Hello
Families, Partners, and LTI Community
It's
September and the kids are back in school. Is it more or less hectic for you
now? Your FIRST 5 LTI is here year round and ready to connect with our
families, partners and the larger community. Best wishes for all of us involved
with children and schools as we begin the 2012-13 school year.
Here is your September Blog.
News & Highlights:
· ZUMBA!! You are
invited to our FREE Fall Zumba Fiesta at Mercy Street FRC on
Friday September 28 from 6:00-7:30pm. Kids can participate in their own kidzone
and those who do not wish to participate can go into the childcare.
Pre-registration required, childcare provided. For registered FIRST 5 families
only (contact us to register with an intake).
·
Halloween Costume Exchange
Party in Mountain View (Mercy Street FRC).
Donations will be collected at all our sites and classes from now through the
September 28, and the pick-up will be on September 29. See Mountain View,
Sunnyvale & Cupertino pages for details.
·
Fall Health and Fitness
Events. FIRST 5 LTI received a grant from Lucille
Packard to improve health and fitness in our community. We will be partnering
with local health & fitness providers to offer classes for kids, parents,
and kids/parents together. See the city pages for special events happening
between now and November, like TaeKwon Do for kids, a group hike to Rancho San
Antonio, Zumba classes, Infant Massage, and more!
·
Sometimes Once just isn't enough! In
order to reach as many families as possible, we have a "once a week"
rule, where families can only take one Arts Enrichment/Play & Learn class
per week. Several of our families really wanted more, and have started informal
groups at Escuela and Mercy Street. These classes are open only to the families
they are inviting to keep it small as they learn how to facilitate the groups.
We love their enthusiasm and commitment to their children's learning. If you
would like to start your own informal group, please be in touch with our FRC
Staff.
·
Fall Programming Launches at MVLA. Our
fall programming collaborative with Mountain View Los Altos Adult Education
starts this month. We have a full year of activities planned - they're almost
like a fifth FRC! The year will begin with a cultural Play & Learn Around
the World Arts Enrichment Class to teach parents new ways of engaging with
their children. We will also be offering our core parenting classes (SEEDS,
Abriendo Puertas and Triple P), along with other requested classes such as
helping parents deal with stress. We will be working with the Young Parent
Program (parents still in high school), and the ESL class, where parents study
English and children are in preschool. This year, many of the classes will be
taught by our highly trained volunteers. We are proud of our collaboration and
looking forward to seeing what we create together with this community.
·
Outdoor Play & Learn. We had
our last Outdoor Play & Learn in Cupertino on Friday, August 31st
at Wilson Park. We were supposed to have our popular “water day” on our last
day of class. Unfortunately, the weather did not permit us to. Nonetheless, we
still had a lot of fun ending the class with a lot of songs and games! Many new
families came to learn about us through attending the program. Families were
encouraged to participate in our exercise activities and to incorporate
physical activity into their daily routine. We’ll see you next year in the park
when the weather warms up again!
