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Great Expectations
“Together We Can Achieve More”
Family University Conference
Sat., March 28, 2015 9:00 am‐2:00 pm Rogers Park Middle School
21 Memorial Dr. Danbury, CT
Keynote Featuring
Mr. Mark Barden
“No One Eats Alone—15 Ways to Help End
Social Isolation in Our Community”
Family University is a half-day of interactive seminars that aim to give parents the tools
they need to help their children succeed in school and life. Multiple activities for children
to do during the day, in their own groups and with their parents. Sponsored by Danbury
Public Schools, Danbury Board of Education, Mill Ridge and Morris St. Family Resource
Centers, Danbury Family Learning Center, Inc., Sodexo/Danbury School Lunch and our
community supporters: Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, United Alarm and Winter Bros.
Agenda:
9:00-9:45 am Registration and Resources in the Cafeteria
9:45-9:50 Welcome by Dr. Salvatore Pascarella, Superintendent of Danbury Schools, Eileen Alberts, Chairwoman, Danbury Board of Education 9:50-10:30 Keynote Mark Barden “No One Eats Alone‐‐15 Ways to Help End Social Isolation in Our Community” Keynote will have translation available, please indicate need on registration form.
10:30-11:45 Seminar Session 1
11:45-12:45 Lunch, Vendor Room, Demonstrations, Taste of Parent Education Opportunities, Family Quilt Project and Conversations with the Board of Education Members, Drawing of Raffles 12:45-2:00 Seminar Session 2
Keynote:
Mark Barden is Advocacy Director at Sandy Hook Promise in Newtown, CT. His son Daniel, 7, was killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school on December 14th, 2012. He has since dedicated his life to preventing other families from having to go through the pain of losing a loved one to senseless gun violence. Daniel was always brimming with compassion and kindness, often bringing extra snacks to share at lunch, moving worms off the driveway after a rainstorm, and checking on students who were working alone in class. Because of this, SHP's program "No One Eats Alone" holds a place very dear to his heart. No One Eats Alone combats social isolation by ensuring that every child has someone to sit with at lunch or play with at recess. Youth who feel isolated have been shown to sometimes turn to violence against themselves or others. This program seeks to promote social inclusion to prevent school violence and safe, inclusive community for all students.
Morning Sessions
10:30-11:45
A. Common Core Standards-Math Grade K-2: Parents will explore multiple strategies for addition and subtraction as well as multiplication and division to see how the different approaches are interconnected. Hands on materials and visuals will be used to enable parents to meet the needs of various learning styles. Come with an open mind, ready to play and learn! Seminar will be offered in English, Spanish and Portuguese, DPS Math Curriculum Specialist
B. Common Core Standards-Literacy Grade 3-5: Parents will explore multiple strategies for encouraging and helping your child learn how to read. Hands on materials and visuals will be used to enable parents to meet the needs of various learning styles. Come with an open mind! Seminar will be offered in English, Spanish and Portuguese, DPS Language Arts Curriculum
Specialists
C. Abuso de Sustancias Prevencion: Lo que lops Padres Necesitan Saber/Substance Abuse Prevention: What a Parent Needs to Know Presented in Spanish Gabriela Krainer, LCSW,
LADAC, Substance Abuse Program Coordinator, Family & Children's Aid
D. Helping your Child get Ready for Kindergarten: What skills does your child need, what can you do at home to prepare your child, what are the first few days like in school and how to be a confident parent sending your child to Kindergarten. Seminar will be offered in English,
Spanish and Portuguese, Cristina Roth, MA, Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher King St. Primary
School
E. Mind in the Making: From the book “Mind in the Making.” Learn the seven essential skills every child needs. Watch insightful videos about how young children learn, enjoy an interactive discussion, and take home dozens of simple, everyday ways to promote a love of learning in your child and help them be all they can be. Presented in English by Danbury
Promise for Children Partnership
F. Healthy Eating-What is the 5210 Message?: This seminar will help parents learn about easy, fast, and affordable meals that incorporate fresh fruits and veggies. It will also cover healthy snacks and your role in helping your family improve overall health. Coalition for
Healthy Kids
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G. Development Assets: Helping your child develop many of the 40 developmental assets to be successful in today’s world. Terry Budlong, Director of Prevention Services, Midwestern
Connecticut Council of Alcoholism
H. Social Media and your child: This seminar will explore the risks and dangers of early and unsupervised exposure to social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) and technology(smartphones, tablets, etc). It will also help parents learn how to build trust with their child and safely encourage them to be internet‐savy.Just as you prepare your kids for life in the real world, learn how to prepare them for life in the online world.Mr. D. Jimenez, MSW, Ellsworth Ave. School Social Worker & Chair of Stand Together Make A Difference (STMAD)
I. Danbury High School Expansion: What does the expansion entail and how will it benefit Danbury’s Children? Presented by the Superintendent, the High School Principal and City Officials, it will detail the physical building design and what new opportunities will be available to students. 11:45-12:45 Lunch, Vendor Room, Demonstrations, Taste of Parent Education Opportunities, Family Quilt Project and Conversations with the Board of Education Members, Drawing of Raffles Afternoon Sessions 12:45-2:00
