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10/5:         Homecoming (Parade starts at 9:30 a.m. this year)

10/10:       Pocatello ELC staff meeting, 5:30 p.m.

10/13-19:  Idaho Rideshare Week (www.idahorideshare.com)

10/14-18:  Annual Scholastic Book Fair at the ELC

10/15:       Global Handwashing Day

10/18:       Parents' Night Out

10/23:       Advisory Board meeting, 4:00 p.m., Snake River Room of PSUB

Scholastic Book Fair:  This will take place in the ELC lobby on the above dates.  From 9/9-9/29, however, you may access our book fair online.  Go to scholastic.com/fair, then click on Idaho, then Pocatello, then look for our fair.  You won't be able to order until 9/9.

Homecoming Parade:  The PSUB is in charge of organizing and putting on the parade, and they need LOTS of help to do this.  If you are interested in being a volunteer, please contact Heidi Oliver ASAP at 282-3513.

Advisory Board:  The ELC's Board meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month, September through April, at 4:00 p.m.  We are currently looking for a couple of voting members:  a student-at-large and a fundraising chair.  If you are interested or would like more information, please contact the Director, Kerry Williamson.

PNO is free child care for student parents while they attend the movie at the Bengal Theater.  It is provided by the Student Activities Board and is held at the ELC and staffed by ELC employees.  Space is limited, and you must sign up in advance in the Student Involvement Center on the lower level of the PSUB (near the Outdoor Adventure Center and the Transition Gallery).

CACFP Meal Benefit Income Eligibility and Enrollment Forms:  We are required to have one of these current forms on file for each family, regardless of whether or not families qualify according to the eligibility guidelines. Once you fill them out, they are valid for one year.  As they expire, we will ask you to fill out a new one.  Please be sure to do this and return it to Beccah as quickly as possible.   We need these to prepare accurate monthly claims to submit to the CACFP.

ELC Registration:    Enrollment packets can be acquired at the front desk.  Although we currently only have the odd day here and there in our infant through 2-year-old rooms, we do have space available for children who are 3-11 years of age.  The Idaho Falls site also has a number of openings available for 2-6-year-olds.  Their Supervisor is NiCole DiViesti, and the number is 282-7868.

You can pay your child care bill online with Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express credit/debit cards.  The link to the website (CASHNet) is posted on our home page and works best with Internet Explorer.  CASHNet charges a 2.75% convenience fee for this service.

Campbell Soup Labels:  We participate in the “Labels for Education” program, so save those labels and bring them in!  All we need is the UPC code, not the whole label.
 
ICCP Recipients:   Remember to fill out a Monthly Dependent Care Charge form every semester and every time you change your schedule.
 
 families.naeyc.org is an online newsletter published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.  It is full of interesting articles and tips on parenting, child development, SIDS prevention, etc. and is well worth reading!                                                                    
 Some web sites that may be of interest to you: www.earlychildhoodwebinars.com, www.idahostars.org , www.idahoaeyc.org, www.childrenandnature.org, www.InfantToddler.idaho.gov, http://www.challengingbehavior.org, http://www.iwpr.org/initiatives/student-parent-success-initiative/student-parent-success-initiative, www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel , http://www.collaboration.me.uk/Idaho_Stars.php, www.choosemyplate.gov, http://DayByDayID.org, families.naeyc.org

                                                                      Lead Providers for fall:

Age

Room #

Provider

Infants

2

       3

Luisa Santos

Chelcy Goodnight

Toddlers

6

       7

       8

Stacy Briner

Pat Rasmussen

Jessica Rouleau*

Twos

9

10

11

Debra Hughes

Jamie Walquist

Brenda Myers

Threes/Fours

20

29

Melissa Aguilar

Misty Sheets

Fours

27

28

JaNae Kunzler

Shannon Koplin

School-Age Care

24/26

Wenda Kaler

 *Temporary Lead Provider