Early Intervention Team Helps Family Enjoy Story Time
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Bobby and his family are working with their Early Intervention team to implement strategies that will keep him engaged in group activities like story time.
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By Sandy Dempsey, Family Resource Coordinator
Encompass Birth to Three Early Intervention supports family priorities around everyday routines and activities. During our planning and goal-setting process, one mom expressed a priority to participate in story time at the library with her two-year-old son, Bobby, noting it has been difficult in the past to keep his body calm and engaged for this activity.
We have worked with the family on teaching calming strategies, building Bobby’s language skills, and providing opportunities for him to practice group participation and structured routines through a weekly playgroup.
Knowing that story time was a family priority, the educator on Bobby’s Early Intervention team planned a visit to story time with the family. Together, they brainstormed potential challenges and proactive solutions: selecting a library layout that might eliminate distractions, supporting Bobby with child-friendly language so he knows what to expect next, and bringing fidgets to keep him seated and engaged.
With this extra support and planning, Bobby and mom enjoyed a successful story time and plan to return!
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Preschool Pet Unit Highlights
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Our preschoolers just finished up a unit studying pets! Some highlights, shown clockwise from top left, include a visit from the tortoise and the hare, collecting pet supplies to donate to the Humane Society, a visit to Woodland Park Zoo, and a sneak peek inside the Pooch Play bus.
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Encompass One of Valley Agencies Awarded "Communities of Opportunity" Grant from King County
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Encompass is thrilled to be one of the organizations awarded a King County Best Starts for Kids Communities of Opportunity grant as part of the “Snoqualmie Valley Supportive Community for All” Project. The other organizations involved in the project are
Hopelink,
Mt. Si Senior Center,
the Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank, and
Snoqualmie Valley Community Network.
"Snoqualmie Valley Supportive Community for All" will strengthen community connections by building an inclusive coalition of agencies to better coordinate human services across the region. The Valley’s rural geography, coupled with small municipal governments and funding, can make it a challenge for families to get the help they need. As a result, the Valley’s most vulnerable remain at the margins of the community, unable to access the resources that exist.
King County's Best Starts for Kids "Communities of Opportunity" (COO) grant program helps neighborhoods and cultural communities build partnerships that contribute to better health, safe and affordable housing, economic opportunity and stronger community connections for residents.
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Ms. Nikki's Class Makes a Mural
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Ms. Nikki's class of 2.5- to 3.5-year-olds got messy with a class mural project! They painted the blue and green backdrop and then contributed pieces of rainbow, butterflies, and flowers to make the beautiful mural shown below, currently on display in the hallway at the Encompass Early Learning Center.
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Encompass Sponsors Challenger Baseball and Challenge Races
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Every year, Encompass is proud to sponsor two activities in the community for youth with developmental delays and disabilities. We hope you will come out to support these two events and the young people of all abilities that are participating!
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Challenger Baseball:
Challenger is an adaptive baseball program for boys and girls ages 5-18 with physical and developmental challenges. All players are partnered with a typically-developing "buddy" to assist in areas of batting, base running and defense, but only as needed. Come out and cheer on the team!
April 28, 12:00: Little League Jamboree (Torguson Park)
May 6, 2:30-3:30: Game (Pine Lake Park)
May 20, 2:30-3:30: Game (Torguson Park)
June 3, 2:30-3:30: Game (Torguson Park)
June 10, 2:30-3:30: Game (location TBD)
June 23, 9:30-12:00: Challenger League Jamboree (Woodinville)
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Challenge Races: These gravity car races allow those with mental and physical disabilities the experience of a thrilling soap box derby-type race while riding in a car piloted by a typically-developing driver who is 10 years old or older. The co-driver is a racer with developmental disabilities (no taller than 5’2” and 130 pounds or less)
May 19, 8:00 am: Snoqualmie Race
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Last Chance to RSVP for 2018 Rise & Thrive Breakfast!
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Tuesday, April 24, 2018
7:30-9:00 am
The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge
Today is the deadline to RSVP for our 2018 Rise & Thrive Breakfast, which will feature keynote speech "Choose to Include" by former Seattle Seahawk Ray Roberts, networking opportunities with local business and government leaders, and an address by a family speaker who has been touched by Encompass programs.
Come join us for a delicious breakfast at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge in support of children and families in our community!
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Save the Date for GiveBIG: May 9
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GiveBIG is coming on May 9, and it will be the final year of the day of giving put on by the Seattle Foundation. Let's make this year's GiveBIG the BIGGEST one yet!
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Take a Seat for Kids Returns
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Take a Seat for Kids is back this year with six new pairs of custom-decorated Adirondack chairs, embellished by local artists. The chairs will be on display at local businesses throughout the Snoqualmie Valley and will all be available for purchase via an online auction.
