PARENTS AS TEACHERS GRAND BLANC SCHOOL DISTRICT APRIL 2016 Parents as Teachers, Perry Center 11920 S. Saginaw Grand Blanc, MI 48439 http://www.pat.grandblanc.city.schoolfusion.us

Elizabeth Themm, Coordinator (810) 591-6135 [email protected]

FREE PRESCHOOL in GENESEE COUNTY Head Start is available for families who earn below the federal poverty (for example, a family of 4 whose income is below 12,150) level and that have children that will be 3 or 4 years old before September 1st. Great Start is available for families that earn above the poverty level but no more than 250% (for example, a family of 4 earns more than 12,150 but less than 60,750 per year) and have a child that will be 4 years old before September 1st.

If you are interested in finding out if you qualify, please complete the online pre-application available at www.geneseepreschool.org or call (810) 591-5437. It is best to complete the pre-application now. Request Grand Blanc Perry Center if you would like to attend here. THANK YOU MISS EM! The music class was a great success enjoyed by all who participated. Miss Em offers classes locally if you are interested in learning more. She also has summer classes as well. You can call or email for more information: (810) 444-3276 or [email protected]

WELCOME Stephanie Kibby has accepted the position of parent educator! She has participated in the program for the last three years and has been a valuable volunteer. She will be getting her feet wet this spring and is going to take the plunge in the fall!! We are excited to have her on the team!!

Book Club Parent Café

Book Club Parent Café will be held from 9:30-10:30 am on Tuesdays in the PAT playroom #104. Children will be able to play in the playroom while parents have a book discussion. Please be aware our choices may change based on our conversations during book club. We may have an additional copy of the book club books available to check out from the parent library.

Feel free to join even if you haven’t read the book, maybe you will want to read it following the discussion!

April 19th - “The Birth Order Book” Dr. Kevin Leman Please RSVP

We enjoyed the Flint Institute of Arts

Check out their classes offered for kids throughout the year.

If you have borrowed books from the Parents As Teachers library, please return them before May 6th. You are welcome to give any materials to your parent educator to bring back to the Perry Center. BULDING DRILLS You may find yourself in the building while a drill is being conducted for fire safety, lock down procedures or a severe weather emergency. Please follow the instructions of the staff and model to the children the importance of listening quietly for instructions, staying calm and safe.

Baby Games and Infant Play--RSVP Tuesday, April 26th 9:30-10:30 a.m. PAT Playroom, #104 Come join us as we move and groove to a variety of gross motor activities. Studies support the importance of physical activity and active play in the overall development of young children. Muscle strengthening, improved coordination, learning concepts and turn taking are crucial to early childhood development. We will continue to accommodate your infant’s short attention span by responding to his cues. Please bring a blanket or towel for your baby to play on during song and exercise time. Older siblings are welcome to play in the playroom or join circle time. They are also welcome to participate in the activities if they wish. Please RSVP http://www.pat.grandblanc.city.schoolfusion.us Toddler Time—RSVP Monday, April 18th 9:30-10:30 am PAT Playroom 104

April Toddler Time is about Construction and Transportation The Toddlers will be using play hammers to have fun with golf tees in Styrofoam. Exploring how cars/trucks speed down a ramp. Getting hands messy in play dirt and learning about where vehicles go: in the air, on the road, and in the water. Have fun singing The Wheels On The Bus and pretending to be airplanes, trains and boats.

Fun Club RSVP 9:30-10:30 am PAT playroom #104 Thursday, April 14th & 21st

This month is all about Construction and Vehicles. We’ll focus on early math skills as we match cars with their garages, classify objects that belong in different rooms of a house, and sort vehicles by land, air, or water. We’ll get creative as we make our own city from recycled materials (feel free to bring in CLEAN food boxes, cans, paper tubes, etc.). We’ll shake the wiggles out and stretch our imaginations as we work on our listening skills during Red Light Green Light Freeze Dance and Vehicle Exercises in our Gross Motor Fun Clubs. Dress comfortably to get on the floor while we play and learn this month! http://www.pat.grandblanc.city.schoolfusion.us

Fun Club Gross Motor Movement & Fine Motor Skills Monday, April 25th 9:30-10:30 am Join us for circle time, exercises and fun activities to build coordination, muscle strength, and fine motor skills.

PARENT VOLUNTEER & ADVISORY GROUP FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH 9:30-10:30 AM RSVP Getting ready for the Mom to Mom Sale. This is our biggest fundraiser and the proceeds pay for field trips, books to give away, supplies for activities and more. Please help to make this a success! Children are welcome to play in the playroom while the parents meet. Please RSVP:

http://www.pat.grandblanc.city.schoolfusion.us

WE WILL BE PLANNING NEXT YEAR’S CALENDAR, COME JOIN US AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS!!

On July 1, 2016, Grand Blanc Community Schools will be switching our website service to a new company called School Blocks. This will change the way we RSVP for activities, post newsletters and inform you of events. We will do our best to keep you up to date and pass along instructions. While all transitions can take time to adjust to, this will be a better platform and will be compatible with a variety of devices. School Blocks Site: http://www.schoolblocks.com/

School Blocks Intro Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nff6cUpco4I

PARENTS & TOTS PAT playroom #104 9:00-11:30 am 2:00-4:00 pm Please see the calendar for specific dates Parents & Tots is an open play time for you and your child to enjoy.

If your child mouths a toy, please place them in the “Dirty Toy Bin” located on the shelf just inside the main entrance of the playroom near the coat rack. Thank you for putting toys away before you leave.

