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The Family Network/Family Center
Annual Outdoor Summer Family Concert and Picnic Featuring Brian Weiland and The Beetlebung Steel Band
Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Place: Featherstone Center for the Arts (in Oak Bluffs off Barnes Road)
All families are welcome to join us for a fun family picnic at Featherstone. Please bring a picnic dinner and chairs or blankets to sit on. Come rain or shine and have a musical fun time! If it’s raining, the concert is still on-we will be under the tent.
Volunteers are needed for this event. Please call Jen if you are interested in helping out, for directions or for more information at 508-693-7900 x 288.
Thank You
A big thank you to all the parents who volunteered and helped with the Children’s Day Celebration on Saturday, June 7th at Featherstone. A very special thanks to Kim Averill for organizing the parent volunteers, making flyers & keeping track of all the last minute details. The event was a huge success and everyone had a great time.
Join the PAC!
The Family Center would like to extend an open invitation to all parents who may be interested in joining the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) for the upcoming year. PAC meets once a month from September through July. Being a member of PAC is a great way for parents to team up with the Family Network staff in program planning, design, and implementation. While all parents are encouraged to attend any meeting throughout the year to express opinions, questions and concerns, the goal is to establish a core group of committed parents to create continuity and form a cohesive group that works together to make the Family Center the best it can be for all families. Interested parents should contact Jennifer McHugh at 508-693-7900, ext. 288, by September 2, 2008. Lisa Murphy & Nora Dyke - PAC Members & Family Network Parents
PAC Meeting
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
5:30 pm -7:00 pm
MVCS Boardroom
On-site childcare in the Headstart classroom
Summer Schedule
During July and August, the Family Center will hold open playgroups on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 am - 11:30 am. We will be traveling to the “bend in the road”, in Edgartown, on Tuesdays for “Babes At The Beach” and to parks around the island on Thursdays for “Playgroup In The Park”.
Afternoon programming at the Family Center is on hold until the fall. This will include Monday “Baby’s First Year”. All evening programming will be held at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, including the PAC meeting and “Waiting Parents”.
The Family Center will be closed from Saturday, August 16, 2008 through Monday, September 1, 2008 for our annual indoor Family Center cleaning. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 2nd for “Open Playgroup” at 10 am.
Summer Break for Kids Haircuts
We would like to thank Kristen Tidmarsh who has been volunteering her time at the Family Center for over 5 years. Kristen makes haircuts fun & comfortable for everyone. See you in the fall.
Babes At The Beach Tuesdays this summer, starting July 1, 2008 through August 12, 2008
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Joseph Sylvia State Beach, Edgartown (bend in the road)
Parent and caregivers, we will meet Jen McHugh at State Beach, in Edgartown, near the lifeguard stand. Please come for fun in the sand with all your friends from the Family Center. Jen will bring snacks and beach toys. You bring the towels and wear your sunscreen! We hope to see you there!
If it is raining there will be playgroup at the Family Center. If you are unsure about the weather please call the Family Center for more information. 508-693-7900 x288.
"The value we impart to children today will have a major impact on society tomorrow."
Value of the Month for July - Hope
Hope - To cherish a desire with every expectation that it will be fulfilled; something to long for with great expectation.
Characteristics - Optimism Purpose
Book Suggestions: Ages 4-8 years Good Times on Grandfather Mountain by Jacqueline Briggs Martin; Smudge Bunny by Bernie S. Siegel and Laura J. Bryant; Sink or Swim by Valerie Coulman
Value of the Month for August - Patience
Patience - The power or capacity to endure without complaining; calmly tolerating delay, confusion.
Characteristics - Composure Cool
Book Suggestions: Ages 4-8 years Duckling Is Patient (First Virtues for Toddlers) by Mary Manz Simon; The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen; The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (The World of Beatrix Potter) by Beatrix Potter Wemberly’s Ice Cream Star by Kevin Henkes
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