Skyblue Mesa Newsletter

 

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 9 October 27, 2009

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From the Principal’s Desk

Dear Parents,

Never before has homework been so controversial. Busy parents and overscheduled children argue that either there is too much homework or that schoolwork should be done in school. Teachers and principals, however, view homework as a way to reinforce classroom lessons or give students needed extra practice. There are a lot of ways that parents, schools, and students, working together, can put homework first while making it seem like less of a burden.

What’s the policy? Ask about the district, school, or teacher’s homework policy. Ask how often there will be special assignments or long-term home-based projects.

Watch the time. Some children work faster than others and some assignments are longer than others. But if your child is spending hours every night on homework, check for:

• Distractions. Is your child studying in a quiet, well-lit place? Don’t let television, phone calls, or siblings distract him or her from completing the work.

• Advice. Is there someone available to answer quick questions about assignments?

• Tools. Does your child have the tools (i.e., paper, pen, calculator, dictionary) needed to complete the assignment?

• Attitude. The attitudes of children are often affected by the attitudes of parents and caregivers.

• Brain busters. Talk with the teacher if your children consistently don’t understand their assignments.

• Brainless. Is everything just too easy? Does your child mock the simplicity of the assignments? Let the teacher know.

• Unpredictable. If your child is overwhelmed with homework one day, and has none the next, find out why. Sometimes, kids put off projects until the last minute.

Scale back. If your child’s life is so full of after-school and weekend activities that he or she has no time or energy for homework, perhaps it’s time to reevaluate. These activities should never replace school as the primary focus of a child’s life.

Stop yourself. Many parents “help” their children by doing some of their homework. This is never OK. It’s far better to send a note to the teacher explaining why your child didn’t finish the assignment.

Stay involved. Show your children that you care about what they’re doing in school.

Most importantly, give your child credit. Praise the work they do. Compliment their study habits. Stay on them if they slack off, but give them credit for all they’re doing and learning. Nothing could be more important.

Debbie Bohn, Principal

Red Ribbon Week

Skyblue Mesa is celebrating Red Ribbon Week October 26^th - 30^th. Please help your children show their support by discussing what it means to be “drug free” and by participating in the week’s activities. Help us create a safer and healthier Skyblue Mesa Community.

Monday, October 26^th: “Wear Red Day.” Wear as much red as you can! (Students will receive red bracelets today to wear all week.)

Tuesday, October 27^th: “Sock it to drugs day.” Wear your craziest socks!

Wednesday, October 28^th: “Too Bright to do Drugs Day.” Wear sunglasses to school! Show you care! Say something positive to at least three people today.

Thursday, October 29^th: Team up against drugs day. Wear a team jersey or sports shirt.

Friday, October 30^th: “Say Boo to Drugs Day.” Wear orange & black.

Help the Children

For the month of October, we will collect canned fruit and juice boxes. Thank you

H1N1 Vaccination Clinics
Public Health's H1N1 vaccination clinics begin October 23rd which will provide free H1N1 vaccines to residents who do not have health insurance or a regular source of health care, and are in a priority group.
A list of dates and locations can be found on the Public Health website at:
www.publichealth.lacounty.gov or by calling the LA County information line at

2-1-1 from any landline or cell phone. The vaccine clinic schedule will be released two weeks at a time. Vaccine clinics will be scheduled from late October through at least December.

Correction to the PTO Newsletter

The PTO Fall Family Night is

Friday, October 30th.

North Park Holiday Boutique

A Holiday Boutique will be held on November 14^th from 10:00am-4:00pm at North Park Elementary School,

23335 West Sunset Hills Drive, Valencia. Anyone interested in being a vendor can contact Anna Stonefield:

annawtb@aol.com

Dates to Remember

Tuesday, October 27

Red Ribbon Week/ Wear crazy socks

PTO Fundraiser Pick-Up/Little

MPR / 11:00am – 6:00pm

PTO Route 66 Night

Wednesday, October 28

Red Ribbon Week/Wear sunglasses

 

Make-Up Picture Day

Thursday, October 29

Red Ribbon Week/Wear team jersey or

Sports shirt.

Friday, October 30

Red Ribbon Week/Wear orange & black

 

Student Store/During Lunch

 

PTO Fall Family Night

Tuesday, November 3

Election Day

Friday, November 6

Student Store/During Lunch

Wednesday, November 11

NO SCHOOL

Veterans Day

Del Escritorio de la Principal

Estimados Padres,

Nunca antes habían sido tan

controversiales las tareas. Los padres

demasiado ocupados y niños con horariosrepletos alegan que hay muchas tareas o que las tareas escolares deberían

completarse en la escuela. sin embargo, los maestros y directores consideran que las tareas son una forma de reforzar las lecciones de la sala de clases o darle a los alumnos la oportunidad de obtener práctica adicional, la cual consideran muy necesaria. Hay muchas maneras

a través de las cuales los padres, escuelas y alumnos pueden si trabajan juntos, darle prioridad a las tareas sin que éstas sean menos pesadas.

