Sonja,
 
Thank you so much for the last two years. To us, you weren't just a teacher, but a mentor and a valued friend.

Love
Angela and Jovana
HSC English students

When 7 year old Olivia started at Kids First, her confidence level in reading had dropped. Her reading and comprehension scores were 6 years and 10 months and she was struggling.

In just one term with you, her reading has improved to that of a child aged 8 years and 1 month. She has gone from bringing the same home readers home each night to a girl who looks for new books to read every day.

Thank you once again for the great programmes you have to offer at Kids First and keep up the very important work you do in promoting kids' confidence and targeting the areas they need help in.

Kind Regards,
A very happy Mum

Audrey

We are so thankful for all the time that you have spent with Hamish…Your patience, kindness and encouragement has been a blessing to Hamish and has helped to make him communicative, confident young boy. We will always be grateful for all that you have done.

Ann and Damian
Hamish’s mum and dad

I think it was really helpful at Kids First.

Vickie is my teacher at Kids First and she taught me an easier way to figure out Maths and English problems that I couldn't have solved otherwise.

Cameron, age 9

The best thing about Kids First is that it is fun.

My teacher is great. She explains things in a way I can understand.

Every time I go, I learn something new that helps me at school.

Leah, age 8

Dear Sonja,

Thank you so much for organising and presenting "Building Confident Kids" tonight... I very much appreciated you squeezing us in, as we realise how popular your sessions are and that many other people would love to have been there tonight.

Again, the information you provided was invaluable, and I too feel confident, that with your help, I will be able to further help children and families in my care. Thank you again for supporting the community with these fabulous sessions - your time, wisdom and professionalism is much appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Sally
Pre-School teacher

I was very impressed. The topic was thoroughly covered and the ideas and solutions provided were exceptionally helpful. Thank you for a very useful and enjoyable evening.

Gayleen
Mother of Beau, age 4

What a great evening. Thank you so much for organising it and a big "thank you" to Dianne, she was great!...I improved not only my own maths skills but for first time today my son (aged 9 in Grade 3) enjoyed doing his maths with me - we traded and doubled and it was just fun!

Rosita

Informative, impartial and professional...a truly helpful evening that has given me more confidence as a parent.

The strategies and advice I received tonight will really help my family.

It was indeed excellent. Thank you so much!

Nick
Father of Jamie, aged 8

Dear Sonja,

Our entire staff was hugely impressed with your presentation ...We look forward to working with you more in the future and applaud the initiatives you have taken in assisting families in such worthwhile areas.

Warm regards,

Sue
Pre-school Director

Your parent seminar was really excellent and the documents you provided will be a great resource.

Your presentation validated our teaching and ideals. Thank you!

Judy
Pre-school teacher

We would like to say, "thank you" so much for making us feel so welcome on Saturday. We were both very nervous on how Luke would go in the water, new environment, new people etc etc but you, Casey and Carol really made us feel welcome and you also reassured us.

It was so nice to walk in and be greeted by you with such a friendly and happy smile, straight away we both relaxed. Not only were you professional, but we could really see how much you wanted this program to work for the kids and we thank you for that.

Thanks for the yellow Kids First bag. I have told Luke that this is his special swimming bag and it is now hanging up on his bedroom door.

Luke's mum
Swim First program for special needs children

Dear Sonja

Thank you for having us at the Puppet Workshop. I had a great time. When we went to pick up Alessia, Bec's sister, the teacher asked us to do a puppet show for the little children. It was fun.

From Jess Neate