Randolph School End of the Week Notes for March 23, 2012
Happy Birthday to Deb Saunders on March 31st!
The Lied Center would like to offer to LPS teachers, students, and families to see world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman at the Lied Center on Saturday, March 31. Students / youth are eligible for $20 tickets to the performance by using offer code “STUDENT” at liedcenter.org or by calling 402-472-4747. Parents, LPS staff, and teachers are eligible for are eligible for $30 tickets to the performance using offer code “SEASON.” This is a rare opportunity to see Mr. Perlman in Nebraska as his last performance at the Lied was in 1990 (when the hall first opened) and there are over 1,500 patrons already attending. Please help spread the word about this fantastic performance.
Not valid on previously purchased tickets, all fees apply, tickets must be ordered by March 29 at 5:00pm. Questions? Please contact LPS Director of Music, Ray Lowther at 402-472-8510.
Congratulations, Laura Parks, on applying for and receiving a grant from the Methodist Church Outreach to purchase 6 sets of Digi-Blocks…some WONDERFUL math manipulatives which brilliantly demonstrate place value.
PLEASE PAY FOR YOUR Individual Student Photos:
91 students received individual picture packets for pictures taken on the day of group classroom shots. Those families need to either return the packet to the school if you chose not to purchase; send payment to the school for any pictures you do wish to purchase; OR if you are purchasing only certain pictures, return pictures not wanted with payment for those keeping. All transactions need to be completed by March 30! If questions, please contact Lifetouch at 402-498-0206.
Fake glasses as a fashion accessory? These become nuisance items and distractions in class. Please have your child leave her/his “fake” glasses at home. Like other nuisance items, once the glasses are off the student’s face, the fake glasses will be kept by the teacher.
CALENDAR
March 26 SCIP meets
March 26 Principals Curriculum meeting in afternoon
March 27 PLC Early Out at 2:18!
March 28 Instructional Conferences #4 grades 5, 3, K
March 29 Instructional Conferences #4 for grades 4, 2, 1
March 29 4th Grade Parent Meeting for CAMP! 7 p.m.
March 30 Camp pledge cards go home
March 30 REPORT CARDS GO HOME!
April 2-16 PTA sale of Eilene’s Colossol Cookie Dough
April 3, 4, 5= Eat at Runza on 40th & Randolph to help the Back Pack Program
April 3, 4, and 5 Nebraska Science Test for 5th Graders
APRIL 6 NO SCHOOL
APRIL 9 NO SCHOOL
April 3, 10, 17 = ZUMBA classes for kids. $15 pays for 3 after school sessions
Watch for details from PTA!
April 4 All permission forms due for grade 4 camp
April 5th,13th, & 20th are FREEZE POP FRIDAYS—25¢ each after school
April10, 17 ZUMBA classes for kids. 3:45-4:30 in the gym
April 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19 Nebraska READING Test for grades 3, 4, 5!
April17 ZUMBA classes for kids. 3:45-4:30 in the gym
April 24 PLC Early Out 2:18
April 25, 26 Nebraska MATH Test for grades 3, 4, and 5!
April 30 Spring Training for 4th graders for CAMP!
May 1 Music in Your Space concerts for 4th graders during the day
May 1 Music in Your Space FAMILY CONCERT 7:00 in the gym
May 1 PTA following the concert in the gym
May 3 Camp Volunteer meeting for 4th grade parents!
May 3 Kindergarten Orientation 10:30 OR 2:30
May 11 Fun Night—Grade 4 Camp Sells S’mores
May 17, 18 Grade 4 CAMP!
Hy-Vee has started a kids triathlon throughout the Midwest. The Lincoln Ironkids will be on Saturday July 28th. We are trying to get as many kids involved with Ironkids, not only to promote being active and healthy, but to make them proud for participating and completing their first triathlon! The distances are different for the age groups, and it is easy to sign-up at www.ironkids.com.
LOVE AND LOGIC MOMENT:
Does it seem to you that this world gets faster paced and more complicated each and every day? Compared to people a generation ago, are we faced with far more decisions and temptations than ever before in history? What will the world look like when our kids get there? Will the decisions they face be simpler…or far more difficult? Will the consequences of their decisions be smaller, or will they be a lot larger…often life and death?
Clearly, the world is becoming more temptation-laden every day. That’s why it’s more important than ever for kids to experience the type of parenting that helps them learn how to make good choices about serious issues. Providing this type of parenting hinges on our awareness of the following:
Kids learn to make great decisions about big and critically important matters by making plenty of poor decisions about small and relatively unimportant matters… and by experiencing the natural and logical consequences.
Are your children making enough affordable mistakes?
Are you allowing them to experience the consequences instead of rescuing them?
Are you holding them accountable with love and empathy…instead of anger, frustration, or lectures?
If you answered “yes” to all three of these questions, the odds are high that your children will have a good enough grasp of cause and effect to survive when life and death decisions come knocking on their door.
Perhaps you know a teen or young adult who wasn’t given this opportunity when the “price tag” of mistakes was small. Can their lives end up becoming chronically sad…or even tragic…when they eventually enter the real world and find themselves grappling with tough decisions? Each year we hear about far too many of these kids on the nightly news.
Thanks for reading! Our goal is to help as many families as possible. If this is a benefit, forward it to a friend. Dr. Charles Fay
CANS FOR BOOKS IS COMING IN APRIL!
• Get ready for the 12th annual Cans For Books! Plan on collecting your aluminum cans during the month of April for your media center, in honor of School Library Media Month. Since 2001, the program has donated over $31,342 to LPS elementary and middle school libraries for the purchase of library books.
Participating in Cans4Books is easy!
• During the month of April, bring your aluminum cans to either A-Can Recycling or A & J Recycling.
• Mention ‘Cans4Books’ and donate your recycling refund to the school media center of your choice.
• Midland Recycling, Palmer & Sons Refuse, Shredding Solutions, and Barnes & Noble Bookstore (South Pointe) are our sponsors.
• The prizes: Schools with the top dollar earnings per capita will receive Barnes & Noble (South Pointe) gift certificates:
1st place – $400 from Midland Recycling
2nd place- $200 from Palmer & Sons Refuse
3rd place – $100 from Shredding Solutions
Bring in cans April 1 – 30 to:
South location: A-Can Recycling, 3255 S. 10th Street
North location: A & J Recycling, 3250 N. 20th Street