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Kids eat free at Freshii Northridge on weekends!
Freshii is a new/modern healthy fast casual restaurant in Northridge. With a huge selection of salads, wraps, bowls, burritos, soups, juices, smoothies, breakfast and more, they literally have something for everyone. They are excited to launch their “Kids Eat Free on Weekends” promo through the end of the year. For every regular-priced entree purchased, you are entitled to an additional kids item for FREE! Visit www.freshii.com for a full selection of the menu items and more about the brand!
Today in History
Cartoonist Thomas Nast depicts Republican party as an elephant in a cartoon in Harper’s Weekly. (1874)
Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
Valley Beth Shalom Day School Prospective Parent Open House & Tours
Wednesday, November 9th OR Wednesday, January 11th at 9:15am
A great way to learn more about Valley Beth Shalom Day School is to come see them in action! Meet the award-winning faculty! See firsthand the innovative and exciting things that are happening in the classrooms such as the science lab, art studio, specialized math classroom and STEAM lab. RSVP at www.vbsds.org/openhouse2016.
Free Film Screening of “SPLIT” – Divorce Through Kid’s Eyes
November 13th in Westlake Village
By the time they are 16, over 1 million kids per year will experience their parent’s divorce…and they have a lot to say. After the film there will be a discussion Q&A with a panel of established professionals who counsel families in the emotional, spiritual, legal & financial aspects of relationship restructuring. Visit www.SplitFilmRSVP.com for more info & to register! Limited Seating…RSVP today! Sponsored by Jennifer “Mom The Realtor” Maraia, Certified Real Estate Divorce Specialist.
Calabasas High School presents Romeo and Juliet like you never seen it before
Tuesday, November 15 – Friday, Nov. 18th at 7pm, and Saturday, Nov. 19th at 1pm and 7 pm at the Calabasas High School Performing Arts Education Center
Shakespeare’s greatest romantic tragedy, Romeo & Juliet, is coming to the Calabasas High School stage! This modern re-imagining of the timeless tale is sure to captivate today’s audience. Witness the intense love and hate that clash in this iconic love story which chillingly resonates with our current political climate. Secrets, deception, country divided, families divided. A house divided against itself cannot stand.
22855 Mulholland Highway in Calabasas
Two Young Friends Die After Experimenting with a New Synthetic Drug
It’s Called ‘Pink’…
Three Wishes College Strategies Pay Less for College Boot Camp
Sat., Nov. 12th from 9am-1pm at the Thousand Oaks Teen Center
Worried about paying for college? Don’t qualify for need-based aid? We’ll find merit scholarships — money for college based on achievement — so you can sleep better, with solutions to skyrocketing college costs. Best-selling author and President of Three Wishes College Strategies, Nancy Paul will guide families through the same 6 steps that resulted in her 3 daughters winning $600,000. Every family that has attended Paul’s boot camps has found merit scholarships for their student at the event. Ideal for students in grades 9-12 and their parents. Save with promo code JENSLIST for a limited time.
(805) 267-7123
Sweet Honey In The Rock
Wednesday, December 21st at 8pm at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
This Grammy®-nominated ensemble returns with a special holiday performance that is guaranteed to spread joy and cheer. The revered female African-American a cappella ensemble entertains and empowers its audience and community through their dynamic and stunning vocal prowess.
3rd Annual Bird Fest (FREE) at King Gillette Ranch
Saturday, November 12th from 9am-3pm
A day to celebrate the bird! See live birds, listen to talks from local experts, take a guided bird walk (binoculars available for loan), meet representatives from bird-friendly agencies, and more! Bring the kids for special family-friendly activities. Food & vendors available. Presented by San Fernando Valley, Conejo Valley, and Santa Monica Bay Audubon Societies. The Mountains Rec. and Conservation Authority, National Park Service and Western National Parks Association.
26876 Mulholland Hwy. in Calabasas, 91302
Professional Non-toxic Lice Removal Service
Lice lady comes to your home. Available seven days a week. School is back and so are lice! Complimentary telephone consultation. The home care division is now available to sanitize and rid your home of this pesky parasite. Preferred choice by many LAUSD schools. Call 818-905-5423(LICE) for more info.
Take a Breath: Pranayama with Jeff Perlman
Sunday, November 13th from 2-4pm
The practice of pranayama cleans the blood, tones the internal organs, strengthens the immune system, increases lung capacity, and removes toxins-all while bringing calmness to the mind and improving focus, presence and concentration. Join Jeff Perlman at Goorus Yoga to kick off the holiday season with a restorative yoga practice, including pranayama and meditation. $30 early/$35 late.
Your Jr. Chef can make the cuuutest Butter Owl Cookies
This cookie recipe would be fun as the participation centerpiece of a party. You roll out the dough, do the mis en place and get a bunch of cookie cutters (tuna cans will do), and let the kids create their owls, bake, and enjoy their art! Ingredients: butter cookie batter, chocolate chips, almonds, cocoa powder. Parental supervision.
