Greetings Families, Partners, and LTI Community
Welcome to Fall and the
start of the brand new school year. If your children are younger, you might not
yet be in the rhythm of the school cycle, but families with preschoolers and
kindergarteners will be shifting to this new routine. Check out two videos from
our friends at Kids in the House on bedtime routines and making school drop
offs easier.
Here is news from across the region
Kiwanis and Lions
Give Backpacks to Families in Need
Many thanks to the Mountain View Lions Club for their
generous donation of 100 backpacks for families this year. See what Mountain
View Patch said and hear Program Director, Maddi Pascua, talk about our
program. We are very proud!
Vargas FRC Opening
a Success!
August 21 marked the Grand Opening of our Vargas
Elementary Family Resource Center in Sunnyvale! We started with our “I’m Ready
for Kindergarten” year-long course, and have quickly added a Play and Learn and
Bilingual Storytime. We hope you will come and check out the space. See our
calendar and Sunnyvale Pages for details on our schedule.
Escuela Families
Discover Exploratorium Together
Families from Escuela’s Wednesday morning class took a
group field trip to San Francisco to see the Exploratorium, courtesy of friends
from our hosts at the Los Altos United Methodist Church. Together, they organized taking the train and
spending the day in the city. The children
loved the adventure and we were happy to see them have a chance to explore the
museum!
Resources by
Kidsinthehouse.com
Kids in the House is a website with short videos on many
different topics from bedtime routines to nutrition to behavior and potty
training. Here is one we liked in honor of the start of the new year:
Making the school drop off go more smoothly (click the
link):
For more videos, go to www.kidsinthehouse.com
Save the Date!
Make a Difference Community Resource and Volunteer Fair
Hosted by CHAC/FIRST 5. Thursday October 17 from 12:00-2:00pm. Learn about volunteer opportunities and resources in the community. Located at Gateway community center at 477 N. Mathilda in Sunnyvale. More details coming soon.
4th Annual Halloween Party - A community favorite. Free. Saturday October 26 from 10:30-12:30 at New World Learning Center. Costume parade, Halloween pictures, Jameszini-Balloons (by donation), arts and crafts, monster mash, face painting (by donation) and raffle ipod nano ($5 per entry) and more! Open to the first 50 families. Registration opens October 1.
Staff Changes for our CHAC/FIRST 5 Team
Welcome Jeanette! In July, we welcomed Jeanette Santana as our new Mountain View Community Worker. Jeanette has a background working in child development centers and literacy programs. She is the mother of a 10-month-old and is looking forward to helping other parents and children grow and find community here.
Would you like to take part in our team?
The Mercy Street LTI program is hiring a full time community worker for the Cupertino and West San Jose Area!
Community Worker activities will include, but not be limited to:
- Outreach, engagement and education of diverse families and community members in designated communities
- Partner with other organizations to increase the capacity and knowledge on the importance of the first 5 years of life
- Provide information and resources in the community that are culturally, linguistically and developmentally appropriate.
- Help parents/caregivers identify and communicate strengths to acknowledge, as well as concerns that may interfere, with children’s healthy development and readiness to learn.
- Inform through evaluation and data, experiences (positive & challenging) that families are having to access resources and services in their communities. This information will be shared with supervisor, team, community partners and FIRST 5 leadership.
Fluency in English and Mandarin Chinese required. For more information on the position, please view the job description here.
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What’s NEW for
Fall?
Mountain View
New Time: Monday
Class at Mercy Street will now begin at 10:15am and end at 11:45am with
teachers Wynn and Tomoko. Please arrive early to make sure you get a spot – we
can accommodate a maximum of 15 children/30 people in the room. Note: In
October, the class will change to be for children ages 3-5 (younger
children may attend, but the material will be geared to older children).
Escuela
FRC starts NEW Play and Learn
class on Monday mornings from 10:00am-12:00pm with teacher Iris starting in
September. Escuela FRC is for Mountain View residents only, and is located at
260 Escuela Avenue.
Escuela
to host 5 Keys to Raising a Healthy Happy Eater in Spanish. If you’re worried about
whether your child is eating enough, eating the right things, or having battles
about food, this is the class for you. It’s about the feeding relationship.
Find out about the surprising link between early feeding habits and adult
obesity. Wednesday, September 26 10:00am-12:00pm
Sunnyvale
New!
Play and Learn at Vargas
FRC! Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00pm with teachers Wynn, Leslie and Iris.
Bilingual
Storytime Moves to Vargas FRC at New Time: Fridays from 4:00pm-5:00pm
Here is the class you
have been waiting for – Stories and songs in English and Spanish for all.
This program is provided by our guest facilitator, Marti Krow-Lucal, from the
Sunnyvale Library bi-lingual services.
No registration required, limited to the first 15 children/30 people. Starts
September 13
Cupertino
Play and Learn is Back! Tuesdays from
10:00am-11:30am from September 3 to November 19 with teachers Priti and Urmi. Please
remember to arrive early – due to safety, we are limited to the first 13
children/26 people.
Mandarin Play and Learn moves to
Wednesdays
– Weekly from 10:00am-11:30am with teachers Lin, Hui-Wen and Rebecca. Please remember
to arrive early – due to safety, we are limited to the first 13 children/26
people.
Volunteers Needed! Do you have a few hours a week you that you can spare? Do you want to give back to your community? Do you want to make an impact in the lives of young children and their families? Do you want to expand your knowledge of early childhood development? Come join our team. If you are interested and/or want more information on our fabulous volunteer program, please send an email to Nancy Doan at nancydoan5@gmail.com. Thanks for considering – the success of our program depends on Volunteers! Together we make the difference.
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Volunteer Network! CHAC/FIRST 5 Volunteers, stay connected on all our volunteer news, updates, training opportunities, and more! You can take part in our Facebook Volunteer Group. Find us by typing "nancydoan5@gmail.com" in the search bar or click
Feedback: Do you have comments that you would like to send the staff? Please send us a note to:mercystreetfrc@gmail.com
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Volunteers Needed! Do you have a few hours a week you that you can spare? Do you want to give back to your community? Do you want to make an impact in the lives of young children and their families? Do you want to expand your knowledge of early childhood development? Come join our team. If you are interested and/or want more information on our fabulous volunteer program, please send an email to Nancy Doan at nancydoan5@gmail.com. Thanks for considering – the success of our program depends on Volunteers! Together we make the difference.
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Volunteer Network! CHAC/FIRST 5 Volunteers, stay connected on all our volunteer news, updates, training opportunities, and more! You can take part in our Facebook Volunteer Group. Find us by typing "nancydoan5@gmail.com" in the search bar or click
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Feedback: Do you have comments that you would like to send the staff? Please send us a note to:mercystreetfrc@gmail.com
