Tamworth Montessori Preschool

84 Carthage St TAMWORTH 2340 02 67667750 tammont@westnet,com.au

14.2.14
Dear Parents,

Montessori Preschool Parent Meeting Survey

Welcome everyone to your 2014 experience at Tamworth Montessori Preschool. Parent Meeting Survey - your voice counts! This survey is about how to ma e the Parent Meetin!s wor better " #or you an$ #or all involve$ in Tamworth Montessori Preschool. We want to ma e the best use o# our resources. Last year, perhaps the most important Parent Meetin! was the %onsultation ni!ht re Policy. Many parents were involve$ in the Policy %onsultation process eventhou!h only a #ew atten$e$ the $e$icate$ Meetin!. &nother one was with a pro#essional Dietician. This interactive presentation was excellent. 'till at another Parent Meetin!, we tal e$ about the chil$ren(s )outines at Preschool, the Worl$ *ision Pro+ect the Preschool is involve$ in with Thia!o, what chil$ren $o in the ,rench -essons, an$ other aspects o# the pro!ram #or you to be more #amiliar with what your chil$ experiences at Preschool. The Problem: while Parent Meetin!s can be an important part o# the +ourney o# supportin! your chil$ren, atten$ance was low at all o# the Meetin!s. .only /, 4 or 0 parents1 2et between /3 an$ 4/ #amilies are enrolle$ at the Preschool $epen$in! on the time o# the year. Feedback we get from the arents who attend the Parent Meetings is that they are indeed worthwhile: Parents learn about their chil$(s pro!ress an$ how that is recor$e$4 Parents are welcome to have their say an$ they now they can ma e a $i##erence4 Parents want to meet an$ en+oy meetin! other parents. !ttending Parent Meetings is art of a family"s arent involvement at this arent-owned# Preschool$ 2ou can mar it on your 5Parents 6ob %ar$( an$ thus you have participate$ #or that Term. -ac o# participation o# any in$ in a Term, attracts a 780 contribution .-evy1. 9# course there are #amilies who cannot contribute physically an$ we un$erstan$ that. Many #amilies also !enerously contribute in other $i##erent ways. .: ! our ;ara!e 'ale an$ the <unnin!s bb=s1. Please complete an$ return your complete$ 'urvey by next We$nes$ay .23.02.141. Many than s. 'ta##

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1. What $ay woul$ wor best #or youB Thurs$ay C .Meetin!s are currently on Thurs$ays1 &ny $ay C

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2. What time woul$ you pre#er the meetin! to be!inB 3.0 C 8.00 C 8./0 C E.00 C 9ther C Please speci#y >>>>>. /. What about the len!th o# the meetin!B D coul$n(t stay more than 1 hour C D $on(t min$ C .......
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4. 'houl$ we try #or three Parent Meetin!s per year instea$ o# #ourB

0. Ds there anythin! else you($ li e us to now re parent meetin!s, or anythin! you($ li e to hear about in these meetin!s? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>. Please rate in terms o# importance #or you, the #ollowin! reasons you woul$ atten$ a Parent Meetin!. Put a circle aroun$ 0 i# that is a very im ortant reason #or you to atten$ a Parent Meetin!. Put a circle aroun$ 1 to in$icate low im ortance to you in the #ollowin!.

1 & #orum where you can have your say an$ be involve$ in $ecisionFma in! 1>>>>2>>>../>>>.4>>>.0>>>.

2 To meet other parents 1>>>..2>>>>/>>>..4>>>..0>>>>

/ To learn about the pro!ram 1>>......2>>>>./>>>>4>>>..0>>>.

4 To learn about other parentin! points o# interest e ! @utritionG<ehaviour 1>>>.2>>>>./>>>>.4>>>..0>>>..

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