Caterpillar Stickers: Ten Year-Old with Dyslexia Co-Authors New Children’s Book

You’re Invited to the Official Book Launch and Signing Party on November 11th!

 

SPECIAL BOOK SIGNINGS BY SEERAY!
Saturday, November 3rd and 10th from 1:00pm – 2:15pm at
Plano Children’s Theatre
3201 Custer Street, Ste. 706
Plano, TX. 75075

Following a heart-warming story of personal triumph, one Dallas-based ten year-old is delighted to announce the launch of her new children’s book, Caterpillar Stickers. However, unlike most authors, Sierra Rene Flad a.k.a. See Ray faces challenges that make her achievement extra special: she faces the daily struggle of Dyslexia.

When See Ray found reading such a struggle that she developed a fear of school, her parents worked diligently to help her discover of the joys of reading. With new-found confidence and skills far beyond her years, See Ray has co-authored a new children’s book with her Mom, Ruth Flad, that proves anything is possible!

Stop by and meet Sierra and Ruth at the official book launch and signing party for Caterpillar Stickers:  Sunday, November 11th from 1pm – 3pm at Barnes & Noble, Preston Road in Plano.

8th Annual Plano International Festival

The Plano International Festival is an annual, multicultural celebration for families to experience the sights, sounds and tastes of the world and is a free family friendly event. The Festival will be held on Saturday October 13 in downtown Plano’s Haggard park from 11am-5pm.

The Saving Seed: Growing a Financially Healthy Family Tree

by Liz Mangelsdorf

“We must give to others and the world.  It is not ours to own and we must leave a positive impression as we pass by on our journey.”

Local entrepreneur, mother and community leader takes her passion to the presses.  Ashley Parks, CFP®, has released her new book: The Saving Seed: Growing a Financially Healthy Family Tree to help families and communities uncover what financial roots they have and how to model positive financial behaviors with their children.

Ashley is actively involved in her community and feels deeply that we are all products of our surroundings.  We all have a personal root system that has been developing throughout our lives.  Ashley’s career has offered her amazing insight into the personal lives of individuals that she comes in contact with on a daily basis.  That insight, along with her own personal journey, spurred her to put her passion on paper.  The stories and personal experiences over her career motivated her to write a book geared towards helping families gain not only personal well-being, but financial well-being too.  The Saving Seed is Ashley’s gift to others.  Her philosophy on life is one of becoming self and becoming greater than our temporal world suggests.  “What can we do that will positively impact others and allow us to grow?”

The Imagination Movers: High Energy Family Fun – Win Tickets!


High-octane Rock-O-Matic tour comes to Verizon Theatre on Friday September 28th!

Real guitars, real drums, real fun! Rich, Scott, Dave and Smitty – of the Emmy-winning Disney Channel TV series “Imagination Movers” – bring their 2012 Rock-o-Matic Tour to Grapevine, Texas!

The Imagination Movers began in 2003 as a rock band for kids in New Orleans and have grown into the stars of a hit television series seen in over 55 countries on the Disney Channel. They were the highest-rated and most popular live family act of 2011.  Their reputation of onstage silliness truly engages the littlest of kids along with their older siblings, parents, and grandparents. They combine danceable power pop songs with extremely catchy choruses to inspire audience participation.

On their hit TV show, the Imagination Movers star as four friends who work together in the Idea Warehouse to solve problems through creativity and teamwork. Their friends Nina and Warehouse Mouse are there to help along the way as the Movers brainstorm ideas and explore the Warehouse’s many magical rooms. Each episode features two or more original Movers songs.

Thomas & Friends: All New Episodes on PBS Kids this Fall

Thomas & Friends on PBS Kids - All New Episodes

 

New Thomas & Friends episodes start on Saturday, September 1st (check your local listings). PBS KIDS will also broadcast the new 60-minute Thomas & Friends special Blue Mountain Mystery.  In this all-new adventure, viewers will travel on an exciting journey with Thomas and his engine friends tracking down clues, discovering a lost engine and revealing the power of friendship.  The action-packed special airs in November (check your local listings) following its September 18th release on DVD from HIT and Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

Timeless tales of friendship and adventure on the Island of Sodor are brought to life in the CG animated Thomas & Friends series. One of the upcoming episodes airing this fall (#908 – “Welcome Stafford”) introduces the new character, Stafford, an electric shunting engine.  The episodes also highlight the Narrow Gauge engines and the Blue Mountain Quarry destination, featured in Blue Mountain Mystery.  Currently, Thomas & Friends is the #5 ranked non-movie K2-5 series on PBS (Nielsen, June K2-5 Live+7day).

 

New episodes of Thomas & Friends  include:

SMARTS Club: Kids Yoga and Enrichment Activities

After school enrichment programs for kids

SMARTS Club provides Kids Yoga and Enrichment activities and is owned and operated by Dr. Meenakshi Singh who is highly experienced and qualified educator and cares deeply about the issues related to kids.

Dr Meenakshi Singh has been involved in the field of education for over 20 years and has taught in colleges and schools in India and US. She is a Texas Certified teacher in middle and high school Science and a substitute teacher in Frisco and Plano ISD’s. As a teacher and a parent, Dr Singh noticed a need for quality training and enrichment programs in Dallas/DFW area that can supplement the education the children receive at school while reducing the high level of stress kids go through these days with peer pressure, information overload and technology. She believes kids at the end of the day need a lot of nurturing, support, encouragement, reinforcement and confidence in their abilities to succeed.

Dr. Singh started SMARTS Club for kids where she has created an environment for your precious ones where they can feel welcome and actually look forward to spending their afternoons getting all their academic needs addressed, whether it is help with homework or a science project they may be working on or preparing for an upcoming test.

Children can participate in any and all activities in a kid friendly environment and improve their focus and self confidence with the help of Yoga. Children can relax with Pranayam breathing exercises and get in shape with fun yoga programs based on various themes. Dr Meenakshi has done extensive work in this area including certifications specializing in Kids Yoga that has helped her develop an exclusive yoga program for Kids (and moms!). Our Training and Enrichment Programs include STAAR, GT and SAT and ACT Prep, Chess, Lego and Technology classes.