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Self Help Inc. CFCE
April 2023
Newsletter
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Mark your calendars for CFCE's 10th Annual Brain Building in Progress Event! Registration information will be sent out soon!
If you are a community program and would like to join us and have a table....please click here for more information!!
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NEW ADDITION TO OUR CFCE WEBSITE! |
Speaking from the Heart | Self Help Inc. Coordinated Family and Community Engagement | Welcome to the NEW Speaking From the Heart page. Here you will find resources and information dedicated to supporting parental mental health and children's social emotional wellness. We hope you find what you need to strengthen your family and support your wellbeing. | | | | |
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What makes your family special?
Each month we will highlight a CFCE family in our newsletter. Every family is unique, and we want to highlight the wonderful people we serve. Getting to know each other helps to connect us and make our CFCE Family strong!
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Meet the family: Rossu Family
Tell us about your family: : Our family includes Lea (mom), Andreas (dad), Constantine, Yianni, and our pup Nala.
What are your favorite family traditions? We love spending time together and exploring new places. We celebrate birthdays by trying out a new zoo, park, or activity.
What makes your family special? We have a bilingual family, Greek and English. We love to read books and watch shows in both languages. We also love taking trips to Greece to visit family and enjoy the food and beaches.
How has the CFCE program been a part of your family? We have had the wonderful opportunity to take part in several of Ms. Marsha's programs over the last three years. We love getting to know others in the community, while learning and having fun. Constantine and Yianni really enjoy the music, stories, and games.
We want to hear from you. If you are interested in sharing about your family, send us an email with a picture of your family and answer the questions above. We can’t wait to learn about your family! Email Marsha Wright mwright@selfhelpinc.org if you are interested in participating
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For Parents Only!
New monthly Parent Talks group on Zoom
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Monday, April 3rd from 6:30-7:30pm
ON ZOOM
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Join us on the first Monday of the month for an hour long discussion about life! This monthly parent group allows parents to connect and talk with each other about things that matter to you and your family.
Life can get complicated very fast especially when you are raising children! Join Ms. Gina, Ms. Marsha and the CFCE Family Ambassadors on the first Monday of the month for an hour long discussion group. Each month we will have an open discussion about things that matter to you and your family. We will create a safe space for people to share whatever is on their mind.
This month we will be talking about behavior. What is your best kept secret? Come and share the strategies you use to manage challenging behavior and the special things you do to connect as a family. Open discussion is welcome! We want to talk about what you think is important!
Register here
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30 Spring Activities for Kids (Arts & Crafts, Gardening & More!) | Here are 30 fun and creative spring activities for kids including spring craft projects, art activities, recipes, and garden ideas. Plus list of picture books all about spring! Updated January 2023 It's spring! The leaves are unfurling, the flowers are blooming, birds are building nests and gardens are growing. | | | |
Materials for Butterfly Life Cycle Craft
www.buggyandbuddy.com
Directions for Butterfly Life Cycle Craft
Optional: Use tempera paint to paint your paper plate. Let it dry. (You can skip this step, we just wanted to add some color to our craft!)
Print out the free butterfly life cycle template. Cut out the circle and glue it in the center of your paper plate.
Egg Section:
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Cut out a small leaf from your green construction paper.
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Draw lines on your leaf with your black marker or crayon. (These are our absolute favorite black pens to use for tracing and drawing.)
- Glue some small, white pompoms onto your leaf to represent the eggs.
- Glue the leaf and eggs onto the leaf section of your plate.
Caterpillar Section:
- Choose two different colored pipe cleaners to use for your caterpillar. Cut the pipe cleaners so they are each 6 inches long.
- Twist the two pipe cleaners together.
- Wrap the twisted pipe cleaners around a pencil.
- Slide it off.
- Glue your caterpillar onto the caterpillar section of your plate.
Chrysalis Section:
- Glue a small twig onto the chrysalis section of your plate.
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To make the chrysalis, cut a piece of tissue paper so it’s 2 inches x 3 inches.
- Twist the top and bottom of the rectangle to form a chrysalis shape.
- Glue it next to the twig on your paper plate.
Butterfly Section:
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Choose two colors of tissue paper to use for your butterfly wings. Cut them to 2 inches x 2.5 inches.
- Stack the pieces of tissue paper together and round the corners with your scissors.
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Cut a black pipe cleaner so it’s 2.5 inches long. Scrunch up the center of both pieces of tissue paper and twist your black pipe cleaner around it.
- Glue your cute, little butterfly onto the butterfly section of your paper plate.
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Learning resources for Goodbye Winter Hello Spring by: Kenard Pak | |
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Music and Movement at The Turner Free Library Randolph
10:30-11:15am
April 4th
Join Ms. Marsha in this magical place for Music and Movement. We will sing, dance, and have an instrument play. This is in person program is for young children and their caregivers. Space is limited. Registration is required!
REGISTER here to reserve your spot!
