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The Latest News From the LOS GATOS-SARATOGA Chapter
STEM and Art/Writing Kits for Schools
Assistance League of Los Gatos-Saratoga volunteers has been hard at work during August and September creating thousands of STEM Kits for students to work on at home as part of their distance learning this fall. 34,000 STEM Kits will be delivered to Campbell Union School District in early October. Each student in Kindergarten through 5th grade will be able to perform six science experiments to do at home after a distance learning science lesson from their teacher. Topics range from leaves changing color, difference in bird beaks, to friction and pattern of motion, and structure and function of the human eye.
In addition, 1500 Art/Writing Kits for Kindergarten through 2nd graders were also assembled by volunteers. These kits include a writing journal, a book about Why We Stay Home during Covid-19, and other fun art supplies. Students will be encouraged to write about their lives at home. READ MORE >>
Assistance League of Los Gatos-Saratoga volunteers has been hard at work during August and September creating thousands of STEM Kits for students to work on at home as part of their distance learning this fall. 34,000 STEM Kits will be delivered to Campbell Union School District in early October. Each student in Kindergarten through 5th grade will be able to perform six science experiments to do at home after a distance learning science lesson from their teacher. Topics range from leaves changing color, difference in bird beaks, to friction and pattern of motion, and structure and function of the human eye.
In addition, 1500 Art/Writing Kits for Kindergarten through 2nd graders were also assembled by volunteers. These kits include a writing journal, a book about Why We Stay Home during Covid-19, and other fun art supplies. Students will be encouraged to write about their lives at home. READ MORE >>
Spotlight on Philanthropic Programs:
Successful Virtual Baby Shower in Family Programs
For over 10 years Assistance League of Los Gatos-Saratoga has held a baby shower in coordination with the Nurse Family Partnership Program in Santa Clara County. In-need moms and their new babies who are enrolled in this program all live below the poverty line with an annual income of approximately $9,000. All are young and struggling to raise their babies in a healthy and positive environment.
Due to COVID-19, this annual event was transformed into a virtual event under the direction of Assistance League members Kitty Horowitz and Barbara Weber. Members used the Target Baby Registry to select gifts for the new families identified by the Public Health Nurses. Members were generous with their support as 85 members fulfilled many needs ranging from floor gyms, boppies, foam floor tiles, newborn clothes, board books to many boxes of diapers. The virtual shower donations were valued at nearly $1,800. READ MORE>>
Successful Virtual Baby Shower in Family Programs
For over 10 years Assistance League of Los Gatos-Saratoga has held a baby shower in coordination with the Nurse Family Partnership Program in Santa Clara County. In-need moms and their new babies who are enrolled in this program all live below the poverty line with an annual income of approximately $9,000. All are young and struggling to raise their babies in a healthy and positive environment.
Due to COVID-19, this annual event was transformed into a virtual event under the direction of Assistance League members Kitty Horowitz and Barbara Weber. Members used the Target Baby Registry to select gifts for the new families identified by the Public Health Nurses. Members were generous with their support as 85 members fulfilled many needs ranging from floor gyms, boppies, foam floor tiles, newborn clothes, board books to many boxes of diapers. The virtual shower donations were valued at nearly $1,800. READ MORE>>
Volunteers Provide STEM Lessons to 3rd Graders at Inquiry and Innovation Day
Nearly 900 third graders in the Campbell Union School District participated in their first Inquiry & Innovation Day on Thursday, March 5th. Thirty-five volunteers from Assistance League of Los Gatos-Saratoga led a STEM lesson integrating the new science practices and the CUSD’s Profile of Graduate competencies around critical thinking and innovation. The lesson was designed to encourage curiosity, observation, and innovative ideas.
Our volunteers introduced the 8-year-olds to Ada Lace On The Case, a book by Emily Calandrelli about a third-grade girl who starts closely observing and asking questions about the world around her. Then they demonstrated an experiment using a glass of water and a small orange. READ MORE >>
Nearly 900 third graders in the Campbell Union School District participated in their first Inquiry & Innovation Day on Thursday, March 5th. Thirty-five volunteers from Assistance League of Los Gatos-Saratoga led a STEM lesson integrating the new science practices and the CUSD’s Profile of Graduate competencies around critical thinking and innovation. The lesson was designed to encourage curiosity, observation, and innovative ideas.
Our volunteers introduced the 8-year-olds to Ada Lace On The Case, a book by Emily Calandrelli about a third-grade girl who starts closely observing and asking questions about the world around her. Then they demonstrated an experiment using a glass of water and a small orange. READ MORE >>
