HALF PRICE Bright Lights Summer Learning Adventure Classes!
Bright Lights is giving six (6) Randolph students a half price class this summer!
Families would pay $57.50 for the classes with the special Bright Lights coupon.
The classes are:
June 2-6 Kdg-1st Dr. Seuss is Loose! (2 students)
June 16-20 1st-2nd That’s A Fact, Jack! (2 students)
July 7-11 3rd-5th Into the Wild! (2 students)
Descriptions of the classes are online at brightlights.org, or from our office.
Be the first to call in to the Randolph office for these classes and get the super coupon deal!
Students getting ready for the Mayor’s Run on May 3rd should register online at www.lincolnrun.org. Contact Mr. Atanasu with questions.
CANS FOR BOOKS! Only 3 School Days Left to Collect Cans!
Everyone is asked to collect their aluminum beverage cans from April 1-30, and donate them for Randolph School to earn funds for library books. Cans can be brought to school and put in the bike rack corral, or taken directly to the recycling centers.
Participating in Cans4Books is easy. During the month of April:
- Bring your aluminum cans to either A-Can Recycling (3255 S.10th St.) or A & J Recycling (3250 N. 20th).
- Mention ‘Cans4Books’ and donate your recycling refund to the Randolph School Library.
- A-Can Recycling, A&J Recycling and Barnes & Noble Bookstore (South Pointe) are our sponsors.
Did you know that the money from the CANS is the real prize money? The actual “first prize” for most cans recycled per capita is $75. The Randolph community recycles several hundred dollars worth of cans, and that makes a HUGE difference for our library! So, thank you!
HUSKER Basketball Camps and Clinics
…will be held throughout the summer at UNL. For a flier with details, please contact the school office.
Camp Erin® Lincoln
The Mourning Hope Grief Center is partnering with The Moyer Foundation to launch Camp Erin® Lincoln. Camp Erin is a free, weekend overnight camp for children between the ages of six and 17 who have experienced the death of someone close to them.
Registration is now open for the camp’s inaugural Lincoln location, which will be held September 26-28, 2014. Space is limited, and campers are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Click this link for more information: http://www.mourninghope.org/newsandevents/camperin.html
**Contact Mrs. Mahoney at Randolph if you have questions.**
CALENDAR:
April 25 NO elementary SCHOOL: plan day
April 29 PLC Early Out 2:18
April 29 Band Concert dress rehearsal 1:40
(Class attendance optional. NO Assembly Schedule)
April 29 Band Concert 7 p.m.
May 1 Staff Meeting 3:45 (delete staff meeting 5/20/14)
May 1 & 2 LAST Nature Club classes for this school year!
May 3 Mayor’s Run
May 5 GET meets 8:10 (bring June calendar)
May 6 Kdg. to First transition meeting of teams (8:10)
May 6 Chorus Concert dress rehearsal 2:50
(Class attendance optional. NO Assembly Schedule)
May 6 Chorus Concert 7 p.m. in gym
May 7 First to Second transition meeting of teams (8:10)
May 7 Kindergarten Orientation 10:30 and 2:30 attend one
May 8 Second to Third transition meeting of teams (8:10)
May 9 School Picnic Day! Students will have breaded chicken sandwich on bun or Hamburger on a bun, carrots , apple, cookie and eat outside for the picnic.
May 9 FUN NIGHT! Carnival fundraiser for PTA 5-8:00 p.m.
May 12 Third to Fourth transition meeting of teams (8:10)
May 13 Fourth to Fifth transition meeting of teams (8:10)
May 13 Strings Concert dress rehearsal 2:50
(Class attendance optional. NO Assembly Schedule)
May 13 Strings Concert 7 p.m. in gym
May 14 Elementary Principals Council 7 a.m.-12
May 14 BIST consultant here a.m. only for consult/observations
May 15-16 Grade 4 Outdoor Education Camping Trip
May 16 Hot Lunch Customer Appreciation Day
May 16 Kdg. to Zoo
May 19 SIP 8:10
May 20 SCIP meets 8:10
May 20 Grade 5 Recognition 7:00 p.m. in gym
May 22 Last day of school
Love and Logic Moment:
Nine-year-old Ethan was afraid to leave home. The school bus was terrifying, other kids were scary. Ethan was even fearful of the wind!
Ethan’s story came to my attention when his parents shared their wonderful success story. As they began to learn more about the Love and Logic approach, they realized that children learn most of life’s big and important lessons in three ways…what we often refer to as the “Three E’s of Love and Logic.”
Example:
Kids take their emotional cues from the adults around them. Ethan’s mom and dad discovered that their anxiety about his anxiety was part of the problem. They realized that all of their reassuring words were actually suggesting to Ethan that his fears were legitimate. Therefore, they replaced their frantic attempts to calm him with consistently modeled confidence and a business-like attitude.
Experience:
Ethan needed to face his fears and experience the fact that he was strong enough to cope. Rather than allowing him to stay inside when it was breezy, Mom and Dad took him to the park and drank hot chocolate together in the wind. Instead of allowing him to avoid other kids and the school bus, they taught him how to share his comic books with other children on the bus.
Empathy:
We all learn best when we’re around patient people who demonstrate love and high expectations. Unlike sympathy…which communicates pity…empathy communicates an “I-believe-in-you!” attitude. When Ethan became fearful and tried to avoid things by saying, “I’m scared!” or “I can’t do it!” his parents calmly replied, “Aren’t you glad that we don’t believe that?”
While Ethan made great strides in facing his fears and overcoming them, Mom and Dad admitted that part of the solution needed the involvement of a skilled therapist who helped the entire family remember this eternal truth:
Fear can only be mastered by facing it…not by avoiding it.
In the book, I’ve Got What It Takes, Jim Fay will give you plenty of practical ideas for helping your kids develop an I can do it, I’ve got what it takes attitude.
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