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September 23, 2009
Skyblue Mesa Newsletter of 9-22-09
SKYBLUE MESA PARENT NEWSLETTER
SKYBLUE MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A California Distinguished school
28040 Hardesty Street
Canyon Country, California 91351
Phone: (661)298-3260 Fax (661)298-3256; email dbohn@saugus.k12.ca.us
Volume 3 Number 5 September 22, 2009
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From the Principal’s Desk Dear Parents, Although your children spend hours in school every week, the time they spend at home doing school related work is just as important. By helping your children learn and practice good study habits, you’ll do a lot to help them succeed in school. Have a set time to settle down: Take a breather: Create a study space: Turn off the distractions: Teach them responsibility: Make day-by-day lists: Get in the "flash card" habit: From the earliest grades on (all the way through college), students can benefit hugely from using homemade flash cards to learn facts, spelling, and math. Not only does drilling with the cards help cement the knowledge, but the act of writing down the information on the cards in the first place. Keep a watchful eye: Debbie Bohn, Principal Annual School Food Vendor Show The Santa Clarita Valley School Food Services Agency will host the Sixth Annual School Food Vendor Show from 2:30p.m.-5p.m. on Oct. 15th at the Central Kitchen, 25210 Anza Drive, Valencia. Healthy Families Program Open to As of September 17, 2009, the Healthy Families Program will re-open to new enrollment. Applications will be processed according to their date of application with the oldest applications processed first. It will take an estimated 30 days to process all the applications for the waitlisted children. Health care coverage begins 10 days after enrollment. Call the North East Valley Health Center @ 66-298-1551 for more information. Donations Needed for the Health Office If any of your children have outgrown their clothes, Skyblue’s Health Office is in need of good, used t-shirts, shorts, sweats, etc. Also needed are used board games. Thank you. Date to Remember Book Fair PTO Chronic Taco Night Wednesday, September 23 MINIMUM DAY
Book Fair Thursday, September 24 NO SCHOOL Book Fair Friday, September 25 MINIMUM DAY
Monday, September 28 Site Council Meeting/4:00pm PTO Board Meeting/6:30pm Friday, October 2 Student Store/During Lunch October 5TH – October 9TH NO SCHOOL-FALL BREAK Wednesday, October 14 Family Portrait Night/5:00pm-9:00pm Thursday, October 15 Family Portrait Night/5:00pm-9:00pm Friday, October 16 NO SCHOOL
Friday, October 23 MINIMUM DAY
Monday, October 26 Site Council Meeting/4:00pm PTO Board Meeting/6:30pm Tuesday, October 27 PTO Route 66 Night Wednesday, October 28 Make-Up Picture Day Friday, October 30 Student Store/During Lunch PTO Fall Family Night Del Escritorio de la Principal Estimados Padres, Aunque sus niños pasen muchas horas en la escuela cada semana, el tiempo que dedican a hacer las tareas en casa es igual de importante. Al ayudarles a aprender y poner en práctica buenos hábitos de estudio, usted estará contribuyendo enormemente al éxito escolar de sus niños.Tenga una rutina para iniciar las tareas: Al comenzar las tareas a la misma hora todos los días, se evitarán discusiones sobre cuándo deben estudiar sus niños.Tenga descansos: Los niños necesitan tener mini-descansos similares a los recreos de la escuela, especialmente cuando están trabajando intensamente para completar las tareas, proyectos, o cuando tienen que estudiar para un examen. Tenga en mente algunas ideas para pequeños descansos y actividades de cinco minutos que le pueden gustar a sus niños.Cree un espacio para estudio: Las familias necesitan algunos "elementos" básicos para estudiar y hacer tareas: Un espacio de trabajo con buena iluminación, las herramientas necesarias para completar el trabajo (papel, lápiz, marcadores, regla, etc.), materiales de referencia básicos ya sea a través del Internet o en forma impresa (diccionarios, enciclopedia, y un atlas), y una tarjeta de la biblioteca para proyectos especiales. Mantener todos los materiales en un área agiliza y simplifica el trabajo.Elimine toda distracción: El área de estudio debe estar libre de distracciones durante las horas de estudio o tareas. Esto significa que la televisión, música, y videojuegos deben estar apagados—o fuera de la vista (y sin que se escuchen). Enséñeles a ser responsables: Es muy importante que sus hijos sepan que ellos son los responsables de su trabajo y las fechas de entrega de éste. Por supuesto, también es su responsabilidad de completar todo su trabajo escolar—adecuada y puntualmente.Haga listas diarias: Controle los deberes por medio de hacer listas diarias para ser marcadas a medida que los deberes sean completados. Póngalas en un lugar visible.Permanezca pendiente: Aunque no sea necesario que usted se siente con sus niños mientras ellos hacen las tareas, es útil que esté cerca. Ellos verán que usted los observa para ver si están trabajando y también sabrán que usted está disponible en caso necesario, y que a usted le importa lo que están haciendo—que el aprendizaje es importante para usted y sobre todo para ellos. Debbie Bohn, Principal
