11920 S Saginaw Grand Blanc Classroom 104

There will be gift tags on a tree in the lobby for families in need. If you wish to purchase a gift, please take a tag and follow the directions for signing out your tag and bringing the unwrapped gift with the tag by December 9th. FISH supports families in the Grand Blanc Community District with food, clothes closet and Christmas baskets.

For more information about FISH, click on the logo to go to their website.

Friday, 12/2

Play Room 104, 10:00-11:00am

We are excited to be offering this special dental class. Jen Weaver from Mott Community College will be bringing her students to do a special dental presentation and we will be doing some fun dental activities to go along with it!

Giveaways to include: Child toothbrushes and The Tooth Book (Dr. Seuss)

Please contact Susan at slacours@gbcs.org if you signed up and can no longer attend.

Friday, December 2nd 10 am

Description Alpha Bits:

Alpha Bits will include a story, movement and activities to encourage literacy skill building & school readiness (ages birth-5 yrs). Topics are repeated throughout the week. Please select only 1 date/time to attend. This class will begin promptly at their scheduled times.

Transitions:

Please use the playroom before and after class as time for your child to transition to/from the classroom. The benefits of transitioning children into/from an activity is that it helps them understand the event and allows them time to adapt to the change, which can reduce and prevent tantrums.

Cleaning Up

We also ask parents and children to help clean up after class and open play. This teaches your child to value their environment and helps them learn skills they will use for the rest of their lives.

If you are interested in attending a class, please click on the date and complete the sign in form. Please be aware that class content will be the same throughout the week.

Monday, December 5th

Tuesday, December 6th

Wednesday, December 7th

Monday, December 12th

Tuesday, December 13th

Wednesday, December 14th

Baby Signs: Sign Language is a great tool to communicate with children who cannot yet speak. Babies can often learn and use simple signs before they can verbally speak. This class will help parents and children to learn signs to help them communicate with each other. Baby signs will focus on communication and strengthening fine motor skills. The group is geared toward birth to two but siblings are welcome.

If you are interested in attending Baby Signs class, please click on the date and complete the sign in form.

Thursday, December 1st

Thursday, December 8th

Thursday, December 15th

Join PAT parent Casey in the playroom Friday, December 9th at 10 am for a winter craft while the kids play in the playroom. This is an opportunity to meet other parents of little ones that live in Grand Blanc and make new acquaintances and friends.

Parents MUST sign up so we know we will have enough supplies. If you are not a crafty person and just want to converse, please join the fun!

Friday, December 9th 10 am

Free Vision Screenings by the Lion's Club are available for all children from 9 am - 11 am in room 100. Sign up below for a screening!

The Michigan Project KidSight Program is designed to identify treatable and preventable causes of vision loss in children.

The Grand Blanc Lion's club will be conducting free vision screenings for our PAT families. Children of all ages are able to take advantage of this non-invasive hands free vision screening. The vision screener takes a quick photo of your child's eyes and is able to accurately identify vision disorders quickly including:

nearsightedness (myopia)

farsightedness (hyperopia)

unequal refraction power (anisometropia)

optical defect (astigmatism)

unequal pupil size (anisocoria)

gaze deviations (strabismus)

You will receive a report identifying potential problems so you can further follow up with an optometrist or ophthalmologist.

Please sign up so we may prepare.

Friday, December 9th 9 -11 am

Thursday, December 1 ............... 8 am - 10 am; 11 am - 4 pm

Friday, December 2nd ................ 8 am -10 am; 11 am - 4 pm

Monday, December 5th............... 8 am -10 am; 11 am - 1 pm

Tuesday, December 6th ..............8 am -10 am; 11 am - 4 pm

Wednesday, December 7th......... 8 am -10 am; 11 am - 4 pm

Thursday, December 8th ............ 8 am -10 am; 11 am - 4 pm

Friday, December 9th ....... 8 am - 4 pm **Free Vision Screening 9-11 am, Parent Craft 10 am

Monday, December 12th............. 8 am-10 am; 11 am - 4 pm

Tuesday, December 13th............ 8 am - 10 am; 11 am - 4 pm

Wednesday, December 14th....... 8 am - 10 am; 11 am - 4 pm

Thursday, December 15th........... 8 am - 10 am; 11 am - 4 pm

Friday, December 16th ............... 8 am - 4 pm

Monday, December 19th - Monday, January 2nd SCHOOL CLOSED

The Buddy Bags have been a huge success and we want to create more of them. Please complete the survey so we know how you are using the Buddy Bags and what else we can do to improve them. Thank you for your feedback!

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Please beware as some people have been tricked into giving money as a scam. Please go to the actual website to double check before you pay for anything online.

Free Lights on Grand Boulevard 6-10 pm December 2nd & 3rd, December 9th and 10th, December 16th & 17th and December 23rd, 24th & 25th - accepting donations of non perishable food or cash for FISH Enter the north side of Grand Boulevard via Reid Road (near the post office) park turn off your car lights and tune into 87.9 while you watch the show. Details on Facebook

Free Holiday Walk Tuesday, December 6th 5:00-8:00 pm Flint Cultural Center - almost all of the activities are free and there are some restaurants that have refreshments for sale.

Free Holiday Walk Friday, December 16th 5:30-8:00 pm Bicentennial Park - accepting donations for FISH at the park.

The Biggest Guide to Family Lights & Holiday Displays