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MECA PARENT EDUCATION
AND FAMILY EVENTS
During the 2011-12 school year, MECA will be hosting a rich array of family events and parent education opportunities. Visit this page regularly to find out about new programs and to pre-register!
Please join us for a
2-part parent education offering
co-sponsored by
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton
Charting a Course for
Childhood Nutrition
Part 1: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
6:30-8:00 PM
This workshop will discuss picky eaters, excessive snackers
and junk food junkies. Learn about the
dangers of unhealthy eating habits and how
to steer your children toward well-balanced,
nutritious and delicious foods.
Part 2: Tuesday, June 5, 2012
6:30-8:00 PM
This workshop will explain healthy foods,
how to determine nutritional value,
how to pack a healthy lunch and
what's considered a nutritious dinner.
Milton Hospital
Conference Room A
199 Reedsdale Road
Milton Integrated Preschool
"Roundtable"
Please join the Milton Public Schools and
the Special Education Parent Advisory Council (PAC)
for a roundtable discussion about the
evaluation and IEP process, special education
programs and services, and what lies
ahead after preschool.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
7:00 PM
Pierce Middle School Library
451 Central Avenue
MECA's 7th Annual
Professional Recognition
Awards Banquet
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The Common Market Restaurant
97 Willard Street, Quincy
6:30 PM
Cost $25 per person
This Year's Award Winners Are:
Nancy (Ann) Smith, Family Child Care Provider
Elaine Beguerie and Gerry Horvet, Pre-K Team,
Learning Circle Preschool
Congratualtions to our winners!!
MECA Professional Recognition Award
NOMINATIONS DUE!
We are proud to solicit nominations for our 7th annual
MECA Professional Recognition Award. This
award is given on a yearly basis to an individual(s)
that has made a meaningful contribution to
the young children and families of Milton.
Eligible individuals work directly with children,
colleagues, and families in a center-based program,
family child care home, or public school Kindergarten
classroom.
Help Me Get Ready to Read
Sponsored by the Milton Library Foundation
For parents, grandparents and all caring
adults who read to children ages birth
to five years old.
Learn how you can use read-aloud times
effectively to help young children
acquire the early literacy concepts and
skills they need to get ready to learn
to read and to foster their feelings of
confidence and competence.
Milton Public Library
Monday, March 12, 2012
7:00 PM in the Keys Room
Registration is required on the Library's
web-calendar at www.miltonlibrary.org
or by calling 617-898-4957.
Is your child getting ready to go to Kindergarten?
MECA invites you to attend:
Kindergarten: Your Child's Next Big Step
Presented by: Cheryl Render Brown,
Assoc. Professor of Education at Wheelock College
Thursday, February 9, 2012
7:00-8:30 PM
to be held at:
Discovery Schoolhouse, 101 Blue Hills Pkwy., Milton
"Learning Through Play"
Play Groups
In collaboration with Dotty Alexander, M.Ed.,
a Curry College Early Education and Care
Faculty Member, along with
Curry College Education students
Wednesdays, February 8, 15, 29,
March 7 and 21, 2012
to be held at
Discovery Schoolhouse
101 Blue Hills Pkwy., Milton
Toddler Language and Literacy
For parents and their child
15 months to 2.9 years old
9:00-9:45 AM
Preschool Language and Literacy
For parents and their child
2.9 years to 4 years old
10:00-10:45 AM
Registration is required. To register, please call 617-696-2262
confirmation phone call or email requesting
contact information and verifying your
registration.
SPACE IS LIMITED - SO PLEASE REGISTER EARLY!
Milton Public Schools
Kindergarten Information Night
If your child will be five years old
before September 1, 2012.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
7:00 PM
Charles C. Winchester Auditorium
Milton High School, 25 Gile Road
SKIP AND HOP CO-OP
INDOOR PLAY SPACE
A free, parent cooperative, indoor play space
for energetic toddlers and preschoolers
(with their caregivers) to
play and make new friends!
Tuesdays, Beginning December 6, 2011
through April 24, 2012
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Huntington Hall located inside the
First Congregational Church
495 Canton Avenue, Milton
"Learning Through Play"
Play Groups
Tuesdays, November 22, 29,
December 6 and 13, 2011
to be held at
Discovery Schoolhouse
101 Blue Hills Pkwy., Milton
Toddler Language and Literacy
For parents and their child
15 months to 2.9 years old
9:00-9:45 AM
Preschool Language and Literacy
For parents and their child
2.9 years to 4 years old
10:00-10:45 AM
Suggested Donation:
$5 per family per week
Registration is required. To register, please call 617-696-2262
confirmation phone call or email requesting
contact information and verifying your
registration.
SPACE IS LIMITED - SO PLEASE REGISTER EARLY!
Effective and Loving Discipline
Please note: These sessions are full!!
Wednesdays, November 2, 9 and 16, 2011
7:00-8:30 PM
to be held at
Discovery Schoolhouse
101 Blue Hills Pkwy., Milton
November 2, 2011
Discipline vs. Punishment
November 9, 2011
Why is this Behavior Happening?
November 16, 2011
Becoming a Skillful Parent
For Registration and more information,
MILTON EARLY EDUCATION
AND CARE PROGRAM
INFORMATION NIGHT
Are you a parent looking for information about high quality
preschool programs available in the Milton area?
Then this event is for you! This is an extraordinary opportunity
to visit with representatives from many of the
early education and care programs in Milton in one evening.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
7:00-8:30 PM
(Drop in anytime during this time.)
