GRACE WEEKLY UPDATE JUNE 2008

THE GRACE FOUNDATION

 264 WATCHOGUE ROAD

 STATEN ISLAND, NY 10314

TEL NO: 718-983-3800

FAX NO: 718-983-3858

 

NO GYM PROGRAM SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH, 2008

 

 

FAMILY SUPPORT FAIR – June 11, 2008.  8:45am -2:00pm.  The College of Staten Island, Center for the Arts.  Free admission and Continental Breakfast.  For additional information please contact Tina DiCarlo at 718-983-5354.

 

PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS -  Support groups are held the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 10:00am at 264 Watchogue Road, Staten Island.  Please see attached flyer for dates.

 

 

ASPERGER PARENT SUPPORT GROUP - Thursday, June 19, 2008.  7:30pm.

264 Watchogue Road, Staten Island, NY.  Please call the Grace office at 718-983-3800 to register.

See flyer for additional dates.

 

 

 

 

SOCIAL SKILLS - Classes are ongoing.  Registration is still being accepted.  Slots available for Tuesday PM classes. 

EVOLUTION DANCE COMPANY (Forest Avenue) – Dance Classes for children with

EVOLUTION DANCE COMPANY

 

 

AMERICAN KARATE OF STATEN ISLAND – Specializing in Assisting Children with Special Needs.  Call 718-761-7366 for additional information.

 

CALLA KARATE – Specializing in Assisting Children with Special Needs.  Call 718-720-2509 for additional information.

(Forest Avenue) – Dance Classes for children with special needs – Sundays.  Ages 3 and up.  Call Lisa for information at 718-909-2542.

 

GRACE FOUNDATION AWARD CEREMONY – Pizza Party.  June 27th, 6:00pm-8:00pm. 

St. Joseph/St. Thomas Gym, 50 Maguire Avenue.  $10.00 per family. 

Please join us as we celebrate the Achievement of our children in the Grace Foundation Recreation and Social Skills Programs.  Please call the Grace Office at 718-983-3800 to register by June 16th.

Daily Candy for Kids – NYC

Kid Lit
2008 Summer Reading List

No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks. Well, two outta three ain’t bad. Best-selling children’s author Amy Krouse Rosenthal shares her favorite titles for all ages.

CDB!, by William Steig
Steig was a brilliant illustrator, an original thinker, and a bold communicator (never reticent about using good, big words with kids, he had faith in their intellect). Children will love the wordplay and figuring out letter-and-number messages. Also great: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.

Children of the Forest, by Elsa Beskow
Beskow’s comforting story embodies the peace-loving, natural spirit that we all aspire to but rarely achieve. In a very chill way, it is about working together as a family, respecting the earth, and living a simple life.

Fortunately, by Remy Charlip
Perfect for those on the mothering journey, this good luck/bad luck saga is bizarre, hypnotic, and unforgettable. (And Google the author; he’s as cool as his name.)

Harold and the Purple Crayon, by Crockett Johnson
One of the best. books. ever.

A Hole Is to Dig, by Ruth Krauss
It’s tiny, but it’s a powerhouse. The author defines the universe in gentle, poetic phrases; illos (by a young, just-starting-out Maurice Sendak) are utterly charming.

The Important Book, by Margaret Wise Brown
You know Goodnight Moon, but Brown’s lesser-known gem is an ideal follow-up. Let your child tell you what’s important about the sun and the moon and the wind and the rain.

Put Me in the Zoo, by Robert Lopshire
This rhyming book is colorful, whimsical, and profound — in a Tao of Pooh sort of way. The magic lies in how it plays great to a 2-year-old, then continually reveals its deeper message as the reader matures.

The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo
Published in 2003, it’s already a classic. Sweet, sad, quietly epic, and basically perfect, the mouse tale is a great read-aloud for the 8-and-older set.

And the read is on.

 

Amy Krouse Rosenthal is the author of Little Hoot and It’s Not Fair. For more information, go to whoisamy.wordpress.com.

GET WET
City Splash
What: An outdoor playground filled with liquid activities like a water curtain sculpture and a kid-powered water pump.
Why: Keep cool.
When: Thru mid-October (weather permitting); Tues.-Sun., 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St., b/t Amsterdam Ave. & Broadway (212-721-1223).

PLAY
Children’s Day at the Seaport
What: Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck tunes, arts and crafts, late-day fireworks, and the Brooklyn Philharmonic.
Why: Smooth sailing.
When: Sat., noon-5 p.m.; fireworks at 8 p.m.
Where: South Street Seaport Museum, Piers 16 and 17, and aboard the Peking, 12 Fulton St. (212-748-8786).

HEAR
Bowery Kids: Taikoza Japanese Drumming
What: Traditional Japanese music: high-energy drumming, flutes, and more. Kids get to try instruments, too.
Why: Beat it.
When: Sun., 11:55 a.m.
Where: Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, b/t Houston & Bleecker Sts. (212-614-0505).