Chairing a fundraiser for your school or charity and pulling your hair out trying to get great auction items? Silent Partners secures amazing auction donations including airlines, cruises, hotel stays and more, while eliminating all of the stress-related activities auctions can create! What’s more, they guarantee they will cover their fee with the donations they obtain or they’ll pay the difference! No risk, no consignment items — just great items & profits for your school or charity. Visit www.4silent.com or call 818-222-3525. Their clients will tell you how good they are! Today in History Ancestor appreciation day Family day – a day to eat dinner with your kids http://www.kids-list.com/Blog.aspx?blog=167 Play and Grow Smart-er Tips Nancy Pyne-Hapke, author of ‘Play and Grow Smart, A Guide Supporting Brain Development, Birth through Five,’ has been giving tips to aid your child’s optimum skill development through proactive neuroscience-based activities every Monday. These ideas come from scholarly sources to personal interviews, from the internet to periodicals to books. · There is REAL value in turning pages and reading together. (tactile, auditory, visual, language/vocabulary, social/emotional, fine motor, creativity, life skills, thinking/learning) LEARNING TO READ, PART 3 The following skills and strategies will help your child build a strong foundation as an emerging reader. Read with your children! THE NEXT SET OF SKILLS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT READING/LITERACY INCLUDES AWARENESS OF PRINT, LETTERS, WORDS AND SPELLING PATTERNS. A CHILD WILL · RECOGNIZE the alphabet and learn the names/sounds of the letters by their prominence in the story or the text itself. · NOTICE patterns (st-ick, k-ick, l-ick) and use rhyme to predict the next rhyming word. · BEGIN to write her own name, labels or lists; support her in making early attempts of ‘transcripts’ of her own speech. · PAY attention to the shapes of letters, words and common features among words (words that start or end the same), and find matches with the letters in his name. · PREDICT an unknown word by sounding out letters (left to right), looking for clues in the illustrations or thinking about meaning/context and asking herself, “Does it sound right?” or “Does it make sense?” · SELF-CORRECT when she decides a guess isn’t quite right and tries again using a combination of the context, the way it looks and sounding it out. REMINDER —- Don’t be judgmental about the pace of your child’s abilities – it is totally WITHIN NORMS for children to read before 4 years old OR even as late as in the 8th year. It’s all in how an individual’s brain is ‘wired’ as to when Mother Nature turns the switch on to be able to decode alphabet letters (symbols) into sounds, then sound patterns into meaningful words. Brain development-wise, reading is COM-pli-ca-ted! Next week – “Gross Motor” Any ?s – email msmarm@roadrunner.com $45 for a Month of Unlimited Classes at The California Karate Club (75% Off) Here is an activity for kids, for parents or for the whole family to do together! The California Karate Club offers three types of classes-kids, adults, or family. The Family Class is an offering unique to The California Karate Club: it was created to use martial arts principles to strengthen the family unit. The focus is on bonding as a family, not a “drop off and then pick up” activity. With this deal, you get a month of unlimited classes, for anyone, at any age and any level. The month begins the day you take your first class, and you can join any class on a rolling basis. Each class level is offered at least twice a week, so you can take a lot of classes in your month of membership! http://www.dailyd.com/jenslist Dress on a Dime The LA area’s largest women’s consignment sale is coming to the San Fernando Valley! 3 days only, November 5-7th, 2010 9660 Cozycroft, Chatsworth, CA 91311 With 150 consignors and over 10,000 new and gently used items, you won’t want to miss this chance to look fabulous at up to 90% off original retail! Need to clean out your closet and make some money? Consign with them! Consignor registration opens October 1st, spaces are limited so reserve your spot! Visit www.dressonadime.net for sale location and times or contact dressonadime@live.com for more information. The Baby Guru Provides a myriad of services to expectant, new & veteran parents. Services provided are as follows Newborn Care Services, these services are provided day or night in increments of 12, 10, 9 or 8 hours. The minimum booking for newborn care services is 4 weeks, this service is usually booked 3 to 6 months in advance. Additional services are: baby care classes, breastfeeding classes, and parenting classes, all classes are provided in the privacy of your home or office. The Baby Guru also provides Baby Sleep Training Services for families with children between the ages of newborn to 5 years of age. The Baby Guru`s desire is