Skyblue Mesa Newsletter

From the Principal’s Desk

Dear Parents,

It’s no surprise to anyone that children need time with their parents.  Even though most parents are extremely busy, whether they work outside of the home or not, they do find time to spend with their children.  They want that time to count in helping prepare their children for the world they will find outside the home.

What counts most is what we say and do at home, not how rich or poor we are or how many years of school we have finished. When children count on getting attention at home, they have a greater sense of security and self-worth.  This will help them do better not only in school, but also when they grow up.  If you think about it, school, while very important, does not really take up very much time.  In the United States, the school year averages 180 days.  So, the hours and days a child is NOT in school are important for learning too. Communicating is probably the most important activity we can do in our home, and it doesn’t cost anything   Ask questions, listen for answers.  These are no-cost, high-value things to do.  Communication can happen any time, any place-in the car, on a bus, at mealtime, at bedtime. 

When our children continue school with good habits of communication, they are in a position to succeed, to learn all that has to be learned, and to become confident students. 

·         Let them see you read, and read to them and with them.  Visit the library.

·         Keep pencils and paper, crayons and washable markers handy.  Writing takes practice, and it starts at home.

·         Teach children to do things for themselves rather than do the work for them.  Patience when children are young pays off later.

It makes a difference when parents give children consistent messages and don’t allow tantrums or whining to change the parent’s directions or request.

·         Help children, when needed, to break a job down into small pieces, then do the job one step at a time.

·         Develop, with your child, a reasonable, consistent schedule of jobs around the house.

·         Every home needs consistent rules children can depend on.  Put a plan into action, and follow through.

·         Give each child an easy-to-reach place in which to put things away.

·         Set limits on TV viewing so that everyone can get work done with less background noise

·         Watch TV with your child and talk about what you see.

The time parents spend in conversation, exchanging ideas with their children is vitally important in setting the tone, the attitudes and the behaviors that make the difference in school.

 

Debbie Bohn, Principal

 

Holiday Boutique & Bake Sale

The Holiday Boutique & Bake Sale will be held Saturday, November 17^th, from 8:00am-12:00pm in the Skyblue Mesa MPR.  Join us and start your holiday shopping early.  Bring your gift lists and visit our fifteen vendors, 20% of the sales go back to our school.  Purchase something from our Bake Sale and all proceeds go back to our school.  Invite your family friends and neighbors!  Please bring bake sale donations on Wednesday, November 14^th – Friday, November 16^th from 8:00am-4:00pm.

 

Dates to Remember

Tuesday, November 6

   Make-Up Picture Day

Monday, November 12

   NO SCHOOL

   Veteran’s Day

  

Thursday, November 15

   PTO Kid’s Holiday Gift Shop

              After School

 

Friday, November 16

   PTO Kid’s Holiday Gift Shop

              After School

 

Saturday, November 17

   PTO Kid’s Holiday Gift Shop

   Holiday Boutique

   8:00am-12:00pm

 

Tuesday, November 20

   Kindergarten Thanksgiving Program

   All Kindergarten/8:00-11:20am

 

Thursday, November 22

   NO SCHOOL

   Thanksgiving Holiday

 

Friday, November 23

   NO SCHOOL

   Thanksgiving Holiday

 

Monday, November 26

   Awards Assembly-8:00am

         Grades 1 & 2

 

   Site Council Meeting-4:00pm

Tuesday, November 27

   Awards Assembly-8:00am

            Grades 3 & 4

 

Wednesday, November 28

   Awards Assembly-8:00am

           Grades 5 & 6

 

Friday, December 7

   MINIMUM DAY

 

   Grades 1-6/Dismissal/12:26pm

   All Kindergarten/8:00-11:20am

 

Friday, December 14

   Holiday Family Night

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