Randolph Science Fair is Thursday, Feb. 26!
Sign up by Friday, Feb. 6th!
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.
The Principal’s Parent Advisory Council
met on Tuesday, Jan. 27th. The topics were school climate, PBiS, BIST, and Love & Logic. Copies of the powerpoint handout will be sent home with children of the people who have attended any P-PAC meeting this year. Copies will also be available on Parent Teacher Conference nights on the front desk by door 10.
A message for our families from LPS:
We would like to inform you that a document called the Lincoln Public Schools Annual Report will be arriving in your mailbox sometime in the coming week.
The Annual Report is mailed to every household in the Lincoln community.
We encourage you to read through the valuable information in this publication – talk to your friends and neighbors about our school district – save the Report as a valuable resource.
The Annual Report is required by law for school districts to report student performance results and financial information to stakeholders – and is also a valuable piece of communication.
Thanks for helping us spread the word about our great public schools in Lincoln.
CALENDAR
Feb. 2 G.E.T. meets 8:10 CANCELED
Feb. 3 Chess Club for grades K-1-2 begins (for 6 weeks)
Feb. 3 Staff Meeting: 4:00-5:15 (required)
Agenda:
Technology Tips: help desk ticket submission & tech resources
Staffing for 2015-16
Feb. 3 PTA 6:30 in library
Feb. 3 Parents of Gifted Students meeting with Mrs. Mahoney 7 p.m.
Feb. 4 and 5 Morning Chorus will restart on February 4th & 5th.
Feb. 4 Targeted Title 1 meeting at Randolph 1:00
Feb. 4 Directions: Quickly & Exactly 3:45 Kulas & Reisdorf in room 114
Feb. 4 Grade 3 (Keller & Wobig) to Morrill Hall
Feb. 4 Dr. B’s Science Fair class 3:38-4:30 in the library
Feb. 5 Grade 3 (Flanagan & Straub) to Morrill Hall
Feb. 6 Grade 5 (Parks & Dougherty) to Morrill Hall
Feb. 6 Grades 4 & 5 switch lunch, recess, and Expressive Arts times
Feb. 9 Safety & Security Committee meets 8:10 in library
Feb. 9 Grade 5 (Johnson) to Morrill Hall
Feb. 9 Grades 4 & 5 switch lunch, recess, and Expressive Arts times
Feb. 10 Staffing Conference for 2015-16 at LPSDO 1:30
Feb. 10 Parent Teacher Conferences
Feb. 11 Elementary Principals meet at LPSDO 7:30-12:30
Feb. 11 Dr. B’s Science Fair class 3:38-4:30 in the library
Feb. 12 Parent Teacher Conferences
Feb. 13 All Fifth Grade Photo taken at 9:10 in vocal music room
Feb. 16 NO SCHOOL for elementary: Plan Day
Feb. 17 Staff Meeting (required)
Agenda = CITW2 Objectives (recommendations 3&4)
Feb. 17 Kindergarten Parent Network Meeting 6:30-7:30 p.m. — Childcare provided
Feb. 18 School Skate 6-8:00 p.m.
Feb. 19 Grade 5 to Sheldon Museum
Grades 4 & 5 switch lunch, recess, and Expressive Arts times
Feb. 23 Elementary Principals meet at LPSDO 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Feb. 23 Lefler Middle School Open House 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Feb. 24 LPS Board of Education recognizing Randolph School Counseling
Program as a national model! 6:00 p.m.
Feb. 25 Title 1 principals meet at LPSDO 7:30- 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 26 Randolph Science Fair!
Feb. 26 Spanish Families PNG 3:45-4:45
April 7 Chess Club for grades 3-4-5 begins for 6 weeks
FROM LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL:
6th Grade Orientation Night
Dear incoming 6th grade families:
We would like to welcome you to the Lefler
Lion Family. We are very excited to partner with you as your child
makes an important transition from elementary to middle school.
Next month we will be holding our first of several opportunities
to help your student began the process of becoming a middle school student.
Monday February 23rd
From 6:30 to 7:30
We look forward to seeing you!!!
LOVE and LOGIC MOMENT
By Dr. Charles Fay
The Root Causes of Technology Addiction
At Love and Logic, our focus has always been to provide simple, down-to-earth strategies for raising happy and well-behaved kids. As such, we don’t typically spend much time describing the scientific research behind these strategies.
I’d like to make an exception this week. I’d like to summarize a body of research that gets directly to the heart of why some kids (and adults) become so addicted to technology that their lives begin to fall apart.
The problem…and the solution…have relatively nothing to do with technology…and everything to do with relationships.
The bottom line:
People at risk for developing these problems feel so badly about themselves, and their lives, that they will do anything to escape into a world where they feel competent, powerful and liked.
For example, researchers Kwon, Chung and Lee found that those at highest risk score high on the following variables:
Escape from Self
The child believes that they don’t measure up. Compared to the perceived standards of their parents, peers, school, self, or world, they feel inadequate, unattractive, or responsible for everything that goes wrong.
Negative Mood
Severe anxiety and depression are the logical result of a child believing that they’re worthless.
Perceived Parent Hostility/Lack of Affection
Loving relationships matter! Kids at risk for escape from self and depression believe that they can’t do anything to please their parents: “Nothing I do is good enough.”
Low Parental Supervision
Lack of supervision communicates lack of valuing: “My parents don’t even care enough about me to wonder where I am, who I’m with, or what I’m doing.”
Lack of Supportive Peer Relationships
When kids lack the skills to develop and maintain positive peer relationships, a vicious cycle develops: Lack of friends = Negative Mood = Negative Behavior = More Negative Mood
While practical limits and accountability are always essential, lasting solutions require that we help all children feel competent, loved unconditionally, and capable of enjoying positive peer relationships.
For those who enjoy reading research articles, see:
Kwon, J., Chung, C. & Lee, J. (2011). The Effects of Escape from Self and Interpersonal Relationship on the Pathological Use of Internet Games. Community Mental Health Journal, 47:113–121
For great techniques to building a loving relationship with your child, check out Parenting with Love and Logic.
Thanks for reading! Our goal is to help as many families as possible. If this is a benefit, forward it to a friend.