• Community Fair
• Sponsorship Program
  
• Dr. Patricia
• Summer Reading
• Read & Romp
  
• DEL/OSPI Survey
• Welcome Naomi

August 13
Bothell / Early Literacy Parties in Spanish

August 14
Early Learning Community Fair Kick-off

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Beginning Saturday, August 14, 2010, Foundation for Early Learning and over 100 partners will host events across Washington state as part of the 2010 Early Learning Community Fair.

Discover one in your community -- click here.

We would like to thank our sponsors including Bartell Drugs, The Boeing Company, Early Learning Public Library Partnership and Sno-Isle Libraries.

Learn more about fair events in your community by visiting www.earlylearningcommunity.org.

Foundation for Early Learning is launching a new opportunity for businesses and organizations to partner with the Foundation to support early education.

Click here to learn more.

Through our new Annual and Event Sponsorship Programs, your organization has the opportunity to receive year-round benefits including publicity, free tickets and access to signature early learning events.

To reserve your sponsorship, or to learn more, visit www.earlylearning.org/sponsorship or call Jessica Cothran at 206.525.4801, ext. 30.

Share your thoughts on how you celebrate your child on the Early Learning Community's discussion forum.

Click here to learn more.

Each week one response wins a $25 Starbucks gift card from Foundation for Early Learning.

For more parentiong tips, visit Dr. Patricia's page on the Early Learning Community with podcasts, blog posts and more.

A post from our partner, Chris Skaugset of Longview Library, a member of the Early Learning Public Library Partnership.
The Longview Library planned a Science Week as part of our “Make a Splash” summer reading program. One of the activities involved setting up a simple discovery center based on the Mother Goose Program’s Sink and Float science kit. We filled a large shallow tub with water and set out trays of random objects of varying buoyancy—some from the Mother Goose kit and others scavenged from around the library. When children came to the table, we’d invite them to put an item in the water after predicting whether it would sink or float...

Reading is a ton of fun, especially at a Read and Romp. Reach Out and Read at Northwest Pediatric Center in Centralia hosted a Read and Romp community reading celebration on Saturday, July 24, 2010.

The celebration drew families in for the afternoon with booths featuring favorite book characters such as Curious George, Bernstein Bears, and many others.

Many children and families left with fond memories and a zeal for reading and literally watching books come to life. Congratulations to Dr. Lily Lo and partner agencies, including Timberland Regional Library, for hosting a wonderful celebration.

This event was sponsored by Foundation for Early Learning and partners.

The Washington State Department of Early Learning is working with their partner agency, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), to help collect information about how Washington families want to communicate with their children’s school districts. If you know families with school-age children, please let them know about this comment opportunity.

The survey below allows parents to say how they like to talk with their schools, such as through meetings or flyers, and how much they like to be involved with their children’s schools.  OSPI will use the survey results to make recommendations to districts on how to reach out to families.

Click for the survey in English.

Click for the survey in Spanish.

Please respond by August 11, 2010.
 
For more information, visit http://www.k12.wa.us/cisl/

On July 10th, Foundation for Early Learning Program Officer Sarah Borgida gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Naomi Elise Borgida, weighing 7lb, 5oz.

Sarah and her husband, Jon, have high hopes for Naomi and already envision her becoming a Supreme Court Justice.

The Foundation wishes Sarah, Jon, Big Brother Jonas and Naomi a happy summer!