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February's Power2Parent Newsletter

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View this email in your browser NEWSLETTER February 2020   WHAT'S INSIDE: THE POWER OF PARENTING NEWS & EVENTS SCHOOL CHOICE POWER2PARENT IN THE NEWS POWER2TEACH ELECTION SEASON THE POWER OF PARENTING: What's Your Story? "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies...The man who never reads lives only one." -George R. R. Martin World Read Aloud Day falls on February 1st and this month is a great time for us to find ways to engage with our kids in reading.  One study by economists in 2006 concluded that "children whose parents had read to them when they were five and showed an interest in their education at age ten were significantly less likely to be in poverty at age thirty." What were some of your favorite stories growing up? What books would you like to read again if given the chance? Challenge yourself to grab a copy from the local library and share that story with your family this month. Here are some ideas to get you started reading aloud with your children: Take turns reading a page or chapter with your child Have your child read the book aloud to you Read the book aloud to your child Listen to the audio book together Besides just being fun, reading together is a great chance to spend time together as a family and to build our relationship with our kids. The studies confirm the benefits! "Reading aloud to young children, particularly in an engaging manner, promotes emergent literacy and language development and supports the relationship between child and parent. In addition it can promote a love for reading which is even more important than improving specific literacy skills." (Reading aloud to children: The evidence, Archives of Disease in Childhood, August 2008)   So this month, find your favorite story and share it! Back to Top NEWS & EVENTS I AM MOM SUMMIT:  A Free Online Conference with Sessions that Motivate, Empower and Help You Crush Being a Mom February 7-8, 2020 | 9:00 AM PT | Even if you can't attend on Feb 7-8th, register and you will have 14 days to watch for free Tune in as our Internet Safety Guru, Chelsea Brown, covers the topic of raising your kids in a digital world. Register here for free SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES: Help us build game libraries in our schools! We've received requests from several local schools to help them build Family Game Libraries for students to check out games and puzzles to take home to play with their families. We'd love your help to make it happen. As you're doing your spring cleaning, channel your inner Marie Kondo and pass along your board games and puzzles to us where they will be used to spark much joy in the lives of families of local schools. Email us at info@power2parent.org and we'll come pick them up! PARENTING PROJECT: The Clark County Department of Family Services is offering free parenting classes  and programs for parents and caregivers of all ages to help parents be more effective in raising their children. Click here for more information SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS: Are you concerned about what is happening in your child's school? You have an elected Trustee to represent your voice in the school district. This includes procedural and financial decisions. These Trustees meet regularly and these meetings are open to the public for you to attend and voice your opinion. You can listen in online and email in a statement and express concerns! This is your chance to make your voice heard.   Visit your local school district's website to see the Board of Trustee Meeting Calendar.   CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT The Clark County School District Trustee Meetings can be found here February Trustee Meetings will be held February 13th and February 27th at 5:00pm. You can watch them via Live Stream (Eduvision) here WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT    The Washoe County School District Trustee Meetings can be found here Back to Top SCHOOL CHOICE Did you miss the school choice fairs during School Choice Week? Stay up to date on school choice options for your child through the Nevada School Choice Coalition.  Nevada is one of the best states in the country to homeschool your child. Nevada Homeschool Network (NHN) advocates for the fundamental right of parents to direct the education their own children as they see fit. Find out more information here.   New to homeschooling, thinking about it, or just need some encouragement?  RISE Education Resource Center will keep you updated on monthly intro to homeschooling classes. You can also visit them to schedule a private consultation with one of Nevada's leading homeschool experts. Curious to know how your child's school is performing? Visit Opportunity180 to find out how your school is doing and learn about other schools in your neighborhood. You can also see the quality, location, & enrollment of all Clark County K-12 public schools. Visit them here. Back to Top POWER2PARENT IN THE NEWS Family Game Night at Fitzgerald Elementary School was a huge success! We had a night of family fun with family game time and red carpet photos with Mrs. America, Natalie Winslow! If you are interested in hosting a Game Night with Power2Parent and Mrs. America at your school and/or setting up a game library for family engagement email us at info@power2parent.org Back to Top POWER2TEACH Congratulations Cindee Cavazos!   