Message from Literacy Team

End of Year Virtual Celebration on 12/10 RSVP by Friday! While we are unable to meet in person, we cannot break our tradition of appreciation! Spend your morning with us on Zoom as we share highlights and insights of the year, and show off your merry mugs! What's a "merry mug?" The contest--for all who would like to participate--just requires you to bring your favorite holiday mug to the celebration (or any mug that makes you merry). Whether it's filled with cocoa, coffee or tea, your mug is eligible to compete. Other activities include an icebreaker, guest speakers, and a special shoutout to Tutorfly.org. Please make sure to include your address on the registration form so we can drop off a special gift to you from ENP. RSVP no later than 12/04 by registering on Eventbrite (for link to register, click HERE). Event starts at 10 a.m. on Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/91699359597 (Meeting ID: 916 9935 9597). Blessings, Jenessa and Erika

We need some additional hands to help us package and deliver gifts for this celebration. You can volunteer on Tuesday, December 8th or Wednesday, December 9th from 9-12 at the LTC (1719 L St. Fresno, CA). Sign up HERE 

Literacy News & Resources

What to Look Out For

New Tutorfly Resources Available In addition to the added "Live Chat" feature on the homepage, Tutorfly has also created a "Getting Started" page that troubleshoot some basic issues. This includes -A test lesson space -A guide for mentors and mentees -A space to submit a request for ideas A huge shoutout to Tutorfly for meeting the needs of our program!

Last Day of Sessions/Winter Break Students last day of school in Fresno Unified and Clovis Unified is Friday, December 18th. Make sure you make plans with families and students to wrap up sessions by this date. School resumes Tuesday, January 5th (CUSD) and Monday, January 11th (FUSD). Enjoy your winter break!

Literacy Coaching Hour  Jenessa and Erika will begin offering virtual Coaching Hours twice a month beginning in January 2021! We will open up a Zoom meeting room for your questions and also offer our support with a variety of mini-lessons. If you have something you would like us to cover during a coaching hour, please email us! Calendars will be available soon!

Fall Semester Highlight

We are so proud of the commitment you made this semester! Currently, 121 volunteers serve 242 kids across 18 schools, 6 after school sites, and 2 group homes! We are still actively recruiting more Virtual Literacy Mentors for the kids on the waitlist. Please sign up at everyneighborhood.org/volunteerapp. You can also email Jenessa/Erika if you are willing to take on another student!

FUSD Book Drive

Are you doing some winter cleaning?? FUSD Peer Mentoring (who sponsors our fingerprinting costs and supports our online mentoring) is hosting a Book Drive and would love to take those books off your hands! Drop off box located at 1350 M St. Fresno, 93721 Please email Fernanda at fernanda.jusainogomez@fresnounified.org for more info.

Holiday Writing Activity

Create-abilities made this cute activity to encourage creative story-telling and writing. Tailor the activity to your student's ability- just talk about the story, write the story together, or have your student write on their own. IF you dropped off a literacy bag, your student should have a dice- if not, "pretend" to roll a dice together. Whether you use this activity or not, make sure students are using complete sentences and using new vocabulary words. Language is key!

Literacy Mentor Spotlight

This semester, ENP Literacy Mentoring ventured into new territory and started a partnership with Quality Family Services Group Homes. We currently have five mentors working with high schoolers on their areas of academic need. No longer just sight words; we've got tutors helping with algebra, civics, and chemistry, too! Here are some quick snapshots of lessons with mentors Pramit and Genevieve.