This monthly publication will provide you with events and tips we think you might find useful as you raise your young child/ren. Please contact Tricia Sabathne, Child and Family Educator, with any questions or if you are looking for additional resources, information, or supports for your child or family.

tricia.sabathne@d303.org

331-228-5727

Remaining sessions for 22-23 School Year:

April 18, 25

May 2, 9, 16, 23

Register here.

Learning to read begins long before kindergarten. Reading to your child is one of the best ways to boost their brainpower. Any child from birth to entering kindergarten can participate in this self-paced early literacy program.

Come into the Library to sign up and get a paper log. Check in at the Library when you finish a log and move your canoe up our pretend river. When you finish 1,000 books, you’ll receive a fun, musical prize!

If you read just one book per day, you will reach 1,000 before the child is three years old. Join us on this journey to help create a brighter future for your child.

Unless otherwise noted (with an address) all programs for ALL AGES and are at the St. Charle Public Library at One Sixth Ave, St. Charles. Ages 7 and below with Caregiver

• Apr 15 Loose Parts Play from 10 - 10:30 am in the Miller Haase Community Room
• Apr 16 Big Blue Block Party from 12 - 4 pm in the Hellen Gale Story Room
• Apr 29 Express Yourself! from 3 - 3:45 pm in the Miller Haase Community Room
• May 1 StoryWalk® All Day at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, 37W700 Dean St.

• May 5 Twinleaf Tales from 10 - 10:30 am at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills Dr., St. Charles
• May 10 Stories at the Nature Center from 10:30 - 11 am at the Creek Bend Nature Center at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve
• May 13 Express Yourself! from 3 - 3:45 pm in the Miller Haase Community Room
• May 18 Stories Under the Stars from 6:30 - 7:00 pm in the Terrace Garden
• May 19 Spring Has Sprung! from 10 am - 12 pm in Youth Services - *Just for little ones 5 and under*

• May 21 Big Blue Block Party from 12 - 4 pm in the Helen Gale Story Room

Family Story Time in the Miller Haase Community Room

from 10 - 10:30 am

Mondays: May 1, 8, 15

Thursdays: May 4, 11, 18

Saturday, May 13

St. Charles Public Library Programs

May 22 - August 21

Join us for the Inclusive Education Series for Families.

April's session focuses on Implementing Inclusion and Next Steps.

Learn about the 8 high priority practices that support inclusion in high quality early childhood programs. We will also talk advocacy and where to find additional resources to better understand, advocate and implement inclusive practices.

Click on this link to register for the April 20 session, 6:30 - 7:30 pm via Zoom: "Implementing Inclusion and Next Steps"

Social Coaching at Home: Learn How to Coach Your Child and Develop Social Emotional Skills in Daily Life

Presenter: Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., ACCG, PCC

April 27 from 7 - 8:30 pm (Webinar)

A parent webinar to train parents how to really teach their children social skills. Parents will find out how they can use simulation and other methods to develop social skills and continue social emotional learning at home.

All Drive Thru Models. No ID or documentation needed. First come, first served while supplies last.

• Apr 15 in Elgin at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Dr., from 9 - 11 am (Pop-Up)
• Apr 19 in Aurora at Our Lady of Mercy, 701 S. Eola Rd, from 4:30 - 6 pm
• Apr 25 in Elgin at Buena Vista Apartments, 1287 Fleetwood Dr. (behind building 1213), from 4-5:30 pm
• May 2 in Elgin at Old Sherman Parking Lot, 901 Center St, from 4 - 5:30 pm
• May 6 in Elgin at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Dr., from 9 - 11 am (Pop-Up)
• May 11 in Carol Stream at Villagebrook Apartments, 278 E. St. Charles Rd, from 4:30 - 6 pm
• May 16 in Elgin at Buena Vista Apartments, 1287 Fleetwood Dr. (behind building 1213), from 4-5:30 pm
• May 17 in Aurora at Our Lady of Mercy, 701 S. Eola Rd, from 4:30 - 6 pm
• May 30 in Wheaton at Immigrant Solidarity, 311 S Naperville Rd, from 4-5:30 pm

Get Groceries & Resources

Did you know the Salvation Army St. Charles (Tri-City) Community Center has a food pantry? Eligible families receive food as well as diapers, if needed, monthly. To access the food pantry, registration is required and visits to the pantry are by appointment only.

The Salvation Army St. Charles (Tri-City) Community Center
1710 S. 7th Avenue
St. Charles, IL 60174
Phone: (630) 377-2769 | Fax: (630) 377-2849

• You can receive 3 months of childcare while you look for work or attend school?
• If you are employed at a childcare center or childcare home, you can receive $1 copay
• There is no copay for families that are displaced?

Find Childcare & Early Learning Programs Near You

The St. Charles Park District welcomes participation in all activities by individuals with disabilities and special needs by working cooperatively with the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association. The District is committed to inclusion by providing public recreation services in the most integrated setting, providing to the maximum extent feasible for interaction between people with and without disabilities.

Kane County All Our Kids (AOK) Network resource guide. Includes phone numbers for crisis intervention, dental care, counseling & behavioral health, child safety, counseling & behavioral health, food & nutrition, emergency shelter, and more.