Cindee is this month's Power2Teach winner of a $50 Amazon gift card and will be entered into our end of year $500 grand prize. She was nominated by Napaul Cavazos who had this to say about her: "Cindee has been with CCSD for roughly 17 years. She truly has a passion for developing our youth today in becoming the best people they can possibly be. Unfortunately teacher salaries today are not what they should be, but this has not stopped her from doing what she does. I remember her telling me that being a teacher is one of the most hard but rewarding careers; because it is one of the only careers that can help create a better future for not only the individual (student) but for society. In addition to that she has truly touched the hearts and changed the lives of some in the community." Cindee works at Lois & Jerry Tarkanian Middle School as a computer literacy, English as a Second Language, and Media teacher. Do you have a teacher who has gone the extra mile for your child, or who has had an amazing influence on students in the State of Nevada? Each month we will choose one teacher in Nevada who will be highlighted in our monthly P2P Newsletter and who will then be in the running to win our grand prize of $500 to use for the next school year! We love our Nevada teachers and we're excited to show our support in a big way!  Good Luck! NOMINATE A TEACHER TODAY Back to Top ELECTION SEASON The 80th (2019) Session of the Nevada Legislature adjourned on June 4, 2019 and will resume again February 2021.   We are now in the interim period between legislative sessions, which means we're headed into the next election cycle. We'll prepare for the elections and the next session by looking for the best candidates who will support legislation that supports parents and helps strengthen families in Nevada. We will go through an endorsement process and keep you posted on the results.   Register to vote online here Back to Top GIVE YOUR FAMILY THE GIFT OF TIME TOGETHER Looking for the perfect gift for your family and friends? According to experts at the University of Toronto, you're better off giving your family a meaningful experience rather than a toy, or material gift. It turns out that giving your children an experience this holiday season instead of the typical "thing" forges deeper family bonds. Researchers explain that "An experiential gift elicits a strong emotional response when a recipient consumes it and is more intensely emotional than a material possession." If you're looking for some fun family time together, we've partnered with #PogoPass to offer our #Power2Parent followers the gift of a Pogo Pass at a discounted price. What is the Pogo Pass? It's a 12 month membership (from date of purchase) that provides you FREE access to all your favorite #family activities in the #LasVegas area. CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR POGO PASS AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE BY USING THE CODE "P2P"! DO YOU SHOP ON AMAZON? When you shop on Amazon.com using the link smile.amazon.com the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice at no cost to you!    Can I use my existing Amazon.com account on AmazonSmile? Yes, you use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, Wish List, wedding or baby registry, and other account settings are also the same.   How do I select a charitable organization to support when shopping on AmazonSmile? On your first visit to AmazonSmile smile.amazon.com, you need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. We will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation.   Can I change my charity? Yes, you can change your charity any time. Your AmazonSmile purchases after the change count towards your newly selected charity. To change your charity, sign in to smile.amazon.com on your desktop or mobile phone browser and simply select "Change your Charity" in "Your Account." To select "Power2Parent" as the charity of your choice, go to smile.amazon.com on your computer or phone. Type "Power2Parent" in the search box that says "Or pick your own charitable organization". When our name appears, click on the box that says, "Select" and you'll be all set. Happy Shopping! WANT TO GET INVOLVED? Volunteer! We are always looking for volunteer team members to help out. Join our private Facebook group today: P2P Volunteers DONATE NOW We exist to inform, organize, and mobilize community members for the protection of fundamental parental rights. Copyright © 2019 Power2Parent, All rights reserved. POWER2PARENT.ORG   Our mailing address is: POWER2PARENT P.O. BOX 10030 W CHARLESTON BLVD LAS VEGAS, NV 89135 email us at info@power2parent.org Want to change how you receive these emails? 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