to make the postpartum period an easy and smooth transition. www.thebabyguru.com Remember That A personal documentary production company that films and edits the most amazing moments in your life, the ones you want to remember forever. She has done my kid’s birthday parties for years and I am continually impressed and truly thrilled with the results. She can do anything from Bar/Bat Mitzvah montages to documenting your favorite Non-Profit events or PSA’s. Her personal touch and top-notch standards make the whole experience enjoyable and you will have those memories at your fingertips for life. Visit her website to see samples at http://www.rememberthatmoment.com/birthdayparties.html and tell her I sent you and receive 10% off all her services. – Jen Levinson The kids are back in school and what’s their favorite time of day? RECESS! Why shouldn’t busy moms get to have recess too? Recess is great for clearing the mind and exercising the body and it doesn’t just have to be for kids. Led by celebrity fitness trainer, Brian Peeler, Peeler Bootcamp is like recess for moms. You’re outside with your friends having a great time and getting in shape. You’ll find yourself doing things you haven’t done since you had recess time yourself. Just put it on your calendar, show up, turn off your mommy brain and let Brian do the rest. Three convenient locations, six class times per week with celebrity fitness trainer Brian Peeler. Visit www.peelerbuilt.com for details. THE GOLD PARTY GIRLS – GET HOLIDAY SPENDING CA$H! Gold has never been higher. You will be shocked at what your old junk jewelry is worth! Just look & see what you’ve got! It’s so worth it. DON’T HAVE GOLD, HAVE A PARTY & EARN COMMISSION! Friends will have fun & thank you for it. FUNDRAISERS 4 TODAY! Combining the art of business & party to get the best results possible. Plus, We offer our new FALL line of stylish clothes, gifts & accessories. Contact: 818.348.6093 / 818.262.2992 / silberman1@aol.com www.GoldPartyGirls.com POMELO ELEMENTARY NEEDS KINDERGARTNERS! Do you have a kindergarten age child and are seeking one of the best kindergartens in the LAUSD to send your child to? Pomelo Elementary, in West Hills, has just a few spots available for students either who live in the Pomelo area or who can get in on a child care permit. Please contact Pomelo Elementary School ASAP @ 818-887-9700. Ruby’s Diner supports CA Family Day CA Family Day is Tuesday, September 28th. Ruby’s Diner will be offering a FREE kid’s meal with the purchase of an adult entrée anytime after 4pm. Help support and promote Family Day 2010 – Encourage all the families you know to sit down and enjoy a good meal together! Laker Preseason Games Tickets for Sale 2 games each day – Sat., October 16th (Jazz v. Clippers & Nuggets v. Lakers( and Sun., October 17tth (winners of sat. play and losers of sat. play. Lakers play second either way). 1st game is at 4:30pm and the second at 7:30pm – the later game always includes the Lakers. The Staples Center seats are front row, Section 115, Row A, seats 1 to 4. 4 tickets for $600. The face value and parking add up to slightly more than that. If interested, email cdesters@charter.net. GetIntoPrivateSchool.com Kim Hamer can help you increase your child’s chances of getting into private school. She can show you how to make your family stand out and how you may be able to afford the private school of your choice! Plus she’ll save you energy, time and make sure you don’t break any of those secret private school admissions rules! Sign up for your free 30 minute Admissions Insight Session by contacting Renett@GetIntoPrivateSchool.com and don’t forget your free 7 Simple Steps to Getting Into Private School report at www.GetIntoPrivateSchool.com Charity Golf Tournament- Silent Auction Donations Needed November 8th, will be the 2nd Annual Jim Sater Memorial Golf Tournament hosted by Patrick Lufrano Insurance. All proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The tournament will be held at Woodland Hills Country Club. Looking for silent auction donations- gift cards, services, anything that could be used in a silent auction or raffle. Sponsorships also available. Please contact Casey Lufrano at front@sbcglobal.net. www.jimsatergolf.webs.com Personal Assistant Available No job too small or too big. Available hourly, daily or weekly – Early Morning – 2:30pm · run errands · shopping, grocery shopping and returns · stock household pantries and refrigerator · cook meals · organize projects · take kids to school and make lunches · take care of kids when sick or need to be taken to doctors · help coordinate and facilitate household repairs · gift shopping & delivery · walk dogs and take to veterinarian · ship packages · and lot’s more… Reliable and Great References. Owns car and is insured. British with Green Card Contact: Siobhan Kilgannon at 310.713.1748 or kilgannon@verizon.net High-end London based handbag and clothing designer Sara