes Street turn left into back alley then another left into the side alley. Curbside drop off begins at 8:50 a.m. Curbside drop-off ends at 9:05 a.m. A staff member will be at the alley door to escort your child into the building.