New Year’s Resolution:
Happy New Year, Randolph Families!
Here’s a New Year’s Resolution for you and your children to consider:
“Arrive at school on time!”
“On time arrival” is after 8:40 but before 9:00.
Students can be at school at 8:40 in the mornings.
Remember, there is no supervision for students before 8:40, so please don’t drop them off before 8:40 to stand outdoors.
At 8:40, students can come on the playground and begin their “walk and talk” laps with friends.
At 8:40, students can come inside for breakfast.
At 8:40, students can come indoors when the weather is bad.
At 8:40, adult supervision of students begins.
To start the morning, a bell rings at 8:55. That’s 5 minutes before 9:00.
At 9:00, the tardy bell rings. Children not in their classrooms at the tardy bell (9:00) are counted late.
This year: arrive on time for school.
That’s between 8:40 and 8:55 a.m.
We’re looking forward to seeing your children at school!
Happy New Year!
CALENDAR
Jan. 5 Classes Resume
Students meet with Dr. B.
9:10 grade 5
9:30 Kindergarten
9:45 grade 2
10:00 grade 4
10:20 grade 1
10:40 grade 3
Jan. 6 Staff meeting 8:10
Agenda: Grade level data team meetings with Michelle
Bring your laptops; sit with your grade level group
EA and ISS sit together; SpEd sit with one of your grades
Jan. 6 PTA meeting 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 7 BIST consult day
Jan. 7 8:10 building flex opportunity (optional) for staff on the topic of “following directions quickly and exactly”
Jan. 12 GET meets 8:10
Jan. 12 Report cards due to Dr. B. 4:00
Jan. 14 Elementary Principals meet at LPSDO 7:30-12
Jan. 14 Instructional Conferences grades 5, K, 1 with Dr. B. & Mrs. Bushaw
Jan. 15 Instructional Conferences grades 4, 2, 3 with Dr. B. & Mrs. Bushaw
Jan. 16 Report cards sent home with students
Jan. 19 NO SCHOOL
Jan. 20 Staff meeting 4:00-5:15 p.m.
Agenda: Classroom Instruction That Works 2
Recommendations 1 & 2
Jan. 20 Kindergarten Parents Meeting with Miss Kulas 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 21 Title 1 Principals Meet at LPSDO 7:30 a.m.
Jan. 21-22 Grade 4 state writing test NeSA-W
Jan. 22 Spanish speaking families will meet at 3:45 with Ms.
Jan. 26 School Improvement Process committee meets 8:10 a.m.
Jan. 26 Elementary Principals Curriculum meeting at LPSDO 12:30-4:30
Jan. 27 PLC Early Out 2:18
Jan. 27 SCIP meets
Jan. 27 Principals Parent Advisory Committee meets 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 29 Family Literacy Night at 5:30
Jan. 30 DUE: non-stock supply orders
LOVE and LOGIC MOMENT
By Dr. Charles Fay
Thankfulness: Expect it…Model it
It’s that time of year when many families and friends join together, give thanks for what they’ve been blessed with and exchange gifts.
Have your kids learned to demonstrate sincere thankfulness for the gifts they are given?
I have to be honest. At times I fall into the same trap. I begin to focus on what I don’t have instead of being thankful for what I’ve been given.
Perhaps I’m writing to remind myself to model more thankfulness. Maybe I’m doing so to remind myself to expect thankfulness from my kids.
During this time of giving and receiving, consider joining me as I commit to the following:
- Being thankful for what I have.
- Showing excitement and thankfulness when I receive gifts…even if one of them is a really ugly tie.
- Expecting my kids to do the same.
- Expecting my kids to send nicely-done “Thank You!” notes to those who give them gifts.
(Younger kids can draw a picture of how happy they were when they received the gift. Grandparents really love this!)
- Hold my kids accountable when they don’t express thankfulness.
When I was five or six, my elderly great aunt gave me a puzzle. I finished it as she observed: It was a picture of a princess in a pink gown. She was so excited. I was downright snotty. I can’t remember exactly what my parents did about this…but it involved doing lots of nice things to make restitution for the insult. Her house must have been pretty clean by January!
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ANOTHER Love and Logic Moment
What Will She Become?
By Jim Fay
I bet you can predict what kind of parent this little girl will become. John Major sends this wonderful example.
Little Grace was feeling quite grown up while experiencing the wonderful feelings of being an important, contributing member of the family. She was responsible for setting the dinner table.
Coming to her daddy she asked, “Daddy, what would you like to drink with dinner? Water or milk?”
“Daddy will have a Dr. Pepper, please,” was his reply.
“Oh, Daddy! That isn’t one of your choices. Water or milk?”
Daddy reports that he was speechless at this point, realizing that his 4-year-old was using one of the Love and Logic techniques on him!
After about five seconds of Daddy just looking at his little girl, she said, “Daddy, if you don’t choose, I’ll have to choose for you.”
Daddy was surprised that what came out of his mouth was, “Water!”
Isn’t it great to know that Daddy’s grandchildren, and probably his great-grandchildren, will benefit from his modeling?
Refine your skills with this technique of providing choices within limits. Listen to the Love and Logic audio, Avoiding Power Struggles With Kids.
Thanks for reading! Our goal is to help as many families as possible. If this is a benefit, forward it to a friend.