Randolph School Notes from October 18, 2013

 

Tuesday, October 29 is an EARLY OUT PLC DAY.

Students will be dismissed at 2:18 on Tuesday.

 

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

 

Message from the Art Room:

Randolph is participating in an Art To Remember Fundraiser. An order form with a custom brochure was sent home Wednesday, October 23. Please return the order form along with your check by Wednesday, October 30. A portion of all purchases will be given to the art program at Randolph.

Your child’s work can be featured on over 30 wonderful gifts and keepsakes!

Art To Remember’s affordable keepsakes make perfect gifts for any occasion and many of products are under $15.

Thank you for supporting our school and the arts!   Mrs. Chaffee

 

 

Note from Principals Curriculum Council on Monday, 10/21

1.  Online testing with mobile labs:

If more than two classrooms try to do online DCAs, wireless system may be overloaded.

Schedules for labs will impact pacing:  so, don’t test all at the same time.

Inform computing services the days that two classrooms are testing at same times. Expect the same thing with Science DCAs.

2.  Practiced getting to DCA reports:  start at SLIM: Must show teachers grades 3, 4, and 5 for DCA use.            Teachers:  Please see these instructions

• Accessing Assessment Data for Reteaching

 

 

CALENDAR

Oct. 28-30                  Eat at Runza 40^th and Randolph:  Runza will donate 15% to the Food Bank of Lincoln Back Pack Program

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 STILL NEED a few parents who would be willing to meet with the two school improvement process (SIP) visitors 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 18^th.  Thanks!

 

Nov. 5         Individual picture retakes

Nov. 5         PTA Meeting 6:30

Nov. 7         Computing Services at Randolph (113) to change out teachers’ laptops for new ones!  Woo hoo!

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 27^th 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 70^th 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: Natural Consequences

Here is a little reminder about consequences and how they teach life’s lessons. Kids learn best when they make mistakes and live with the natural consequences.

 

Caution! Safety always comes first. Effective consequences cause inconvenience and discomfort – NOT PAIN. Consequences that create physical pain or danger usually backfire and cause children to lose trust with the adults.

 

For example, the child who forgets or refuses to wear his coat outside can learn a lot from a few minutes of being cold. Wise parents don’t put their child in danger by having him/her go for a long period of time in the cold. Use your common sense about this.

 

REMEMBER: Genuine, sincere expressions of empathy must precede the consequence. Lectures about how much the child should learn from his/her experience cancel out the benefit of the consequence. It’s best to keep the old mouth shut. No need to rub salt in the wound.

 

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Jim Fay