In honor of Children's Dental Health Month, Colgate Bright Futures Bright Smiles provided a wonderful Parent Education Workshop. Check out the video below for the presentation including Oral Care information, tututorials on brushing children's teeth, and an engaging video to get your children excited about taking care of their teeth! Follow Along with a New Story Every Week Get two story reads a week, the first focused on explaining the key events of the story and pushing in target vocabulary and the second on the characters’ thoughts and feelings, PLUS target vocabulary you can use to spark engaging and meaningful conversations with your children all week long. CLICK HERE TO: Sign Up for Roadmap to Reading Today, It’s Free!
Some intrepid APS teammates and families put together a guide to all things voting - check it out at www.tinyurl.com/APSvotes. Have you voted? Post a picture of you (and/or your future voter) engaging in democracy in the comments or on Twitter! Make your voice count!
Did you see Dr. Herring's latest post on the TalkUpAPS blog? It's all about resources for families in accessing, finding, or even paying for high-quality childcare. It highlights a few key websites and new scholarships that may be beneficial to you. We know this has been an ongoing challenge for families particularly this year! As always, we are also here to help - please feel free to reach out!
Check out the blog here: https://talkupaps.wordpress.com/2020/10/27/aps-strives-to-connect-families-with-child-care-resources-support/ Our friends at Sheltering Arms are continuing to host their conversation series - virtually! The subject tonight has been a popular topic among lots of families, and Sheltering Arms has secured a number of thoughtful experts to share their perspectives. Visit https://shelteringarmsforkids.com/events/cocktails-conversation to join! (And let us know what you learn!)
Focus Group Opportunity for City of Atlanta Parents and Community Leaders
Please see the opportunity below from GEEARS, one of our key partners: PAACT: Promise All Atlanta Children Thrive, an initiative of GEEARS, was established to promote and encourage cooperation among government, education, and business sectors to improve outcomes for young children and families in the City of Atlanta. PAACT has been tasked with creating a multi-platform, citywide messaging campaign that promotes the importance of early childhood experiences to showcase the role early childhood education and support services have in building a more equitable Atlanta. Prior to launching the campaign, we are seeking the feedback of community representatives and parents across the City of Atlanta through a series of moderated focus groups. The virtual focus group will last approximately 60 minutes and will occur between October 8th – 14th on the Zoom platform. Please be assured that your identity will be protected and any data collected during our session will inform future decision making. If you are interested in participating in the focus group, please complete the participant screener here: SURVEY If you are selected to participate, a member of the GEEARS team will contact you by telephone or email to give you more details about this important opportunity and answer any questions you may have. All focus group participants will receive a $50 gift card. To apply, visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9P7DMWF It's the 10th annual Georgia Pre-K Week! During this week, from October 5th - 9th, we celebrate all things Georgia Pre-K, including teachers, students, and families! Especially this year, we are so grateful to all of you! Our teachers for finding new and innovative ways to teach virtually, our families for providing so much support, guidance, and encouragement, and of course our littlest learners for their curiosity, joy, and resilience.
Help us celebrate by posting on social media and using #GaPreKWeek! Shout out your child, your teacher, and even yourself for the great work you've been doing so far this year! You may have seen the news that APS is providing Pre-K families with a choice to remain virtual or return to in-person learning beginning on October 26th. The district is requesting that *ALL* families fill out the Intent to Return form by October 12th . Please note that the form *defaults* you to remaining in virtual instruction if you do not fill it out. You can fill out the form online at: https://dig.apsgraphs.com/ITR/. If you do not know your credentials, please reach out to your teacher or school!
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