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Million Word Challenge UPDATE

Raise Your Child — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:46:34 +0000

Help students read to succeed!

Join the Million Word Challenge.

Over the last week, 134 schools across Los Angeles County have taken on the challenge of encouraging their students to read millions of words outside of school.

These Literacy Champions are joining us in increasing literacy rates among our students. Together, we are creating a legacy of avid readers and critical thinkers amidst a changing global economy and society.

Today, February 1, 2012, the Million Word Challenge officially kicked off at Leo Politi Elementary School in Los Angeles. The campaign led by Families In Schools, is a partnership between education, business, and community leaders. Brad Rumble, Principal at Leo Politi Elementary School, shares the importance of literacy and the Million Word Challenge:

Principal of LAUSD Elementary School Challenges You

The 2012 Million Word Challenge is a literacy campaign that encourages preschool – 12th grade students to read millions of words outside of school time. Each year, 200,000 students in over 300 schools participate in the Million Word Challenge and explore the joy of reading. At the annual campaign’s culmination in April, each participating school will select one student winner to receive a $50 gift certificate to purchase books of their very own.

Million Word Challenge participant challenges you to read outside of school!

How Can a School/Agency Participate?

Register your school/agency online at www.millionwordchallenge.org today. The Campaign launches on February 1, 2012. There are limited spaces available so schools/agencies will be registered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Implement the challenge in your school/agency following the guidelines. Schools/Agencies will have access to an online handbook to help with implementation.
Submit the name of your school/agency’s Million Word Challenge Winner by logging back onto www.millionwordchallenge.org in April 2012.
Each student winner receives a $50 gift certificate to purchase books at the Target Book Store at Festival of Books, which will take place at USC April 21 – 22, 2012. Students unable to attend Festival of Books will be able to use their gift card to purchase books at any Target store.

For additional information, please contact

Colin Meng at (213) 201-3907 or at

ctmeng@familiesinschools.org

The Million Word Challenge: Register today

Raise Your Child — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:41:18 +0000

Challenge your students to read millions of words!

Register today for the Million Word Challenge:
www.millionwordchallenge.org

The 2012 Million Word Challenge is a literacy campaign that encourages preschool – 12th grade students to read millions of words outside of school time. Each year, hundreds of schools participate in the challenge. Join them to promote a home culture of literacy by registering today for the Million Word Challenge and launch your school’s campaign on February 1, 2012.

How Can a School/Agency Participate?

Register your school/agency online at www.millionwordchallenge.org today. The Campaign launches on February 1, 2012. There are limited spaces available so schools/agencies will be registered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Implement the challenge in your school/agency following the guidelines. Schools/Agencies will have access to an online handbook to help with implementation.

Submit the name of your school/agency’s Million Word Challenge Winner by logging back onto www.millionwordchallenge.org in April 2012.
Each student winner receives a $50 gift certificate to purchase books at the Target Book Store at Festival of Books, which will take place at USC April 21 – 22, 2012. Students unable to attend Festival of Books will be able to use their gift card to purchase books at any Target store.

For additional information, please contact

Colin Meng at (213) 201-3907 or

at ctmeng@familiesinschools.org.

Million Word Challenge participant challenges you to read outside of school!

Expand Your Read with Me/Lea Conmigo Family Literacy Program!

Raise Your Child — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:41:56 +0000

Expand Your Read with Me/Lea Conmigo Family Literacy Program!

Thank you for supporting literacy through Read with Me/Lea Conmigo, a family engagement program designed to improve the early literacy skills of infants and toddlers, preschool children, and students in kindergarten through 1^st grade. Expand your Read with Me program today for the low, one-time cost of $100 per student. Also, please feel free to contact us for other support services including:

Getting Ready for Read with Me: A 2-hour Read with Me training for new staff.
Read with Me Again: A 2-hour Read with Me refresher training for staff already trained in the Read with Me program
Read with Me Literacy Backpack: Replace your Read with Me backpack with or without books.
Read with Me Backpack Tags: Replace you lost tags for your backpacks.
Storysharing Tips: Replace lost Storysharing tips for your Read with Me backpacks.

CLICK HERE to Read with Me brochure for your information.

Please feel free to contact me at (213) 201-3905 or at lmiranda@familiesinschools.org to expand your Read with Me/Lea Conmigo program today. I look forward to speaking with you soon.

Best Wishes,

Lupe Miranda

Lupe Miranda

Program Assistant, Early Education and Family Literacy

Families In Schools

Web: www.familiesinschools.org

Direct Number: (213) 201-3905

Main Office Number: (213) 201-3900

Email: lmiranda@familiesinschools.org

Our mission is to involve parents and communities in their children’s education to achieve lifelong success.

