November 2018 | 2nd Edition
Your Saturday Sports Monthly News & Updates
Welcome to your monthly Saturday Sports News Letter!

The Bible says in Colossians 3:23-24, "Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve."

Our hope is to use this newsletter to Inform , Inspire, and Improve the Kingdom work of Saturday Sports because we serve the Lord Jesus and we want to give our best to His Kingdom work! Here is what is in this month's newsletter:

  • ENP Thoughts
  • This Month's Tip, Tool, & Tidbit
  • What's New
  • Building Resiliency
ENP Thoughts
As we draw near to Thanksgiving and the close of a majority of our SS sites for winter, we would love for you to get a chance to reflect on this last semester of SS and share what you were thankful for, what you thought worked well and what you’d like to see this coming semester and new year.

If you have any inspiring stories–experiences, comments, or other tidbits that gave you hope or joy with our students, schools, or neighborhoods, let us know, we’d love to hear from you! Help us celebrate what God is doing through your involvement with Saturday Sports!

This Month's Relationship Building Tip:

 Express Care

The core of SS is healthy, meaningful relationships. In developing these relationships, an important element is to Express Care. This element of relationship shows our students that they matter to us.

At our SS sites, we found that things as simple as:
  • Knowing our student's names
  • Listening attentively
  • Noticing their improvements/successes and then celebrating them

were important parts of showing our kiddos that we care about them.

Click here for the pdf of the Developmental Relationships Framework that includes actions and definitions for each element.

What are some ways that you express care to our students at Saturday Sport?
This Month's Tool:

Shipwreck – Captain Commands


Here is a link for instructions on how to play.
This Month's Inspiring Tidbit:

Yoga at Saturday Sports

Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to join our students at Olmos Elementary in a short yoga session with our guest instructor Bonnie. Bonnie has been to multiple SS sites, guiding our kiddos through simple yoga moves that they get to try together. At Olmos, she led our small group through some different moves and poses, helping them stretch and rest. The kids loved it. We are so grateful to have Bonnie join us at our SS sites and for the time our students get to try the calming practice of yoga.

What's New
New Saturday Sports Sites

We are launching a few new Saturday Sports sites this semester and next:

John Wash Elementary - We are partnering with Crosspoint church to open up John Walsh Elementary as a pending new SS site.

Orange Center Elementary - We are partnering with Worship Centre Easton to open up Orange Center as a new SS site next semester.

Hamilton Elementary - We are partnering with Fresno First to open up Hamilton as a new SS site that will work closely with Saturday Academy next semester.

Wolters Elementary - We have partnered with Fresno State SIS students to open up Wolters as a new SS site running every week from 10am-12pm. This will be our second SIS site after Thomas Elementary opened in the last couple months.
Save the Date!
2019 Saturday Sports Spring Semester Kick Off Events 

We will have our Spring Semester Kick Off events this January.

The two sessions will be January 5th, 12th at the Well Community Church -Fig Campus.

You can sign up for here for the date that works best for you.

Building Resiliency
Resiliency Survey


Here's a tool that can help you become aware of your personal strengths and areas of need related to building personal resilience.




Click here for a link to a Resilience Survey.
Tired of newsletters? Know of a better way for us to get you information? Let us know what form of communication would be best for you and your SS site will be entered into a drawing for a special end of the Fall Semester Blessing ! Woot woot!
Let us know if you have any thoughts or want to make sure we include something each time!

- Brian and Amy
Every Neighborhood Partnership | everyneighborhood.org