hastain - The Chastain School

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clossroom.
Moving for-
As mony of you hove no-
ticed, the conslruction of
our lwo new toddler clossrooms
compleiel
is
word, lhis spoce will permonenlly occupy toddleroged clossrooms in vorious stoges of potty troining.
These
ctosses
ore in
the
spoce formerly occupied by lhe Chestnut
ond Bonsoi Rooms.
Some of the renovotions
include the odditions of:
. A bothroom belween
the lwo closses.
Exponding the dimensions of the clossroom
on lhe bockside.
Windows to both clossrooms, ollowing noturol
light to come in.
New tile in the bock
Over the
nexl
couple
of
:weeks,
lhe Mulberries will move into the
front clossroom ond lhe
Mohogony closs will move
into the bock clossroom.
The Limes ond Birches ore
movrng
into their
spoce on
the moin
hollwoy,
creoting
spoce for
Alewt
two new infont rooms.
The Educotionol Coordi-
notor's office moved os
well. Kolhy ond Noiloh's
office is now locoted
nexl to the kitchen ond
Teocher's Lounge. The
move olso creoted odditionolspoce for o
renovoted resource
room for teocher suoplies ond o bigger storoge room for extro furniture.
We thonk you for your
potience ond ore proud
to soy thot everything
wos completed
with minimoldisruption to your
child's doyl
Stoff
Recognition
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Employee of
the Monlh:
Ebony Shorp
2
Seporolion
Anxiely
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New Foces
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o 5 digit code. The code for
The Chostoin School is l DCVA.
Below ore instructions to occess
online book ordering for Scholos^.
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lo o screen thot soys "Your Child's
Teocher is Dede Wokefield".
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first time, click to creote o user
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with typicol oge-ronges:
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After entering your personol
detoils, you'll be prompted for
Honeybee
- infonts, toddlers,
younger preschoolers.
Firefly
-
older preschoolers
- Kids' Club.
Club Leo
- the multilinguol
SeeSow
We would like to toke this
opportunity to recognize
some recent occomplishments of our stoff ond their
pursuits for higher educotion.
.
.
Viclorio Choncy
is enrolled in o CDA progrom
through Doycore Consultont Services. This course is
tought by Bonnie Crowe,
who hos been on importont
figure in Atlonto childcore
since the l9Z0's.
Brendo Cook
begon
towords
her
closses
technicql certificote qs o Childcore Speciolist oi Flint River
Technicql College. She is
required to complete 2l
hours of coursework in
Congrotulotions to
Mrs. Ebony Shorp in
the Bonsoi Room
for eorning Jonuory
Teocher of the
Month Honors.
Ebony wos nomi-
noted by the odministrotion teom
for her overoll positive ottitude. Ebony
is known for excel-
River's hours hove in-
courses emphosizing development, cuniculum,
ond heolth ond sofely.
Nqilqh Toylor
- is obout o
month owoy from completing her Moster's Degree in Educqtion from
Lesley University. Her speciolizotion is in lntegroted
Teoching through the Arts.
wos nomiJohn Weqver
noted for the Roiney lnspirotion Aword given onnuolly to the most out
stonding groduote student project in the IDC
deportment of Southern
Polytech.
River McKinney
is enrolled in the some CDA
creosed os she is moving
towords becoming o
more permonent member
of our flooting stoff.
.
.
Tyneshio LeBlonc
-
is
tok-
ing post-bocco loureote
closses of GSU for vocol
music troining.
Good job everybody! We
look forword to these endeovors creoting o more
professionol, experienced,
ond knowledgeoble stoff .
progrom os Victorio.
lent customer service
she goes
out of her woy to
greet prospective
porents ond moke
new fomilies feel
is dedicqtAlexs Jomes
ing her Soturdoys to
closses in Educotion qt
Georgio Perimeter College in Clqrkston.
insightful ond inspiring.
Ebony eorned o
$100 Viso gift cord.
The coveted porkwelcome.
ing spot will mosi
Ebony's input ond
likely be occupied
porticipotion in pro- oll doy becouse of
fessionol developher tendency to
ment closses on
show up eorly ond
Soturdoys is olwoys stoy lote.
Teary and tantrum-filled goodbyes are a
common part of a child's earliest years.
Around the first birthday, many kids develop
separation anxiety, getting upset when a
parent tries to leave them with someone
etse.
guilty about taking time out for yourself, leaving your child with a caregiver,
or going to work. And you may start to feel
overwhelmed by the amount of attention
your child seems to need from you.
Keep in mind that your little one's unwillto leave you is a good sign that
ingness
Though separation anxieÇ is a perfectly normal part of childhood development, it can be
unsettling. Understanding what your child is
going through and having a few coping
strategies can help both of you get through
it.
The timing of separation anxiety can vary
widely from child to child. Some kids may go
through it later, between 18 months and 2Vz
years of age. Some may never experience it.
And for others, certain life stresses can tr¡gger feelings of anxieÇ about being separated from a parent: a new child care situation or caregiver, a new sibling, moving to a
new olace or tension at home.
How long does separation anxiety last? It
varies, depending on the child and how a
parent responds. In some cases, depending
on a child's temperament, separation anxieÇ
can last from infancy through the elementary
school years. In cases where the separation
anxiety interferes with an older child's normal activities, it can indicate a deeper anxiety
disorder. If separation anxieÇ appears out of
the blue in an older child, there might be
another problem, like bullying or abuse.
Separation anxiety is different from the normal feelings older kids have when they don't
want a parent to leave. In those cases, the
distress can usually be overcome if a child is
distracted enough, and won't re-emerge
until the parent returns and the child remembers that the oarent left.