Chairs will be on display and online bidding open from May 12-31, 2018. Check out our website for more information!
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Good Deeds Day, Apr. 20 12:30-3:00 pm: Come out to do a good deed at Encompass! Spend an afternoon helping to clean up the grounds where our preschoolers spend their time outside, rain or shine. Help with weeding, clean-up, gardening, and other general yard work.
YMCA Healthy Kids Day, Apr. 21, 10:00 am-1:00 pm: Showcase your artistry skills on the faces of our youth! Show support for Encompass through face painting at our summer events. YMCA Healthy Kids Day is a day to celebrate the youth in our community and provide resources to keep them happy, healthy, and thriving.
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Seattle Works Day - sign a team up by Apr. 30: On June 23rd, Encompass will be hosting a Seattle Works Day volunteer team! Last year, SWD volunteers helped us beautify our backyard and install some tires in the playground area (pictured above). If you want to sign up to lead a team of volunteers on this year's SWD, visit the
Seattle Works Day website! Teams can be anywhere from 10-100 people.
You can see a full list of events seeking volunteers on our website! For more information, or to sign up as a volunteer,
email us.
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Encompass is looking for passionate people to join our dynamic team! We are currently hiring for the following positions:
- Family Resource Coordinator
- Occupational or Physical Therapist
- Summer Camp Assistant (min. age 14)
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- Child and Family Therapist
- Substitute Teachers
Click below to view the job postings and learn more about how to apply!
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Acknowledgements & Thanks
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Encompass Executive Director Nela Cumming accepts the grant from Kiwanis President Marie Jackson
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Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis Awards Community Service Grant to Encompass
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We are thrilled to be the recipients of the March community service grant from Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis! The SV Kiwanis group began giving out community service grants in February 2018, when they awarded their first grant to the Mt. Si Senior Center.
Thank you to Kiwanis for supporting children and families in our community through this grant program!
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MONTHLY PROGRAM CALENDARS FOR DOWNLOAD
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Download a copy of our monthly Family Enrichment program calendar to see all our monthly offerings at a glance! Click on a button below to see that month's calendar.
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FREE WORKSHOP: Taming Temper Tantrums
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Thursday, Apr. 19, 6:30-8:00 pm
Sammamish Community YMCA
Wednesday, May 23, 6:30-8:00 pm
Carnation Library
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FREE WORKSHOPS: Everyday Literacy = Early Reading + Early Math
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Tuesday, May 1, 6:30-8:00 pm
Snoqualmie Valley YMCA
Thursday, May 17, 6:30-8:00 pm
Sammamish Community YMCA
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FREE WORKSHOP: Let's Talk about Temperament
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Tuesday, May 8, 6:30-8:00 pm
Duvall Library
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$40 per child
Saturday, May 19, 10:00am-1:00pm
Umpqua Bank Community Room
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FREE
- no pre-registration required!
Thursday, Apr. 19, 10:00-11:00 am
Duvall Library
Wednesday, Apr. 25, 10:00-11:00 am
Carnation Library
Thursday, Apr. 26, 10:00-11:00 am
North Bend Library
Thursday, May 3, 10:00-11:00 am
Duvall Library
Tuesday, May 8, 10:00-11:30 am
Fall City Library
Wednesday, May 9, 10:00-11:30 am
Snoqualmie Library
Wednesday, May 16, 10:00-11:00 am
Carnation Library
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$20 per child
DUVALL
Friday, Apr. 20, 3:30-6:30 pm
Cherry Valley Elementary
NORTH BEND
Friday, May 4, 3:00-6:00 pm
Cascade Covenant Church
SAMMAMISH
Wednesday, May 9, 2:30-5:30 pm
Sammamish Community YMCA
DUVALL
Friday, May 18, 3:30-6:30 pm
Cherry Valley Elementary
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FREE
UPPER VALLEY
Tuesday, Apr. 24, 10:00-11:30 am
Cascade Covenant Church
UPPER VALLEY
Tuesday, May 22, 10:00-11:30 am
Cascade Covenant Church
LOWER VALLEY
Thursday, May 24, 10:00-11:30 am
Carnation Elementary
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Kinship Connection Support Group
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FREE
, $5 for lunch
Tuesday,
Apr. 24
, 10:30 am-12:00 pm
Sno-Valley Senior Center
Tuesday, May 29, 10:30 am-12:00 pm
Sno-Valley Senior Center
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FREE
Saturday, Apr. 21, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Snoqualmie Valley YMCA
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$20 per child
Saturday, May 12, 4:00-8:00 pm
Encompass Early Learning Center
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