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Story Walk
Move Your Mood
Mansfield Public Library
April 14th
10:30-11:30am
Join Miss Carol right outside the Mansfield Public Library for an interactive Story walk Move Your Mood! Each child will get an art project, along with other handouts.
PLEASE register by emailing Carol
ccarver@selfhelpinc.org
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2-Week life Cycle series
for preschoolers
April 3rd and 10th
10:30-11:30am
Quiset House Easton
Attention Preschoolers! Join Ms. Michelle Haley for a life-cycle adventure. One week we will learn about Frogs and one week we will learn about Butterflies. This group will explore life-cycles through hands-on activities, crafts, stories and of course singing and dancing. This group is intended for children 3 years of age and older.
Click here to register
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Pre-K Story Time with Ms. Jen
Middleboro Public Library
April 18th
10:30-11:30am
Join Ms. Jen for a reading of the book, "Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath" by Andrea Vaughan.
After the book reading we will do a panda craft, and sing some songs. Best for 4 to 6-year-olds. Please register all siblings who will participate in the craft.
Registration here
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Nature Club For Families
1:00-2:00pm
April 5th
Herring Run Middleboro
Nature Club for Families- STEAM: Families will take a guided hike and explore different outdoor terrains in Fall, Spring and Summer. There will be a STEAM activity based on the place visited. This program will also include a story and families will go home with some seasonally themed nature activities!
We will be meeting at the Pierce Playground to start this adventure.
Contact Carol Carver to register
508-559-1666 ext. 1811
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Preschool Playgroup
Wrentham Public Library
April 20th
10:30-11:15am
Join Ms. Michelle for a 6-week series of Theme-based stories, singing, dancing, and crafts! This six-week program will meet on Thursday mornings, and is an excellent way for children ages 3-5 to interact with other children their own age, in a fun, accepting, and positively reinforcing environment!
register here
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Nature Hike Series
Thursdays from 10:30-11:30am
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Meet Ms. Gina and Ms. Jen for a Nature Science Hike. This program is geared towards 4 to 9-year-olds and their families. We will hike for 30+ minutes and have some outdoor play time. Come explore the outdoors and make a new friend. Younger siblings are welcome if they are able to do a 30-minute hike or are in carriers. Please register for each hike separately.
April 6th: Cranberry Bogs behind Bass Pro Shop Foxboro
There is only one hike scheduled
in April
These hikes are weather permitting and will be cancelled if it is too cold or it is raining/snowing.
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At Home Activity
Kid Friendly Kitchen Fun:
Sour Patch Grapes
April 12, 2023 All Day
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Kid-Friendly Kitchen Fun: Every month we will be creating some simple, seasonal snacks with families through a pre-recorded video. During the time together we will recall the seasons/months of the year/days of the week through song and then get right to work in the kitchen with connections to the food pyramid! The activity will end with a reading from a related seasonal/holiday children’s book.
Ingredients: Ingredients: Green or Red grapes, lemon, 3oz. packages of whatever flavored sugar free Jello powder you want to flavor your grapes with!!!
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Diapers and Wipes available for those who need it.
CFCE has a diaper closet!
As a special service to our families we offer free diapers to those in need. As with everything right now the cost of diapers has skyrocketed and we would like to help those parents who need it. Please contact Gina McGarrigle at gmcgarrigle@selfhelpinc.org. Diapers and wipes can be picked up at programs you attend or at the Brockton office at 45 Pearl St Brockton. If you are in need of diapers please contact Gina at the above email.
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Kids programs from CFCE
We love when parents send in their children's work or pictures from the programs they have attended! Here is a small sampling of some of the programs some children have attended. If you have taken pictures during a program and would like to have them posted in the newsletter please send it to gmcgarrigle@selfhelpinc.org. | |
Pictures from Thursday Hikes | |
Acrostic Poems about Rosa Parks
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Pictures from We, You, Me @ Middleboro Public Library | |
Pictures from Read Across America
with Ms. Carol
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WE ARE CURRENTLY HOLDING SPOTS ON OUR WAITLIST FOR NEW FAMILIES!
The Self Help Inc Parent Child Plus program serves families from: *Randolph, Holbrook and Rockland
What is ParentChild+?
- It provides your child with a free high- quality book or educational toy each week -at least 46 new books and toys!
- A trained community-based Early Learning Specialist will visit your home twice a week for 30 minutes to help you get your child ready for school.
- You will learn creative ways to read and play with your child.
- It helps you prepare your child to be successful in school.
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This program is for families with a child ages 16 months-3 1/2 years old. Enrollment is a 2 program year commitment.
If you are interested in BEING PUT ON OUR WAITLIST for this AWESOME program and you reside in either *Holbrook, *Rockland or *Randolph (or one of the other CFCE communities) please contact: Gina McGarrigle at 508-559-1666 ext. 1814 or email at gmcgarrigle@selfhelpinc.org.
*priority enrollment given to families in Holbrook, Randolph and Rockland. Families who reside in other CFCE communities MAY also be eligible
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