One small correction: the previous post listed the Pediatric First Aid & CPR Class on Tuesdays, June 3 and 10. It is being held on 2 Thursdays, June 3 and 10. We apologize for the extra email!
Monthly Archive for May, 2010
Just a few reminders…
First, our May 2010 RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH: Ben & Jerry’s on Rte. 9 in Natick!
Sunday, May 23 from 6pm – 8pm at Ben & Jerry’s, 1265 Worcester Street, Natick
No coupon required: NECN will receive 25% of ALL sales during these hours, and take-home ice-cream is included. Meet your NECN friends for evening conversation in a kid-friendly place and end your weekend with a sweet treat!
SPECIAL ACTIVITY: PJ STORY TIME with MISS JUDY!!! Wear your PJs and bring your teddy bear to meet “Miss Judy” for a sweet story time. Kids can join her in the play corner of the shop for bedtime stories, songs and fingerplays from 6:30 – 7:30pm.
“Preparing for Kindergarten” Parent Workshop
Wednesday, June 2 from 7 – 8:30pm at the Morse Institute Library. This free workshop, developed as a complement to the Natick Public Schools’ supportive kindergarten transition activities, will provide additional ideas for best preparing your family for a smooth transition in the fall! Gain strategies to ease any pre-September anxiety in your child and yourself!
Obtain a bibliography of children’s literature to help your family establish positive expectations about the new school experience. Get tips for establishing supportive morning and evening routines, and for teaching your kindergartner the self-care skills he/she will need for navigating the new learning environment. Get strategies for establishing a positive and collaborative relationship with your child’s teacher from the onset of the year. NOTE: Experienced community parents will be available for small-group, school-specific parent discussion in the final 30 minutes of the class!
Facilitated by Leslie Schuh, Kindergarten Educator and Developmental Specialist.
Call NECN at (508) 655-2557 to register; complimentary child care is available.
Pediatric 1st Aid & CPR for Parents
Thursdays, June 3 & 10, 7 – 9pm, at The Tobin School, 73 Cottage St., Natick. For parents and caregivers of young children, this free 2-week course teaches participants how to manage sudden illness and injuries in a child during the first few minutes until health professionals arrive. Topics include first aid basics, medical emergencies, injuries, asthma care AND infant and child CPR. Presented by Juanita Allen, EMT and Director, Community Health Education Programs, Century Health Systems.
Call NECN at (508) 655-2557 to register, and please indicate the number of adults from your household who wish to register.
Thursday, May 13, 7 p.m.
Nicholas Restaurant, 85 East Central Street, Natick
Socialize with other moms!
Enjoy hot & cold appetizers, raffles, & cash bar.
Tickets: $20, include 5 free raffle tickets per guest!
Our 2nd Annual Moms’ Night Out event is fast approaching, and tickets are starting to go quickly! This social fundraiser will be held next Thursday, May 13, at 7 p.m. at Nicholas Restaurant. In order to place an accurate food order with the restaurant, we really need to know how many guests will be participating, so we request that you contact our office by phone or email to commit to your ticket purchase by Monday, May 10 if you plan on attending. We’ll be happy to hold a ticket for you at the door of the event where you can pay $20 with cash or by check (made payable to: ACCEPT Education Collaborative). THERE WILL BE VERY FEW TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE DOOR.
Phone and leave voicemail any time before Tuesday: 508-655-2557
Email any time before Tuesday: jdixon@accept.org
NOTE: If you do commit to purchasing a ticket, we ask that you provide NECN with the $20 ticket donation whether or not you are ultimately able to attend the event, as we hold a ticket for you, count you on our guest list and compensate Nicholas Restaurant for your participation.
The week of May 10 is a busy one at Natick Early Childhood Network!
Preparing for Preschool
Tuesday, May 11, 7:00 – 8:30pm
NECN, Cole Center, 179 Boden Lane, Natick
On Tuesday, May 11, we’re offering a free parent workshop, Preparing for Preschool”for those who have a child heading off to preschool for the first time this fall! Prepare yourself for those first-day jitters (yours, or theirs!) and learn how to prepare over the summer to establish great communication with your child’s teachers right from the start, and how to handle transitions and drop-off times. Free childcare is available! Call (508) 655-2557 to register, or with any questions.
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Moms’ Night Out…Thursday, May 13 at 7:00pm
Nicholas Restaurant, 85 E. Central Street, Natick
Later in the week, a GREAT way to celebrate Mother’s Day by treating yourself to a Mom’s Night Out! This social fundraiser to benefit NECN is for all moms in the community, from new mothers to grandmothers. We’ll celebrate our evening out at Nicholas Restaurant, starting at 7pm, with appetizers, raffle prizes and a cash bar. Gather your friends for a fun, relaxing night off from the kids!
Tickets are $20 (including 5 raffle tickets!) and can be purchased in advance at the NECN office. Call (508) 655-2557 with questions, or stop by and get your ticket now!
Our spring session of the FREE facilitated support group, New Moms’ Chat, will begin tomorrow and run through the end of June. If you have a friend, neighbor or family member who is a new Natick (or Natick area) mother, please have them give us a call at (508) 655-2557 about joining in for support and connections with other moms!
New Moms’ Chat
8 Tuesdays beginning May 4, 12:30 – 2PM
In the NECN playroom at the Cole Center, 179 Boden Lane, Natick
Call us at (508) 655-2557 or email pam@natickearlychildhood.org with questions, or to register!
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This Saturday morning, gather the kids for some FREE family fun!
Natick Early Childhood Network’s Day in the Life of a Preschooler is a free family event this Saturday, for families with children from toddler to age 6! Younger children will get a taste of the types of activities and play that happen at preschool, and older kids will enjoy activities such as finger knitting, planting seeds, visit some live worms, exploring the Morse Institute’s Bookmobile, and experimenting with magnets!
Even if your kids are already in preschool…or even Kindergarten…come to enjoy music, hands-on crafts and science activities, a Spanish-language puppet show, and a performance of excerpts from the Sleeping Beauty ballet by the Community Dance Academy of Walnut Hill School.
Saturday, May 1, 10am – noon
Bennett-Hemenway Elementary School “cafetorium”
22 E. Evergreen Rd., Natick
FREE!
Call NECN at (508) 655-2557 if you have any questions, or to register your family to attend. Walk-ins are also welcome!
Ben-Hem will be having their yard sale on the same day starting at 9am; you can shop for children’s equipment, toys, clothing, etc. before our event begins at 10!
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