Lunchtime Honor Table Guidelines
* Students eating with a special guest may sit at the honor table with that guest. The student and guest walk in at the first recess whistle.
* Students may invite ONE classmate to join them at the honor table when it is their birthday.
* Students should follow normal lunchroom rules regarding using manners and cleaning up after themselves at the honor table.
* Fast food lunches brought for a student should be only for special occasions. NO fast food meals can be brought for friends of students.
Congratulations to the following students whose art has been selected as part of the VIP Art Show. Their art will be featured in various businesses in Lincoln during the 2013-2014 school year!
Kylissa Kimbrel 1st Grade
Hannah Kellas 1st Grade
John Sump 3rd Grade
Maureen Sughroue 4th Grade
Congratulations to the following students whose art was chosen for the Youth Art Month Exhibition at the State Capitol. It is an amazing show highlighting the many talents of students and art educators across the state. It took place Saturday, March 16 in the State Capitol Rotunda.
Olivia Mackrill 1st Grade
Ross Williams 5th Grade
Congratulations to Mrs. Chaffee for being chosen to have a solo art exhibition at the Governor’s Mansion and it will be up until April 15th. The Governor’s Mansion is open on Thursdays from 1-4pm.
Volunteers and School Security
As you know, Lincoln Public Schools requires volunteers to register with the district before being allowed to work in the schools.
For the rest of this school year, Randolph Elementary School and Irving Middle School will be piloting the online version of the volunteer registration system.
Check out the process to volunteer at Randolph:
go to the Randolph webpage http://wp.lps.org/randolph
look for Pages of Interest and click on the Volunteer Registration title
OR along the top row, click on Parent Center, and choose Volunteer.
There are three levels or types of volunteers, based on what those volunteers do and their access to children.
Level I Volunteers:
Are people who volunteer occasionally and in a highly public setting with minimal direct student contact, and who is under supervision of LPS personnel. Level 1 volunteers are NOT required to complete a volunteer application form and can call the school directly to set up volunteer times.
Level II Volunteers:
Are people who have direct student contact under the supervision of LPS staff. (Room Parents, Classroom Helpers, Field Trip Assistants) Level II volunteers MUST complete a volunteer application form.
Level III Volunteers:
Are people who have extended contact with students on or off campus. (Chaperoning overnight trips, sponsoring an after school club) Level III volunteers are required to complete a volunteer application form and submit information for a background check. For example, this level form will be required of all parents who accompany fourth graders to camp this year.
Questions? Please contact Dr. B. or Mrs. Fasnacht at 402-436-1163 or Deb McKinney in the LPS Security Office at 402-436-1668.
Want to know about HOT TOPICS in LPS?
Go to the Communication Dept’s. new blog at:
http://home.lps.org/communications/commblog
Eating Out-Choose Wisely!
On average, you consume twice as many calories when you eat out then you would if you ate at home. Restaurants not only serve giant portions, but often embellish food with extra fat, oil and sugar to make it taste more appealing.
Erin Anderson, Lincoln Journal Star, 12/31/12
PASTA
Eat This…Macaroni Grill’s™ Pollo Caprese (chicken & pasta)
550 calories, 20 gm fat
Not That…Olive Garden’s ™ Chicken Parmigiani (with pasta)
1,090 calories, 49 gm fat.
PIZZA
Eat This….Domino’s™ Brooklyn style crust, chorizo, mushroom, onion, and green pepper pizza ( 2 slices)
520 calories, 22 gm fat.
Not That…Pizza Hut’s™ Supreme Pan Pizza ( 2 slices)
840 calories, 46 gm fat Eat This Not That, 2012
Severe Weather Awareness Week
March 25-29, 2013
Severe Weather Awareness Week will be March 25-29, 2013, throughout Nebraska. The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service will sponsor a weeklong event, including mock tornado warnings. A Tornado Watch alert in Lincoln and Lancaster County will be broadcast via your emergency radio in your office on March 27 between 10:00-10:15. The Tornado Warning alert and outside warning sirens will be broadcast shortly thereafter. Please review your tornado shelter plans with your staff prior to the scheduled mock tornado drill. When the warning alert and sirens are activated on March 27, please follow your emergency weather plans accordingly and move to your designated tornado shelter areas.
CALENDAR
Sat. March 23 Randolph Clothing Give Away 10:00-12:00 a.m.
March 23 Staff and Friends “Bowling for BackPacks” 1:00 p.m.
March 25 SIP committee meets 8:10
March 25 Grade 5 Earth Wellness Festival
March 25 Principals Curriculum Council
March 26, 27, 28 – Runza days @ 40th & Randolph – tell them you are from Randolph & Runza will donate 15% of totals to the BackPack Program
March 26 PLC Early Out 2:18
March 27 Instructional Conferences grades 5, 4, 3
March 27 Test Prep Session led by Kristin Christensen 4:00
March 28 Instructional Conferences grades 2, K, 1
March 28 REPORT CARDS go home with students
March 28 Quarter 4 Practice log due
March 28 Student Pep Rally for Testing Time: grades 3, 4, 5
March 28 4th Grade Camp Parent Meeting 7:00 p.m. in the gym
March 29 NO SCHOOL Good Friday
April 1 NO SCHOOL—No Foolin’
APRIL 1 CANS FOR BOOKS Collection Starts! Bring your empty pop cans to school or take to the recycling centers and tell them it’s for Randolph!