J. Common Core Standards-Math Grade 3-5: Parents will explore multiple strategies for addition and subtraction as well as multiplication and division to see how the different approaches are interconnected. Hands on materials and visuals will be used to enable parents to meet the needs of various learning styles. Come with an open mind! Seminar will be offered
in English, Spanish and Portuguese, DPS Math Curriculum Specialist
K. Common Core Standards-Literacy Grade K-2: Parents will explore multiple strategies for encouraging and helping your child learn how to read. Hands on materials and visuals will be used to enable parents to meet the needs of various learning styles. Come with an open mind! Seminar will be offered in English, Spanish and Portuguese, DPS Language Arts
Specialists
L. How to Raise Kids who Talk: What would it mean to you to be able to carry on a meaningful conversation with your kids where you actually felt heard? The effectiveness of your communication has everything to do with the response you are getting. If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll get the same results. Why not try something different? Effective communication begins with you! Come and find out what you can do to change your relationships. Terry Budlong, Director of Prevention Services, MCCA
M. Family Food Shopping on a Budget: Participants will participate in reading food labels, identifying sugar in foods, and using unit pricing as a strategy to purchase more food value for every dollar. Seminar will be offered in English, Spanish and Portuguese, Healthy Kids Coalition
N. Preparing and supporting your child’s transition to middle school: Presented by middle school counselors this seminar will aid parents in understanding the demands of middle school education and what steps they can take to make the transition successful for their child. Seminar will be offered in English, Spanish and Portuguese. 3
O. Parenting the Positive Discipline Way: Positive Discipline shows parents/teachers how to focus on solutions while being kind and firm so that any child from a three year old toddler to a rebellious teenager can learn problem‐solving skills, responsibility, creative cooperation and self‐discipline with no loss of dignity. It helps to enrich relationships with mutual respect. Robin Eckstein and Carol Dores, Positive Discipline of Western CT, Inc.
P. End Drunk Driving: Distracted Driving results in thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries each year. Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith has partnered up with EndDD.org (End Distracted Driving) in providing an educational, and informative talk that will present the sobering statistics of current safety crisis, share true stories of the costs of Distracted Driving, and offer simple steps that drivers can use immediately to help themselves and others around them. Presented by Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, Seminar will be offered in English,
Spanish and Portuguese. Q. Mind in the Making‐ Mentes en Desarrollo: Aprende las siete habilidades que todos los niños necesitan para triunfar en la vida. Veremos intereantes videos de cómo aprenden los niños, conversaremos sobre esto de una manera divertida y aprenderas varias estrategias simples y aplicables en el día a día para incrementar el interes de tus hijos en el aprenderje y como impulsarlos para que lleguen a ser lo que ellos pueden ser. Presented in Spanish and Portuguese by Danbury Promise for Children Partnership
R. Early College Program: An exciting industry‐recognized school‐private corporation partnership for students to be able to leave high school with both a high school diploma AND an Associates Degree. The Program enables students to master academics, technical and workplace skills necessary to obtain entry level jobs in the STEM industries or continue on their education in a 4 year institution. Details about the program, how students get engaged and questions will be discussed and answered. Children Activities:
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Arts & Crafts and Science Activities
Music and Movement
Physical Education
Meet local professional Athletic players
The Literacy Caravan
DEMONSTRATIONS in the Cafeteria (during lunch)
A TASTE OF DANBURY: The Parent Education Potpourri: Lee Y Seras, School & Success, Read & Rise, Raising Readers and Parents Seeking Educational Excellence (PSEE), People Empowering People (PEP), and Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) Prevent Drunk Driving: Presented by Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, Attorneys at Law 5210 Let’s Go: How much sugar is really in our food and drinks. You will be surprised. Architectural Drawings of Danbury High School’s Additions
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Thank you to our Sponsors!!
Registration Process:
Please fill in the entire registration form on the next page and don’t forget to write down what seminars you would like to take. Please make checks or money orders payable to the DFLC. Please mail your registration and $15.00 (per family) to the Danbury Family Learning Center, Inc. 49 Osborne Street, Danbury, CT 06810. If you have any questions, please contact us at 203‐797‐4734. Registrations are due by Friday, March 20, 2015. We look forward to seeing you on the 28th!! 5
REGISTRATION FORM­registration due by Friday, March 20, 2015.
Home School: ______________________________________________________
Registration Form: Please select two seminars for each session and put the letter of the seminar in the boxes below. We will try to honor everyone’s first choice. Please fill in all information boxes. Parent(s) Section:
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