School News for September 7, 2012
Enrollment in after school Nature Club has been filled.
Kdg and 1st grade students will begin Nature Club on Thursday, Sept. 13.
Second, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Nature Club begins Friday, Sept. 14.
Notice that SECOND graders moved to the Friday group.
Please let the office know if you do NOT want your second grader in the Friday class, and a wait list student will replace them.
Mr. Wheeler announces Randolph will have an auditioned Honor Chorus in addition to the usual chorus! The sign up forms have gone home with interested students. Forms are due back on the 14th.
Streets Alive! is a free event celebrating health and wellness in Lincoln. Travel along a route from Trago Park to Woods Park and check out the live entertainment, exhibitions, and fitness activities on SUNDAY, Sept. 9th from 12:30-5:00 p.m. Begin anywhere along the route and walk, run, bike, skate, or wheel to at least 10 exhibitors with your passport to be entered in a drawing for great prizes! Check out the back of the current Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln newspaper for more information and a map of the route!
FROM STUDENT SERVICES DIRECTOR RUSS UHING:
We have had parents and schools ask if parents can opt out of the Outreach Messaging for School Messenger. The answer is no. The purpose of the phone calls is to inform parents of important information concerning their student and school activities but most importantly to be able to contact someone in a family in case of an emergency.
We have to have at least one telephone number listed for a family. This will translate into the system forcing a “Y” response when the registrar is entering the options for Outreach Messages. Parents can choose one telephone number or more to receive messages and they can even elect to have the messages text to them. Parents control the number of telephones they receive messages on. If they say “Y” to each phone listed in their household then they will get the phone messages to each of the telephones listed.
Please let parents know when they ask to have telephone numbers removed from messaging that they must list at least one telephone number. We do not want schools entering 999-9999 or 000-0000 for telephone numbers.
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
On August 31, 2012, the President signed a proclamation regarding National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, September 2012. In the proclamation, he urges Americans to promote healthy living for our children:
“Each of us can play a role in ensuring our children have the opportunity to live long, healthy lives, and by joining together in pursuit of that mission, I am confident we can build a brighter future for America’s youth.” Check out resources and ideas at:
FALL BOOK FAIR COMING SOON!
Dates and hours are
Sept. 17,19,21 3:30-4:00 pm
Sept. 18 & 20 3:30-7:00 pm
Bill Nye, The Science Guy, will give a public presentation “Sustainable Living and the Planet” at the Homestead National Monument in Beatrice on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 2:00 p.m. For more information, go to www.nps.gov/home
CALENDAR
Sept. 10 SIP meeting 8:10
Sept. 11 Staff Meeting 8:10
Agenda = Bloodborne Pathnogens; Conferences with Interpreters
Sept. 13 Club Choice Fundraiser ends: Turn in completed orders!
Health and Safety Night at Randolph 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Sept. 14 BIST practice form #1 due online
NeSA- RMS data statements from teams due to Dr. B.
Sept. 17 SCIP meets at 8:10
Sept. 18 Randolph Parent-Teacher Conferences
Book Fair
Sept. 19 Principals Council held at Bryan College of Health Sciences
Sept. 20 Randolph Parent-Teacher Conferences
Book Fair
Sept. 24 Principals Curriculum Council meets 1-5:00
Sept. 25 PLC Early Dismissal 2:18
Sept. 25 Great Books for Great Kids: Eat at Runza and Runza will donate money to elementary schools to buy Golden Sower books for their library!
Sept. 26 BIST consultant day for teacher teams: “First Fifteen” in office
Sept. 27-28 Adaptive Schools Training days 3 & 4
Don’t Confuse the “Uh, Oh, Song” with Time-Out
Weekly Tip from the Love and Logic® Experts
Writing about two-year-old twins, one of our followers says, “It seems lately that the tools we have used in the past are just not relating to them anymore. Our version of the ‘Uh, Oh, Song’ and removing them from a situation (time-out) is not relating to them these past two weeks. With them everything is, ‘No.’ Any suggestions?”
The solution to this problem is the consistent use of the “Uh, Oh, Song” applied exactly as prescribed instead of a version of the technique.
If you find it not being effective, ask yourself the following questions:
- Am I actually singing instead of talking? Singing “Uh, oh,” instead of saying it indicates that the problem is the child’s problem, not the parent’s problem.
- Is the child staying away from the family until perfectly calm, regardless of the amount of time it takes?
- Am I using the egg timer after the child proves to be calm?
- Is the “egg timer time” adequate? In the event that the process doesn’t seem to get the desired results, lengthen the amount of “egg timer time.” Strong-willed children often need more time.
Many parents confuse the “Uh, Oh, Song” with “time-out.” However, the above elements are not included in “time-out” and that is the reason why it has limited effectiveness.
The “Uh, Oh, Song” includes a number of solid psychological concepts, and was developed to:
- Help parents establish themselves as loving authority figures.
- Help parents establish loving limits and boundaries.
- Help parents simplify their job. Use this technique for every undesirable behavior. It even should be used for misbehaviors that no child has dreamed up yet. And it should definitely be applied when a youngster says, “No!”
- Use with children ages 1 to 5.
Hear the “Uh, Oh, Song,” modeled on the audio CD, Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers.
Thanks for reading.
Jim Fay
Our goal is to help as many families as possible. If this is a benefit, forward it to a friend.
CHOOSE WELL LIVE WELL
Am I Hungry or Thirsty?
Ask yourself this question before your eat!
Many times when we think we are hungry, we are actually thirsty,
Drink a full glass of water before snacks and meals. You will
satisfy your thirst, and need less food to satisfy your hunger.
Try to limit your 2 snacks a day to 150 calories or 15 gm carbs.
15 carb snack suggestions:
-3 cups most fresh vegetables -2”apple -4 oz. cup yogurt
-1.5 cups cooked vegetables -2”orange -8 oz. white milk
-1/2 cup most fresh fruits -1/2 banana -5 oz. choc. milk
-1/2 cup most canned fruits’ -1/8 cup dried fruit -4 oz. most juices
-1 slice bread with peanut butter -7 saltines -2.5 oz. nuts
-a few crackers with cheese -11 Wheat Thins -2” brownie
-a small tortilla pizza -5 Triscuits -2” cookie
Questions? Contact school nurse, Joan Creger.
Arts in Education Week is September 9-15, 2012.
A National Spotlight for Arts Education
In July of 2010 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution designating the second week of September as “Arts in Education Week.” The resolution (H.Con.Res. 275) was proposed and introduced by Rep. Jackie Speier from California.
The resolution states: […] Arts education, comprising a rich array of disciplines including dance, music, theatre, media arts, literature, design, and visual arts, is a core academic subject and an essential element of a complete and balanced education for all students.
This is a week for arts educators to share the importance of the arts in a well-rounded education for all students!
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