Berman has arrived in LA Debut of their Fall/Winter 2010 line. Monday, October 18th from 3pm – 7pm Place: TBD www.saraberman.com Email darabz@hotmail.com with any questions Free Green Parenting Class Series Tuesday, September 28th 2010, 7 – 9:30 pm Join Rachel Myers of Growing up Green & Renaissance Mama, Jules Blaine Davis, for an inspiring evening about greening your nest, nurturing yourself and creating an intimate connection with food, your kitchen and your family! Let them nurture you with the empowering tools of healthy living and feeding! Please RSVP to rachel@greenhugs.net. Bini Birth is a space for support and education for both new families and birth professionals. They offer an exciting variety of classes and opportunities to learn, exercise and be supported! From the Childbirth Workshop, Pre-natal Yoga and a Mother’s Group to a Doula registry, they are here to help you! www.binibirth.com The BINI loft 5355 Cartwright Ave. Unit 313 in North Hollywood GOT MESSY MEMORIES? GET A CUSTOM MEDIA MAKE-OVER™ Christina is a professional organizer specializing in photos, media and memorabilia. Whether it’s a bazillion photos clogging up your hard drive or drawers, a ton of home movies & videotapes in an inaccessible format or music CDs cluttering up your shelves that you would like to upload once and for all to your ipad, iphone or itouch she can help you with a Custom Media Make-Over™ tailored to your specific needs! With Christina’s expert guidance, you will go from “Media Mess™” to “Media Bliss™” Services include: private consulting sessions, affordable high speed scanning to 600dpi, video to dvd conversions, media organization, photo album creations, holiday card designs and inspiringly productive workshops & retreats and more. With Christina’s help you will archive, enjoy and then share all of your most precious memories with ease. Ask her about her “Back 2 School” specials! For more information, visit www.mycmsite.com/chrisholdersleeper or call 310.614.6683 or email holdersleeper@yahoo.com. Z Palette An exclusive universal case with an open magnetic bottom to fit the color pans you want, and none of the ones you don’t. Customize it to fit your needs and be eco-friendly by reducing packaging. The clear window also allows you to see what’s inside without any fuss. www.zpalette.com New Directions for Youth Here’s an opportunity to sit in the PRESS BOX with the leading sports writers in L.A.and experience what it’s like covering a professional sports franchise. You’ll accompany Dennis Bernstein, Sr. writer for The 4th Period and member of the Professional Hockey Writers Assoc. to a L.A. Kings game during the 2010-’11 NHL regular season. This includes a pre-game meal in the Chick Hearn Press Room as well as tour of the locker room after the game. Go to www.biddingforgood.com/ndfy/ndfy-2 to bid! SOPNS: Preschool Referred by jackiebartoletti@yahoo.com Age 2 through Pre-K or T-K, 5 classes, rec room, outside yard with huge sandbox, equipment, house, bikes. The Activities and curriculum leverage developmental AND academic approach. A very active parent’s club helps plan programs. 7-6 pm M-F; PT, 3/4 time, FT; sibling discounts too. We couldn’t be happier. If you are looking, have Qs, contact Denise (program dir.) at denise.sopns@sbcglobal.net. www.shermanoakspc.org All Aboard – We’re going on Noah’s Ark” TOT SHABBAT at TEMPLE JJUDEA with Rabbi Dan Moskovitz & Song Leader Daniel Brenner Friday, October 1st at 6:15 p.m. WEST CAMPUS 6601 Valley Circle Drive in West Hills Quality time for the whole family, plus singing, stories, and more! Music Lessons for 4th-8th Graders If any of you have friends with children in grades 4-8 who would like to learn how to play an instrument for very low cost and reside somewhere near Sherman Oaks, the Notre Dame High School Saturday Band is a wonderful opportunity. It’s very affordable ($20.00 month, plus an opportunity to rent an instrument). The Saturday Band Program is an important feeder program for the IKB and is supported by the Band Booster Club, but please note that kids who do not intend to apply to NDHS are also welcome to join the fun! Many kids who attend Saturday Band eventually join the award winning Irish Knight Band. Visit http://www.ndhs.org/s/1012/index-alumni.aspx?sid=1012&gid=1&pgid=745 for more info or contact Mr. Combes at 818-933-3672 or combes@ndhs.org. Let’s Have A Cart Party They have it all from hamburgers to smoothies. Kids love the snow cones and cotton candy. Mention LA MOM MAGAZINE for a discount. Call them at (310)246-1230 or visit www.letshaveacartparty.com. Studio City Co-Op Pre-School Now offering a new class for 2-3 year olds and their parents. Classes will meet every Friday from 9:30-11:00. Each 4 week session is only $80. The first class is on October 8th, so sign up soon. The class is intended to give toddlers the chance to play freely, express themselves through art and begin to interact with one another in a