{"id":1155,"date":"2011-10-05T14:25:51","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T14:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/?p=1155"},"modified":"2011-10-06T20:09:23","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T20:09:23","slug":"pta-take-your-family-to-school-week-grant-money-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=1155","title":{"rendered":"PTA Take Your Family to School Week Grant Money Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1157\" href=\"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1157\" title=\"money\" src=\"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/money_06.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a>WooHoo! \u00a0Free Money!<\/p>\n<p>Okay, so technically there&#8217;s a little work involved. \u00a0But the kind of money we&#8217;re talking about here is definitely worth the effort.<\/p>\n<p>The PTAs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pta.org\/take_your_family_to_school_awards.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Take Your Family to School Week<\/a> is sponsored by the AXA Foundation and includes 45 $1000 grants. \u00a0One of them could be yours if you take action before October 28, 2011 by completing the short application.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we&#8217;re going to want you to use that money to purchase our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidnexions.com\/kidsmath\/familymathnight\/niftynumbers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nifty Numbers Family Math Night kit<\/a> so that you can bring families and schools together academically through fun, hands-on math activities. \u00a0If you want to see what a family math night is all about, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oqavkpNZ-yk\" target=\"_blank\">check this out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s nice about a family math night event is that it connects families and schools together around the common goal of educating our children. \u00a0 Parents feel engaged in their child&#8217;s academics and schools get to share what the Common Core State Mathematics Standards are like in action. \u00a0It&#8217;s a win\/win.<\/p>\n<p>But more importantly, kids love it! \u00a0And when kids are having fun, the learning happens naturally.<\/p>\n<p>Research shows over and over and over that, no matter the demographics, when schools and families partner together, kids do better in school AND in life. \u00a0We want that for all of our kids.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions about Nifty Numbers Family Math Night as you&#8217;re filling out the grant, let me know, I&#8217;m here to help: \u00a0karyn@kidnexions.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WooHoo! \u00a0Free Money! 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