Believe You Can!!

Raise Your Child — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:00:39 +0000

This is a motivational video about believing in yourself, good for moms, good for dads, good for kids. A great start on Monday morning 9 am.

What are you going to achieve this week?? Believe you can do it, by shining your light!

Your Ex won’t Pay Child Support: Know Your Options

Raise Your Child — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:35:19 +0000

“Like most things in life, there is no library of instruction booklets, among them being one entitled “How to Get a Divorce.” As much as you may have tried to take all the necessary steps to ensure a smooth and easy divorce, you may still find yourself in the financial aftermath of a divorce in which your ex-spouse refuses to pay alimony.

Here is a small bit of divorce advice: as stressful as the entire situation may be, there is no need to get angry or frustrated. If your legally-binding judgment of divorce or divorce settlement entitles you to alimony or child support, then the law is on your side. Simply contact your attorney and take whatever steps are deemed necessary. Coping with divorce is hard enough. You and your children certainly don’t need any more stress.

Refusing to pay alimony or child support can result in some unpleasant legal actions. If you or your child is not receiving the payments that you are entitled to receive, then your spouse could face one or a number of enforcement devices, such as:

Having money deducted from your spouse’s wages
Submitting a negative report to a credit bureau
Collecting past-due child support from lottery prizes won by your spouse
Intercepting federal and state tax refunds
Seizure of property or bank accounts
Deduction of health insurance premiums
Obtaining a court order requiring a cash deposit toward payment of support
Obtaining a court order that places your spouse on probation
Obtaining a court order sentencing your spouse to serve jail time
In some states, you may pursue spousal and child support through an agency. In the event that a parent defaults on a court-ordered payment, enforcement devices will be set into motion immediately.”

Author Description

Nathan Dawson writes for http://www.marriedfinances.com and http://www.successfulmarriageresource.com, great online sources for marriage and finance information.

Child Care for Single Parents

Raise Your Child — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:43:29 +0000

“Parenting is demanding enough, but parenting all by yourself without the help of a spouse is far more difficult. Single parents technically have double the responsibility any usual parent does. They cannot hand of half of their duties to someone else and hope to relax for a while.

Caring for a baby is backbreaking work, thus all single parents look for possible help. Thankfully, a large umber of childcare facilities has become available for single parents today. But, on the flipside, choosing the right childcare facility out of the hordes available is a job in itself.

If you are looking for some sort of childcare facility you will first have to do decide which option will work best for you. You can choose from one-to-one caregivers to childcare centers and a thousand other options.

A number of single parents opt for nannies or au pairs who provide childcare at home. This is often a good arrangement since it does not include the entire picking up and dropping off fiasco. It also ensures that your schedule, no matter how erratic it is, does not come in the way of your child’s well being. Single parents often find the strict timings at most day care centers very inconvenient.

It becomes difficult them to manage dropping off or picking up their baby’s at a specific time. A childcare provider who comes home therefore is a far better option for them. Also, the fact that your child will be within the comfort of your own home and not in some godforsaken day care center is also a strangely comforting thought.

However, don’t expect a childcare provider to solve all your problems cause they have issues of their own. The first problem with a childcare provider is the amount of trust they need from your side. Its not easy or advisable for any parent to entrust their child with an individual they have never seen before. Also, it is not particularly cheap. So in case you are considering finding a caregiver for your child try and look for someone you know. In case that’s not possible at least try and get to know your nanny a little better before employing him/her.

See how he/she deals with the child. Ask for recommendations and speak to former employers. Also, do remember to find out where he/she lives. If everything works out and the financial end is taken care of a childcare provider might solve all your baby-related problems.

If however you are unable to find someone who suits your bill opt for a day care center. Here your child will stay under the close supervision of a number of trained caregivers. More than one caregiver means more support, it also means greater reliance. Even if one of the caregivers are sick you know that your baby won’t go uncared for due to the presence of the other caregivers.

The day care center is also a place where the child learns to socialize, more number of people and kids his/her own age will allow your baby to open up to more easily. But despite all its conveniences a day care center is not a preferable option for most parents. This is because kids here hardly get any individual attention. There is also an increased probability of sickness among the children in these centers.”

Author Description

The Daycare Diva, Christine G. Groth, is the creator of The Guide to Instant Daycare Profits. To learn more about this step-by-step program and to sign-up for her FREE Start a Daycare tips and articles, visit http://www.ExpertsAtDaycare.com