ALL ABOUT KIDS - MAY 2022

ALL ABOUT KIDS

ALL ABOUT

KIDS

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Our children are the future, and there is not much you wouldn't do to provide the very best for them along the way. As you strive to keep them healthy, safe, and happy, Do South® is here to help! Each year, we partner with the very best, bringing you the information you need from educational opportunities, specialized healthcare, shopping, exciting activities, and local entertainment to keep your kids healthy, active, and entertained all year long!

ALL ABOUT KIDS

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Our children are the future, and there is not much you wouldn't do to provide the very best for them along the way. As you strive to keep them healthy, safe, and happy, Do South® is here to help! Each year, we partner with the very best, bringing you the information you need from educational opportunities, specialized healthcare, shopping, exciting activities, and local entertainment to keep your kids healthy, active, and entertained all year long!

Whether your children need newborn care, back-to-school

6121 South Zero, Fort Smith, Arkansas 725 South 48th Street, Springdale, Arkansas 479.648.3483 / 479.756.5511 burtonpools.com

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1500 Dodson Avenue, Suite 260-A Fort Smith, Arkansas 479.709.7337 baptist-health.com vaccinations, or physicals, Baptist Health Pediatric Clinic located at 1500 Dodson Avenue, Suite 260-A, in Fort Smith

What other product can bring a family together, turn special

has you covered. Dr. Raelene Mapes and her team also treat

moments into lasting memories, offer good, clean fun for

illnesses and injuries for children of all ages. For Dr. Mapes, the

years to come, and improve your health, all without leaving

most rewarding part of her career is getting the opportunity

the comfort of your own backyard? We all know the family

to watch her patients grow up. By having a long-term history

that spends thousands of dollars on family vacations that

with a pediatrician, you’ll get insight into your children’s

require months of planning, but then they’re over in the

development and will be able to better detect emerging

blink of an eye. Invest in a swimming pool to provide those

problems, such as changes in academic or emotional status.

moments of family fun, and you’ll find you never need to go

For more about Dr. Mapes and the services she provides, call

anywhere else. Call Burton Pools & Spas today—we are your

479-709-7337 or visit Baptist-Health.com.

source for backyard fun!

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4300 Rogers Avenue, Suite 29 Fort Smith, Arkansas 479.452.3256 sewtown.com

Hearing is critical to your child’s safety. It’s also important

Central Sewing Center is celebrating forty years as a locally-

to the development of speech, listening, learning and social

owned & operated business in Fort Smith with a new, bigger,

skills. Our ears never stop working, so be mindful of the

and brighter location and a new classroom in Greenpointe

volume and length of time they are exposed to loud sounds.

Shopping Center in Fort Smith! As an Authorized Dealer

Tips for preventing noise damage in children: monitor noise

for Husqvarna-Viking, Brother, and Singer, we offer quality

levels, limit the time your child spends in noisy places and

machines not sold in chain stores. We back our machines with

on personal devices, provide earplugs or earmuffs when the

100% warranty management, free first year cleaning service

volume can’t be reduced. Be a good role model and wear

and free lessons on your machine so you’re sure to get the

hearing protection yourself! If you suspect hearing loss,

most out of your investment. That is the service that sets us

call us to schedule an appointment. We test all ages—from

apart from the rest and we look forward to serving all your

infants to adults. Remember—noise-induced hearing loss is

creative needs! Visit us online for additional information and

100% preventable!

a full class schedule.

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4300 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas Moving to 7200 Cameron Park Drive in June 479.785.3277 centerforhearing.net

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5912 South 28th Street, Fort Smith, Arkansas 479.646.1616 flamefs.com

Immaculate Conception icschoolfs.org Christ the King ctkschoolfs.org Trinity Catholic thinktrinity.org

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Flame Gymnastics Academy was founded in 1985 and has been owned and operated by the Beam family since 1995.

The three Fort Smith Catholic Schools have a rich history of

Emphasis is on maintaining a fun and supportive atmosphere

quality education in the River Valley. These three schools

for all their students regardless of age or skill level. Flame’s

represent almost 200 years of educational excellence. Fort

professional staff have over 300 years of combined

Smith Catholic Schools provide a safe environment and

gymnastics teaching experience and are recognized for

quality education in a faith-based setting. Our schools each

producing gymnasts competitive on a state and regional

have a distinctive culture, dynamic student population, and

level through the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Program.

a deep sense of tradition and legacy. Enroll your children

Flame has been voted “Best of the Best” for gymnastics in

now and let us provide the necessary framework for building

the River Valley for five straight years. Classes in gymnastics

a brighter future. Immaculate Conception: 18 months – 5th

and tumbling are offered year-round and swim lessons for

grade, www.icschoolfs.org; Christ the King: 18 months –

ages 9 months through 12 years are offered during the

5th grade, www.ctkschoolfs.org; Trinity Catholic: 6th – 8th

months of June and July. Contact us today!

grade, www.thinktrinity.org.

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From unmanned aerial systems programming to unforgettable kindergarten trips to the farm, Fort Smith Public Schools

provides

incredible

opportunities

and

strong

instruction for each of the almost 15,000 students in its nineteen neighborhood elementary schools, four middle schools, two senior high schools, one alternative learning center and one adult education center. With nationallyrecognized schools, students, educators and organizations, Fort Smith Public Schools are always the best choice. For information, visit www.fortsmithschools.org.

1601 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas 479.784.2787 fsram.org/education

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3205 Jenny Lind Road, Fort Smith, AR 72901 479.785.2501 fortsmithschools.org

Come join the fun this summer at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum! Our family-friendly RAM Saturday classes are always a hit with all ages and skill levels, and our online RAM Sketch on Tuesday evenings is great for kids ten and older.

