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The Crib Sheet

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Carrollton Early Childhood PTA

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Volume 25, Issue 5 ~ January 2004

Join us January 9, from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. for our general meeting.
Debi Sementelli will speak on "What you see is what you get!"
We meet at Holy Covenant United Methodist Church, 1901 Peters Colony in Carrollton.
For nursery reservations call Cathy Dreyer at (972) 394-6766

## From the President . . .

Shannon Croft (214)731-9274
Happy New Year everyone! It is time for the CECPTA to look to the future! In March a new slate of officers will be elected to serve for the 2004-2005 year. We begin planning for that election now. Included in this newsletter (page 6) is an Officer Interest Form and descriptions of the jobs that need to be filled. Please take a minute to look it over and see if any job interests you. We always need new people to step forward and fill these positions. Being on the board is exciting! You attend meetings, make decisions and share your ideas on how to make the CECPTA better. You really get to be creative and show off your talents. A nominating committee will be elected in January to help fill the officer positions. If you have any questions about a job, please feel free to ask me or any board member.

## First Vice President

Alicia Welch (972) 939-6503
Our January Board Meeting will be Monday, January 5th at 7:00 p.m. at La Hacienda Ranch Restaurant on I35 at Frankford in Carrollton. Please send any agenda items for the Board Meeting by email to Shannon (shannon.croft@verizon.net) and myself (aliciawelch@yahoo.com).

## Adult Programs

"What you see it what you get!" by Debi Sementelli.
We often spend 80% of our time and energy focusing on the 20% of any situation that seems negative. In doing this, we lose sight of the 80% that is positive! Doing this day after day with our spouses and children leaves everyone in the family feeling unloved and unappreciated. Learn how to us selective vision to create and environment where everyone feels belonging and significance, two of the greatest human needs. Help audience remember why they had kids in the first place!
Debi is an excellent speaker who also has other resources to offer.

## 40 Developmental Assets

For those of you who missed this excellent presentation last year by the Texas PTA or would like to hear it again, you have a chance to see it now. This presentation is about 40 building blocks of development that help young people grow up healthy, caring and responsible. The North Carrollton Early Childhood PTA will be sponsoring this presentation on Tuesday, January 13th at 9:15AM at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 3918 Old Denton Road. Nursery is available with a reservation to Yvette McKee 972-394-3436 by January 9th.
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