“Amélie, A New Musical” at the Ahmanson Theatre
Dec. 4th-Jan. 15th
Amélie captured our hearts in the five-time Oscar-nominated film. Now she comes to the Ahmanson Theatre in Center Theatre Group’s pre-Broadway production of “Amélie, A New Musical” following a world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, which topped the “Best Theater of 2015” lists in the San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times. Embark on a mesmerizing journey with inquisitive and charmingly shy Amélie (played by “Hamilton’s” Phillipa Soo) as she turns the streets of Montmartre into a world of her own imagining, while secretly orchestrating moments of joy for those around her.
New Saturday Family Shabbat program launches at Temple Etz Chaim
November 12th at 10am
Temple Etz Chaim invites the community to participate in a new program to strengthen children’s and their parents’ connections to Judaism and Israel – Shabbat Morning J.A.M., a family Shabbat program with an emphasis on Jewish Arts and Movement. Shabbat J.A.M. will explore the story of Noah and a complimentary light lunch will be served. This is open to the community at no charge. RSVP to rebecca@templeetzchaim.org.
Help Rainbow Pack help elementary school kids have the homework supplies they need
Rainbow Pack is a youth-led charity that provided new backpacks and homework supplies to kids currently experiencing some degree of poverty. By giving out homework supplies we make it possible for these students to do well in school and learn to love school instead of being frustrated by it. They need to start fundraising now to be able to help as many students as they can next year so they can let them know they will be at their school the first day of school 2017. $10=1 Rainbow Pack.
Slice of Workspace Heaven! OfficeSlice
If you’re ready to get it done, and need someplace to focus, step into our super coworking space at OfficeSlice. We offer 5 or 10 day punchcards, day passes or hourly passes. Get stuff done without hoping to get a seat at the coffee house or sitting at your kitchen table with countless distractions. Large worktables, comfy seats, unlimited coffee / water and tea. Bring your laptop, jump on our wifi and get to work. Give us a call 818-446-6125, or purchase our Trial Day Pass only $10!
Help Your Website Rank Higher on Google with SEO-friendly content writing
A content writer with over a decade of writing experience can help your website reach more audience and get better Google rankings! Whether you need help with Blogs, Website Content. Articles or SEO help
Curious what “Clean Eating” means?
Not sure how to start? Join the 28 Day Clean Eating Challenge! The 28 Day Clean Eating Challenge is a jumpstart towards a healthy lifestyle.
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* better sleep
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Join hundreds of others in a virtual bootcamp, with meal plans, recipes, one on one coaching, support, education and encouragement. You will eat real food (no pre-packaged food) and receive a kit with all you need to support you through the 28 days. Email juliandra@aol.com for more info.
GoogleforEdu updates make it easier to create a tech savvy k12 classroom
No Problem Mac
They come direct to your home or business providing fast, friendly support, service, and training for all ages. Speed up your Mac, tackle the dreaded iCloud, get a printer working, upgrade your system and more. See what clients say at http://www.noproblemmac.com or read the weekly Mac Tips & Tricks blog at http://www.noproblemmac.com/blog. $80 per hour. Jen’s List members get a free OSX system cleaning! Just mention Jen’s List when you call John at 310-621-5679.
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 and Learning Tools, 3-year-olds:
* PRESCHOOLER is a multi-sensory information
sponge, so talk about
– places and things you see like
.. your neighborhood surroundings,
.. kinds of trucks on the road,
.. multicultural ideas from other societies like
⋅ ways children dress,
⋅ ways people eat,
⋅ musical traditions and instruments,
⋅ different kinds of transportation.
– things we
.. smell,
.. taste,
.. hear.
– the changes in seasons including
.. how the weather feels,
.. watching for seasonal fresh foods appearing
at the market,
.. need for different clothes,
.. what Mother Nature displays –
⋅ trees’ leaves change color,
⋅ flowers develop buds and blooms in
beautiful colors.
– what your local library has to offer. Visit regularly.
– what animals at the zoo do – behaviors of
.. primates,
.. snakes,
.. seals, otters,
.. sloths.
– what’s on your dinner table!
(visual, tactile, auditory, social/emotional, life
skills, language vocabulary, thinking/learning,
music)
* WITH a natural desire to perfect gross motor skills,
Preschooler may want to spend the entire morning
.. going down the slide.
.. riding a favorite tricycle.
(gross motor, visual, tactile, auditory, creativity,
social/emotional, math/logic)
* PLAY IS a child’s work!
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.
Comments to msmarm@roadrunner.com.
Next week – “Developmental Learning Tools for 3-year-olds, pt. 7”
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November 7 2016
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