Drop In and Draw on Thursday afternoons is a place for artists to sketch with a live model. Our summer highlights include RAM Art Camp courses for two different age levels, art programs with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Fort Smith, and an art exhibition by art students from Future School of Fort Smith. Visit fsram.org/education for more information.

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622 North 7th Street, Fort Smith, Arkansas 479.431.8695 fsfuture.org

3300 Briarcliff Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas 479.434.3211 htacademy.net Harvest Time Academy is now enrolling infants through 5th grade! Through excellence in education and environment, Harvest Time Academy engages the heart and mind of each

A tuition-free public charter high school, Future School

child, equipping them to discover his or her God-given talents

provides 9-12th graders the opportunity to explore careers

and devote them to a life of learning, serving, growing in

and earn college credit hours while continuing their

relationship with Jesus Christ. Academically, HTA stresses

academic experience. Discover what inspires you. Now

excellence in every subject! Our curriculum is chosen

enrolling for 2022-2023! Register at fsfuture.org.

specifically to ensure that academic objectives are being met with the goal to equip our students with the knowledge and understanding which prepares them for success in life. Call

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today for more information!

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311 Lexington Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas 479.782.1444 lpgkids.com

4300 Rogers Avenue, Suite 32 Fort Smith, Arkansas 479.420.4008 hummingbird-boutique-fort-smith.myshopify.com

Learn, Play, Grow Children's Therapy Services is an outpatient

Looking for Mother’s Day or graduation gifts? Hummingbird

pediatric therapy provider conveniently located in Fort

is a unique boutique offering gifts and clothing for all ages!

Smith! We offer physical, occupational, and speech therapy

Founded and operated by a local mother-daughter duo,

services to children of all ages, diagnoses, and abilities, in a

we’ve curated beautiful and unique items waiting for you to

relaxed patient-focused, family-centered setting. We offer

explore. Nothing makes us happier than moms, daughters,

both ongoing and short-term therapy programs provided by

grandmothers, and granddaughters shopping together at

therapists who have a passion for working with children.

Hummingbird! Inside, you will find clothing, décor, candles,

We accept most forms of insurance and payment, including

journals, books, religious items, inspirational gifts, jewelry, and

Arkansas Medicaid, Oklahoma SoonerCare, TRICARE, BCBS,

more! Customers compliment our inviting interior, peaceful

United Healthcare, and private pay. Call to schedule your

shopping experience, and our safe and close parking. We also

tour, or to make an appointment today!

offer complimentary gift wrapping and a website to browse and purchase online. Since opening, we’ve quadrupled our

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Josh Wilkinson, MD 5901 Riley Park Drive, Suite B Fort Smith, Arkansas 479.763.3050 premierpediatricsfs.com

2101 Dallas Street, Fort Smith, Arkansas 808 South Broadway Street, Poteau, Oklahoma 479.782.3021 udoujorthodontics.com

Is your child up to date on well checks? You know your child

Udouj Orthodontics has provided orthodontic excellence in

should be seen when they are ill, but it’s also important to

a friendly and compassionate atmosphere since 1972! Our

schedule well-child exams regularly as these examinations

staff takes the time to get to know each patient and makes

provide the best opportunity for Premier Pediatrics to observe

appointments fun! Utilizing the latest technological advances to

the child, detect problems through screening tests, provide

ensure you receive the most effective care possible, we offer

immunizations, and get to know one another. They are also

comprehensive orthodontic treatment for children, teens and

a good time for parents to raise questions and concerns

adults, including early interceptive and growth modification

about development, behavior, nutrition, safety, and overall

treatment, as well as treatment with fixed braces. From

wellbeing. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends

traditional metal brackets and wires to tooth-colored appliances,

this schedule for routine visits: 3-5 days, 2 weeks,

we design your orthodontic treatment to suit your lifestyle and

2,4,6,9,12,15,18,24 and 30 months, 3 years, and once every

preferences, and also offer ceramic braces and clear aligners.

year thereafter for a visit that includes a physical exam as well

Schedule your appointment today and let us help you create a

as a developmental, behavioral, and learning assessment.

beautiful, healthy smile!

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Union Christian Academy is the only fully-accredited preschool through 12th grade private Christian school in the River Valley. At Union, our desire is to provide a quality education centering on the person, teachings, and Gospel of Jesus Christ. From core curricular classes to AP and concurrent classes, Union strives to prepare students

Pediatrics Plus is NOW ENROLLING for PRESCHOOL students

to meet their highest God-given potential. With an

at both our Alma and Van Buren locations. To enroll your child

average student-to-teacher ratio of 15-to-1, our teachers

today, please contact us by using the location information

create dynamic learning environments in which students

below. Our preschool offers therapy services throughout

receive the individualized attention they deserve. We have

the day including applied behavior analysis, occupational,

a 100% graduation rate and 100% college acceptance rate,

physical, and speech therapy. Learn more about how we can

and our income-based tuition model means more families

serve your family and help your child achieve their goals at

can afford an excellent Christian education. Call to set up a

www.PediatricsPlus.com.

tour or enroll today!

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344 Fayetteville Avenue, Alma, Arkansas 479.632.4600 almareferrals@pediatricsplus.com 2010 Chestnut Street, Van Buren, Arkansas 479.471.9600 vanburenreferrals@pediatricsplus.com

4201 Windsor Drive, Fort Smith, Arkansas 479.783.7327 unioneagles.org

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