Gallatin County Family Resource Center Newsletter
Back to School Issue
August 2012
FRC Coordinator – Conte Flowers
FRC Assistant Coordinator – Kerry Tackett
The Family Resource Center is located in the Upper Elementary School, Room 116. Phone # - (859)567-4900, 50 Paw Print Path, Warsaw, KY 41095
New Faces at the Upper and Lower Elementary Schools
Ms. Boaz – Kindergarten teacher
Ms. Kremer – Kindergarten teacher
Ms. Rodriguez – Second Grade Teacher
Connie Easton – Custodian
Brandon Beall – Custodian
Laura Browning – Cafeteria Worker
Darlene Lewis – Cafeteria Manager
Good, better, best
Never let it rest.
Until your good is better
And your better is best
Save the Dates!
Please notice the change in our meeting times and places.
Monday, August 13 – Interagency – noon
We invite community agency representatives to attend.
FRC Advisory Council – 3:30 p.m.
Both groups will meet in room 116 at the Upper Elementary School (Family Resource Center)
Tuesday, August 21st – “Champions for a Drug-Free Gallatin County” – 11:00 a.m.
This community group will meet at Three Rivers Health Department Conference Room.
Be sure to fill out the FRC Survey that your child will bring home today. If your family has a need and you desire our help, please let us know. We can’t help if we don’t know.
If you have a specific need at this time, please complete the following form and return it to your child’s teacher or to the Family Resource Center.
Child’s Name ______
Child’s Teacher ______
School Supplies ______School Clothes ______
Sizes? ______
GED Information ______Childcare Information ______
Weekend food ______Medical Insurance for my children ______
Clover Buds
4-H Clover Buds (5-8 years or in kindergarten through the second grade) are eligible to participate in a variety of activities and projects. Some of the things you might do are:
v Science and Technology
v Community Expressive Arts
v Healthy Living
v Environmental/Earth Science
v Personal Development
v Citizenship/Civic Education
v Consumerism/Family Science
v Plants and Animals
Just like the 4-H program for older youth, the purpose of the 4-H Clover Buds program is to help young children learn life skills to become competent, caring and contributing citizens.
Clover Buds can help children:
1. Learn more about themselves and the world around them.
2. Develop positive attitudes about learning new things by hands-on involvement.
3. Develop a relationship with a caring adult or older youth helper, and
4. To learn about the 4-H Youth Development program.
Since competition is not appropriate for this age group, 4-H Clover Buds activities are non-competitive . . . they are participatory only.
Start making plans to attend Clover Buds in September.
Quality Care for Kids
Vision and Hearing Screening
Quality Care for Kids will screen our students at the Upper and Lower Elementary Schools during the month of September. You must fill out and return the application for your child to be screened. If you have health insurance, the company will be billed. If the insurance company does not pay, you will not be responsible for any service. All children, attending our school for the first time, must have a vision and hearing test before January 1, 2013. We are happy that we can offer this service for your family. If your child needs glasses, a prescription will be written for them.
Big Smiles
Dental Screenings
Your child will receive a dental screening form on the first day of school. Big Smiles provided excellent dental care to over 100 of our students last year. After we receive your application, we will mail them to Big Smiles. If your child is selected for service, they will contact you. If you have any questions, please call the Family Resource Center.
Readifest
On August 2nd we had our annual Readifest in the high school gym. There was a huge crowd of over 1,450 attending. We extend our thanks to the 41 agencies, businesses, and churches that provided school supplies to our students. We hope your family took this opportunity to receive the information and supplies that your child needs to get off to a good start.
Clothing Free for All
It’s “Clean Your Closet” Time
September 25-28 – Please bring clothes that you would like to donate to the FRC. The clothes should be in top-notch condition. Please make sure the clothes are clean with no stains or tears. We want to offer our kids nice clothes. Several local churches are helping us this year by collecting children’s clothes and helping to organize them.
Saturday, September 29, 10:00 -3:00 – Parents can come and pick out clothes for their children.
If weather permits the clothes will be at the end of the upper elementary school. If it rains you will find the clothes in the Family Resource Center.
The things that make me different are the things that make me.
- A.A. Milne/Winnie the Pooh
Club Meetings in September
We have planned many new clubs for the new school year. These clubs begin in September, but you may want to go ahead and mark your calendars. More information about each club and permission slips will be included in the September newsletter.
Wednesday, September 5 – CloverBuds - Kindergarten
Tuesday, September 11 – Cooking Creations - Grades 4 and 5
Wednesday, September 12 – CloverBuds – Grade 1
Monday, September 17 – Bookworm Buddies Club for grades K-3
September 17 – Monday Movement – Grades 4 and 5
Tuesday, September 18 – Baseball Club - Grades 4 and 5
Wednesday, September 19 – CloverBuds – Grade 2
Wednesday, September 26 – CloverBuds – Grade 3
After School Activities will be planned for each month this school year. 4-H is always a popular club and your child will love it. The kids learn skills needed to be good citizens and enjoy life.
Tutors Needed
Many of our students need a little extra help with their homework. If you are interested in helping for an hour once or twice a week, please let us know at the Family Resource Center. You can make a difference in a child’s life.
Gallatin County Family Resource Center
“Bridging the gap between school and home”
What happens here . . .
Depends on what happens here.