Fowler Center Featured on PBS

LVCC's Fowler Center was featured on PBS. Check it out!

http://www.wlvt.org/TEMPO/TSS/tempops.htm

Thank You!

The staff and students at LVCC's Fowler Center on Main Street (Bethlehem) would like to extend their gratitude to their new friends at Michaels Store #9921 in Whitehall. The students received a very generous donation of 15 cartons of arts and crafts materials which they have quickly, and creatively, put to use!

The Crab Man

School-age students enrolled in LVCC's South Mountain location spent the morning reading "The Crab Man" by by Patricia E. Van West and Cedric Lucas. Not only did the book teach a lesson about courage but it encouraged the students to learn more about Jamaica and hermit crabs.

Seeing Eye Puppy

Mrs. Heimbach visited LVCC at Truman School today with her furry friend, Irwin, to talk to the children about the important work of seeing eye dogs. Mrs. Heimbach is a Puppy Raiser for the Seeing Eye. Visits like this one are important for Irwin, because he needs to be socialized to learn how to be around people in public places.

PBS Taping

Our friends from PBS visited LVCC's Fowler Center today to tape a segment for TEMPO! The segment is scheduled to air February 5th at 7:30 PM on PBS. We'd like to extend our appreciation to our friends from PBS, Fowler Center staff, students and parents for their participation. We'd also like to send an extra special thank you to Janet and Colleen for their willingness to be interviewed. Excellent job!

Congratulations, ELC!

LVCC's Judith Chase Early Learning Center has renewed their NAEYC Accreditation!Congratulations to Karen Nichols, Helen Stovall, and the dedicated staff at LVCC's Early Learning Center (ELC) who received news that the center's accreditation status will be renewed by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The renewal is effective through 2015.

The hardworking staff at ELC also received several commendations for their work -- including a PERFECT SCORE in program standards and exemplary scores in every evaluation area.

Receiving accreditation is a difficult and time-consuming process, so please join me in congratulating the staff at ELC on their success.

Gingerbread Houses

The students enrolled in the Pre-K Counts class at LVCC on Union Blvd created unique gingerbread houses alongside very special helpers -- their families!

Thank You!

"Thank you" to all of our readers. We appreciate that you take the time to keep up with what's happening THIS WEEK AT LVCC. On behalf of everyone at LVCC, we wish you a happy and healthy holiday season!

Editor's Note: We'd also like to extend some holiday cheer and a great big THANK YOU to all the teachers and center directors who make this blog possible. We couldn't do it without you!

The Thanksgiving Feast

Students enrolled in LVCC's College Hill (Easton) location reenacted the first Thanksgiving. They sat together at a long table and enjoyed a feast of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce and more! Thank you to all the parents who participated in the event and/or brought in goodies for the feast.

All About Me!

Students enrolled in the Pre-K Counts class at LVCC's Union Blvd location (Allentown) celebrated All About Me Week. The children created puppets and dolls that look like themselves.

Thanks "a lot!"

A special thank you to our friends at TD Charitable Foundation who visited LVCC on Union Blvd. (Allentown) to drop off a generous $10,000 donation to our Scholarship Fund. When asked how much the check was written for, one child replied, "a lot!"

Thanks "a lot" TD Charitable Foundation!!

I Want My Mummy!

Students enrolled in the school-age program at Union Blvd built an outstanding, life-sized, paper mache sarcophagus.

Costume Party!!

Students at LVCC's Stones Crossing location (Easton) celebrated Halloween with costumes a plenty!

Little Pumpkins on Parade

LVCC's Little Pumpkins were on parade today on Bethlehem's Southside. The students at LVCC's Campus Center had a blast showing off their costumes and their smiles!!!

The Great Pumpkin Search

The preschool and pre-k classes at LVCC's College Hill location (Easton) took a trip to the Pumpkin Patch in search of the perfect pumpkin! They got to ride on a haywagon, learn about how corn grows, walk through the Crayola Corn Maze, and FINALLY pick the perfect pumpkin!

The South Mountain Cheerleaders

The school-age children enrolled at LVCC's South Mountain (Allentown) location developed a cheer for LVCC!

Apple Tasting Contest

The students enrolled in LVCC's after-school program at Muhlenberg School (Allentown) celebrated the fall apple harvest with an apple tasting contest. After the contest they pealed the extra apples and made their own applesauce.

In case you are wondering... Granny Smith won in a landslide!

Camp College Hill

This week, the preschool students at LVCC's College Hill (Easton) location discovered the great outdoors. They went on a nature walk and picked up some fall foliage then used the material collected to create some fun art projects --including a fall collage and "stick paintings."

The children also made "CAMPFIRE SOUP." Each child bought in a can of soup or veggie. As you can see in the photos below, the children made the soup themselves over their "campfire." They even recycled the cans to do their part to keep our environment clean.

Like all good camp outs, the day ended with some yummy smores!

Congratulations, Mr. Mike!

LVCC Regional Coordinator Michael Hoffman (shown here with some of his friends from Stones Crossing, Easton) has been chosen to participate in the inaugural PA Early Childhood Fellowship Program. In collaboration with Pennsylvania QUEST and PennAEYC, the PA Early Childhood Fellowship program is being launched to train the next generation of early childhood leaders.

A cohort of 12 to 16 practitioners from around the state were chosen on a competitive basis to participate in this leadership program, which is designed to educate, connect, and support emerging leaders working in the field of early childhood education. Michael will attend trainings and leadership discussions throughout the state several times over the course of the next year.

LVCC at Liberty High School

The infants and toddlers enrolled in LVCC's program at Liberty High School are truly enjoying their newly renovated classroom and, when weather permits, having a ball on the football field!