Parent Workshops

Parent Workshops 2023-2024

Gearing_Up_for_Kindergarten_-_Presented_by_Kindergarten_Teacher_Marina_Moriello (PDF)

My_Toolbox_Red_White_English_Cut_And_Paste_Worksheet (PDF)

Social Emotional Learning Toolbox for Parents/ Herramientas de Aprendizaje Socioemocional Para Padres (Article)

On March 5th., the presenter Connie Palmer helped a large group of parents understand their role in their child’s social emotional learning. They learned how to use the 7 tools in a parents SEL toolbox: empathy, power, resilience, vulnerability, listening to behavior, compassionate accountability and being an emotion scientist. The school’s social worker, Mrs. Torres assisted by translating the information for the Spanish speaking parents.

Parenting_with_Compassion_and_Consequences_-_flyer (PDF)

Parenting with Compassion and Consequences / Criando a Los Hijos Con Compasión y Consecuencias (Article)

Presenter Connie Palmer provided parents with information about parenting with empathy and how to provide consequences to children to decrease power struggles and increase children's ability to understand their emotions and control their reactions to these emotions.

Reading_is_Knowledge_and_Knowledge_is_Power_flyers_2023-2024 (PDF)

‘Reading is Knowledge, Knowledge is Power’ Article

Donald Stewart School No. 51 provided the workshop titled ‘Reading is Knowledge, Knowledge is Power’ for the parents during American Education Week. On November 16th, during the workshop staff members provided information on how to use reading as a tool to promote language development. This workshop was provided in two different sessions, in English and Spanish and over 120 parents participated. Afterwards, the parents were invited to their child’s classroom to put into practice what they had learned.

Parent Workshop

Maximizing Your Child's School Experience / COMO ELEVAR LA EXPERIENCIA ESCOLAR DE SU HIJO/A (Article)

The workshop focused on routines and the importance of routines at home. We discussed ways to create one and offered an example of a bedtime routine and what it can look like. We discussed the importance of sleep and how sleep can affect mood and behaviors of the child. We provided research-based time durations that children need to have a healthy development. We also focused on screen time, how it affects the development of a child and the importance of limiting the time they have throughout the day. We provided examples of activities that parents can do with the child rather than utilizing the screen. The workshop was provided in two languages on two different days in order to cover the same topics to our diverse community. Lastly, we discussed the importance of potty training and how parents and teachers can work together to achieve independence in the classroom.