Cultivate Mankato: March 2023 News

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Up & Coming! Up & Coming!

MARCH 10: TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY

CENTER CLOSED, ALL PROGRAMS

APRIL 9: PFAU ST CONSTRUCTION BEGINS

INFANT DEVELOPMENT CENTER, SEE PG 15

APRIL 21: SPRING CONFERENCES

CENTER CLOSED, ALL PROGRAMS

MAY 10: PROFESSIONAL GRADUATION PHOTOS

PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, KINDERGARTENERS FALL '23

Details coming soon

MAY 17: KINDERGARTEN CELEBRATION

PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, KINDERGARTENERS FALL '23

Questions?EmailMeganDiedrichatmegandiedrich@cultivatemankatocom

Please share this information to help us find caring, outstanding and qualified individual to join our team! Our Benefits

‣ Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

‣ Professional Development Training & Stipend

‣ Retirement Plan

‣ Professional Work Environment

‣ Competitive Wages

‣ Paid Teacher Appreciation Days

‣ Child Care Benefits

‣ No Nights or Weekends

‣ Drinks, Snacks & Lunch Provided

‣ Team Parties & Events Click

All About Me!

Name

5 VOICES

Voice Order Position Title

When is your birthday?

What is your favorite color?

What is your favorite restaurant?

What are your favorite snacks?

What is your favorite workday beverage?

What program do you primarily work in?

Upcoming Study

Within our education curriculum, we use st g p g broad concept that we focus on for 4-6 weeks. Currently our study has been all about Music. This month we will begin our Reduce Reuse & Recycle Study. Reach out if you feel your family has something special to share in regards to our upcoming study. We love family participation!

SENSORY LENDING LIBRARY

made possible by community donations through CultivateMN coming soon to the Southern MN community

GROUP ARENA

UPCOMING TOPIC:

BUILDING RESILIENT & CONNECTED TEAMS

Sessions are held every month on the last Wednesday of the month via Zoom

Upcoming Session: MAR 19TH

* Participating is optional

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

If you would like to join this session, contact Candice Deal-Bartell at candice@arenagroup.services and request the zoom link

For 2023 our team is intentionally focusing on culture, relationships, values, and leadership development at Cultivate! Every month, our team has the option to attend a virtual leadership meeting that focuses on a specific topic. All are welcome – including our Cultivate families!

HELP US BUILD OUR CLASSROOM

RESOURCES SCHOLASTIC

Use Class Code: R76H7

Book Orders!

ThroughtheScholasticBookClub,youhavethechoicetoplaceanordereachmonth.Your orderswillallowustoearnfreebooksforourCultivatelibraryandwillbeusedthroughoutall ofourclassrooms.BookswillbedeliveredtoCultivateandsenthomewithyourchild. Ordersareduethe2ndFridayofeverymonth.

Reminder: please write your first & last name on your book orders

Usethelinkbelowtoorder. OrderwillbedueonFriday,March10th.

Anyquestionsaboutorderingcanbeemailedto Ms.Teraattera.vankeulen@cultivatemankato.com

Linktoorder:https://orders.scholastic.com/R76H7

PYRAMID MODEL TRAINING

Teachers at Cultivate are required to get Pyramid Model training. This on-line course offers a comprehensive learning platform to build competencies in all 3 Pyramid Model Tiers; Universal practices, Targeted Supports, Intensive Individualized Interventions.

Alleyway Reminder

& DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE RAIN COMING SOON...

FRIENDLY PARKING REMINDERS

To help us with the flow of traffic and to try and avoid accidents, please enter the alleyway on E Walnut Street and exit on E Main Street. We appreciate your cooperation!

Spring rain + melting snow = GIANT puddles in the parking lot & sidewalks

IMPORTANT INFANT DEVELOPMENT FAMILIES

Pfau Street will be under construction beginning April 9th and will not be accessible. You will be able to access the IDC parking lot by entering the lot on McConnell Street. The two parking lots (the one off McConnell Street and the IDC parking lot off Pfau Street) are connected. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out.

D O E S C U L T I V A T E M A N K A T O H A V E

I T S O W N I N D O O R G R E E N H O U S E ?

T H E A N S W E R I S . . . .

S O R T O F !

"I s lfsufficient, but I knew other benefits would start to also stack up Some of the kids now know me as “the garden lady”, a few have actually referenced the community garden 1/2 a block away from school as being my home. Throughout the summer a majority of the preschoolers would smell like basil by the end of the day, they can strip a plant of its leaves in under 30 seconds and then ask for more. All of these interactions are one of my favorite parts of the job. Most of the kids don’t really know what I do, or where I go when I leave their classrooms. Some of them think I’m the person who is there to solely clean up the Community Room after breakfast, and others just know I’m not a teacher, but also know I’m someone who is there to be their friend and keep them safe. Our gardens, and these seedlings, give me an opportunity to connect with our classrooms and share a piece of my own core preschool memories of walking through the on-site greenhouse we had with each of them. There is something about the feeling of walking into a warm room full of things that can’t say a word, but are living and breathing beings that need to be taken care of. If the conditions are right, it’ll stick with them all for forever." -

Samantha Laman, Operations Coordinator

freeeventspace

to host your child's next birthday party

227 EVENT SPACE PARTNERED WITH NU EVENT PLANNING and offers a beautiful space for your upcoming party, meeting, or training. Located in beautiful downtown Mankato, 227 E. Main Street.

Our Event Space provides:

Seating for up to 60 people

A large kitchen island with bar stools

A kitchenette with:

refrigerator, freezer, sink & microwave

Tables, table clothes & matching chairs

Large windows providing lots of natural light

Beautiful artwork

Access to bathrooms

Reservation Cost: $250 for 4 hours

FREE for CM Families

Please Note: Saturday and Sunday reservations only.

2023 Graduations are right around the corner and our 227 Event space is the perfect venue!

ALL PROCEEDS FROM OUR 227 EVENT SPACE SUPPORTS CULTIVATE MANKATO'S MISSION & INITIATIVES

227 Event Space partnered with Nu Event Planning

CELEBRATING ONE YEAR WORK ANNIVERSARY

Paige Walters, Central Kitchen Assistant

CELEBRATING YEAR WORK ANNIVERSARY two

Payton Merritt, Preschool 1 Co-Teacher

Parent Resources Parent Resources

Functional play plays a huge role in development, at each stage!

WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL PLAY?

Functional play refers to using toys, objects, and items designed for play in their intended function to participate in play as an occupation. There are many types of play and the various functional play skills promote development in young children.

For example, functional play is:

Building blocks into a tower or other imaginative construction

Coloring with crayons

Driving matchbox cars along the floor

Swinging a bat to hit a ball

Kicking, throwing, or rolling a ball

Pushing a doll in a play stroller

Using a volleyball to play a volleyball game

Many toys can be used in ways different than their intended nature. We see this a lot in occupational therapy sessions where we think outside the box with the toys we have on hand. Toys are used in ways not exactly inline with their function, or the reason why they were created.

We use blocks or jump ropes to make an obstacle course path. We make playdough using crayons.

We stack kitchen containers. We climb up the slide.

Each of these examples stretches the object’s typical use into other ways to play and also support development.

Read here about functional play at each stage and age