Dear Parents,
Important Events:
Return to Campus Reminders:
If your child will go home with another student, please inform the Elementary School office by 1:00 p.m. For security reasons, we cannot let students go home with another student unless we have parent permission.
Portal Project - Parent Sessions
We are excited to introduce a speaker series for parents starting in November called Parenting Beyond the Pandemic. These virtual sessions will bring experts and practitioners directly to our parent community to address a variety of relevant topics. The full list of sessions can be found here and the titles below. Registration for the sessions will take place through Eventbrite.
From the Counselors
Bad weather days are a good time for you to share some memories with your child(ren). What did you do as a child when rain, storms, or snow prevented you from going to school? What did you play? Did your family have any special foods they prepared? Games they played? You and your child(ren) can create some special things to do when no one can go out. What can you do if the power goes out? - shadow puppets, tell stories, etc.
This is also a good time to talk to kids about what we can and cannot control in life. These conversations help them manage their fears and anxieties. Here is an art activity idea: Have your child trace their hand on a piece of paper and then draw or write things that they cannot control outside of and around the hand….such as weather, COVID, other people’s behaviors and feelings, parents’ jobs, the past, etc. Draw or write what they can control inside the hand and on the fingers.... such as our behavior, words we say, our actions, etc. This is a nice visual for reducing anxiety.
Have a safe and dry weekend.
Lynn Schneider and Dave Allen
Elementary School Leadership Team