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Summary of Parent Meeting 13.3.14 Present& Staff ' (iona# Mel# Chris# Wen)*# Oriane# Ros Parents Present& +enn* an) Matt Smith# ,an -err*man# Tom Wilson# .arlie Scott# Wa*ne Cottrell# Ste/hanie Hetherington# Al*ssa Rogan# 0a1rielle Ran2more

Introduction and Welcome 3 Ros (ront )oor& im/ortance o4 lea5ing the chil) at the )oor an) ha5ing the shortest transition /ossi1le$ The longer the )istress o4 the chil)# the longer the 6reco5er*7 8 im/act on other chil)ren$ S%r5e*& almost as man* /arents are in 4a5o%r o4 a 6$00/m start as a $00/m start an) a1o%t the same n%m1er o4 /arents are in 4a5o%r o4 a Mon)a* Meeting as o4 a Th%rs)a* Meeting# we s%ggest 2 meetings on Th%rs)a* at $00/m an) 2 meetings on Mon)a* at 6$00/m O%r em/hasis is whole o4 chil) 9see /resentations 1elow:

Wendy The prepared Montessori En ironment an) important !ualities gained from it Res/ect 4or others# sharing# 2in)ness# resol5ing )i44ic%lties# manners# a)miration 4or the 1est# etc$ What ma"es your child secure# $hat prepares your child for the $orld. Ro%tine# e;/lain the /lan# interacting with others# in)e/en)ence# co%rtes*# 1o%n)aries# generosit*# <%estions# s/aces# lang%age# /%t it in the /ositi5e# etc$ Mel Transitions When= Wh*= >g$ to go 4rom one le5el o4 energ* to a lower?higher le5el$ >;am/les o4 strategies we %se 9songs# n%rser* rh*mes# silence? listening game# 5is%al cl%es:$ What the chil)ren )o$ %hris &ym Wh*= What we )o$ The e<%i/ment %se)$ A1o%t choosing when setting %/$ Warm %/$ The chil)ren7s /rogress an) achie5ement# sel43esteem$ A great /iece o4 e<%i/ment 4or *o%r gar)en& a tree@ Won)er4%l to )e5elo/ gross an) 4ine motor s2ills# /lanning# /ro1lem sol5ing# ris2 assessment$ A ti/ to the chil)ren& )on7t cling to a 1ranch which is not as 1ig as or 1igger than *o%r armA 'riane (rench Bearning thro%gh actions an) mo5ements# songs with actions# real li4e sit%ations& sa*ing *es# no# than2 *o% when o44ere) a /iece o4 5eggie to taste# stor*telling with lots o4 re/etitions in the te;t# in5ol5ing interactions with the chil)ren who ha5e to 6co%nt with me7# co%nting thro%gho%t the lessons

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(iona &roup Time D 6little gro%/7 time?se5eral 61ig gro%/7 times$ What 2in) o4 acti5ities are o44ere) at gro%/ time= Tasting# )ances# stor*telling# 0race an) Co%rtes* lessons# role /la*ing# m%sic an) mo5ement# 1alancing on the line# games# etc$ )arlie The Sustaina*ility Pro+ect at preschool# "arliescott,hotmail.com The team 9.arlie Scott an) Anthea Pa*ne so 4ar:# an*one intereste) welcome to Eoin in /lease contact .arlie@ The missions an) goals 9see >co31%lletin: The eco31%lletin 9D a Term# loo2 at the /reschool we1site:F S%ggestion 1* Al*ssa ' %se long3slee5es white shirts instea) o4 s%nscreen$

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