NOVEMBER NEWS FOR THE PARENTS OF KINDERING CHILDREN

CALENDAR 2016

DECEMBER 2 SIBSHOP

KINDERING BELLEVUE 4:00-7:00 PM

DECEMBER 15 FAMILY HOLIDAY PARTY

9:30 AM-11:00 AM BOTH CAMPUSES

No classes or Therapies

DECEMBER 16 SIBSHOP

KINDERING BOTHELL 4:00-7:00 PM

DECEMBER 19- JANUARY 2

EARLY INTERVENTION WINTER BREAK

No classes or Therapies

DECEMBER 26- JANUARY 2

KIDSCLINIC WINTER BREAK

No classes or Therapies

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MULTI-CULTURAL FAMILY HOLIDAY

PARTY SAVE THE DATE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15TH 9:30am-11:00am in BOTHELL 9:30am-11:00am in BELLEVUE Mark your calendars for our annual Family Holiday Party. This is a heartwarming opportunity to experience Kindering’s diverse cultures as we celebrate winter holidays from around the world! Bring the whole family to enjoy art activities, music, holiday foods, and photos with Santa.

FIESTA FAMILIAR MULTI-CULTURAL RESERVA LA FECHA JUEVES,15DE DICIEMBRE

9:30am-11:00am -BOTHELL

9:30am-11:00am -BELLEVUE

Marquen sus calendarios para nuestra Fiesta Familiar. Es una oportunidad para celebrar la diversidad de culturas en Kindering así es como celebramos fiestas en el invierno de muchos partes del mundo. Toda la familia está invitada para disfrutar actividades de arte, música, comida, y fotos con Santa.

DECEMBER NEWS

FOR THE PARENTS OF KINDERING CHILDREN

"Kindering embraces children of diverse abilities and their families by providing the finest education and therapies to nurture hope, courage, and the skills to soar.”

SAVE THE

DATE! Saturday, March 25, 2017 The Grand Hyatt Seattle

Chaired by Autumn and Isaac Wells

Join us for Kindering’s biggest fundraiser of the year! Enjoy wine, a gourmet meal, live and silent auctions and entertainment.

Visit www.kindering.org to learn more and purchase tickets.

FIND US ON... Did you know you can find Kindering’s heart warming videos and stories on YouTube and easily share them with your friends and family. See how Kindering is touching the lives of families in our community! Just click on the YouTube link:

NOVEMBER NEWS FOR THE PARENTS OF KINDERING CHILDREN

SIBSHOPS Sibshops are action-packed workshops in which participants meet other siblings of children with a variety of special needs, and are encouraged to share about the challenges and joys of having a brother or sister with a disability while having fun. They are a celebration of the special relationship and many contributions that siblings of children with special needs make, and are based on the Children’s Hospital program model designed by Don Meyer (www.siblingsupport.org).

Each Sibshop mixes information and discussion activities with new games, active play, and art projects! Dinner and dessert are also provided. To learn more about Sibshops at Kindering, visit www.Kindering.org/sibshops.

MOTHERS’ CIRCLE? Kindering is committed to meeting the needs of our moms and parents in a meaningful and flexible way. Times have been changing and we must adapt to the changing needs of our parents. For at least 2 years, attendance and interest in regular Mothers Circle meetings have diminished. Consequently, we will no longer be scheduling regular meetings. The Family Support Team remains committed to providing services that meet the needs of Moms and parents and remain open to new ways of doing so or creating new programs. Please reach out to Rosanne Carter if you are looking for additional support or have suggestions. Rosanne is also available to speak at existing groups or other community meetings. Rosanne.Carter@kindering.org Extension x 2623.

BABY STEPS Have you wished you could meet other parents of infants/toddlers with special needs? Have you wondered where you could take your baby to experience socialization, play, and also have adult contact? Would you like new play ideas and songs? If you answered yes to any of the questions, then Baby Steps may be for you!

Baby Steps is a parent/infant class that focuses on connection, play, support, and building relationships. In this class, the joys and challenges of raising a child with special needs will be shared, celebrated, and supported. Baby Steps is the first of many beginnings. If interested, contact your family resource coordinator for more information.

