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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways! Well, that would take up too much computer memory, hmmm… The school day flies by and my gratitude isn’t expressed to you like you deserve. It is essential in the student’s learning experience to have adequate supervision, instruction, encouragement, support, oops, there I go again… the list is unending.
As the year is progressing, we can think of improvements or want to try something new. As we work to meet the needs of each individual student, it has become apparent that it would be useful to update the parent helper each day before class begins. If you can arrange your schedule, it would be helpful if you could arrive about 10 or 15 minutes before class time…about 11:45.
It’s difficult for me to ask more from you when you give so generously already. The arrival time of students is important for me to greet and start their day off right, but if I’m sharing information with the helper, I can’t focus on the student’s needs. If a parent needs to discuss something with me, I also want to be available for them and not be busy with the helper.
There’s a great benefit in having the helper prepared for the activities and, in addition to that, the new helpers getting an overview of everything on the schedule.
As we work together to guide the preschoolers, be sensitive about confidentiality issues – what happens in class, stays in class. I may discuss a personal issue about a child but it is not to be mentioned to others. It is only information that is needed so we can have a greater ability to be successful together.
This has been the greatest number of parent helpers in the history of this preschool. I feel spoiled but still am not reaching all the goals that I have. Please feel welcome in sharing your positive ideas and suggestions. The preschool children are the focus for why we do what we do.