ART CLASS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20TH 9:30-10:30 AM We will be repeating the art class for kids here at the Perry Center. This class will be a limited number of participants. Please RSVP by Wednesday, April 13th at 12 noon. I will contact you to let you know if you have been selected to participate or if you are on the waiting list. You can take the class a second time, be aware that the project is the same and first time participants will take priority.

THANK YOU MISS BOBBIE FOR DONATING YOUR TIME AND EXPERTISE!!!

MOM 2 MOM SALE Bi-Annual PAT Fundraiser SATURDAY, APRIL 23RD 9 AM—1 PM Perry Center Gym 11920 S. Saginaw Rd., Grand Blanc $2 per adult entry fee Over 80 tables of new and gently used children’s clothes, toys and baby accessories!! Large item area for selling highchairs, furniture, and more. This is the perfect way to sell your child’s outgrown clothes and toys. Contract for selling is available on website listed below.

Tables are $15/each to rent. (vendors are a different price and are subject to availability)

COME SHOP AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS! PERRY CENTER* 11920 S. SAGINAW ROAD*GRAND BLANC, MI *48439

For more information: Elizabeth Themm, Coordinator Parents As Teachers

Parents As Teachers-Perry Center 11920 S. Saginaw, Grand Blanc, MI 48439***(810) 591-6135 MOM 2 MOM SALE *** TABLE RENTAL AGREEMENT

SALE DATE: SET UP TIME:

Saturday, April 23, 2016 OPEN SALE TIME: 9 am – 1 pm Friday, April 22nd from 6-8 pm AND Saturday, April 23rd from 8:00-8:30 am

 Table renters will be able to presale each other’s tables from 8:30-9:00 am.

Please be certain to be at your table

promptly by 9 am ready for the public.  You are required to bring your own change and bags, Parents As Teachers will not provide these items.

Renters are expected to act as their own security for items that you bring to sell. Parents As Teachers cannot be responsible if items or money are stolen from a renter.  You will be provided a 6 foot table to sell your items from. You must keep your items in the area assigned to you and not have items protruding out into the walkways where they may cause someone to trip or fall. You may also rent a 5 foot space for a rack that you provide. Your rack must fit into a five foot space.  There will be a large item area manned by a staff person. For a fee, you may place your items in this section and you are responsible for completing the tags upon drop off and retrieving your item or money at the end of the sale.  Children are discouraged from staying at the sale. If you must bring your children, they must be at your table. They may NOT wander the building or play on the gym equipment.  You are responsible for pricing and tagging your own items and arranging them in an attractive and orderly manner. This will help you sell your items. See the site www.Mom2MomList.com for more information and tips for selling.  Renters are expected to stay until 1 pm. At 1 pm you may start packing your things to go.  Please make sure any stray stickers are removed from the gym floor in your area.  No items on a recall list may be sold. Check http://www.cpsc.gov/ for recalled products. Donations will be collected that day at the end of the sale for the Answer Center for Women. They supply clothes, toys, and all types of baby items to new mothers with limited resources. To rent a table complete the following (all tables are six feet, personal tables not allowed, racks are NOT provided): TABLE REGISTRATION IS NOT GUARANTEED UNTIL YOU HAVE AN EMAIL CONFIRMATION AND ARE PAID IN FULL. NAME:________________________________________________ PHONE:________________________________ MAILING ADDRESS:__________________________________________________________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS:______________________________________ How did you hear about the sale?_________________ If you are mailing the week before sale, please call first – our tables sell out quickly Number of Tables: [email protected]/each=_______ Number of Vendor Tables______@30/each = _______ Rack Space: Large Items:

[email protected]/each=_______ [email protected]/each=________

Vendor Rack Space:__________@ 20/each = ________ VENDORS ITEMS:_______________________________

TOTAL DUE:____________________________________

Ck #_________Recpt___________Dep___________

Vendors will be assigned table space after mom2mom sellers are assigned. If you are selling homemade items, packaged products, etc… you are considered a VENDOR. Please be specific about the products you are selling as a vendor, so we can avoid duplicate items among sellers. I AGREE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS LISTED ABOVE: Signature:___________________________________________________ DATE:_________________________________ Please mail signed contract with payment to: Mom 2 Mom Sale c/o PAT 11920 S. Saginaw, Grand Blanc, MI 48439Checks must be made payable to: Grand Blanc Schools PAT PLEASE HELP TO PROMOTE THE SALE, www.pat.grandblanc.city.schoolfusion.us for a copy of the flyer and contract

FIELD TRIP TO FOR MAR NATURE CENTER FRIDAY, APRIL 29TH 10-11:30 AM Join us at For Mar nature center to learn about the life cycle of the butterfly. The staff at the center will teach the kids about butterflies through stories and hands on activities. If you haven’t been to For Mar, you won’t be disappointed. They offer a wide variety of programs throughout the year that are inexpensive for kids.

Please RSVP by Friday, April 15th at noon. We will meet at the center located just north of Davison Road on the east side of Genesee. 2142 N. Genesee Road, Burton, MI 48509

http://www.geneseecountyparks.org/pages/formar

RSVP’S You can RSVP on our website calendar by going to the following address. www.pat.grandblanc.city.schoolfusion.us You can scroll over the online calendar to view the activities for the day. To see details and to RSVP, click on the event name and then the “click here to RSVP”. Paper copies of the newsletter are also available in the Perry Center lobby in the Plexiglas container on the lobby wall. You may email or call to RSVP as well: [email protected] or (810) 591-6135

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