The Santa Clarita Valley School Food Services Agency will host the Sixth Annual School Food Vendor Show from 2:30p.m.-5p.m. on Oct. 15th at the Central Kitchen, 25210 Anza Drive, Valencia. ext. 113 or Laurie Kudroff at ext. 103. Healthy Families Program Open to New Enrollment
As of September 17, 2009, the Healthy Families Program will re-open to new enrollment. Applications will be processed according to their date of application with the oldest applications processed first. It will take an estimated 30 days to process all the applications for the waitlisted children. Health care coverage begins 10 days after enrollment. Call the North East Valley Health Center @ 66-298-1551 for more information. Donations Needed for the Health Office If any of your children have outgrown their clothes, Skyblue’s Health Office is in need of good, used t-shirts, shorts, sweats, etc. Fechas para recordar
Parents, school staff and kids are invited to the show to sample new products and give input about the food served in schools. Participants can also enter to win prizes.
RSVP no later than Oct. 7th by calling Jane Crawford at (661)295-1574 ext. 113 or Laurie Kudroff at ext. 103.
Parents, school staff and kids are invited to the show to sample new products and give input about the food served in schools. Participants can also enter to win prizes.
RSVP no later than Oct. 7th by calling Jane Crawford at (661)295-1574
Annual School Food Vendor Show
Also needed are used board games. Thank you.Book Fair
PTO Cronic Taco Night
Tuesday, September 22
Jueves, el 23 Septiembre
Book Fair
Thursday, September 24
NO SCHOOL
Parent Conferences
Book Fair
Friday, September 25
MINIMUM DAY
Grades 1-6/Dismissal/12:26pm
All Kindergarten/Regular Schedule
Monday, September 28
Site Council Meeting/4:00pm
PTO Board Meeting/6:30pm
Friday, October 2
Student Store/During Lunch
October 5TH – October 9TH
NO SCHOOL-FALL BREAK
Family Portrait Night/5:00pm-9:00pm
Thursday, October 15
Family Portrait Night/5:00pm-9:00pm
Friday, October 16
NO SCHOOL
Staff Development Day
Friday, October 23
MINIMUM DAY
Monday, October 26
Site Council Meeting/4:00pm
PTO Board Meeting/6:30pm
Tuesday, October 27
PTO Route 66 Night
Wednesday, October 28
Make-Up Picture Day
Friday, October 30
Student Store/During Lunch
PTO Fall Family Night
Wednesday, October 14
DIA MINIMO (CORTO)
Grades 1-6/Estudiantes salen/12:26pmKindergarten siguen el horario Regular
Staff Development Day
Grades 1-6/Dismissal/12:26pm
All Kindergarten/Regular Schedule
Parent ConferencesGrades 1-6/Dismissal/12:26pm
All Kindergarten/Regular Schedule
Tuesday, September 22
Although you don’t need to sit with your children while they do their homework, it helps to be nearby. They see that you’re keeping track of whether they’re daydreaming or working, they know you’ll be available if they are stumped, and they learn that you care about what they’re doing—that learning is important to you, and to them.Keep track of what needs to be done by creating a daily check-off list, and posting it in a prominent place.Children have to absolutely know that it is their responsibility to know what work has to be done and when it’s due. And, of course, it’s their job to make sure they get it done— correctly and on time.Your child’s study area should be distraction-free during study/homework time. That means the TV, music, and computer games should be off—or out of view (and earshot). Every family needs the basic "ingredients" for studying and doing homework: a workspace with good lighting, the tools needed to complete the work (e.g., paper, pencils, markers, ruler), basic reference materials available either online or in print (dictionary, encyclopedia, and atlas), and a library card for special projects. Keeping all the materials in one area makes it faster and easier to get work done.Just like schools have recess, children need to have mini-breaks when they’re working hard tocomplete homework or projects, or studying for tests. Come up with some five-minute break ideas that will appeal to your child.By having the same start-time for homework every day, you avoid having daily battles about when it’s time to hit the books.Keywords: SK Newsletter
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