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Randolph School Notes for October 18, 2013

 

Happy Birthday to Julia Dye on October 23, Deb Faith on October 26, Alesia Spangler on October 27, and Linda Bamesberger on October 30!

 

TEACHERS:

1.  Let me know when you finish report cards, so I can read them right away.

2.  Please complete the connectivity report for your team and every room your team uses.  EAT, you can complete individually or together.  Due Oct. 18.  See attached.

 

CALENDAR

Oct. 21                  Elementary Principals Curriculum Council

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 15- 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

 

Love and Logic Moment

In today’s hectic, complicated world, many families find themselves without a “road map” for helping their kids avoid getting lost.

 

Might it be wise to sit down as a family and create a type of family mission statement…a set of core values that serves as a road map for behavior?

 

One parent described her approach:

 

We talked as a family about what types of values we feel proud to live by. Then we posted them on our refrigerator.

 

Our family believes in…

  • Treating others the way we want to be treated
  • Honesty
  • Politeness
  • Doing our best even when something is hard or boring
  • Being healthy and safe

Our three year old needed a lot of help with these, but the older kids caught on quickly. We made sure to admit that we, as parents, would be held accountable for living by these values too!

 

This is a great tool for teaching self-discipline and problem-solving. Now we just say to our kids, “Feel free to do what you would like as long as it fits our family’s values.”

 

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

 

 

Posted in End of the Week Notes.