Amigo News

This week at Kids Club we are learning to write letters, an exercise that is not practiced very much these days but is a good exercise. The skills can be applied to writing formal emails. We read several books with volunteer Sharon and practiced reading in English and Spanish. The students continue to practice [...]

The kids were elated to be back at Kids Club after a week off for the Dental Clinic last week. Volunteer Daniel did sports and games this week working on hand eye coordination and teamwork. Students were put into teams, learning how to toss tennis balls underhand and overhand. Some students took leadership roles [...]

There are so many things going on a the Amigos de La Cruz and Kids Club this week. We are gearing up for the annual free dental clinic for kids, doing screenings, prioritizing patients, and making appointments for next week. This is such a great project that Amigos has supported for almost a decade [...]

Everyone is excited to be back at the Kids Club for the new year. We are learning some new music on the ukuleles and other compositions. In art we are having a fun "emoji" activity with the children creating emojis to demonstrate different feelings. They are incorporating language and vocabulary to express different feelings and emotions. [...]

Amigos De La Cruz Kids Club celebrated the holidays and end of 2025 with our annual Winter presentation. It was an amazing display of all the work and progress we have made this fall term. The performance included an elaborate skit with a life sized Grinch puppet that the children helped to create, traditional [...]