Cunningham Hall
75 Edgehill Road, Milton
The evening will include:
· Resources outlining what parents should look for and what questions to ask when choosing a program.
· Program “Window Shopping” where parents can browse program displays and ask questions of specific programs and providers.
· Early Literacy information and resources.
POWER OF FAMILIES
A 6-part series for
Tucker School Parents
Who are new to the School
Research tells us that parents are the KEY to their children’s success at school. This series will provide you with expert information, tips, practice and the support you need and deserve to be YOUR child’s key to success at Tucker school.
Participants will have an opportunity to:
· Build relationships with other families and become an important member of your child’s school community
· Learn simple things you can do at home to support your child’s education
· Develop a better understanding of your child’s development
· Explore positive approaches to discipline and communication
· Get to know Tucker School’s community of families and staff (including Superintendent of Schools, Mary Gormley and Tucker Principal, Marcia Uretsky)
Thursdays: October 13, 20, 27 and
November 3, 10 and 17, 2011
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM at
Tucker School
187 Blue Hills Parkway, Milton
Please register by calling Tucker School at 617-696-4291 or online at cpcmecasld@verizon.net. Free childcare will be provided and can be reserved at registration. Space is limited and must be reserved by October 11th. A commitment must be made to attend all six sessions.
KINDERGARTEN DAYS!
Wear your bright yellow,
"I'm Going to Kindergarten!" t-shirt
and visit these locations for
some great treats.
Date: September 3-10, 2011
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Sponsor |
Address |
Offer |
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G.H. Bents Cookie Factory |
7 Pleasant Street |
2 free cookies |
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Mackie’s Barber Shop |
20 Central Avenue |
$1 off a haircut |
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Mr. Chan’s |
534 Adams Street |
Free 4 pc. Chicken fingers |
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Radio Coffeehouse |
24 Central Avenue |
Free soft serve kiddie cone |
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Starbucks |
552 Adams Street |
Free straw. or van. frappachino |
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The Fruit Center |
338 Granite Avenue |
Free bookmark and piece of fruit |
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The Nutshell |
10 Bassett Street |
Free Japanese eraser |
Please thank our sponsors for their support of Milton's youngest school children!
These are the workshops we have presented in the past. Please look for them again in the future!
Effective and Loving Discipline, a four-part parenting series
Presented by Faina Smith
The Gift of Limits and Acceptance, Presented by Faina Smith
WALKING THE PARENTING TIGHTROPE
A three-part parenting series covering topics such as:
Buidling Resilience and Learning to Let Go,
Harmonius Siblings - Fact or Fiction and
That Crazy Time of Day!
Kindergarten: Your Child's Next Big Step
Presented by Cheryl Render Brown, Assoc. Professor of Education at Wheelock College
Early Care and Education Program Information Night
Family Communication, a 4-part series for Parents of
Children Ages 2 to 6 yrs. old Presented by Faina Smith
Becoming the Parent You Want to Be:
Positive Discipline and Conflict Resolution with Young Children
A 3-part Parenting Series
with Linda Jones, Facilitator
Setting Limits: Liberating Parents and Children with Faina Smith
Consuming Kids: The Hostile Takeover of Childhood
with Susan Linn, Ed.D.
Family Communication for Parents of Young Children:
A four-part series with Faina Smith
Asthma and Allergies: Understanding Asthma and
How To Prevent Asthma Emergencies with Sharon Shumack
Treating Attention Deficit with Food and Vitamins -
Is There an Alternative to Drugs? with Joan Endyke
with Joan EndykeAdoptive Family Support Group Pot Luck Supper
Setting Kids Up To Succeed -
Foster their EQ as well as their IQ with Patty Whitelaw, MSEd, Parent Educator
Chores without Roars with Patricia Whitelaw
Whatever Happened to the Cleavers? An 8-week series for adoptive and pre-adoptive parents presented by Linda Grillo, Exec. Director of Adoptive Families Together
Attachment and Trust with Corinne Rayburn
Milton Early Care and Education Information Night
"Mom, They're Teasing Me" with Lawrence Cohen, PhD. and Catherine O^Neill Grace
Back to Balance with Brenda Fingold
Celebrating Our World Community A Family Picnic and Concert with Susan Reed
The Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, and Birth Mothers: Understanding Adoption with Kay Seligsohn, PhD
FATHERHOOD DEVELOPMENT: Strategies for Successful Parenting with Renee Martinez
KINDERGARTEN: Your Child's next big step with Cheryl Render Brown, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at Wheelock College
Start Seeing Diversity with Patti DeRosa
Beating Cabin Fever Presented by the MECA Parent Education Committee
Single Parent Potential: An 8 week series for single parents with children between the ages of birth and 6 years old Led by Hetti Wohlgemuth
Single Parenting: Challenges and Opportunities led by Candelaria Sylva
Talking About Touching: Teaching children about personal safety Presented by Suzin Bartley of the Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund
Milton Public Schools Kindergarten Information Night
Skillful Parenting Series For Parents of Young Children: A six week series for parents with Children birth to six years old Led by Faina Smith
If you^re interested in learning about parenting but can^t get out of the house, try this link to PARENTINGONLINE.ORG This web-site is run by Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP), which is a non-profit organization consisting of parents and professionals concerned about the quality of family life. They provide FREE online parenting classes ranging from the techniques of building love and showing respect to your children to dealing with the strong-willed or out-of-control kids. Their discussions also cover such topics as: joint custody, divorce, separation, stepparenting, stepchildren, visitation, addiction, alcohol and drug abuse.
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