Sunday Preschool News
This Newsletter is Focused on Helping Children Wear a Mask
Message from Mrs. Kilday
First a very Happy Mother's Day to all who fill a motherly role, and I know there are many of you. I also know that you are all juggling a lot right now. I am hoping you were able to enjoy your day and found some relief from the many responsibilities you face.I hope you feel my support as you are often on my mind. I also want to share my sympathies to anyone who has recently lost a mother. I know that feeling well, and although my loss was not recent, I understand how difficult today can be. My advice, it does get better. Hang in there.
You may notice that much of today's newsletter is focused on wearing masks. We all know that anyone over 2 years old now has to wear a mask when out in public AND we know the challenge this brings for many of our friends. We hope this newsletter offers support in addressing this.We have some social stories to share, our staff video, pictures of friends wearing a mask and a message from Ms. Anna, our school psychologist. Please let us know how else we can help.
Change in Last Day of Preschool
Information regarding Kindergarten screening will be coming soon.
Sunday Story Time with Mrs. Kilday
https://read.bookcreator.com/Mda5s5aGDFfzwudCULSEjmBw9pb2/sVySbedOQCajVoF7f2VScQ
Here is the link to me reading the story. Enjoy!
Tips from Ms. Anna on Helping Your Child Wear a Mask
Here are some tips for helping your child become more comfortable wearing a mask:
-Make sure you explain why it is important to wear a mask, even if you keep it simple. Children are more likely to wear masks if they know that they are helping others.
-Practice wearing a mask at home before going out. Try them on in front of a mirror and talk about it.
-Let children play with clean masks and include them with pretend play toys. Children might want to “act out” being different community helpers (e.g. police officer, mail carrier) while wearing a mask.
-Draw masks on their favorite character or place a mask on a favorite stuffed animal
-Have children decorate their own masks to make it more personal
-Give them choices. It may be much easier to ask them, “Which mask do you want to wear today, your red mask or your blue mask?” rather than just telling them to put their mask on.
-Give extra praise when they wear their mask.
-Make sure you're wearing a mask too. Children learn by imitating our actions.
-Be more verbal about how you are feeling when wearing a mask around your kids. They are less likely to be able to read your facial expressions and body language. Statements like “I’m really happy” are going to need to replace a simple smile.
Social Story About Coronavirus and Wearing a Mask
file:///C:/Users/kildayd/Downloads/Seeing%20other%20people%20wearing%20masks.pdf