Community Helpers: Visting the hair salon

Another business across the street that we visited...

Jafar, owner of the Hair Galleria, and his wonderful staff, gave us a tour.

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Karate session with Master Todd

(click on photo collage above to enlarge it -- their expressions are truly priceless!)

Kites!

A huge thanks to all volunteers! You made the looks of wonder and amazement on the faces below possible.

-SS

Planning a Spring Picnic

For this trip, the activity planner was Varun (age 3). Activity planners are students that come up with the idea and then coordinate an experience for their friends and teachers. It is a leadership development experience for the students. Additionally, it exercises their creativity and strengthens their self confidence.

Varun expressed his ideas for this trip through art -- a giant poster board which contained glued on representations of the places and activities he imagined for this field trip. He then shared his ideas with his classmates by communicating verbally while referring to the poster board.

Over the next few days, all of the children collaborated by adding to Varun's initial design for the trip.

The children looked forward to the picnic all week. They had great ownership over their picnic. It was a huge success and they are still talking about it.

-SS

Parent workshop: Sibling Rivalry

What: Parenting workshop on sibling rivalry

When: Tuesday, May 25, 2010  7-8:30PM

Where: Mountain View Library

Why:

"Gain a greater awareness of why siblings quarrel and learn techniques to help prevent and respond to sibling rivalry.  Discover when and how to become a successful mediator and help your children develop the skills they need to become cooperative, caring, and compassionate."

Comments: 
workshop is free, adults only, Windsor will provide after-hours care if interest, sign up online at http://www.libraryxo.org/siblings