Here are some ideas of activities that you and your children may enjoy over the summer: Arts & Crafts, Scrap booking Bubble Making, Play board games Collecting - rocks, stamps, cards, etc. Camping, Hiking, Kite making, Go to the beach, Gardening Visit local libraries, Visit a museum Ice Cream/Candy making, Cooking/Baking Picnics, Visit Parks, Puppet making, Treasure hunts, Washing car RIO HONDO COLLEGE Foster/Kinship Care Education & Independent Living Programs 3600 Workman Mill Rd. Whittier, CA 90601 Room A207A • (562) 908-3435 http://www.riohondo.edu/socsci/fkc/index.htm Greetings, Summer is time to enjoy the great outdoors and have some fun and educational experiences with the children in your care. Enclosed please find calendars for upcoming FKCE classes offered in July and August. We will be offering great classes and resources that can help make your summer a memorable one. Our regular schedule of classes for the months of September 2014-January 2015 will be mailed out late August. Also make sure to check out our new website at www.riohondo.edu/behavioral-and-social-sciences/foster-care/ where you can also find the full class schedule along with resources. Feel free to contact us at (562) 908-3435 if you have any questions. Wishing you a FUN, MEMORABLE, and SAFE Summer! Respectfully, Location Maps Rio Hondo College 3600 Workman Mill Rd. Whittier, CA 90601 Los Nietos Community Center 11644 Slauson Ave. Whittier, CA 90606 Marisela Saenz & FKCE Personnel Saludos, El verano es tiempo para disfrutar del aire libre y tener experiencias divertidas y educativas con los niños en su cuidado. Adjunto encontrará los calendarios para las clases que se ofrecen en los próximos meses de Julio y Agosto. Estaremos ofreciendo clases y recursos que pueden enriquecer su verano. Nuestro horario regular de clases para los meses de Septiembre del 2014 a Enero del 2015 se enviara por correo en Agosto. También asegúrese de visitar nuestro nuevo sitio en www.riohondo.edu/behavioral-and-social-sciences/foster-care/ donde puede encontrar el calendario completo de la clases tal como recursos. Por favor contáctelos al 562) 908-3435 si tiene alguna pregunta. Deseándoles un verano Divertido, Memorable, y segura! Respetuosamente, Marisela Saenz Dept. of Children & Family Service (MacLaren Center) 4024 N. Durfee Ave. El Monte, CA 91732 Rio Hondo College El Monte Educational Center 3017 Tyler Avenue El Monte, CA 91731 y El Personal del Programa de FKCE Community Resource Center 10750 Laurel Ave. Whittier, CA 90605 Olive Crest Foster & Adoption Agency 17800 Woodruff Ave. Bellflower, CA 90706 Foster/Kinship Care Education & Independent Living Programs Schedule of Classes July 2014 Sun Mon Tue 1 Los Nietos Wed 2 Thu 3 4 Independence NO CLASS 6 7 8 Los Nietos Fri Sat 5 Day HOLIDAY 9 10 Olive Crest 9:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m. 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. Accessing Family Night: Making the Community Resources Most of It available to Children and 11 12 19 Youth in Foster Care 13 14 15 Los Nietos 16 17 18 23 24 25 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The 5 Minute Parent 20 21 22 Los Nietos Teaching Children to Breath Building Resiliency & Self-Esteem with Calm & Compassion DCFS - El Monte MacLaren 9 a.m.—12:30 p.m. *includes 3:30pm - 6:30pm Una Vida Sana y lunch, school age children wel- Saludable para la Familia 27 28 Rio Hondo College 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 29 Los Nietos 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. The Reality of Social Networking 26 comed. Registration required. 30 31 All classes are B, D, and F-Rate applicable, unless otherwise noted* *Todas las clases son B, D, y F-Tarifa aplicable, a menos que se indique lo contrario *CLASS TOPICS, PRESENTERS, AND DATES MAY CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE* *Los temas de las clases, presentadores y fechas, pueden cambiar sin previo aviso* *Please arrive on-time to class. Participants arriving 15 minutes after the class has started will not receive credit. *Por favor llegué a tiempo. Los participantes que llegan 15 minutos después que la clase han comenzado no recibirá crédito. Foster/Kinship Care Education & Independent Living Programs Schedule of Classes August 2014 Sun Mon 3 4 10 11 Tue 5 Los Nietos Wed 6 Thu 7 Fri Sat 1 2 8 9 Rio Hondo College 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 8:30am - 5pm (English) Back to School F-Rate Pre-Service (Part 1 Preparation of 2) 12 Los Nietos 13 14 Olive Crest 15 16 Rio Hondo College 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. 8:30am - 5pm (English) Helping Children Cope Promoting Resiliency in F-Rate Pre-Service (Part 2 of 2) with Worries and Fears Our Children Rio Hondo College 8:30am - 5pm (Spanish) D-Rate Pre-Service (Part 1 of 2) 17 18 19 Los Nietos 20 Community Resource 21 22 23 Center (Bi-lingual) 9am-12pm 8:30am - 5pm (Spanish) Saving Money Helping Your Child D-Rate Pre-Service Become a Reader (Part 2 of 2) Rio Hondo-El Monte Education Center 9a.m. - 1p.m. Enriqueciendo El Auto-Estema 24 25 31 Rio Hondo College 9:30-12:30 The ABC’s of 26 Los Nietos 9:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. Taming the Homework Monster DCFS - El Monte MacLaren 3:30pm - 6:30pm La Prudencia y el Entendimiento en la Crianza 27 28 29 30