Dear Seabird Parents,

 

Time flies as we approach the end of another academic year. Several graduating students have been with us since opening and we are proud to see the growth and accomplishments of each child and sad that this chapter is closing and they are moving on to kindergarten.

 

As a reminder, summer camp is automatically available to current students at no additional request, forms or fees are required. 

Graduation Ceremony on May 24th

Graduation ceremony for children going to kindergarten is on Tuesday, May 24th at 5:15pm. 

 

You do not need to pick up your child before 5 as we will gather them to do a last practice run of the ceremony. We request all half day children to be dropped off back at school no later than 4:30pm.

 

All guests can enter at 5pm. Masks are optional, however if you have symptoms, please take a COVID test before arriving and wear a mask indoors. Dinner following the ceremony.

Parent-Teacher Conference on May 6th

Parent/Teacher conference is on May 6th. Seabird will close on that day and all meetings will be held via zoom. All parents should have received the zoom invite already. If you have problems logging in on that day or need the invite re-sent, please reach out to Angela at billing@seabirdpreschool.com

Mother’s Day Tea on May 9th

It has been a while since we have invited parents to our school. On Monday, May 9, we would like to invite our moms for a Mother’s Day Tea. The event will be held in our playground. 

 

For Teacher Ava and Teacher Angela’s class it will be from 9:20am-9:50am.

For Teacher Jennefer’s class it will be from 10am-10:30am.  

For Teacher Clark and Teacher Mary’s class it will be from 11am-11:30am. 

 

If you have children in multiple classes and can only attend one of the times, please email Mei at director@seabirdpreschool.com and we can make sure all your children greet you at the same time. Hope you all can make it!

Happy Birthday

Alexandra, Aydin, George, Kimaya, William, Zoe

Positive Redirection

There are many advantages to positive redirection as a way for children to learn to discontinue or change an unwanted behavior. It also promotes social, emotional, cognitive and language development. It is usually easy to say “no” or “don’t”, but without proper follow-up, the children will most likely repeat the unwanted behavior and start using negative tones with you as “no” and “don’t” usually have a negative connotation to those types of words.

 

Our goal is to teach children what to do, so when addressing a behavior that you want your child to stop or change, you must first know what actually you want them to do. Children are like sponges and need to be taught and learn what is appropriate and what is not. Children have receptive language far earlier than verbal language. They understand your words through repetition. Being consistent in what you say and do is key to making a positive change.

 

For example, if a child is having a tantrum, it is important to not say things like “stop that” or “I don’t like that behavior.” When tantrums occur, let them finish it as long as it is safe, and when they are ready they will stop, and once calm is when you approach. Acknowledge what happened, acknowledge their feelings and to their best ability have them verbalize what made them so upset. Calmly talk to them with why and how they can handle the emotions they feel next time. Remember, at that moment it is all about your child, so statements similar to “I don’t like…”  make it all about you and the child may feel like their needs are unheard and unmet.

 

You can teach your child about cause and affect of their actions and offer a positive solution through the statements like “When you ____, it makes me feel ____.”  For example if a child has a habit of trying to kick you, you can say “When you kick me, it makes me feel sad because it hurts, but it looks like you like to kick, so can we go kick a ball together?” This statement is explaining to your child what their action makes you feel, you acknowledge their energy and offer a solution but more importantly you and your child are continuing to bond positively while making change.

 

Change takes time but as long as you give a little patience and are consistent in how you verbalize and react to your child, you and your child will reap the benefits. Through positive redirection, children will know it is okay to be who they are and socialize more positively. Since language is encouraged and they are allowed a voice, their language will increase. Cognitive thinking when coming up with alternative choices will increase as you feed your child positive options through each scenario. 

General Reminders:

 

  1. Seabird is closed Friday, May 6th for Parent/Teacher Conferences

  2. Seabird is closed Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day.

  3. Bring your child’s bedding on Monday or the first day back during the week 

  4. Label all of your child’s personal belongings

  5. Cut grapes and all rounded foods in half lengthwise

  6. Do not pack choking foods for your child

  7. Pack utensils for your child’s lunch

  8. Make sure your child has a water bottle daily

  9. Seabird is a peanut and nut free school

  10. When exiting, make sure gates and doors are closed behind you

  11. At the pick up gate please announce your child’s name

  12. All withdrawals require a 60 days notice

  13. During drop off do not allow your child to play on the playground. The playground has been disinfected for the first group of children that goes out.

  14. If you need to contact Teacher Mei for any reason, please email her directly at   director@seabirdpreschool.com and not through Brightwheel

  15. Make sure you are getting notifications from the school through Brightwheel. If you are not, please reach out to billing@seabirdpreschool.com and they can assist to rectify the issue.

  16. Remember to sign in and out your child daily.

  17. Bring your child to school by 9am.

  18. Schedule appointments to avoid drop offs and pick ups during nap time (12:15pm-3pm)

  19. If your child is ill, please keep them home

9 Pelton Place. Mailing address: 3 Stark St. San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 932-6023

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