The Peep: Meaningful Minutes with the Wintonbury Community

Choosing a Good Read Aloud Book

There are so many books out there!  How do you know if the one you've chosen is a good one to read to your child?  Join teacher Mary Munson for information about what to look for in a book and get a list of books that she recommends for young children. Visit Wintonbury's webpage [http://www.wec.bloomfieldschools.org/parent_resources/__the_peep__podcast] for a printout of Mrs. Munson's book list and links.

Helping Your Child Meet Your Expectations: Transitions

Join teacher Melissa Sutton for information about how to help your child meet your expectations in the area of transitions. Last school year, we did three episodes on how you might choose to handle it when your child does not meet your expectations.  In this episode, Mrs. Sutton discusses what you can do to make it more likely that your child will meet your expectations in the first place. Visit Wintonbury's webpage [http://www.wec.bloomfieldschools.org/parent_resources/__the_peep__podcast] for a printout of Mrs. Sutton's tips and links to more information.

Preschool Speech and Language Development

Join speech-language pathologist Lauren McMaster for information about typical preschool speech and language development, and learn some ways to support your child's language development. Visit Wintonbury's webpage [http://www.wec.bloomfieldschools.org/parent_resources/__the_peep__podcast] for a printout of Mrs. McMaster's tips and a link to more information.

CPS for Parents Part 3: Solving Problems with Plan B

Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School along with our school district has begun an initiative to implement the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) Model, created by Dr. Ross Greene, to address social-emotional challenges.  In Part 3 of this series, Wintonbury School Social Worker Kathleen Johndrow focuses on how to use Plan B conversations to solve your child's unsolved problems.  Plan B conversations focus on collaborating with your child to find realistic, mutually satisfactory solutions. See Wintonbury's website [http://www.wec.bloomfieldschools.org/cms/one.aspx?portalid=88068&pageid=16377203] for print-outs related to this episode.

CPS for Parents Part 2: Identifying Unsolved Problems

Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School along with our school district has begun an initiative to implement the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) Model, created by Dr. Ross Greene, to address social-emotional challenges.  In Part 2 of this series, Wintonbury School Social Worker Kathleen Johndrow focuses on how to identify your child's unsolved problems.  Rather than focusing on the challenging behavior that your child may exhibit, CPS focuses on the unsolved problems for which the challenging behavior is a symptom. See Wintonbury's website [http://www.wec.bloomfieldschools.org/cms/one.aspx?portalid=88068&pageid=16377203] for print-outs related to this episode.