Cotter Early Childhood Center

Class News

GSRP Applications for 2022-2023

Applications for Dearborn Public Schools Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) 2022-2023 school year will be handed out Friday, April 8th. GSRP is a state-funded preschool program students can participate in at no cost to eligible families.  To be eligible, children...

Ms. Kolin & Ms. Mirna

Ms. Kolin & Ms. Mirna

We are working on writing our own stories!  We draw our picture, label our picture and then write our story under the line!   We are discussing different emotions; happy, sad and angry.  We talked about times when we felt these emotions and then...

Mrs. Moisa and Ms. Unis GSRP

Mrs. Moisa and Ms. Unis GSRP

We are working on measurement.  We are comparing lines and identifying the longer and shorter lines of the two. During worktime we enjoy building with blocks… how tall can we make it!  We also love to read books. We spend some of our small group time using...

Ms. Rosales!

Ms. Rosales!

Spring has sprung and rainy days are among! Our class did a rainy day painting by blowing paint with straws and adding pictures with an umbrella.  Our class has joined the First Lego League Grant Cargo Connect competition and have been exploring and creating with...

What’s Happening in Ms. Thompson’s Room?

What’s Happening in Ms. Thompson’s Room?

We have been quite the engineers this year!  You name it, they’ve created it!  They build everything from towers, houses, castles, construction vehicles, roller coasters, and more!  Salina School received the FIRST LEGO League Discover Grant this...

Mrs. Lawson’s GSRP News!

Mrs. Lawson’s GSRP News!

We spent a week learning about roller coasters. We read a book called Roller Coasters by Marla Frazee. The students worked together to create their own roller coaster out of recyclable materials. What fun! Salina School received a First Lego League Discover Grant. We...

Classroom Spotlight

Classroom Spotlight

Ms. Bass - River Oaks Children in my class LOVE the snow!  We have been practicing social skills like sharing and turn taking with our sleds.  Children are learning about different types of snow and how it effects sledding and building snowmen. 

Face Masks will be Optional as of Wednesday, February 23rd

Face masks will become optional for all students and staff inside Dearborn Public Schools starting on Wednesday, Feb. 23 as students return from mid-winter break. Under federal law, masks will still be required on all school buses. Well-fitting masks are also still...