11920 S Saginaw Grand Blanc Classroom 104

We are looking forward to working with you and your family. The ASQ 3 and ASQ SE 2 provide valuable information about your child's development that will allow us to support their growth. We use these screenings to guide our program and visit planning to help you get your child ready for kindergarten. We will contact you with the results as quickly as we can. If you have not heard from a parent educator about your child's screening results within 10 days, please contact us. If you need support to complete the ASQ's screenings please let us know. You can contact anyone in the PAT department for help.

Completing a screening is easy to do online, there is no need to print anything. Please select the first link and complete both screenings. https://www.asqonline.com/family/d77c1f

Once you enter your child's information select "submit results" and you will see the questions that can be answered online. Once completed, you will be contacted about the screening results, events and visits.

We have had some staffing changes this year. Bri Elston is now homeschooling her children. Tiffany Given will be helping us to get started and then move on to support her family. We wish them well.

We are excited to welcome Susan LaCourse to our team! She comes to us with an early childhood education background and an eagerness to learn. She will be taking over Baby Signs and will be completing her certification training to offer home visits as well.

We want to thank everyone that took the time to complete our surveys and give us important feedback. While we can't honor every suggestion, we did our best to include as many things as possible that you asked for. If you have more thoughts, please reach out at any time by emailing ethemm@gbcs.org or calling 810-591-6135.

We will offer more classes throughout the week beginning this fall. We are piloting two Alpha Bit classes per morning Monday through Wednesday to see if we can accommodate more participants without having an overwhelming group size. You will notice that the open play will be shorter following the first class so the second class can begin on time.

To be respectful of all participants, we ask that you arrive a few minutes early so class can start on time.

Grant guidelines require that all of our participants complete a child development screening prior to participating in a class.

We are excited to get started!!

If you would like to discuss our program plans in person, please join our parent advisory. This informal meeting takes place in room 104 while your children play. We want to hear what is working for you and what can be improved. Do you have a special talent that you would like to share? Is there a great place you like to take your kids that you think others in the group would love to know about? Join us and share your ideas. Click the link to let us know you're coming!

Friday, September 9th 9:30 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.

Tuesday, September 6th 9 am

Tuesday, September 6th 10:30 am

Wednesday, September 7th 9 am

Wednesday, September 7th 10:30 am

Monday, September 12th 9 am

Monday, September 12th 10:30 am

Tuesday, September 13th 9 am

Tuesday, September 13th 10:30 am

Wednesday, September 14th 9 am

Wednesday, September 14th 10:30 am

Monday, September 19th 9 am

Monday, September 19th 10:30 am

Tuesday, September 20th 9 am

Tuesday, September 20th 10:30 am

Wednesday, September 21st 9 am

Wednesday, September 21st 10:30 am

Monday, September 26th 9 am

Monday, September 26th 10:30 am

Tuesday, September 27th 9 am

Tuesday, September 27th 10:30 am

Wednesday, September 28th 9 am

Wednesday, September 28th 10:30 am

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, September 8th 10 am

Thursday, September 15th 10 am

Thursday, September 22nd 10 am

Thursday, September 29th 10 am

Join Kevin Zoromski, former PAT parent and parent educator from the Michigan State Extension staff. We, the PAT parent educators staff, will provide free childcare in our classroom 104, while parents meet in the Weiss lab on the 2nd floor of the Perry Center to learn more about promoting social emotional health in young children.

Social and emotional development, a critical aspect of overall brain development, begins at birth. Social emotional skills are nurtured through daily routine, language and play. They are the foundations of social competence that affect a child's ability to adapt in school and to form successful relationships throughout life. This workshop on social and emotional health provides parents with tips and tools for helping their children develop skills in these critical areas.

If you are interested in attending, please click on the link below.

Wednesday, September 21st 6-7 pm

Look for open play time on the calendar. Please sign in and out of the room for safety.

Please help your child to put away all toys before you leave the room.

No food or drink is allowed in the classroom. Only nursing and bottles are allowed.

There is a restroom with changing table through the back door of the classroom on the left. Soiled diapers should be taken home or reported to the front desk for clean up.

You can go directly to the PAT google calendar using the link below or download a pdf copy to print.

Fall Harvest Festival at Applewood

Saturday, October 1st

11 am - 5 pm

1400 E Kearsley St, Flint, MI 48503