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Making the Right Choices
Children can often be delightful. They also can some-
times be deceitful or unkind, bullies or victims. Some-
times the difference can be in the lessons they learn, both
at home and at school. Here are some ways to help your
children grow up to be respectful and kind, and to have
the self-respect they need to make the right choices, both
now and in the future.
Trade places. TV shows and movies can be helpful
in teaching children how to be more sensitive to others'
feelings. When you are watching a program together
and one character behaves unkindly to another, pause
the movie or ask at the commercial: "Did you notice
how mean that character was? How do you think that
made the other person feel? What would you do in that
situation?" Talk it through together and stress the im-
portance of treating people with respect.
Face the mirror. Too many children are very skilled
at being angels in front of teachers or parents and the
opposite when adults are not around. One of the most
powerful lessons parents can teach their children is this:
The real you is the way you behave when no one is
watching. Children need to learn to behave well and
treat others well because that is the kind of person they
want to be and because that is the only way to respect
the person they see in the mirror.
Read up. From the time your children first hear bed-
time stories through the time they are old enough to.
read for themselves, look for books that quietly impart
messages about self-discipline, kindness to others, deal-
ing with peer pressure and telling the truth. Talk about
the stories and see if they have ever been in a situation
like the character in the book, or if they know of some-
one who has. Share your family values about how best
to deal with those situations.
Truth or consequences. Every child, at one point or
another, will try to lie. Discuss with your children that
trust is one of the most important characteristics a per-
son can ever have, and that it is very hard to re-earn that
trust if people think of them as a liar. Ask them how
they would feel if they found out someone had lied to
them. As a parent, show in your words and deeds that
you are a trustworthy and honest person as well.
No excuses. Sometimes, parents are unaware that
their children are misbehaving in school until they are
notified by a teacher. The problem is that parents too
often react with denial. But that does not help anyone,
particularly not the child, who learns that he or she can
get away with bad behavior at school as long as the par-
ents are fooled. If you get that call or note from the
teacher, swallow your pride, talk to your child, and make
an appointment to meet with the teacher.
Stand strong. It is difficult for children to deal with
situations in which their classmates, neighbors, siblings,
or friends are behaving in a bad or cruel manner. Help
them be prepared by role-playing ahead of time-act out
situations they might face and see how they would re-
act. Talk with them about other ways to deal with the
peer pressure, and let them know that, while standing
up to their friends or peers might temporarily make
them less popular with that group, in the long run they
will have earned the respect of those whose opinions
matter more.
The golden rule. Teach your children to treat others
OVIATT ELEMENTARY00
By Dr. Laura Sivadge, Pre-School- K Principal |
By Rodney Martinez, 1-2 Principal /
the way that the themselves, would like to be treated.
Reinforce it at home, by treating your children with re-
spect and expecting to be treated respectfully in return.
Reinforce it through your church, synagogue, or temple,
or through involvement in community activities that
work to help others. And, most importantly, show your
children you truly believe it by behaving respectfully
yourself.
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY
By Jill Anderson, Principal
Dave Oleson, Dean of Students
One of the great things we have going for us at Lake-
wood is tremendous parent involvement. A question we
hear often is how we, as parents, can help our child's
reading skills outside of school. A recent study by the
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
found that, among students in fourth grade, "The 68%
of students who had three or more different types of
reading materials at home performed at the Proficient
level, while students who had two or fewer types of
reading material at home performed at theBasic level.
Students who had four types of reading material at home
performed the highest."
Similarly, students who discussed their Studies and
who talked about reading at home had greater profi-
ciency than those who did not. Students of all ages who
regularly saw parents and other family members read-
ing at home were positively influenced. Other ways to
help increase skills:
• Keep open communication with the teachers and
the student..
• Point out links between schoolwork and real life
situations and go on family outings that reinforce the
concepts being learned in school.
• Volunteer to help out in the classroom or at other
school activities.
Other key points according to the National Educa-
tion Association are:
• Reading aloud to children is the most important
activity parents can do to increase the chances of their
children's success. Talking to children about books and
stories read to them also supports reading achievement.
• A home environment that encburages learning is
more important to student achievement than income,
educational level or cultural background.
• Three kinds of parent involvement at home are con-
sistently associated with higher achievement: actively
organizing and monitoring a student's time, helping
with homework and discussing school matters.
Lakewood would like to thank everyone who do-
nated Box Tops for Education last fall. As a result, Lake-
wood received a check of over $1,000. This money will
be used to further our techology emphasis. We will con-
tinue to collect them this spring. The next submission
deadline will be February 22-the first day of conferences.
Thank you for all of your support.
When Children Get Sick: If a child has a fever or
other illness, the school nurse or the school secretary
will call parents to come and pick up their child. How-
ever, the nurse is not permitted to diagnose, so see your
physician in regard to illness and injury occurring away
from school. A child must remain out of school 24 hours
after a fever of 100 degrees or higher has broken, or if
applicable, vomiting or diarrhea has stopped. Parents
are encouraged to plan ahead for such occasions. If a
child feels ill, he/she should come see the nurse and
not text their parent(s). After the school nurse contacts
the parent and the decision is made to send the stu-
dent home, parents are expected to come and pick up
their ill child right away.
IMPORTANT DATES
Feb. 10 5th Grade Vocal at 7 p.m.
Feb. 14 No School, Professional Development
Feb. 15 7 p.m., Winter Band/Honor
Choir Concert
Feb. 16 12:05 p.m., Early dismissal Teacher
Professional Development
Feb. 22 Regular Day/Conferences from 5-8 p.m.
Feb. 23 NO SCHOOL K-9, Conferences
10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Feb. 24 NO SCHOOL K-12, Conferences
10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Feb. 25 NO SCHOOL K-12
March 14-18 Spring Break
BOWLING
Concluded from p.8
Nick Dohlman and Brandon Mahlstedt bowled around
their averages.
The Warriors will travel to Monroe, Saturday, Feb. 5,
to continue Little Hawkeye Conference Action.
Girls Varsity Results
1. Newton 2,402; 2. Knoxville 2,004; 3. Norwalk 1,792;
4. Pella Christian 1,430.
The Norwalk boys found the lane condition tough
and struggled throughout the tourney. Alex Weikum led
the Warriors with a 292 two-game series. The Warriors
found it better going in the baker games to help the team
to a third place finish. Lincoln Henry led the Warriors
by bowling eight strikes and spares out of 10 attempts.
Then the JV boys took over and rolled some fine
scores themselves. Aaron Coughennower led the JV A
team by being 47 pins over his average. Andy Noble
pitched in by bowling 33 pins over his average. Mitch
Phipps, Brad Chase and Nick Dohlman bowled around
their averages.
Austin Schultz led the JV B team by bowling 114 pins
over his average. Colin Shaul bowled 58 pins over and
Andy Sherer bowled 29 pins over his average. Collin
Miller and Brandon Downing bowled around their av-
erage.
The JV A team finished third, while the JV B team
finished in fifth place in the JV tourney.
Boys Varsity Results
1. Newton 2,515; 2. Knoxville 2,275; 3. Norwalk 2,095;
4. Pella Christian 1,964.
Tle Norwalk coaches, along with the Little Hawkeye
Conference coaches, appreciate senior Dave Phillips for
proudly singing the National Anthem before the start
of the meet. He did an outstanding job.
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