by Mike Knaak
A family night for Sartell-St. Stephen Early Childhood and Early Childhood Family Education students and parents is planned for 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 at Oak Ridge Early Learning Center.
Be Respectful is the theme for the Feb. 10 event, which is the second of three family nights planned for this school year.
Activities will emphasize respectful behavior such as learning to take turns and making cards. Games will help the young students learn to recognize shapes and letters and tackle some problem-solving.
The gym will be open for exercise and games.
The first Family Night’s theme was Be Safe. The third event’s theme, scheduled for Thursday, May 12 is Be Engaged.
There are about 145 students, ages 3-4, in the early childhood programs at Oak Ridge. The school also serves about 285 kindergartners.
“The evening is a great opportunity for kids to interact and build social skills with other kids their age,” said Principal Jason Mielke. “The value of this event is getting to learn in a collaborative environment as a family and get children familiar with the building and staff.”
