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Pacific Point Academy and Learning Center
Pacific Point Academy serves students ages 6 to 16 with mild to moderate learning disabilities. Students who have been unsuccessful in traditional classrooms or who learn differently will find us to be a place where they can grow and achieve success. The academy uses a multi-sensory approach, small class sizes, and individualized research-based programs to help students build confidence in their ability to learn. Call (310) 314-3333 for more info.
Today in History
Love a Tree Day
National Sea Monkey Day
Wear Purple for Peace Day
Charles Hires invents Root Beer. (1866)
Best Kids Activities Center in Beverly Hills Unlimited Classes – 58% OFF
SignShine Studio is a unique, dynamic, and creative center located in Beverly Hills, specializes in communication, movement, music, empowerment and sign language.
Unlimited Classes Membership: for only $169 instead of $400.
Offer expires May 22nd.
-Animaly Pet and Love
-Cooking
-Drum Circle
-Story Time
-International Dance
-Reading Readiness and much, much more.
Sign up at http://www.signshine.com/families/. Refer a friend and receive $20 spending money at the Studio.
Got CLUTTER?
I HIGHLY recommend Stacy of Strive to Organize. Stacy is the best home organizer in the valley! She is able to see solutions to your disorganization and chaos and help you achieve your ultimate goal of a clutter free, organized home in a gentle, nonthreatening way. Whether it’s your own closet, kid’s playroom, kitchen or home office, Stacy will help to simplify your life. Call (818)620-2420 or email stacy@strivetoorganize.com.
What About When…? A fun & practical parenting workshop in Sherman Oaks
Saturday June 11th from 9:30am-3pm
Parents will learn how to stay CALM, be CONNECTED and offer CORRECTION that teaches responsibility without shame or guilt. Parents of all ages will walk away with new tools to calm the chaos in their home. This workshop is taught by Darlynn Childress, parenting coach and former teacher. Darlynn brings humor, empathy and practical strategies to parenting. Tickets are $75 – refreshments & drinks included. 1-hour lunch break on your own. Location: CAP Studio in Sherman Oaks.
 Murad is looking for women ages 30-50 for a FREE 1-week skincare study featuring the award winning Rapid Lightening RegimenYou get $500 in FREE Murad products. Finally achieve an even complexion with pharmaceutical grade ingredients. If interested, send an email along with a current photo to eshield@murad.com. You are required to attend two photoshoots for approximately 1 hour: May 18th & May 25th or 26th in El Segundo.
Has your child been bullied? Sign up for The Empowerment Space, a program to help overcome bullying
When your child has been bullied, you don’t know what to expect. How can I protect my child? You don’t want your child to feel afraid to go to school, but may not know what to do next. The Empowerment Space helps your child heal from bullying. Understand bullying and how it affects your child. Learn how to talk with your child about what has happened. Help your child learn new skills to handle conflict. Develop a support system for your child for when things get difficult.
Plan now to deploy your family to meet the Heroes they can really look up to
Saturday, June 18th from 9am-4pm
Holding out for a Hero, Los Angeles ? … your wait will be over when your family lands at this admission-free aviation experience with exciting displays of helicopters from police, fire, EMS/ENG, military / DOJ and private collectors – this family favorite event offers entertainment, concessions and emergency preparedness information. The CODE3 Career Expo introduces the community to recruiting teams from law enforcement, military and homeland security organizations with information on hiring .
Gardening Enthusiasts Rejoice – Garden Indoors Year Round
The Cabinet Garden™ is a revolutionary new way to organically garden indoors from the comfort of your own home. They have designed an amazing system for easy and safe growing of herbs, vegetables and fruits either in dirt or with Superonics (an advanced form of Hydroponics). Try Cabinet Garden™ today and get free delivery, set up and a lesson to help you expand your gardening hobby. Imagine being able to always have a fresh supply of pesticide-free tomatoes, lettuces, mint, cilantro, or other herbs.
844-DIY-GROW
The Annual 43rd Topanga Days – Memorial Day WeekendSaturday, Sunday & Monday – May 28th, 29th & 30th from 10am-7pm daily
Memorial Day Parade – Monday
A throwback to an era of peace and love, this 3-day music festival fundraiser will feature three-time Grammy Award-winning Mexican-American band Los Lobos as well as many other artists in the line-up. An array of games and food for kids and adults alike are staples of the festival as well as the offbeat
Summer Sewing Camp with Miss Shannon’s Sewing
June 13th-August 26th
The 7th summer sewing, 1st in the new public space on Magnolia Blvd. in Valley Village. Mondays through Fridays, 10am-3pm. Children age 5-14 learn how to hand sew and embroider from 10am to 12N. Machine sewing from 1 to 3. Lots of options to make it a super easy and relaxed Summer. Can come for 1 day or all week. $68 for the day, $26 for mornings only. Call Miss Shannon at 818-434-5789 or email sew@missshannon.com for more information. Saturday classes will continue!