April 2 PTA 6:30 p.m.
April 3-5 NeSA Reading test grade 5
April 3 Morrill Hall grade 3 Strauch and Klaumann
April 4 Morrill Hall grade 3 Dougherty
April 5 Morrill Hall grade 5 Johnson and Perales
April 8 Morrill Hall grade 5 Enstrom
April 8 GET meets 8:10
April 9-10 NeSA Reading test grade 4
April 11-12 NeSA Reading test grade 3
April 15 SIP Committee meets 8:10
April 16-17 NeSA Math grade 5
April 16 McTeacher Night at McDonald’s 27 & Vine to benefit Back Pack Program!
April 18-19 NeSA Math grade 4
April 19 Multicultural Fair!
April 22 Elementary Principals Council 12-4:30
April 23-24 NeSA Math grade 3
April 23-24 NeSA Science grade 5
April 23 Staff meeting
April 23 BIST consult day
Spring training – Outdoor Ed – April 25th – afternoon
April 26 NO SCHOOL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
April 26 5:00-9:00 p.m. BIST Vision Team Conference, Lincoln
April 27 8:30-4:00 BIST Vision Team Conference, Lincoln
April 29 Strings Concert 7 p.m.
April 30 PLC Early Out 2:18
April 30 Band Concert 7:00 p.m.
Camp volunteer meeting – Outdoor Ed – May 2 – 7:00 pm – media
May 13 BIST team meeting at Lefler at 4:00
May 17 — Antelope Park/Zoo study trip. Walk to the park and zoo— picnic lunch.
May 23 — Morning field day on lower playground.
Choose Well, Live Well
Healthy Choices
French Fries
20 years ago the typical portion for French fries was 2.4 oz and had 210 calories, the typical portion now is 6.9 oz and has 610 calories.
This is an additional 400 calories!
You will need to walk for 1 hour and 10 minutes to burn off 400 calories.
Turkey Sandwich
20 years ago the typical turkey sandwich was made with 2 slices
of sandwich bread and had 320 calories. Today’s typical 10 inch
turkey sub sandwich has 820 calories. This is an additional 500 calories!
You will need to ride a bike for 1 hour and 25 mins. to burn off 500 calories.
Coffee
20 years ago the typical 8 oz cup of coffee with milk and sugar had 45 calories. Today’s 16 oz coffee mochas with steamed milk, sugar and flavored syrups have 350 calories. This is an additional 305 calories!
You will need to walk for 1 hour to burn off 305 calories.
Source: DHHS/NHI-Portion Distortion Interactive Quiz
LOVE and LOGIC MOMENT
The Over Indulgence/Under Expectations Syndrome
Do you know someone who believes that they are owed all the perks of success without having to expend a single drop of the perspiration required to earn them?
Have you met a person who lacks the skills required to earn a living yet believes they are too valuable to do the jobs available to them?
Perhaps you also know someone who’s always unhappy, never feels “fulfilled,” and resents those who’ve done the most for them.
It’s deceptively easy to slip into giving our kids too much. It’s also easy to begin expecting far too little. When this happens, we create kids with what I call the Over-Indulgence/Under-Expectation Syndrome:
- Entitlement thinking (“The world owes me the best!”)
- Lack of marketable employment skills
- Lack of self-respect coupled with alternating feelings of dependency and hostility
Is there any hope? You bet! If your child displays any of the following signs, it’s time to act quickly to reverse the problem:
- Displays an attitude of false superiority
- Expects only the finest things
- Manipulates others to get what he or she wants
- Has difficulty waiting or working for what he or she wants
- Is careless with possessions, frequently losing, neglecting, or destroying them
- Views his or her teachers with contempt
- Refuses to do chores, does them very poorly, or demands to be paid to complete them
- Constantly interrupts and demands to be the center of attention
- Only associates with people who can give him or her something
- Refuses to accept responsibility for bad behavior
If reading this hits a nerve, it’s time to begin giving less and expecting more. The first step in this process involves learning how to avoid getting pulled into your child’s attempts to argue and manipulate. Experiment with calmly repeating the following Love and Logic “one-liner”:
I love you too much to argue.
The next step involves studying the Love and Logic parenting package that best fits your child’s age level. From this package, you’ll see how to take concrete steps toward raising a personally responsible, thankful, and happy child.
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
Welcome to the 13th annual Cans4Books!
In addition to being a great way to raise money for your school library during School Library Month, Cans4Books provides a wonderful opportunity to recycle aluminum.
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 library of your choice.
- A-Can Recycling, A&J Recycling and Barnes & Noble Bookstore (South Pointe) are our sponsors.
- The prizes: Schools with the top dollar earnings per capita will receive
Barnes & Noble Bookstore (South Pointe) gift certificates:
1st place – $75
2nd place- $50
3rd place – $25
Don’t miss this great opportunity!
Recycling is a great way to help the environment
AND
Cans4Books is an excellent way to earn money for your school library.
The Cans 4Books program has donated over $34,199 to LPS elementary and middle school libraries for the purchase of library books since 2001.