And kids do understand the effect this behavior has on parents. If you come running
back into the room every time your child
cries and then stay there longer or cancel
your plans, your child will continue to use
this tactic to avoid separation.
What You Mag Be Feelíng
During this stage, you might experience different emotions. It can be gratifying to feel
that your child is finally as attached to you as
you are to him or her. But you're likely to feel
healthy attachments have developed between the two of you. Eventually, your child
will be able to remember that you always
return after you leave, and that will be
enough comfort while you're gone. This
also gives kids a chance to develop coping
skills and a little independence.
Makíng Qoodbges Easíer
o
Follow through on promises.
It's ¡mportant to make sure that you
return when you have promised to. This
is critical
- this is how your child will
develop the confidence that he or she
can make it through the time apart.
to leave a child
who's screaming and crying for you, it's
important to have confidence that the
caregiver can handle it. It may help both
of you to set up a time that you will call
to check in, maybe 15 to 20 minutes
after you leave. By that time, most k¡ds
have calmed down are playing with
other things. Don't let yourself give in
early and call sooner!
As hard as it may be
These strategies can help ease kids and
parents through this difficult period:
.
Tít i^g
ís evergthíng. Try not to
start day care or child care with an unfamiliar person when your little one is between
the ages of 8 months and L year, when
separation anxiety is first likely to appear.
Also, try not to leave when your child is
likely to be tired. hungry, or restless. If at all
possible, schedule your departures for after
naps and mealtimes.
o
Practíce. Practice being apart from
each other, and introduce new people and
places gradually. If you're planning to leave
your child with a relative or a new babysitter, then invite that person over in advance
so they can spend time together while
you're in the room. If your child is starting
at a new day care center or preschool, make
a few visits there together before a full-time
schedule begins. Practice leaving your child
with a caregiver for short periods of time so
that he or she can get used to being away
from you.
.
Be cal$ a^d cor\siste^t. Create a
exit ritual during which you say a pleasant,
loving, and firm goodbye. Stay calm and
show confidence in your child. Reassure
him or her that you'll be back
- and explain how long it will be until you return
using concepts kids will understand (such
as after lunch) because your child can't yet
understand time. Give him or her your full
attention when you say goodbye, and when
you say you're leaving, mean it; coming
back will only make things worse.
Caregivers should try to distract the
child with an activiÇ or toy, or with
songs, games, or anything else that's
fun. You may have to keep trying until
something just clicks with the child.
Also, try not to ment¡on the child's
mother or father, but do answer the
child's questions about his or her parents ¡n a simple and straightforward
way. You might say: "Mommy and
Daddy are going to be back as soon as
they are done dinner. Let's play with
some toys!"
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Onlg Ternporarg
Remember that this phase will pass. If
your child has never been cared for by
anyone but you, is naturally shy, or has
other stresses, it may be worse than it is
for other kids.
Trust your instincts. If your child refuses
to go to a certain babysitter or day care
center or shows other signs of tensions,
such as trouble sleeping or loss of appetite, then there could be a problem
with the child care situation.
If intense separation anxiety lasts into
preschool, elementary school, or beyond and interferes with your daily activities, discuss it with your doctor. It
could be a sign of a rare but more serious condition known as separation anxiety disorder.
This art¡cle was adapted from K¡dshealth.org.
http://k¡dshealth.orglpårent/emot¡ons/feelingsJ
seoarat¡on anxiety.html
Kolesso
Edgerson
[oleefoh
is
originolly
from Clevelond, OH
where she
spenl mony
yeors in the educolionolfield.
Since 1987, Kolesso hos worked
os o public schoolleocher, spe-
ciol educolion teocher, loddler
teocher, center director, ossistont director, ond school owner.
Kolesso hos been with TCS since
September ond found o home
in the Cinnomon Room. She enjoys oll kinds of sports ond is o
proud mother of four.
Mellsso
Ponce is lhe
newest
member of the TCS teom. She recently moved to Atlonto from Portlond OR. ond Reno, NV where she
goined five yeors experience working in clossrooms. Melisso opened
up the Dogwood Room with Ms.
Alexs. She is currenlly seeking her
ECE degree from Truckee Meodows
College. Melisso is described by her
peers os o teocher thot "loves to
get involved wiih the children" ond
"isn't ofroid lo get her honds dirty."
Cosh hos
been on
sloff for
the post
few months os o permonenl
substitute. She works in infoni rooms, helps oul with
rotios, ond filled in Kids'
Club while Ms. Tiffoniwos
on moternily leove. You
might olso recognize Loteefoh os Shoron from fhe Lime
Room's doughter.
Normo logon is
our newesl Oronge teocher.
She hos worked
in childcore
since 2002 ond hos olmosl compleled her A.A. in Eorly Childhood
Educotion from Atlonto Tech.
Normo is from Jomoico ond hos
lived in the U.S. since 1995. She
enjoys reodíng, singing, crocheling, ond doncing ond hopes to
eorn her Bochelor's degree.
Ionisho lotever hos been in the
Mohogony Room since October. She is from New York where
she eorned o BFA in Communicotions from Long lslond Universily. Tonisho hos worked in childcore since 2001 wilh ollogeronges from infonts to schoologers.
Cinnomon
Jon. l9
Mimoso
Jon. I9
Mongo
Jon. l2 Cecelio Smith
Jon. l5 Angelo Jones
Plum
Jon.2ó
Chorlotle Smith
Mongo
Jon. l5 Shereeno Perkins
Mongo
Jon.28
Audrey Bolkcom
Bonsoi
Jon.
Jock Copriotti
Mimoso
Sloone Milom
Mimoso
Luke McDonold
Jon.7 Govin Rocchio
Ió