Parent Weekly Update 01/20/17

Hi Parents,

I'm happy to say that, so far, we've managed to avoid the worst of the rains. We'll see what occurs next week. Just as a reminder, we always have "rainy day" contingency plans for all groups. So, as long as it's safe to drive, we will be holding group sessions even if there is rain.

Upcoming Group Sessions

Here's the schedule for next week:

• 6-8 Group: Tues, 1/24, 4-6pm (Regular Session)
• 11-13 Group: Wed, 1/25, 4:15:-6:45pm (Make Up Session)
• Teen Group: Thu, 1/26,  4:15:-6:45pm (Make Up Session)

Webinar and Drop In Parent Meetings

We have held all of the parent meetings for this month. You may have noticed that Parent Drop In Meetings were listed for 1/18 and for 1/25. That was an error and I have removed the 1/25 meeting.

The Parent Meetings for February will be as follows:

Webinar: 2/8 7:30-8:30pm. If you have not registered for the webinar, click here to sign up and you will automatically receive reminder notices.

Drop In Meetings: We will be holding drop in meetings on the following dates in February (remember, these are held at the office):

• Wed, 2/8, 5:30-7pm (just before the webinar)
• Thu, 2/9, 11:30am-1:30pm
• Sat, 2/11, 10am-noon

Summer 2017 Program Information

We've had several inquiries from families regarding the Summer 2017 Program. So, to make your planning easier, here is the following information:

We have reviewed our summer program results from the past two years and made some changes in the upcoming summer program. The reason for this is that, while the kids appear to be generally benefiting from the program, parents still report being a bit overwhelmed by the amount of information presented. Basically, we take nearly all of the information the is presented during the first 5 webinars and pack that into the summer session.

Accordingly, we have revised the program as detailed below:

• This year the groups will run from July 5 to August 9. There will be 3 different groups broken down by the same age ranges as the school year program groups (There will not be a program this summer for 6 and 7 year olds).
• 8-11 (July 5 - 21)
• 11-13 (July 24 - August 9)
• 14-18 (July 11 - 27)

8-11 year olds (July 5 - July 21) and 11-13 year olds (July 24 to August 9)  

These groups will meet 3 times a week M/W/F for a total of 8 group meetings. The time of each session is a bit longer: Group sessions will be held from 8:30am-3:30pm (7 hours each day)

Teen Group (July 11 - July 27)
These groups will meet 2 times a week T/Th for a total of 6 group meetings. The time of each session will be from 9:00am-3:30pm (6.5 hours every group).

Parent Support

• There will be a weekly webinar (dates and times TBD). However, these will be based upon recorded videos that will be available to view in advance. The purpose of the webinars will be to review what was discussed on the videos and/or to bring up situations that are occurring at home or in the community.
• There will be also be 2 Parent Drop In meetings (dates and times TBD) each week, once during the week at night and once on a weekend day. This will be similar in format to the current drop in meetings.

We do not accept any current group members for the summer program until March/April so we have had a chance to evaluate if students have been making sufficient progress to warrant participation in the summer program. We will send out surveys to families around mid-March inquiring whether you are interested in the summer program for your child.

As always, please be in touch if you have any questions.