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A Parent Education Newsletter - April 2019

This newsletter presents an opportunity for us to share nuggets to help parents in their journey to raise wholesome, healthy, successful children. Never hesitate to send us your nuggets so we can share with other parents.

Spring is in the Air!

By Lynn Ennis – Elementary Teacher

Winter is over and spring is in the air! There are so many Montessori spring related activities you can do with your child or for your child in April. Here are a few suggestions:

1) Make a trip to the public library and enjoy books about spring together. Help your child learn the responsibility of caring for the books and returning them on time.

2) Read books together daily about flowers, trees, birds, anything spring related.

3) Make a bird feeder with your child. Let your child have the responsibility of filling it. Place it in a tree in your front or backyard and watch the birds feed together. Learn about the kinds of birds that you and your child see.

Building Confidence in Children

Positive Phrasing is about using positive words with an uplifting tone of assurance in language. Negative words hurt children's confidence. Positive phrasing is not about saying yes every time but being brief, declarative, and positive. If your child asks to go to park and you don't have time to, instead of saying "no, we cannot go to the park today", say "I want to stay home today" It focuses on what the child CAN DO instead of what the child cannot do. Positive phrasing helps the child feel confident in what's to come.

STREAM COTTAGE GRAND OPENING

Our STREAM Cottage is finally ready for use! Please join us mark this important milestone and celebration with a grand opening reception on

Thursday, April 18, at 5 pm (pick up time). Enjoy a tour and au d'oeuvres.

MEASLES

It's been in the news everywhere that there is an outbreak of measles in the US and around the world.

Here's what you need to now about measles:

What it looks like: Measles usually manifests as a combination of high fever, as high as 105 degrees Fahrenheit, along with what is known as the three Cs: cough, coryza (another word for runny nose), and conjunctivitis or pink eye. Early on, measles can look like many other viral illnesses, but the red blotchy rash that comes with it may help set it apart.

How you catch measles: The measles virus spreads through coughing and sneezing and can live in the air where an infected person coughed or sneezed for up to two hours. If someone who is not immune to the virus breathes the air or touches an infected surface, they can become infected, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

How to prevent it: The vaccine provides protection against the illness well into adulthood, but for those who are too young to be vaccinated or who have chosen not to vaccinate, the illness can be highly contagious and even deadly. Two doses of the measles vaccine protect against measles in 97% of cases, according to the CDC. In people who have been immunized, it is possible to contract the illness, but it usually has a milder course.

If you suspect your child has the measles, please stay home and call your pediatrician for direction on how to address it. Since it is highly contagious, going in to the emergency room may not be the best course of action. Check with your pediatrician or primary care doctor. Those who are not vaccinated, pregnant women or those with weak immune systems are at significant risk.

Enjoy your spring break & holiday season

Have a Happy Easter season!

Happy Passover!

EARTH DAY - APRIL 26, 9-11AM