Randolph Science Fair is Thursday, Feb. 26!
Sign up by Friday, Feb. 6th!
Dr. B. will have a class after school on Wed. Feb. 11 for 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.
BOX TOPS
Every box top counts! The check for the first semester’s box tops = $990!
Thank you for clipping and sending those box tops!
Food Backpack Program:
We currently have two available spots on the weekly food distribution list. If your family can benefit from receiving a bag of food each Friday from the Food Bank of Lincoln (sent home with your child), please call the office to sign up.
CALENDAR
Feb. 9 Safety & Security Committee meets 8:10 in library
Feb. 9 Grade 5 (Johnson) to Morrill Hall; Grade 3 (Keller & Wobig) go also!
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. 13 Spring Sale of Club Choice Foods kicks off!
Feb. 16 NO SCHOOL for elementary: Plan Day
Feb. 17 Staff Meeting (required) 4:00-5:15
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. 19 Raising Cane’s Night—When you order, mention Randolph School
and Randolph gets 20%!
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
Feb. 27 FREE Family Movie Night: Big Hero 6
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 Jim Fay
Don’t Steal from Your Kids by Giving Them too Much
I know a loving mom who does just about everything to make sure her kids are happy every second of the day. If there isn’t the type of food they like in the fridge, she runs to the store to buy it. Whenever the newest electronic device comes out, she makes sure they’re the first to own it.
Of course, she refrains from requiring any chores out of them, because she knows they work hard at school. Besides, it upsets them when she asks them to help.
Unfortunately, and unintentionally, mom is stealing from her children. They are two of the most miserable human beings on earth. They walk around; actually they sit around most of the time, with scowls on their faces. Because mom has stolen their self-esteem and gotten them hooked on stuff, nothing seems to bring happiness or contentment. Everything is “stupid” or “boring.”
When we train our kids to believe that getting stuff is the key to happiness, might we be stealing their lifelong joy and sense of fulfillment? In our CD, From Innocence to Entitlement, we teach that true contentment comes from earning things rather than being showered with them.
To protect your children from this type of insidious theft, experiment with the following:
| • | The next time your child wants something, ask, “How do you think you might earn that?” |
| • | Instead of taking on the problem of affording the item, say, “You may have that as soon as you can afford it.” |
| • | Give them some ideas about how they might earn the required cash, and give yourself a pat on the back for not giving in. |
| • | Notice how proud they are when they earn things through good old-fashioned perspiration. |
Thanks for reading! Our goal is to help as many families as possible. If this is a benefit, forward it to a friend.
Jim Fay