CALENDAR
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 UNL Practicum students start in classrooms on Tues. & Thurs.
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 S.W.A.G. meets 3:45-4:30 with Mahoney, Strauch
Jan. 21-22 Grade 4 state writing test NeSA-W
Jan. 22 CHAMPS building flex session 8:10 Kulas & Wiebelhaus room 114
Jan. 22 Spanish speaking families will meet at 3:45 with Ms. Kulas
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
Feb. 4 and 5 Morning Chorus will restart on February 4th & 5th.
Feb. 4 Directions: Quickly & Exactly 3:45 Kulas & Reisdorf in room 114
Feb. 4 Dr. B’s Science Fair class 3:38-4:30 in the library
Feb. 10 Staffing Conference for 2015-16 at LPSDO 1:30
Feb. 11 Dr. B’s Science Fair class 3:38-4:30 in the library
Welcome Back Roadrunners
Gym News from Mr. Atanasu:
2015 is off to a great start for us here!!!
- 3rd Graders are finishing of the District Jump Roping Assessment!!
- The rest of our Roadrunners have been working hard on Basketball.
- Next week we will be taking a short break from Basketball in the morning classes and welcome our Chinese Teacher into Gym for the Week.
Fuel Up to Play 60 Roadrunners are doing an AMAZING JOB!!
It is not too late to join our Roadrunner Team.
Stop in and see Mr. Atanasu.
- Due to all of our Roadrunners’ hard work Randolph has won a grant!!!!
- More information coming soon.
- We are currently:
- 5th in the state of Nebraska
- 161st in the Nation.
- Average point score for our Roadrunners is 34,583.
If you have qualified for Student Ambassador. (Individuals who have scored between 25,000-39,999 points) The DEADLINE is Feb. 13, that students can apply for a chance to attend the 2015 Student Ambassador Summit. Have Summit related questions? Find all the answers in your Dashboard Message Center! Click the on the link or copy and paste. https://students.fueluptoplay60.com/activities/
Randolph Science Fair is Thursday, Feb. 26.
Dr. B. will have a class after school on Wed., Feb. 4 and Wed. Feb. 11 (choose one) for all students who want to participate in the Science Fair. Students attending one of the classes will receive a booklet of experiment suggestions, rules & requirements, and their tri-fold display board. Each class will be from after school until 4:30. Students will be dismissed out door #3.
FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE:
The Health Office is running out of “loaner” pants, given to students when they have an accident at school. If your child has borrowed pants from the Health Office following a potty accident, please launder the clothes and return them to the HO. Thanks!
Dear Parents of Randolph Fourth Grade Students,
Thank you to all of you who have started the volunteer sign up process!
Outdoor Education for 4th graders is only 4 months away! At conferences your child’s teacher will talk to you about a wonderful experience that all fourth graders participate in at the end of the school year known as CAMP!
Camp will be held Thurs., May 14th and Fri., May 15th. Part of the success of this overnight camping experience is the participation of parents! We need you to volunteer to come to camp!
As volunteers, parents of our fourth graders can come to camp during the day, evening, and/or overnight! To get ready for camp, parents must be approved as volunteers in LPS. Please go to the LPS website and complete the volunteer forms.
https://wapp.lps.org/gold/volunteer/volunteer.cfm
*Filling out the form is just the first step in the process.
*Filling out the volunteer form does not commit you to being a volunteer at camp, nor does it approve you to go.
*A new form must be filled out for each calendar school year.
*The approval process takes time and we need to get started.
Once again, more information about Outdoor Education will be shared with you at conferences in February!
Kathy Wobig, Chair
Outdoor Education Committee
LOVE and LOGIC MOMENT
By Dr. Charles Fay
Ready for Cell Phones, Social Media, etc.: At What Age?
At what age should our kids be allowed to have their own cell phones? When is it appropriate for them to begin using social media?
The overly simplistic answer:
Not before their early to middle teenage years.
Few kids have the maturity to handle the pressures of these privileges prior to adolescence. In fact, many adults lack the maturity!
“Maturity” is the key word. Since the stakes are so high, I encourage parents to take the following survey to see whether their kids might be ready. Rate your answers from 1 to 5 for all the statements below. Total your score at the end.
1—————2—————3—————4—————5
Not at all Absolutely
My child is respectful and fun to be around most of the time.
My child typically makes good decisions when he or she isn’t being watched.
My child takes responsibility for his or her poor decisions without blaming others.
My child believes that using technology is a privilege…not an entitlement or “right.”
My child understands that not everybody online is their “friend.”
My child completes chores and other responsibilities without needing to be nagged.
My child isn’t hooked on drama or gossip.
When I ask my child to turn off the TV, video game, etc. they do so without arguing.
My child handles conflict, teasing and other social trials without “falling apart.”
My child understands the risks of sharing too much information online.
Obviously, the higher the score, the more confident you can be that your child possesses the basic maturity required to handle technology responsibly. If in doubt, err on the side of caution.
For great techniques to lead your child to responsible decision making, check out Four Steps to Responsibility.