eNews for Kyrene's
Native American Community
June 9, 2009
Tell Your Friends &
Neighbors: Enroll in
FREE
Kindergarten Now!
Kyrene is currently accepting registration for Kindergarten. Kyrene
Kindergarten offers a challenging and comprehensive curriculum to ensure
that your child will receive the individualized attention needed to
excel. Enroll
today so that your child will receive the foundation necessary for
lifelong learning. For more information on registration visit our
website.
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Fun Summer Activities
Reading and playing games is a great way to
enjoy each other's company while keeping skills fresh. Here are
some great summer reading books and a fun math skills game.
Great Summer Reading:
Preschool – 2nd grade:
The Butterfly Dance, Gerald Dawavendewa
Dreamcatcher, Audrey Osofsky
Coyote in Love with a Star, Marty Kreipe de Montaño
Grades 3 – 5:
Indian Shoes, Cynthia Leitich Smith
Beardance, Will Hobbs
Grades 6 – 8:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
The Birchbark House, Louise Erdrich
Math
Shoe Game
Use a shoe holder with pockets, or take a large piece of butcher paper
and draw 10 large rectangles. Label the pockets or rectangles with the
numbers 1 – 10. Have the children make shoe cutouts marked with numbers
from 1 – 5. Mix up all the left shoes into one pile and all the right
shoes into another pile. Have each child select a left shoe and a right
shoe. Then have the child add the two numbers and put the pair of shoes
into the pocket or onto the rectangle labeled with the correct sum.
This activity can be modified to practice subtraction, multiplication or
division by adjusting the numbers on the pockets and shoes.
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11th Annual
Native American Recognition Day with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Join the Arizona Diamondbacks and Gila River
Casinos as they celebrate the rich culture of Native American
communities. The Arizona Diamondbacks are the only Major League
Baseball club to honor Native Americans with a Recognition Day and All
Native American Youth Baseball Tournament. Enjoy an array of
entertainment throughout the game including Native American drum groups,
dancers, vocalists, royalty and parade of the teams that will
participate in the 11th Annual Inter-Tribal Youth Baseball Tournament.
To purchase tickets with a portion of the ticket sales benefiting Native
American non-profit agencies, contact: Phoenix Indian Center
602-264-6768, ext. 2103; Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona 602-258-4822;
Arizona Diamondbacks 602-462-4118.
Sunday, July 12, 2009 at Chase Field
Florida Marlins vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Festivities begin at 11:30 am
Game Time 1:10 pm
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Living Well
Traditionally - Diabetes Prevention Camp 2009
This FREE camp is sponsored by Native
Health and is open to all Native American youth ages 9 - 12 years
old. The Camp will be held on July 21 and 22 at Chauncey
Ranch YMCA Camp in Mayer, AZ. Please contact Cheryle Litzin
via phone at 602-279-5262, ext. 3411 or e-mail
clitzin@nachci.com.
Application deadline is June 30.
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Mammograms for Uninsured Women Available
The Arizona
Department of Health Services has funds to pay for mammograms for
uninsured women or those with high deductibles (greater than $100)
for screening services. Qualified candidates must be 40 years of
age or older. Also, if further diagnostics or treatment is needed,
ADHS will be able to pay for that follow-up as well.
Please
call 480-967-3767 or 1-800-285-0272. The MOM (Mobile on
site Mammography) staff will qualify you and give you an option of
locations.
ADHS would very much like to use these funds to benefit local
uninsured and underinsured women.
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Help Available
Times may be hard, but
there are still an abundance of resources available to help YOU!
Find out what you qualify for at
www.azselfhelp.org!
