Host families are required to provide transportation, to and from classes, complete your educational requirement, even if the $500 education allowance has already been spent and you are paying for classes to meet the au par requirement.
These costs may include one or all of the following: gasoline for the car, parking fees, or public transportation fare. The cost of transportation is in addition to the $500/$1000 allocated for tuition.
Stickers or stars are put on a piece of paper to show behavioral improvements. This is called a behavior chart. It works well with chronic problems –such completing chores and homework or for starting routines. Once a goal of quantity of stickers has been set, a reward is given. The reward should not be food or toys; it should be more time doing a favorite activity, such as going to the park.
You should only focus on improving one behavior using the chart method at a time. It takes a lot of work and consistency to maintain an effective chart, so if you don’t know enough about charting, research it before you start.
At the May 1st Cultural Fair at The Westchester
May 5- Cinco de Mayo
May 8- Mother’s Day
May 10 – Cluster Coffee in Rye
May 24 – Cluster Coffee in White Plains (Cancelled)
May 25 – Make your Own Ice Cream Sundae Party (a multi-cluster event)
May 30- Memorial Day
Build a snowman!
The kids designed it and Carol helped them build it - and everyone had a lot of fun.
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