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Toddler & Nest May Newsletter
Island Montessori
Dear Toddler and Nest Parents,
April was lots of fun in the Toddler class finishing off our continent workbooks and spending time doing many Easter crafts. We hope you had a lovely break and that those children who came to camp had fun!
We are excited to announce that Ruby and Jensen have "graduated" up to the Toddler class and have settled in beautifully already. We are also delighted to welcome Milo and Caleb in the Nest. Caleb joins his big sister, Kate at the school. Sam B and Mimi turned three in April as well!
We hope you have a lovely month of May!
Toddler Theme for May: Dinosaurs!
Dates for your Diary
- Friday 3rd May: Wear your Earth Day t-shirts (can still be purchased from the school for $10. All the money goes the The National Trust)
- Friday 10th May: Please join us for Mothers Day Coffee (and Tea) as the children will help their mums celebrate Mother's Day with some breakfast treats.
- Monday 20th May: Public Holiday NO SCHOOL
- Saturday 25th May: D2L Training please see below for details if interested
Child Protection Training for Parents and Caregivers
For more information please speak with Clare, or email us at info@islandmontessori.org. A sign up sheet will also be placed in the hall. The class is open to all parents, nannies, caregivers or friends, however children should not attend the training due to the subject content.
Potty Training Information
Signs of readiness:
- showing an interest is a wonderful start, but your child needs to be physically ready as well. Signs of this include being dry when waking from a nap, holding their wee and then going all at once. Babies and toddlers who are not yet ready wee small amounts frequently rather than holding it and going all at once.
Some tips for WHEN YOUR CHILD shows signs of readiness:
- be consistent. do not switch back and forth from pull-ups/nappies and underwear
- if your little one cannot make a short car journey without an accident then wait a bit longer and try again.
- Avoid rewards/stickers. This causes regression when the novelty wears off
- Expect accidents and do not make a big deal about them. "That's ok, everyone has accidents" clean up and move on without mentioning again or shaming them
- A long weekend is long enough if your child is really ready.
- Attempts to potty train too early usually results in children who have regular accidents for months and adds lots of frustration for you and your child.
- Each child is different so please take into account emotional readiness as well as physical.
Things you can do to help:
- put your child in loose clothing that they are able to pull up and down themselves. No rompers/one piece outfits. It is incredibly frustrating for the children to not be able to attempt to remove their own clothing to use the toilet
- send lots of spare clothes
- be patient and accept that your child may not be ready. Often waiting a few months longer can make a huge difference. When children are really ready it is usually a quick, painless process!
As always, please let us know if you have any further questions or concerns in this area.
Friendly Reminders
- Please put suncream on your child before school in the morning if you would like it applied and insure full day children have cream to be kept at school for afternoon application.
- Any lunch heat ups should be in ONE, SEPARATE microwaveable container
- Please keep your child's hat at school until Friday and we will send it home to be washed
- For full day children, please send clean bedding every Monday
- Please regularly trim your child's nails