Parent Workshop.

We have now hosted two parent workshops within the last two months: our last one was attended by 70 parents, which was a very pleasing turn -out. We were so happy to present our material; we had a nutritionalist who talked to the parents about the best kind of breakfast to feed the children, and the importance of trying to keep unnecessary sugar out of the diet, a review of the 100 most common words ( or key words), plus a presentation of the sounds of the alphabet: the distinction between the name and the sound the letters make. In addition, Maurita gave a lovely presentation of the importance of shared reading: the power of cuddling up, choosing a book, the language enrichment that takes place in a warm and secure environment, and the fun and learning that takes place. We have been so thrilled with the response to these mornings, that we aim to provide a workshop once a term. it is a wonderful way for us to get to know the parents, and brings us closer to our goal of creating the 'teaching triangle:' teacher, child and parent. A very worthwhile and inspiring morning.