Do you shop at Amazon.com? It has a new link that allows you to donate to Downey at no cost to you. Go to smile.amazon.com and choose Downey Cooperative Preschool as your charity. After that, as long as you initiate purchases from that link or the app that you can install, 0.5% of your purchase total will go to Downey!
Summer Servings Meal Program
Summer Servings is a free, fun, and nutritious meal program for children ages 18 and under. During the summer months, children can gather at one of the hundreds of various locations around Marion County during the weekdays and experience a nutritious meal in a supervised atmosphere that is convenient for them.
Play-based versus academic school settings
This is a good jumping-off point for discussion of an important topic.
“Academic instruction in early-childhood classrooms is often framed as inherently at odds with “child-centered,” “developmentally appropriate,” or “play-based” practices. This presumed dichotomy—that preschool and kindergarten must either be geared toward play and socioemotional development or focused on rigorous academic instruction—is false.”
Come play with us! Playgroups are scheduled all summer!
Good-bye school year, hello summer! Here at Downey, the fun continues with Summer Playgroups at Ellenberger Park. Join us weekly for lots of socializing, fresh-air play, and good conversation. Everyone is welcome — hope to see you there!
Downey Summer Playgroup at Ellenberger Park’s Pool Playground (Ritter & St Clair)
10:00am to noon
Ellenberger Park playground
Tues, June 10
Wed, June 18
Thurs, June 26
Mon, July 7
Tues, July 15
Wed, July 23
Thurs, July 31
Fri, Aug 8
Mon, Aug 11, 10:00-11:00am, indoor Story Time Playgroup at Downey Preschool
Tue, Aug 19
Wed, Aug 27
Thur, Sept 4
A summer full of free music!
Thanks to Indianapolis on the Cheap for the list of free concerts listed in one place!
http://indianapolisonthecheap.com/summer-free-concerts-indianapolis/
One week left! Come check us out!
What a great year it’s been at Downey! And with openings filling quickly, we expect next year to be even better.
As we wrap up this last week of classes, we’d love for you to visit so you can see just how Downey kids Learn Through Play. Drop by to watch the teachers and kids in action and see what you think. Little ones welcome, of course!
> Wednesday, May 28, 9-11:30 am
> Thursday, May 29, 9-11:30 am
> Friday May 30, 9-11:30 am
Downey Co-op Preschool
111 S Downey Ave., 46219
Use the north entrance at Downey and Julian. The hallway to the left will lead you to classrooms, gymnasium, and playground.
For more information or to schedule a private tour, e-mail membership@downeycoop.com.
“Downey Lowdown” April 2014 newsletter
Downey Egg Hunt
The Annual Easter Egg Hunt is coming up on Saturday, April 19. Downey Avenue Christian Church provides a pancake breakfast all morning for a small cost (it’s a fund-raiser for them), and there are egg hunts, face painting, cookie decoration, and crafts. LOTS OF FUN! This is an open event for the whole community, so let your friends and family know. The egg hunts start at 9:30 a.m. for the toddlers and go on for each age group up to the 5th grade, starting at 10:30 a.m.
Show your school spirit with a Downey T-shirt!
Downey T-shirts are now available for a very limited time!
Place your order before FRIDAY, MARCH 21!
Please go to the following website to check them out: https://www.booster.com/downeycoop
“Downey Lowdown” February 2014 newsletter
Downey Cooperative Preschool and Kindergarten 