Next week Randolph will observe RED RIBBON WEEK!
Randolph staff will be weaving activities and lessons into their daily routines that emphasize healthy choices and staying away from drugs and alcohol.
To inspire our students….we are encouraging participation of all students and staff in the following special days:
Wednesday, Oct. 16th: Sock It To Drugs Day.……….wear some cool and funky socks!! Wear wild and crazy socks, mismatched socks, socks over
your pant legs…..let’s sock it to drugs!!
Thursday, Oct. 17th: Team Up Against Drugs Day………wear a shirt or sweatshirt of your favorite team. It can be a pro team, local high school team, college team, your ownclub team, etc.
Friday, Oct. 18th: Go RED For RRW!!…….All staff and students are invited to wear red today. There will be a special drawing in the lunchroom today. Many red items
will be given away in our regular Friday lunchroom ticket drawing.
Safe Walk or Bike to School Day!
The following artists were recognized for their posters about safety at the all school assembly on Wed., October 9th:
Kdg. = Ryleigh M. and Paige L.
First = Cameron W. and Kenzie G.
Second = Ayanna H. and Ava M.
Third = Clark L. and Emelia C.
Fourth = Isyss M. and Karsyn B.
Fifth = Emilie A. and Dominika C.
You can see their posters on the bulletin board across from the lunchroom door!
Staff:
You know how I meet with each grade level on the morning after a break for rules review? Since it’s such a short week with so much stuffed in it, I’d like to meet with each grade level of students on Wed., Oct. 16th during their lunch recess. I will be out on the covered patio for a quick lesson with students, if you would please dismiss/bring students there, and not send out playground equipment. Supervisors and teachers, please plan to help with crowd control and the recess time kids do get. Thanks! wb
CALENDAR
Oct. 14-15 No School for students! Fall Break!
Oct. 16-18 Red Ribbon Week (see above list of special activities)
Oct. 17 Club Choice delivery in the gym 3:30-5:00 pm
Oct. 19 Pumpkin Run at Pioneers Park! How many Randolph students will participate? If we double our %, Dr. B will wear a pumpkin costume to school!
Oct. 21 GET meets
Oct. 22 Staff meeting at 3:45-5:15
Report Cards due to Dr. B. by 4 p.m.
Oct. 23 BIST Consult Day “First 15” for grades
Oct. 25 Report Cards home
PTA’s Trunk or Treat Celebration! Come visit the Haunted Hallway, bounce house, and pumpkin decorating contest, as well as trick or treat at the decorated vehicles in the parking lot!
Oct. 28 SIP meets at 8:10; final before external visitation
Oct. 29 PLC Early Out 2:18
SCIP meets 8:10
PTA Board meets 5:00
Oct. 31 Instructional Conferences: Teachers with Dr. B. for grades 4, K, 1
Nov. 1 Instructional Conferences: Teachers with Dr. B. for grades 5, 2, and 3
Nov. 4 SIP External Visitors 8-2:00
We’re looking for a few parents who would be willing to meet with these two inspectors on Nov. 4 at 9:00 to talk about Randolph School—our successes and our challenges. It’s an informal conversation about the effectiveness of our school.
If you’d be willing to do this 20 minute conversation, please let Dr. B. know by October 18th. Thanks!
Nov. 5 Individual picture retakes
Nov. 5 PTA Meeting 6:30
Nov. 11 GET meets 8:10
Nov. 11 Randolph’s instructional conference at LPSDO 10:00
Nov. 12 Math professional development at Pyrtle (4-5) and Randolph (K-3) teachers
11-12-13 Randolph Night at 27th and Vine McDonald’s!!!!
