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Head Start Newsletter

St Johns County School District Early Childhood Services

April 2016

Nurture them, Nurture yourself
All children misbehave or engage in challenging behaviors sometimes. How you handle your child’s misbehavior can make a big difference in how your child behaves throughout his/her life. Treating your child with kindness and respect will help him/her to treat others with kindness and respect. You are modeling positive relationships.
How to nurture your child: Listen to your child, remain calm, respond to your child’s needs, don’t expect your child to be perfect, model appropriate behavior (including saying sorry if you need to).
How to nurture yourself:
Take care of yourself, take a break when you need it-if your child is safe, don’t expect yourself to be perfect.
Tina Larson, LMHC, Head Start, Mental Health Consultant

Dates to Remember:
Please attend: For all Head Start, Pre K ESE and VPK parents, Thursday, April 14th, 3:00-4:00 pm, Kindergarten Readiness meeting held at Osceola Elementary School.
No Head Start Policy Council meeting this month.
No school, April 29th, Student/Teacher holiday.

Head Start & Early Childhood Services Community Services Fair
Thursday May 12, 2016 at Crookshank Elementary School
1455 N. Whitney Street, St. Augustine, Fl. 32084
Fun Activities for Kids, Student Art Show and Free Food, Lots of Valuable information from the following Community Services and Businesses, Azalea Health Care, Project Buckle Up, SJC Public Library, Credit Counseling and Home Buyers Program, SJC Department of Health, SJC WIC Program, Habitat for Humanity, SJC Homeless Coalition, Children’s Home Society, First Coast Technical College, Vision is Priceless, Learn to Read, The Early Learning Coalition, Wolfson Children’s Hospital and many more.

Head Start Open
Enrollment for 2016-2017 School Year
Please spread the word, Head Start is now accepting applications for the 2016-2017 School Year, call 547-8965 for details !