secure, stimulating environment. For parents, it is a chance to spend some time with their child and make new friends in the community. For more information or to sign up, call Teacher Debi at 818-506-6641 or send an email to debandav@pacbell.net www.studiocitycoop.com Jewels for Juvenile Diabetes A concept that Jens List member, Jen, came up with so that she could be creative, but also give back to a cause close to her heart – Juvenile Diabetes. As a Mother of a 7 year old daughter dealing with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes, she knew she had to find a way that she could donate money to fund a cure so that children and adults like her daughter can someday live insulin dependent and this is a great way to help. With each purchase you make, she will be donating 10% of her profits to JDRF. http://www.stelladot.com/sites/missashley/my-business HEIRLOOM FAMILY PORTRAITS SPECIAL FOR THE HOLIDAYS Amanda Copeland’s portrait and editorial photography has appeared in In Style Weddings, Mothering Magazine, CHILD, The Knot, Weddings Bells and others.Regularly $450 PER SESSION – ONLY $90 for JEN’S LIST MEMBERS! HOLIDAY PORTRAIT CLINIC – October 3, 2010, Sunday (more dates may be added per demand) WHAT’S INCLUDED: 30 minutes of shooting time at an outdoor location on the beach in Marina Del Rey, Minimum of 30 images offered on CD, Medium-High res images are printable from your home computer or your lab up to 5×7 size and Any negative materials. HOW TO BOOK: Email classicstoriesphoto@gmail.com your name, address and cell phone number and preferred time on October 3rd. Dates will be added if demand arises. Mail your non-refundable deposit to Amanda Copeland 1626 N. Wilcox Avenue Suite 630 Los Angeles, CA 90028 ($90) INSTRUCTIONS will be emailed to confirmed clients a few days before October 3. SAMPLES: http://picasaweb.google.com/classicstoriesphoto/ http://www.classicstoriesphoto.com FREE Medical Assistant and Pharmacy Technician Program for Young Parents ages 18 to 21 For youth pregnant or have a child, must be 18-21 years of age Earn Certification in Medical Assistant or Pharmacy Technician Tuition, books, supplies and uniforms fees are covered! Paid Externship For more info. call (818) 361-7486 or visit www.layomvalley.com. Offered by The Los Angeles Youth Opportunity Movement (YO! Valley). “More than just a trophy shop…” Since 1991, Awards & More has been the Valley’s expert supplier of awards, banners, signage, promotional items and more. Add to that the finest in golf tournament solutions – from start to finish – and we’ve got you covered! Call, email or stop by and mention ‘JEN’S LIST’ to receive a 20% discount on your FIRST ORDER over $50.00 or a FREE INITIAL consultation on your golf tournament! www.awardsandmore.com New Site Featuring Deals & Special Offers Win a trip to Miami this winter (http://www.culturepop.com/deals/enter-to-win-a-curated-art-trip-to-miami/), designed by the editors at CulturePOP.com, a new site featuring special offers and discounts, tips and ideas, interviews with creative leaders, and great deals on artistic items for your home, your kids, and your life. Published by Ovation, the television network that brought you Art Like Nothing Before, TV Like Nothing Else, this new site will help you bring a little art into your life, everyday: www.culturepop.com The Buddy System Specializes in custom tailored educational programs. From homework help, to corporate training to parenting skills, they assess each situation individually, then prescribe the right approach and create a results-focused, customized program. They take an active interest in each of their clients. http://www.buddysystem.com/ Grandparenting Blog – RATING THE QUALITY OF LIFE: Being a great/grandparent, parent, child care provider, etc. means that you are entrusted with nurturing the children in your lives. http://grandparentingplus.blogspot.com. Dr. Shannon Brooks – The Principles of A Thomas Jefferson Education October 2-3, 2010 Horizon Hills campus 33 Greta Street in Thousand Oaks http://www.facetofacewithgreatness.com/Face_to_Face Walkee iGuide to Disneyland Features dozens of exciting features designed specifically to guide users through the more than five hundred acres of Disneyland! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/disneyland-iguide-walkee/ Stock up early on GO-GIRL Stocking Stuffers Recently gifted to this seasons contestants of Americas Next Top Model. http://www.shopgogirl.com YOGA CLASSES – BEGINNER LEVEL IN WEST HILLS Come tighten and tone your entire body, increase flexibility, reduce stress and take time for you! Please join us on Tuesday nights 7:00 – 8:00PM . Hatha based, $15 per class. ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor / CPR Certified / YOGAFIT Certified Level I & II. Please call/email Norene for additional information and location information 818-679-9267 NEFoin@aol.com |
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