¿Cuáles son las políticas? Haga

preguntas acerca de las políticas del distrito, escuela o maestro.

Observe la cantidad de tiempo

necesario para completar las tareas.

Aunque es normal que algunos niños

trabajen más rápido que otros niños, si su niño necesita horas cada noche para

completar las tareas, revise:

• Distracciones. ¿Tiene su niño un lugar tranquilo con suficiente luz para poder estudiar? No deje que la televisión, llamadas telefónicas o sus hermanos

distraigan a su niño de su trabajo escolar.

• Consejos. ¿Tiene alguien a sus disposición para responder a cualquier pregunta que pueda tener sobre de las tareas?

• Herramientas. ¿Acaso su niño tiene todas los suministros necesarios para completar la asignación? Actitud. Las actitudes de los niños son afectadas a

menudo por aquellas de los padres y guardianes.

• Tareas demasiado fáciles. ¿Es demasiado fácil el trabajo? ¿Acaso su niño se burla de la simplicidad de las tareas? Avísele al maestro.

• Imprevisible. Si su niño está

agobiado de tareas un día y no tiene

tareas al DIA siguiente, pregunte por

qué. A veces los niños postergan los

proyectos hasta el último minut.

Disminuya las actividades

extraescolares. Si la vida de su niño está

tan repleta de actividades extraescolares

y durante el fin de semana que no tiene

el tiempo ni la energía para hacer las

tareas, quizás sea tiempo de reevaluar las

cosas. Estas actividades nunca deben

reemplazar la escuela como el enfoque

principal de la vida del niño.

Controlarse. Muchos padres

“ayudan” a sus niños por medio de hacer parte de sus tareas. Esto no está bien. Es mucho mejor enviarle una nota amaestro en la cual le explica por qué su niño no pudo completar la asignación.

Participe. Demuéstrele a sus niños que su rendimiento escolar es importante para usted.

Lo más importante es darle crédito a su niño. Elogie el trabajo que completen. Felicítelos por sus hábitos de estudio. Presiónelos si comienzan a holgazanear, pero déles crédito por todo lo que hagan y aprendan.

Debbie Bohn, Principal

H1N1 Vaccination Clinics
Public Health's H1N1 vaccination clinics begin October 23rd which will provide free H1N1 vaccines to residents who do not have health insurance or a regular source of health care, and are in a priority group.
A list of dates and locations can be found on the Public Health website
at www.publichealth.lacounty.gov or by calling the LA County information
line at 2-1-1 from any landline or cell phone. The vaccine clinic schedule will be released two weeks at a time. Vaccine clinics will be scheduled from late October through at least December.

Red Ribbon Week

Skyblue Mesa is celebrating Red Ribbon Week October 26^th - 30^th. Please help your children show their support by discussing what it means to be “drug free” and by participating in the week’s activities. Help us create a safer and healthier Skyblue Mesa Community.

Monday, October 26^th: “Wear Red Day.” Wear as much red as you can! (Students will receive red bracelets today to wear all week.)

Tuesday, October 27^th: “Sock it to drugs day.” Wear your craziest socks!

Wednesday, October 28^th: “Too Bright to do Drugs Day.” Wear sunglasses to school! Show you care! Say something positive to at least three people today.

Thursday, October 29^th: Team up against drugs day. Wear a team jersey or sports shirt.

Friday, October 30^th: “Say Boo to Drugs Day.” Wear orange & black.

Help the Children

For the month of September, we will collect canned fruit and juice boxes. Please consider donating these items to help the children. Thank you

Correction to the PTO Newsletter

The PTO Fall Family Night is

Friday, October 30th.

North Park Holiday Boutique

A Holiday Boutique will be held on November 14^th from 10:00am-4:00pm at North Park Elementary School,

23335 West Sunset Hills Drive, Valencia. Anyone interested in being a vendor can contact Anna Stonefield:

annawtb@aol.com

Fechas para recordar

Monday, October 26

Site Council Meeting/4:00pm

PTO Board Meeting/6:30pm

Tuesday, October 27

PTO Fund Raiser Delivery/Little MPR

9:00am – 6:00pm

PTO Route 66 Night

Wednesday, October 28

Make-Up Picture Day

Friday, October 30

Student Store/During Lunch

PTO Fall Family Night

Tuesday, November 3

Voting

Friday, November 6

Student Store/During Lunch

Wednesday, November 11

NO SCHOOL

Veterans Day

Friday, November 13

MINIMUM DAY

Grades 1-6/Dismissal/12:26pm

All Kindergarten/8:00am-11:20am

Hawaiian Day

 

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