SABÍA QUE

Durante los meses de invierno es importante cuidar a nuestros niños. El jugar fuera de casa por un largo rato cuando está muy frío o cae nieve puede causar hipoter-mia. La Clínica Mayo define hipotermia como una ur-gencia médica que ocurre cuando el cuerpo pierde ca-lor más rápido de lo que puede producir causando una temperatura del cuerpo peligrosamente baja. La tempe-ratura normal del cuerpo es de 98.6 F (37C). La hipoter-mia ocurre cuando la temperatura pasa por debajo de los 95 F (35C). Tips para cuando los niños juegan afuera:

Vista a sus niños con ropa que cubra sus piernas, pies y manos

Póngales sombreros y guantes

Limite el tiempo que pasan afuera

Póngales ropa de colores vibrantes para que los vean a distancia

No permita que los niños coman nieve: puede contener contaminantes del ambiente y microbios

Quite la nieve o hielo de escaleras y caminitos para evitar resbalones

Recuerde tomar precauciones para evitar accidentes

Disfruten de las vacaciones! Kindering estará cerrado del 19 de diciembre

al 2 de enero. No tendremos clases ni terapias Regresamos el 3 de enero, 2016

Alicia Martínez, MSW, LICSW, IMH-E® (II)

Infant Mental Health Therapist

"Kindering embraces children of diverse abilities and their families by providing the finest education and therapies to nurture hope, courage, and the skills to soar.”

DECEMBER FAMILY NEWSLETTER

OPEN ENROLLMENT: STEPPING STONES TODDLER

PRESCHOOL We are currently enrolling in our Stepping Stones Toddler Preschool program at our Bothell and Bellevue campus. We are enrolling children who are currently receiving early intervention services as well as community preschoolers! Please refer friends or enroll siblings, ages 22-33 months.

For more information, please contact your Family Resources Coordinator, your current providers or the Early Learning Coordinator Lauri Stoll @ 425.747.4004 ext. 4953 or email Lauri.Stoll@kindering.org.

NOEMBER NEWS FOR THE PARENTS OF KINDERING CHILDREN

"Kindering embraces children of diverse abilities and their families by providing the finest education and therapies to nurture hope, courage, and the skills to soar.”

ILLNESS EXCLUSION AND

INFECTIOUS DISEASE

POLICY Kindering is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all children, staff and other volunteers of the agency. We view parents as our partners in promoting the safety and health of others by preventing the spread of communicable disease. To that end, we consider the advice of the King County Health Department . Please take a minute to review the entire policy located in your parent handbook. Thanks for your continued support in this area! Parent Handbook

DECEMBER FAMILY NEWSLETTER

TWO EASY WAYS TO

SUPPORT KINDERING

WHILE YOU DO YOUR

HOLIDAY SHOPPING! Do you shop on Amazon.com? If so, please shop on Amazon’s new AmazonSmile project and, for every dollar you spend, a portion will be donated directly to Kindering. Get started by choosing Kindering as your charity at: http://smile.amazon.com You can help Kindering earn donations just by shopping with your Fred Meyer rewards card! Visit https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4 to sign up for Fred Meyer’s Community Rewards Program by linking your rewards card to Kindering; search for us by name or by our nonprofit number, 89099.

KINDERING INCLEMENT

WEATHER POLICY In the event of inclement weather and snow, please check if Kindering will be closed.

Kindering Bellevue generally follows Bellevue School District’s closing and delay schedule.

Kindering’s main phone voicemail greeting may include closures or delay

Newsline 425-456-4111 or www.bsd405.org

If Bellevue’s elementary schools are closed, typically Kindering Bellevue will also be closed

If Bellevue’s elementary schools are 1 to 2 hours late, typically Kindering Bellevue will open at 11:00 am. Classes and therapies scheduled to begin before 11:00 will be cancelled. Classes and therapies scheduled for 11:00 and after will resume their normal schedule.

Kindering Bothell generally follows Northshore School District’s closing and delay schedule.

Kindering’s main phone voicemail greeting may include closures or delay

Newsline 425-408-6001 or www.nsd.org

If Northshore’s elementary schools are closed, typically Kindering Bothell will also be closed

If Northshore’s elementary schools are 1 to 2 hours late, typically Kindering Bothell will open at 11:00 am. Classes and therapies scheduled to begin before 11:00 will be cancelled. Classes and therapies scheduled for 11:00 and after will resume their normal schedule.

Other ways to check for inclement weather closures and delays

Kindering’s main phone voicemail greeting may include closures or delay

Check www.flashalert.net You can set up automated notifications for Bellevue or Northshore school districts.

KIRO Radio 710 AM/100.7 FM

KOMO TV News (Channel 4) 206-443-4145

KING TV News (Channel 5) 206-448-5555

KIRO TV News (Channel 7) 206-728-7777 Parent Handbook link: Parent Handbook