Jamie’s Food Revolution recipes
DIY oaty fruity cereal. Lamb & chickpea curry. Minestrone soup. Roast chicken with potatoes & carrots. Salmon & pesto-dressed veg. Simple green salad with lemon dressing. Simple humus. Veggie noodle stir-fry. Simple cheese omelet. Classic tomato spaghetti. Video links to Healthy Breakfast Muesli, Jamie’s & Grover’s Fruit Smoothie and Perfect Popsicles. Let’s talk about Tomatoes. Links to The Food Revolution is Underway! Making fruit and veg fun for kids. How to get your kids to love veg.
Learn How to Use and Master Your Apple Products – iPads, iPhones, Macs & More
Receive one-on-one private lessons on your Apple products & learn more than you ever thought possible! Tracie comes direct to your home or office & creates a curriculum tailored to your goals, learning style & experience. She worked for Apple for 3.5 years & has 10 years experience teaching, using & fixing Apple products. She’s knowledgeable, patient, friendly & professional! $75 per hour. Jen’s List members get 10% off your 1st lesson! Call (805) 558-0188 or email tracie@tlkmultimedia.com.
Looking for a few 7-14 year boys and girls and their Mamas
The Girl Group is busy getting ready for summer. June 3rd they are launching a new series, “Sex Ed with Shannon Sklov.” June 5th is the first day of the brand new Boy Group. Based on the basic tenets of Girl Group, this series emphasizes the value of flexibility, communication & self-soothing techniques. A few spots remain in the late Spring Session of the ongoing Friday Girl Group Series. The very camp – June 13th-17th.
For Rent
Beautifully Decorated Room in Quiet Encino Neighborhood
Queen bed, 5 drawer dresser, closet with storage above. Use of kitchen, washer/dryer, bbq, driveway parking. Private half bath, shared shower. $800 a month includes utilities and housekeeper once a month. Walk to market, restaurants, wine bars, running/walking track etc. South of Ventura Bl. Two min. drive to the 101 Fwy. Month to month, Available now. Looking for female only between 25-55 who does not work from home. Call Angela at 818-317-2050 or email Encinoangela@aol.com.
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House for Lease in Chatsworth
Large Ranch Style 4 bedroom 4 bath home. Step down formal living room, cozy family room off the kitchen with Fireplace and sliding doors to the backyard. Large wet bar. All Bedrooms have walk in closets. Huge master suite with fireplace. The kitchen has a breakfast room and new Wood laminate flooring. Large separate laundry room off the kitchen, with sink and room for extra fridge. 3 car attached garage. Great location close to major schools, freeways and still located on a quiet street. Owner will pay for gardener. Available for move in immediately. Contact marlytemp@yahoo.com or (818) 470-0432.
Sleep-away camp gives children a competitive advantage in life
Hollywood Master Chorale presents an “Out of the Box,” kid-friendly concert
June 5th at 4pm at St. Ambrose Church in West Hollywood
Featuring choral arrangements of works ranging from John Lennon’s Imagine to themes from Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame and the video games Super Mario Brothers and Civilization. “Out of the Box is about breaking out of the box. To imagine, to create – whether you are 7 years old or 70, young or young-at-heart,” says conductor Stephen Up. $20/General $15/students.
323-960-4349
What To Feed Your Baby will save busy parents time, money, and stress-and say goodbye to picky eating
Dr. Tanya Altmann and Beth Saltz cut through the noise with a simple program that follows the safest, best practices for feeding babies and young children. They begins with the 11 foundation foods critical to brain development and growth-eggs, prunes, avocado, fish, yogurt/cheese/ milk, nuts, chicken/beans, fruit, green veggies, whole grains, and water-that should be the basis of every child’s diet (parents too!). They also offers guidance and information for introducing them into a child’s daily diet, and delicious, dietician-developed recipes that will help train young taste buds to enjoy and desire real, whole, non-processed foods.
Write Your Healing Story – Summer Workshop
July 12th-Sept. 6th, Tuesdays from 10am-1pm at a private home in Encino
This 8-week workshop invites you to explore the restorative power of writing as we unravel defining events in our lives and our interpretations of them. The goal is to complete a draft of your healing story, and in the process, also discover the transformative nature of storytelling and bearing witness to the stories of others. Instructor Karin Gutman, MFA, has been working closely with writers for over 14 years and has taught at Cal State Fullerton and UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. Visit www.writetoheal.com or email Karin at karin@spiritofstory.com.
Wallapop is a “mobile pop-up shop” that lets you sell old sports equipment
By connecting with your Facebook profile, snapping a picture, and using geo-locating technology to get items at half the price your child might need for summer soccer camp.
