Happy New Year!
Please consider these Resolutions for a Safe New Year:
1. Get to school on time. Randolph starts at 8:55! If you walk or if you drive, get to school by 8:55!
2. Pull into the curb along D Street to let children out. Do NOT stop in the middle of the street and let children out. They have to walk between cars that way.
3. Drop and go along D Street. Do NOT park along D Street to walk children to their lines. D Street is a no parking zone.
4. Use the curb along D Street all the way west past the driveway. Pull up to the curb (see #2).
Lincoln Police Department will help drivers follow the safety plan for drive off at arrival time, with increased presence starting next week.
Eat Healthy!
www.choosemyplate.gov/
My Plate recommends filling half of your plate with fruits and vegetables. The fruit group includes any fresh, frozen, dried, or canned fruit or any 100% fruit juice. Vegetables include any fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables or any 100% vegetable juice.
What counts as one cup of fruit?
½ cup dried fruit (like 1 large egg)
1-cup 100% fruit juice
1 cup chopped fruit (like 1 baseball)
What counts as one cup of vegetables?
1-cup raw or cooked vegetables or vegetable juice (like 1 baseball)
2-cups of raw leafy greens (looks like 2 baseballs)
Registration for Girls on the Run at RandolphSchool Opens Soon
Online registration for the spring Girls on the Run season will open for most sites on Jan. 15. The spring season begins the week of March 4 and concludes the week of May 13. The Girls on the Run team will meet at 3:45 p.m. on Tues/Thurs Meetings last 75 minutes.
Girls on the Run is an innovative after-school program that combines exercise, education, mentoring and “Girl Power!” to promote healthy habits and self-esteem in third- through sixth-grade girls. The program incorporates lessons on goal-setting, health, teamwork and communication with physical activity so participants build character along with endurance.
Team size is limited! Don’t miss the chance to enroll your daughter in this fun physical education and character-building program. Online registration opens at 12:01 a.m. January 15 at www.GOTRNebraska.org.
Visit www.GOTRNebraska.org for more information or look in your take-home folder to learn more.
We may still need coaches at your site. To learn more about coaching go to www.GOTRNebraska.org/volunteer/. Get involved to find out for yourself why “Girls on the Run is so much fun!”
CALENDAR
Jan. 14 GET meets 8:10 a.m.
Jan 14 BIST Consultant Day (“First 15”)
Jan. 14 BIST Leaders at Lefler 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Jan. 15 Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback
Susie, Lisa, Kelly, Megan, Alesia S.
Jan. 15 Report Cards due to Dr. B.
Jan. 16 Elementary Principals Council 7:30-12
Jan. 16 INSTRUCTIONAL CONFERENCES for grades 2, K, 1
Jan. 17 INSTRUCTIONAL CONFERENCES for grades 5, 4, 3
Jan. 17 Magazine Sales Kick Off Assembly 3:20
Jan. 18 Report Cards Home with Students
Jan. 18 BIST Q3 reteaching schedule update due
Jan. 21 SCHOOLS CLOSED!
Jan. 22 Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition
Katie, Erin, Josh, Krsitin C., Kelly V., Deb F.
Jan. 22 Family Reading Night! 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Jan. 28 School Improvement Process (SIP) Committee meets 8:10
Jan. 28 Principals Curriculum Council 12:30-4:30
LOVE AND LOGIC MOMENT:
Before I became a parent, I believed that my children would always solve their problems with words rather than fists.
Then I became a parent…and my kids hit me…and they hit each other.
Take heart. Practically all young children experiment with being aggressive…even when raised in loving, nonviolent homes. Our job as parents is to help them learn more peaceful ways of managing conflict. Listed below are a few tips:
- Apply the “Uh Oh Song”
When your toddler hits, sing “Uh Oh,” and carry them to their room, a safe highchair, a playpen, or stroller. If you are unfamiliar with this technique study our book, Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood.
- Pretend to be calm
The “Uh Oh Song” provides a practical strategy for replacing anger, lectures, threats, or spanking. Remember: The calmer you can look, the less likely your child will get hooked on seeing your face turn red.
- Teach problem-solving
When your child is calm, role-play more appropriate strategies for dealing with frustration, anger, or conflict. Give them some possible options: “Some kids decide to say ‘I’m mad!’ rather than hitting. Some kids decide to color with crayons when they get mad. Some kids decide to go in their room and yell at the mirror.”This type of teaching doesn’t work quickly…but as they grow older, they will begin to learn that doing such things can help them stay out of trouble.
- Do your best to keep them fed and rested
Hungry toddlers misbehave. So do tired ones. Too frequently, small children suffer because their parents or daycare providers expect them to cope with unrealistically busy schedules.
- Let them see you getting upset AND see you handling it well.
There is nothing more powerful than backing our words with actions. What makes this attainable is remembering to take good care of ourselves so that we’re not so likely to “lose it” in front of the kids.
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