EHS Newsletter June 2016 It’s the perfect time of year to plant a plant. While you watch your child grow they can watch plants grow. Planting with your child teaches them so many things about the earth, food, patience, care, and routines. When you care for a plant with your child, whether it be a small house plant, or a spring plant you grow to eat, even very young children learn about caring for something. Children are taught to be gentle. You can teach them to touch the plant with just one finger, to keep it safe away from toys and pets and friends, and to be “nice” to the plant. Children learn about routines when they help you to water the plant. You can set a routine such as after breakfast every day we check the plants. If you plant something that produces food children begin to learn about the earth, knowing that plants need good soil, water, and sun. So this spring, consider planting a plant. If you only have room for a small pot in the house, you can plant chives or mint. It’s fun to pick a mint leaf and let your child rub it in their hands and smell their hands. And did you know mint is energizing. If you are feeling a little tired, smelling mint, or putting a mint leaf in your water can help perk you up. If you have a cup of chives in the house you can have your child cut up small pieces to sprinkle on their spaghetti, soup, or mac and cheese. If you have room for a bigger pot outside you can plant a tomato plant, or some beans. A cherry or grape tomato plant will produce enough tomatoes for your child to pick some and eat some every day. If you plant some green beans you can pick just a couple of beans and steam them in the microwave for 2-3 minutes and they are ready to eat. If you have a small patch of ground to plant in outside you can plant a salsa garden with tomatoes, peppers and onions. You can pick them and chop them up and you make your own salsa. If you want outside space for a small garden and you can’t do it at home there are some community options. There is a community garden at the Vineyard church where you can use a patch of ground there to plant a garden. There is a fence there to keep the deer out and water to use. You can call the Vineyard at (719) 269-3695. Check in with our home visitor about the new garden at SPIN/Family Center. There is a great new space out there with dirt in it now and the plants are being planted. We enjoy watching your children grow. Happy watering! Jody Berg The Early Head Start program is brought to you by… www.starpointco.com 719.275.1616 Policy Council News On May 25, 2016 the Policy Council meeting was called to order by our Chair, Amanda Folger, at the Family Center, where minutes were approved from the meeting in April and new business presented. Financials were not available at this time. We will have March and April’s for the next meeting. Policy Council would like to welcome the new Home Visitor, Laura Howard. Laura’s new hire was approved by all. The Board Report for April was given by Brenda Aguirre, she went over credit card purchases and said that we are fully enrolled. The Board Report was approved by all. During the meeting Brenda Aguirre went over all the documentation paperwork that is needed for our grant which is due by June 1st. Thanks Brenda you did an awesome job. I would also like to take the time to thank Jamie Eastman, Kanita Pirraglia, Bobbie Medrano and Amanda Folger for the great work they have been doing on the garden. The garden is all planted now and we are waiting for the fruits of our labor. Good job girls. Our next Policy Council Meeting will be held during the week of June 20, 2016. Sherrie CANON CITY FARMERS MARKET Our local Farmers Market starts Tuesday, June 7 and runs through early October. It will be held every Tuesday from 8:00-1:00 at Veteran’s Park. Local farmers, bakers, artisans & non-profits gather weekly to connect with the community. Check it out and stop by to say Hi to us at our “Starpoint Childrens Services” booth. We will host a booth twice a month throughout the summer with a fun children’s activity. “Double Up Colorado” is a program sponsored by the Colorado Farmers Market Association & Live Well Colorado which will allow us to provide Food Stamp recipients with double the purchase power when they use their EBT cards at the market this year. See you there! Diana McPeek Hello all! Can you believe June is here already? Summer time is a great time to get outside with your children and excite their imaginations as you explore together. There may be summer cookouts, picnics, time playing in the water, or just getting outside to play. All of these everyday activities are a great opportunity for learning for your child. Every new experience is building their understanding of the world around them. Remember, your child is like a scientist. With every new experience they are problem solving, experimenting and observing cause and effect. This month our focus for our Family Socializations is Cognitive Development, and we are taking our Socializations back to our local parks while the weather is nice. June 7th we will be meeting at Harrison Park at 490 N Cottonwood in Canon City for a picnic and Musical Water activity. Young infants may enjoy exploring the environment with you. Mobile infants may show curiosity to explore the water or materials with you, and toddlers may measure and compare as they play with the water with spoons, and measuring cups. What fun! June 21st we will be meeting at Pathfinder Park at 20209 Highway 115 between Canon City & Florence for a picnic and the I Am Blowing Bubbles activity. Diana will provide a special Nutrition Activity as well. Young infants may enjoy watching the bubbles flying around. Mobile infants may try to reach for the bubbles and explore their environment with their eyes and hands. While Toddlers may experiment with different ways to blow bubbles and maybe chase and pop them too. I hope to see you all there! Don’t forget… You are your child’s first and most important teacher! Paige Stewart June EHS Workshop “Financial Workshop” With information from the “Dollar Works” curriculum. Learn why it is important to have a budget and simple steps to put one together. What are credit reports/scores and steps to take to improve your credit. Presented by: Sherrie Walker & Kathy Kennedy Wednesday, June 8, 2016 5:00-7:00 p.m. Dinner and childcare are provided. Please RSVP by Monday, June 6. Call 275-0550 to RSVP, or if you have any questions. Sun Mon Tue Wed 1 Thu 2 Canon City Farmer’s Market every Tuesday 8:00-1:00 at Veteran’s Park Family Center Playgroup 10-11 Fri 3 Sat 4 ECHO Screening at ACCESS Center Call 276-6174 for appointment Car Seat Checkpoint 5 6 Family Center Playgroup 10-11 RSVP deadline for Workshopcall 275-0550 7 8 Family Socialization 11:00-1:00 HARRISON PARK turkey wraps, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, apples, carrots, milk 9 WORKSHOP: “Financial Workshop” 5:00-7:00 p.m. beef cheese burger bake, mixed veggies, bananas, milk First Day of Ramadan 12 13 14 15 Family Center Playgroup 10-11 10 11 17 18 24 25 Canon City Public Library 515 Macon St, 269-9020 Story Times Mon/Tues/Thurs 10:30 a.m. Wednesday 4:00 John C. Fremont Public Library 130 Church Ave, Florence 784-4649 Story & Craft Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. Family Center Playgroup 10-11 Car Seat Checkpoint 2:00-4:00 16 Family Center Playgroup 10-11 ECHO Screening at ACCESS Center Call 276-6174 for appointment Flag Day 19 20 21 Family Center Playgroup 10-11 Family Socialization 11:00-1:00 PATHFINDER PARK chicken salad sandwiches, pea pods, watermelon milk Car Seat Checkpoint 2:00-4:00 22 23 Family Center Playgroup 10-11 Car Seat Checkpoint 2:00-4:00 26 27 Family Center Playgroup 10-11 28 29 30 Family Center Playgroup 10-11 Car Seat Checkpoint 2:00-4:00
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