2008 - 2009 Season
Family Center opens Tuesday Sept. 16 - come and play!
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September
9/16 - Center opens for the season
September '08 Newsletter (pdf file)
October
10/4 - Open House 9 - 11am. Fire trucks, face painting, refreshments, and book fair!
10/7 - 10/10 - Scholastic Book Fair
10/24 - Annual Halloween Party 5:30-7pm
October '08 Newsletter (pdf file)
2007-2008 Calendar/Newsletter
September
9/17 - Center opens for the season
9/24 - Open House 9:30-11:30am. Come for food and fun!
9/24-27 - Scholastic Book fair.
September'07 Newsletter (pdf file)
Friday, October 26, 5:30 – 7:00, the annual children’s Halloween party, with refreshments for all, games, prizes, and a costume parade at 6:00. The suggested donation is $3 per child.
10/1 - PAC meeting - open to all
10/11 - field trip to McCrays farm
10/26 - Halloween Party 5:30-7. Costume parade at 6!
October'07 Newsletter (pdf file)
11/11 - CLOSED for Veterans Day
11/15 - meet at Big Y on Newton Street at 10AM to make pizzas to be brought back to the Family Center to eat. Sign up for this activity at the Family Center.
11/22 - CLOSED for Thanksgiving
November'07 Newsletter (pdf file)
12/10,11 - baking and decorating gingerbread
12/17 THE FAMILY CENTER WILL BE CLOSED STARTING DEC 17th AND WILL REOPEN JAN 2, 2008
December '07 Newsletter (pdf file)
Thursdays from 10:30 - noon "Baby's First Year" Group
1/22 - 10am Workshop "At Your Wits' End: Challenging Behaviors" (childcare provided)
January '08 Newsletter (pdf file)
February
2/4 - Monday at 9:30 - Parents Advisory Committee meeting - all are welcome
2/5 - Tuesday - children will be cooking pizza with Kileen from WIC
2/12 - field trip to the South Hadley Post Office at 10AM
Also on the 12th the Family Center is holding its annual Preschool Fair from 7-8:30 PM
2/14 - Valentine's tea party - Children are invited to bring a favorite teddy and tea to share
2/18-22 - Center closed for February Vacation
2/28 - Happy "unbirthday" party for all February birthdays
Every Thursday - new "Baby's First Year" playgroup from 10:30 - noon
March
3/28 - Annual Ziti Supper. 4:30-7:00 at Mosier School.
April
4/5 - Mom-to-Mom Sale starting at 8 AM - Make your spring cleaning work for you! Rent a table for $20. Children’s clothes, toys, gear, books, maternity and nursing wear. $5 for for large items area (ie. strollers, basinets, large toys). Contact the center to reserve a table. Donate clothes and books for Center to sell for you. Drop off at Center after 2/1.
4/10 - Workshop - the Center will hold special workshop addressing the needs of at-home moms who are returning to the workplace. (On May 1st there will be a follow-up workshop on finding the right child care or preschool for your family's needs.)
4/15 - Happy "unbirthday"
4/17 - Free children's concert. The Family Center celebrates the Week of the Young Child with a free concert. Terry a la Berry will perform at 10AM at St. Patrick’s Parish auditorium on School Street in South Hadley.
4/21-24 CLOSED for spring break
5/1 - Workshop - finding quality child care
End of year Picnic
Newsletter Archive:
December 2006 Newsletter (pdf file)
January 2007 Newsletter (pdf file)
February 2007 Newsletter (pdf file)
