Weekly Parent Update 04/28/17

Hi Parents,

Next Week's Group Schedule.

For the week starting 5/1, we have three group meetings occurring:

• 8-11:  Tuesday, May 2, from 4 to 6 PM.

The two older groups, below, have a 2nd community outing, for bowling at Pinz in Studio City. Please remember, we will be meeting there, not at the office and dinner is included. (FYI, the younger "snack" groups had an extra raffle instead of a community outing). Parents for the older groups will receive fliers the day before each group providing details for this outing.

• 11-13: Wednesday, May 3, from 4:15 to 6:45PM
• 14-17: Thursday, May 4, from 4:15 to 6:45PM

Parent Webinar and  Meetings

Webinar:  Our final Monthly Parent Webinar will be occurring on Wednesday, May 10. If you need to register, click here. You are welcome to bring up any topics you wish to clarify prior information, but we will also be discussing what kinds of social skills you are trying to help support and how that is occurring. Feel free to send me questions in advance and, of course you can participate online through active conversation and/or written questions.

Parent Meetings: This month our final Parent meetings will be held on the following dates:
Only a few parents have signed up for either meeting, below, so far. This is your final chance to attend a parent drop-in meeting.

• Thursday, 5/11, 12pm-1:30pm
•  Saturday,  5/13, from 10:00am to 12:00pm
• I am willing to meet for a third meeting, but need your input. Please write in under "Other" for the RSVP when you would like to be able to attend and I will try to make it work out. Please DO NOT send me an email with this information, (much harder to keep track).

IMPORTANT: Please click here to RSVP

Are You Interested in Sending Your Child to the Summer Program?

I don't mean to bother anyone about this topic, but I'd had a couple of families inquire to confirm their child can attend, yet I had not previously heard from them and they did not fill out the brief interest survey below. In last week's update, I told families to expect to hear from me by 4/25. I'm sorry that didn't happen. I'm currently in Washington DC until 5/2, so I've gotten a little behind on this part of thing. Emails to families will go out by 5/3.

If you did not previously express interest in the Summer Program and are now interested, please complete the form by Clicking Here. If you already clicked on this link and know you filled out a survey, please do not complete it a second time. I appreciate the interest, but that makes it more difficult to track things.

Final Thoughts

This month, May, begins our final two sessions for the School Year programs. If you haven't accessed the videos, they will be available until the end of May, then your access will expire.

If I can do anything to make your group participation more meaningful, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Thanks for reading through this and for participating. Feel free to be in touch if you have any questions.

Weekly Parent Update 04/21/17

Hi Parents,

Next Week's Group Schedule.

For the week starting 4/24, we have one group meeting:

• 6-8:  Tuesday, April 25, from 4 to 6 PM.  This group will be meeting in Sherman Oaks at Ultra Zone for Laser Tag. Please watch your emails for a special message with instructions that will arrive on the morning of the 4/24. It will contact complete instructions for where to meet. Please note, you will not need to provide your child with any extras, such as money. Also, they need to be wearing comfortable shoes and socks (no flip-flops allowed).

Parent Webinar and  Meetings

Webinar:  Our final Monthly Parent Webinar will be occurring on Wednesday, May 10. If you need to register, click here. You are welcome to bring up any topics you wish to clarify prior information, but we will also be discussing what kinds of social skills you are trying to help support and how that is occurring. Feel free to send me questions in advance and, of course you can participate online through active conversation and/or written questions.

Parent Meetings: This month Parent meetings will be held on the following dates:

• Thursday, 5/11, 12pm-1:30pm
•  Saturday,  5/13, from 10:00am to 12:00pm
• I am willing to meet for a third meeting, please write in under "Other" for the RSVP when you would like to be able to attend and I will try to make it work out. Please DO NOT send me an email with this information, (much harder to keep track).

Please click here to RSVP

Are You Interested in Sending Your Child to the Summer Program?

I have already contacted some families who expressed interest to discuss whether having their children participate in summer is something we would recommend. Other families can expect to receive an email by Tuesday, 4/25. If you did not previously express interest in the Summer Program and are now interested, please complete the form by Clicking Here.

Getting Ready to Say "Goodbye for Now"

Next month, May, will be our final two sessions for the School Year programs. That mean you still have time to attend webinars, parent drop in meetings, and ask questions or discuss situations. Many of you have both attended webinars and drop in meetings. But some have attended neither. It may be your family situation hasn't permitted this level of involvement or that you are not finding the information useful. However, if there is anything you wish to review, I highly encourage you to attend one of the three upcoming Parent Meetings. Families who have attending bring up a broad range of topics, including: generalizing group gains; managing technology, school assessments; how to effectively participate in IEP meetings; and adjunct services, just to name a few. If you haven't accessed the videos, they will be available until the end of May, then your access will expire.

If I can do anything to make your group participation more meaningful, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Thanks for reading through this. Feel free to be in touch if you have any questions.

Parent Weekly Update 04/14/17

Hi Parents,

(This one's late, sorry.)

Group Schedule for Week Beginning 4/17/17

This week we have three group meetings; one is for an outing.

• 8-11:  Tuesday, April 18, from 4 to 6 PM. Regular Office Meeting. Drop off and pick up at Gelsons
• 11-13: Wednesday, April 19, from 4:15 to 6:45 PM. Regular Office Meeting. Drop off and pick up at Gelsons
• 13-17: Thursday, April 20, from 4:15 to 6:45 PM. Regular Office Meeting. Drop off and pick up at Gelsons

The 6-8 Year Old Group meets next Tuesday and will be going to Ultra Zone in Sherman Oaks for Laser Tag. Please watch for a special email sent out Monday morning with detailed directions and information.

Parent Webinar and  Meetings

Webinars

• Our Monthly Parent Webinar occurred on Wednesday, April 12. We had three parents who elected to raise questions about various aspects of dealing with child/teen behavior at home. You can access the recording by clicking here (you will need to log in) or via the Parent Portal.
  
• Our final Webinar will occur May 10 at 7:30pm. If you still need to register, click here. You are welcome to bring up any topics you wish to clarify prior information, but we will also be discussing what kinds of social skills you are trying to help support and how that is occurring. Feel free to send me questions in advance and, of course you can participate online through active conversation and/or written questions.

Parent Drop in Meetings

As previously announced, there are parent drop in meetings coming up on April 19th at 12-1:30pm and 7pm-8:30pm. Last minute arrivals are welcome.  There will be one or two final parent meetings in May.
I will announce the Parent Drop In Meeting dates for April in the next Update.

Are You Interested in Sending Your Child to the Summer Program?

The program is about 2/3 full for summer at this point. If you have not already contacted us and are interested, please click here to read through a post where I covered this in more detail. You can also find information on the updated www.lunchgroups.com website.

Click here to access Summer Interest Form

The LUNCH Groups Website has been Revised

I have revised www.lunchgroups.com. You should find all of the needed information on that site. Under Student Programs, you will find the Parent Portal. The password is identical to the one you use for LUNCH Points. Email me if you did not receive it last week. This is what it looks like:

Thanks for reading through this. Feel free to be in touch if you have any questions.