October PW's Playhouse

October 2015

Prepare Your Family for a FIRE EMERGENCY

Every October, we focus on raising awareness of fire safety.

How to Talk to Your Kids about Fire Safety Week Learn More Inside!

Bullying Annual Halloween Party

Take home a LOOT bag

Halloween Craft Create to Spook!

FEATURES How to Talk to Your Kids about Bullying

Tips for making the best out of a new school year.

Upcoming Events:

Fire Safety

Week

FIRE SAFETY WEEK October 4 - 10 ANNUAL HOLLOWEEN PARTY October 25

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To Playcare Parents: Please remember to get your Playcare Stamp before leaving Dakotah! Sport and Fitness.

All Membership Cards must be presented upon check-in.

OCT 4 -10

No outside food or beverages.

Remember socks are required in the Atrium.

The Playworks mission is to provide high- quality education and care to children, build cooperative partnerships with parents, provide meaningful employment, and provide a viable, fun, quality entertainment source for families.

FIRE TRUCKS WILL

BE VISITING PLAYWORKS!

OCT 5, 7 & 8

Prepare Your Family for a Fire Emergency - By Mdewakanton Public Safety Director Greg Hayes

Every October, we focus on raising awareness of fire safety.

Why October? In 1871, a majority of Chicago burned down when Mrs. O’Leary’s cow tipped over a candle.

There’s no doubt why candles are one of our top safety concerns!

Never leave candles unattended.

Smoking is the leading cause of fires.

Do not toss cigarettes, lit matches and pipes.

CHECK your smoke detector monthly.

Change the batteries at least once a year at a minimum.

Learn more at our

Mdewakanton Public Safety (MPS) Annual Open House 2525 Flandreau Trail NW, Prior Lake, MN 55372

Oct. 7 from 5-8pm

We can answer all of your questions on medical, fire, and preparedness safety issues for your family. Also, equipment demonstrations and fire truck rides.

Playworks - Learning and fun go hand-in-hand!

Have a family escape plan.

Source: National Safety Council

Here are a few key tips to help keep your family safe:

CHILDREN

How to Talk to Your Kids about

Bullying

Parents have an important role to play in preventing bullying. With National Bullying Prevention Month in October, make an extra effort to do what you can to make sure your community and your kids are safe. You can: Help your kids understand bullying. Talk about what bullying is and how to stand up to it safely.

Tell them bullying is not okay, and make sure they know how to get help if they’re being bullied or have witnessed bullying.

Keep the lines of communication open. Check in with your children often, and take time to really listen to them. Get to know their friends, ask about school, and understand their concerns.

Encourage your kids to do what they love. Special activities, interests, and hobbies can boost confidence, help your children make friends, and protect them from bullying behavior.

Model how to treat others with kindness and respect. Your kids learn many of their behaviors from you. Talk the talk, but also walk the walk.

Start with questions that encourage deeper conversations: • What was one good thing that happened today? Any bad things?

• What is lunch time like at your school? Who do you sit with? What do you talk about?

• What is it like to ride the school bus?

• What are you good at? What would do you like best about yourself?

Research indicates that kids look to parents and caregivers for help with tough situations.

Even 15 minutes of conversation a day can help your kids feel comfortable coming to you with any problems.

Learn more at stopbullying.gov

HALLOWEEN CRAFT CANDY CORN TISSUE PAPER COLLAGE

YOU WILL NEED: Card | Glue | Yellow, Orange and White Tissue Paper INSTRUCTIONS: Cut a triangle from card. Round the edges.

Rip the tissue paper into pieces and scrunch into small balls.

Glue the tissue paper to the triangle to make stripes, using our photo (or real candy corn!) for inspiration.

October 2015

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

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in Playworks

Atrium Sunday,

October 25 3-6pm

open to The public Standard rates apply Costumes encouraged playworksfun.com

Kids ages 4-12 can be dropped off. Others are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult.

2015

U R K E Y R OT 5 k

It’s not too late to Register for classes

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