Mothers of Pre-Schoolers
Mothers of Preschoolers welcomes all mothers with children
ages 0 to 5. We meet the first Thursday of every month from September to June. Meetings start at 9:30 a.m. and end at 11:45 a.m. Childcare is included through our MOPPETS program.
What are MOPS Meetings Like?
Each month we have a speaker discussing different aspects of raising children and motherhood. Topics this year include: discipling your children, nutrition, "Christ Being Our Home", setting your spiritual goals and intimacy with your spouse.
Don't worry about skipping breakfast- we have plenty of great food each month. Our friendly greeters will help you in the door and help you get your children settled into their classrooms.
The MOPPETS program provides a safe and nurturing environment for the kids. The children are grouped by age. They spend the time listening to a Bible story, creating a craft, having a snack and playing with new friends.
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010
Start time: 9:30 a.m.
Child care ends at 11:45 a.m.
Strategies for Discipling Children
Speaker: Phil Smith, PhD
Dr. Philip Smith will be speaking to us this month. He is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Smith's work at The Boggs Center involves participation in a variety of projects designed to increase the capacity of NJ based programs to effectively support individuals who present significant behavioral challenges.
Dr. Smith obtained his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the New School for Social Research in New York City, and prior to joining The Boggs Center spent 9 years at the Westchester Institute for Human Development where he worked extensively in the area of Positive Behavior Support. This included the delivery of training and technical assistance to schools and residential treatment programs across the state, as well as collaboration with the New York Autism Network.
Dr. Smith is also a co-author of the book Positive Strategies for Students with Behavior Problems, which provides an overview of Functional Behavior Assessment and Positive Behavior Intervention Planning in school settings. He has conducted educational seminars on this material at several national conferences.
Thank you to the Mercury table for providing the goodies for this month. They are led by Carrington
Cunnington and include Beth Blum, Nancy Kret, Vanessa Leahey, DeAnna Pastore and Jennifer Polner.
Hope you can join us!
Announcements
Playscape Outing
Thursday, April 15, 2010
10 a.m.
577 North Main St, Brewster NY 10509
(845) 278-8045
www.brewsterplayscape.com
Bring all your Moppets to Playscape indoor play center! Playscape has a bouncy barn, ball pit, climbing tubes, race track with ride-on toys, dress-up center and much more, all in a single enclosed area. Suitable for kids from 1-7. Moms can visit over coffee and snacks from the attached cafe, buy lunch for the kids or bring your own. The special MOPs rate is $7 per child (no charge for adults or pre-walkers) to play as long as you like--up until 5 p.m.!
Playdate at the Park
Thursday, April 15, 2010
10 a.m.
at Bedford Hills Memorial Park
We are hoping for good weather for this playdate at the park. This park has swings, two play structures and best of all it’s fenced in! Look for our MOPS table at the park. We will have snacks.
Take the Saw Mill Parkway North to the Exit for 117-E. Make a left off of the ramp. Make a left onto Haines Road. Park is on your left. From the North, take the Saw Mill Parkway South to Haines Road. Make a slight right towards Haines Road and then a left onto Haines Road. Park is on your left.
MOPS BUNCO NIGHT
Thursday, April 22, 2010
8:00 p.m.
at Eva Rendle's House
see mopswestchester.com for directions.
MOPS 2009-20010 REGISTRATION
We are accepting registrations for next year! We will have forms available at our information table during the May and June meetings. You can also download the forms online mopswestchester.com. (We can not accept forms online at this time.)
Fees are: $23.95 for MOPS International
$60.00 for BCC MOPS
You can pay our local fees in a lump sum or $30.00 in September and $30.00 in January. (Scholarship are available)
Make checks out to Bedford Community Church
Please bring the forms to the meetings or send to:
* Bedford Community Church
* MOPS Registration
* 160 Bedford Center Road
* Bedford Hills, NY 10507
To contact MOPS directly and visit our website at mopswestchester.com. We have all our newsletters online and our MOPS mentor, Paula VanDerlyn's wonderful bible study that she prepares for the steering team each month. Visit our website to blog or chat with other moms.
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