Parents are every child’s first teachers, and Dearborn Public Schools is offering some free lessons for those teachers. Parent University will be held this year on three Fridays: March 8, April 26 and May 17. The free, one-hour sessions are open to parents or...
Cotter Early Childhood Center will host an open house on March 7 for families interested in paid Developmental Preschool for next year. The open house will run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. In addition to free GSRP preschool for families, Cotter offers Developmental...
Math is a HUGE part of learning in PreK! Our teaching staff loves to approach math in playful ways that children can engage in. Math in PreK looks like counting items one by one, recognizing numbers, making patterns, graphing, sorting, working with shapes, puzzles,...
Dearborn Public Schools is looking for interested parents to join the district Professional Development Committee. The first meeting is planned for Tuesday, March 19 from 4:30-5:30 on Zoom. From there, we will form 3-4 subcommittees that will meet on April 30th to...
February 21, 2024 Greetings Miller and Cotter Families, As most of you are aware, there was a very scary incident in our neighborhood afterschool last Friday. A few blocks from our buildings, a person fired a gun while in their home. Although this situation was...
Children in GSRP PreK get to experience art in so many ways! Whether it is painting, playdough, clay, collaging, dancing, drawing, etc. our students always have creative control over their art. We love to watch their creativity shine as they try out new materials. Did...
What does preschool writing look like? Working on writing in preschool takes many forms! Drawing, letter recognition, name writing, labeling, and listening to stories are just a few ways that young children are exposed to and begin practicing writing. As children grow...
LAHC-Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities is currently accepting applications for its 2024 Scholarship Program. Please share the attached flyer with senior high school students and encourage them to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.For more...
On Thursday, December 21st classrooms were full of fun and educational activities as preschool families from across the district participated in Cotter Early Childhood Center's annual Winter Fair! Children worked on patterning, letter recognition, counting, and hand...
Did you know that our GSRP students eat lunch family style? This means that we pass food around the table, practice scooping some for ourselves, and leaving some for others. We work on table manners, like when to use a napkin, saying please and thank you, saying yes...