365 by Whole Foods Market Party in the Parking Lot
Sunday, May 22nd from 12-3pm
Hang out before the first 365 by Whole Foods Market store opens in Silver Lake on May 25th! Enjoy snacks from food trucks – Coolhaus, Kogi, Yeastie Boys, Border Grill and Allegro Coffee – an acoustic set with Rocky Duwani, DJ Monalisa, face painting & henna hand painting, games like cornhole & skeeball, a kid’s area & fun giveaways. Wags and Walks rescue will have adoptable dogs, a puppy photo booth & will host a supply drive. Parking is limited so biking is encouraged – they will have ample covered bike racks. Event is free and open to the public.
2520 Glendale Blvd. in LA, 90039
Summers Coming! Perfect time to assess your closet, and your look
Do you have a closet full of clothes but it still feels like you have nothing to wear? Or maybe you just need to refresh your current style to feel amazing. Let Amy Brubaker, Personal Stylist help you. Amy worked as a Stylist in movies and TV for 10+ years, now she’s bringing her expertise to the masses. With affordable rates and a great personality, let Amy help you with your look. Closet makeover, styling a family photo, red carpet event, or maybe a gift to someone special? Amy does it all!
Avoid the Academic Backslide this Summer with the Emoji Summer Reading Program by Montage Publishing
Montage Publishing is committed to creating quality books for children; as parents and educators, they are also aware of the academic backslide that can happen during summer. They have created an Emoji based summer reading program containing: worksheets, reading log, and certificate of achievement. Feel free to use them as they are or adapt them to your specific needs. To further encourage summer reading, they are having a drawing for two sets of EMOJI ADVENTURES books.
The Child Care Resource Center
CCRC is a private not-for-profit agency dedicated to the promotion of higher standards in child care and early education through the quality, support, development, and education of children, parents, child care providers, and the community.
Positions Available
Executive Assistant (EA) the Los Angeles office
The EA is responsible for supporting the CEO and Executive Level/Senior Management in order to promote effective and efficient day-to-day operations, represent the Senior staff courteously and professionally in all internal and external communications and enable his/her supervisor to perform optimally. The EA will demonstrate a high degree of professionalism, initiative, discretion, judgment, multi-tasking and time management. Apply at https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/114109954.
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Women’s League for Conservative Judaism Part Time Administrative Assistant
20 hours per week/4 days per week/Flexible hours. Salary based on experience. It’s a 1 person office, the right candidate must be able to multi-task, and be a self starter because they will be working alone. Must have administrative experience. Must be computer literate. Must be people friendly, have a friendly, welcoming voice and face; and be able to deal with all kinds of people. References are necessary. Send resume to WLPSW@aju.edu.
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Part-time office position
3-4 days a week 9-2pm. Job includes: taking incoming calls, answering questions, scheduling customers doing follow up calls & answering email inquiries. Background in construction is not required but bit of knowledge does help. We will train with what they need to know. Moms are great in this role, we are a small family business so we want our customers to feel comfortable, confidence on the phone makes all the difference.
Play and Grow Smart-er Tips
Since 2010 Nancy Pyne-Hapke, author of “Play and Grow Smart, A Guide Supporting Brain Development, Birth through Five,” has been giving weekly tips from scholarly sources to personal interviews, from the internet to periodicals to books to aid your child’s optimum skill development through proactive neuroscience-based activities.
SKILL DEVELOPMENT points, 18- to 24-month-olds:
* SUPPORT the spectrum of developmental skills by
offering
– toys with interlocking parts (tactile, visual, fine motor,
life skills, language/vocabulary, math/logic,
thinking/learning),
– toys to bang on (tactile, visual, fine and gross motor,
auditory, social/emotional, life skills, math/logic,
thinking/learning),
– pop-up toys (tactile, visual, auditory, fine motor,
social/emotional, language/vocabulary, math/logic,
thinking/learning),
– matching and sorting toys (tactile, visual, fine motor,
social/emotional, creativity, life skills,
language/vocabulary, math/logic),
– cars that zoom with horns that honk (tactile, visual,
auditory, gross and fine motor, social/emotional,
creativity, life skills, language/vocabulary,
math/logic),
– endless opportunities to explore and push limits in
unstructured play (social/emotional, creativity, life
skills, language/vocabulary, math/logic, music).
Q: What do we mean by Developmental Skills?
A: (in no special order) tactile, visual, auditory, gross
and fine motor, social/emotional, creativity, life skills,
language and vocabulary, math/logic
(thinking/learning) and music.
* BEGIN to build a “learning library” of “developmental
learning tools” designed to grow as Baby grows:
– consider choosing toys (Learning Tools) with
multiple features and developmental skill
elements that stimulate Baby AND (your future)
Toddler AND Preschooler;
– ex. Baby may stack 2 blocks at 6 mo, and make
structural creations with lots of blocks later.
Comments to msmarm@roadrunner.com.
Next week – “Developmental Learning Tools for 18- to 24-mo-olds, pt. 2”
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May 16 2016
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