Can We Talk? Parent Workshop Series

“Can We Talk?” is a fun, interactive workshop that helps parents enhance their role in their children’s sexuality and health education.  Parents will learn skills to help them better communicate with their children about self-esteem, puberty and sexuality, mixed messages, peer pressure, and other real-life issues children face each day.  Parents will learn non-confrontational communication skills to make “talks” more meaningful and ongoing.

Series: Thursday’s – November 3, 10, 17

Location: Aprende Middle School – Media Center          

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

777 N. Desert Breeze Blvd, Chandler, AZ 85226            

Snacks provided                

Cost: This training is being offered FREE for parents through the Pima Prevention Partnership. 

A $25 gift card will be provided by Pima Prevention Partnership for each parent who attends all 3 workshops in the series.

Please REGISTER for this workshop series by contacting Jennifer Hargreaves at 480-783-4060 or emailing jhargreaves@kyrene.org

Eat at Cold Stone!

Tonight 10/18/11

6pm-9pm at the Ray & 56th Street Location

Print and bring the attached flyer for Pueblo to receive credit. Give one to a friend ~ Pueblo earns 25% of all sales with flyers!

Budget Increase is actually a Continuation

The ballot looks like this:

Please keep in mind that the “Budget Increase” is actually a continuation of the funding currently in place (passed by 2/3 in 2005). This money is used by the district to fund our fantastic TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS!

With budgets decreasing statewide. This is not money we want to lose!

Mailed ballots are in the hands of voters now. Everyone else should be certain to stop in and vote on November 8th!

FREE Book

Most LA teachers offer Scholastic Book orders to their students. I received the below email with details on how to get a free book.

This fall, give your child the opportunity to choose and own books through a special offer from Scholastic Book Clubs and Kellogg’s!

Research shows that letting kids choose their own books is key to raising readers. Nine out of 10 children say that they are more likely to finish books that they choose themselves.*

Thank you!

Scholastic Book Clubs

Visit www.scholastic.com/kellogg for more information about this special offer and to redeem your $5 Book Coupon(s).

THANK YOU Einstein’s!

Another local business supporting our school!

Einstein’s at Rural and Ray generously donated bagels and cream cheese for Courage Council Meetings!

It’s great to have the community supporting our kids this way -

Please stop by and THANK THEM for their support. Together, We can make a difference!

What you need to know before Nov 8th

On November 8th, Kyrene voters will be asked to approve the continuation of the current Capital Override.

IMPORTANT FACTS:

• The ballot will say “BUDGET INCREASE” but it is in fact a renewal for the override passed in 2005. This wording is required by law.
• This money funds Kyrene’s technology program
• Since 2007, state funding for education has been cut by 18% (according to AZ Legislature’s JLBC)
• This would continue taxes already in place – NOT AN INCREASE
• Currently, for a $225,000 home, taxpayers are paying around $6 a month to support this initiative (about the price of a Happy Meal – and much better for our children!)

The 2005 Capital Override was used to fund things such as:

• Instructional curriculum, Word, Excel, Power Point and other software licenses for
10,000 computers supporting 18,000 students plus 2,000 teachers and staff

• Training for teachers to effectively integrate the technology as a tool to increase student
engagement and collaborative learning

• Student Achievement measurement tools for data collection

• Enrollment and Attendance software to efficiently track trends

• Classroom projectors and laptops

• Genesis System. Parents can view student grades and attendance

• Emergency Parent phone notification system

• Scheduled replacement of identified fleet vehicles over a 7 year period

 

For more information on the Ballot request to continue the current override in Kyrene see the Voter Information Pamphlet at http://www.kyrene.org/budget/BudgetElection.htm

FREE Workshops for parents & teens/tweens

No Parent Left Behind Workshops

ALL WORKSHOPS ARE FREE

TEENS/TWEENS ARE WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND

GOAL SETTING & SELF-ESTEEM: Wednesday, Oct 19, McClintock High School, Room 520. Refreshments 6pm/Workshop 6:30pm-8pm. Presenter: Paul Santa Cruz – 2011 MdN Summer Bridge Coordinator (see flyer below)

KEVIN’S LAST WALK: AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF A FATHER WHO LOST HIS SON TO ALCOHOL POISONING: Tuesday, Oct 25, McClintock HS, Auditorium, Pod B. Refreshments 6pm/ Workshop 6:30pm-8pm. Presenter: Barry Adkins – The Speaker’s Movement (see flyer below)

THE REAL DEAL ON TURNING KIDS AROUND: BULLYING, TEASING AND NAME-CALLING: Wednesday, Nov 9, Corona del Sol High School, Lecture Hall B. Refreshments 6pm/ Workshop 6:30pm-8pm. Presenter: Ron Glodoski- National Expert on Bullying, Author adn Motivational Speaker

FACEBOOK 101: TACKLING THE SOCIAL MEDIA BEAST: Tuesday, Nov 29, Marcos de Niza High School, Room 255. Refreshments 6pm/ Workshop 6:30pm-8pm. Presenter: Michael Hunter – The Speaker’s Movement

Registration:

Online- http://tinyurl.com/nplbreg

Phone- 480-838-3200 x40074

Email- kcosner@tuhsd.k12.az.us

Protect your child with a FREE Child ID kit!

Saturday October 22nd

from 8am until 11am

10 S Twelve Oaks Blvd Chandler, AZ 85226 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Offered to the neighborhood: a pancake breakfast and Child Identification Kit (fingerprints, photos, etc.) - while supplies last.

A child disappears in a crowd at the fair. A toddler wanders out an open door. A teen doesn’t return from the mall. Every year, hundreds of thousands of kids in the U.S. are reported “missing." Here’s one important suggestion: have information that helps identify your child ready to hand to law enforcement the instant you report your child missing. The FBI recommends a kit that includes: Fingerprints, Cards detailing your child’s physical descriptions—including a body map for pointing out scars, birthmarks, and other identifying features, a current photo, an easy-to-use swab which stores a small DNA sample.

Come to the event where they will help you process your child's information in a free kit which you take home and keep in a safe place and provide the information to law enforcement agencies only in case of emergency. The Chandler Fire Department is planning on attending and bringing one of their engines.

There is no charge for the breakfast or the kits. We ask those who are able to donate non-perishable food items at the event which will be delivered to St. Mary's Food Bank.