Supporting Kindergarten Transitions at Lopez Island Family Resource Center As a new school year begins, it’s a big time of transition—graduates head off to college, elementary students move up to middle school, and preschoolers take their first steps into kindergarten. To ease this transition, the Lopez Island Family Resource Center (LIFRC) offered multiple programs over […]
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Preschool Prime Time: Where Stories Spark a Lifetime of Learning This past week, preschoolers and their families eagerly gathered for the final session of the 2025 Preschool Prime Time Bilingual Program. As always, the session began with a “picture walk,” where children preview the illustrations and make predictions about the story—empowering them to be active
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Prime Time Bilingual Family Reading Program Returns! LIFRC is excited to announce the return of the PrimeTime Bilingual Family Reading Program! This winter, Preschool Families will have the opportunity to gather each week for 6 weeks to promote family engagement and literacy in a warm, supportive environment. During each weekly session, families will come together
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Learning to read is an exciting and foundational skill that can open up a world of knowledge and adventure. However, it isn’t necessarily easy. We start by learning the letters, each with its individual sounds. Committing them to memory, we then pair those sounds, slowly blending part by part until sounds become words. There are
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We are excited to announce a weekly gathering opportunity for families. Starting at the end of February, LIFRC will be hosting two Prime Time Reading Programs, a Preschool session for children aged 3-5 and their families, and an Elementary session for students aged 6-10 and their families. Prime Time is a six-week initiative designed to
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We are pleased to announce LIFRC will host two musical tot sessions this month! January 8th and January 22nd. Jeffrey and Rocky, of The Lark and the Loon, and a fun new family on Lopez, are going to offer their musical stylings to our youngest audience! They’ll play tot and parent friendly music alike, and
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Develop a lifelong love of reading in your family through Prime Time Family Reading! Prime Time programs are FREE, and feature engaging family-based reading and discussion strategies proven to increase creativity, critical thinking, and academic success. Dinner provided each night, and siblings are welcome! Hosted with bilingual Spanish-English staff and held at the Family Resource
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