Nov. 13 Elementary Principals Council 7-12:30
Nov. 13 Talent Shows 5 and 7 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 16 Bubba’s Closet: clothing give away for school age children at Hartley Elementary 8:30-9:30 a.m. (Do you have gently used clothes to donate for other children? Please drop those off at the Hanger’s Cleaners closest to you:
2525 Pine Lake Road
2655 70th Street (by Valentino’s)
1550 S. Coddington
2101 G. Street. Thank you!
Nov. 18 Technology Committee meets 8:10
Nov. 19 Staff Meeting 4:00
Nov. 20 BIST Consult Day
Nov. 20 Community Meeting (staff) 4:00
Nov. 21 Papa John’s pizza night
Nov. 25 Elementary Principals Curriculum Council
Nov. 26 PLC Early Out 2:18
Nov. 27-29 Thanksgiving Holiday
Nebraska State Treasurer Stenberg, Nebraska Educational Savings Trust Present NEST Big Dreams Video Contest
Grand Prize of $10,000, more than $18,000 Total to be Awarded to Families
Lincoln, Neb. (Sept. 27, 2013) –Nebraska State Treasurer Don Stenberg and First National Bank of Omaha announced today the NEST Big Dreams Video Contest that will run Oct.1-31, offering a $10,000 scholarship into a Nebraska Educational Savings Trust (NEST) 529 account as a grand prize in addition to other prizes, all totaling more than $18,000.
The NEST Big Dreams Video Contest gives families the opportunity to submit a video, 60 seconds or less, featuring a child expressing his or her “big dreams.” Entries will feature children’s unique thoughts or ideas about their big dreams, recorded in video format. Children featured in video entries must be 8 years old or younger. To enter and to read official rules, families can go to NESTBigDreams.com and www.treasurer.org/cs.
“The NEST Big Dreams Video Contest provides an exciting opportunity for families to engage their children in talking about their big dreams for the future,” said Deborah Goodkin, Managing Director of NEST at First National Bank of Omaha, the NEST Program Manager. “Our hope is that families enjoy creating big dreams videos and begin thinking about saving for college to help make real-life aspirations possible.”
“Realizing the creativity and imagination of children today, I look forward to viewing the children’s videos and to learning about their big dreams for their futures. At NEST, we encourage children to dream big and parents and grandparents to plan for those dreams by starting early to save for college,” said Treasurer Stenberg, Trustee of NEST. “This contest enables children to express their dreams in new ways and to display their unique personalities and perspectives.”
The NEST Big Dreams Video Contest offers the largest grand prize of the NEST scholarships presented each year. In addition to a $10,000 grand prize, a first runner-up will receive $5,000 into a NEST account and a second runner-up will receive $2,500 in to a NEST account. The scholarships will be awarded to the entrant and deposited into an account owned by the Nebraska Educational Savings Trust, held on behalf of the winner. In addition to the scholarships, the first 25 people to enter the contest will be eligible to receive a $25 bonus into a NEST account. Winners of the contest will be notified and announced by Dec. 5.
The NEST Big Dreams Video Contest is inspired by the NEST Big Dreams campaign, which is designed to get families of young children thinking about the future and saving for higher education to help make their children’s dreams a reality. Money for the prizes is being provided by First National Bank of Omaha.
For the official scholarship contest rules, visit the NEST College Savings Plans at www.NEST529.com or the State Treasurer’s Office at www.treasurer.org/cs.
LOVE and Logic Moment:
There are few things that tear at our hearts more than hearing our kids say, “I’m stupid.”
At first glance the following parent seems to be right on track:
No you are not stupid. Honey, think of all of the things you are good at. How about reading? You’re good at that! And, remember how much you improved in baseball last summer. Stupid kids don’t learn how to hit curve balls like you did. And your art is wonderful. If you were dumb, would you have been able to learn how to create those drawings with such wonderful three-dimensional perspectives? I don’t think so.
At second glance, we realize that this well-meaning parent is actually lending credibility to their child’s “I’m stupid” remark… by spending so much time and energy addressing it.
Consider employing a much simpler approach… one that avoids unintentionally reinforcing your youngster’s self-deprecating remarks:
Honey, aren’t you glad I don’t believe that!
The most effective parents, smile, pat their child on the back, and give this sweet and simple response.
For more tips on this topic listen to the audio, Shaping Self Concept.
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