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April 22, 2016
The Shamrock Gazette
Hedges’ Happenings
Counselor’s Corner
Nurse’s Notes 2
Classroom Meeting 2
School Supply Kits 3
Contact Us 4
ICC Camp 4
Summer Camp Enroll 5
Family Fun/Spring Fling 6
4th Grade Party 7
Viper Aquatics 7
Safe Sitter 8
Sports Registration 9
Inside this issue:
Dates to Remember
4/18-4/29
ISTEP
Grades 3/4
5/6
Morning with Mom
8:30 AM—9:00 AM
5/9-5/13
Book Fair!
5/10
PTO Meeting
6:30 PM—7:30 PM
5/13
4th Grade Movie Night
6:30 PM—8:30 PM
5/30
Memorial Day
No School
6/2
Kindergarten Graduation
10:30 AM—12:00 PM
Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Honest
Be Compassionate Be Hardworking Volume 1, Issue 28
ABCDE DAYS
4/25—C Day
4/26—D DAY
4/27—E DAY
4/28—A DAY
4/29—B Day
Hardworking is defined as being conscientious, careful, and thorough with your actions. Last week, we honored 20 students for being Hardworking. They are: Layne (Bell), Alivia (Lucchese), Slayde (Nicholson), Kenne-dy (Bertram), Noella (Peterson), Anna (Smith), Sean (Snyder), Emile (Mefford), Garrett (Moyer), Taylor (Tebbe), Anya (Welsh), Andrew (Brown), Grant (Cotter), Carter (Grathwohl), Eva (Lawry), Jaxson (Dubovich), Patrick (Kelley), Reese (Millspaugh), Cara (Mislan), and Mya (Timme). Congratulations everyone for a job well done!
The Power of Play (Part II) How does play influence a child's development? 1) Their creativity will flourish - creativity has been long been lauded as a critical asset. In an IBM poll, 1500 CEOs were asked to name the best predictor of future success. Their answer? Creativity. 2) Cognitive function will strengthen - a study found that there is neurological evidence that fitness has a key role in expanding their cognitive function. 3) Social skills will develop - through play, children will learn how to get along with people and deal with difficult ones. Every opportunity to play is a crash course in what works and what doesn't. 4) They will learn how to manage big feelings - theirs and others because in play, because in play things won't always go as planned. 5) They will discover their own power - play provides opportunities to solve their own problems. How can we nurture creativity through play? Build a story where you, your child and anyone else who is with you takes turns to add a line. Take them away from the here and now by asking open-ended, left-field questions. "If you were invisible/magic/could fly, what would you do? Make up different endings to the stories they're familiar with. "What could be a different ending for "Frozen"? Try an imagination game that requires them to call up things from their memory and make connections between differ-ent pieces of information. "Imagine that you are walking on the ceiling in your bedroom. What can you see? What's your favorite thing to look at from up there? What can you see/hear? What does it feel like?" Nurture their abstract thinking by inviting them to list unusual uses for everyday objects. You might need to get them started, but when they get idea, sit back and watch them. In every way, play is practice for being an adult. If we can foster a love of play, not just because "that's what kids do", but because of its inherent importance, we will be giving them something that will hold them well in relationships, in work and in life.
Betsy Smith Counselor [email protected] 317-867-7406
This past Saturday was a huge suc-cess with our first annual “Color Run.” We had over 100 students participate. A special thanks to the PTO and the many volunteers. Without their help, these sorts of events would not be pos-sible. Another big event coming up is our Spring Spectacular this Saturday. It runs from 4:00-7:00 p.m. This is one of our biggest events of the year. Hope to see you there.
A reminder to please e-mail myself ([email protected]) or Betsy Smith ([email protected]) your classroom placement letters. What do we need? We need to know what you believe is the best LEARNING ENVI-RONMENT/STYLE for your child. We are NOT looking for a specific teacher request. Thanks.
Robb Hedges Principal [email protected] 317-867-7410
Nurse’s Notes
Classroom Meeting Topic
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Tia Bennett, R.N. [email protected] 317-867-7405
This week’s classroom meeting was about…….reframing! We are consistently talking about the importance of using Grit when the going gets tough. We know that strength-ening this important non-cognitive skill is a process which includes reframing negative thoughts that can get in the way of doing our personal best. Here are some examples: I’m just not good at this. Reframing: Let me figure out what is tricky. This is just way too hard. Reframing: This may take some time and effort. I will try. I made a mistake. Boohoo! Re-framing: What can I learn from my mistake? I will never be as smart as she is. Reframing: I will figure out what she does and do the same. Our teachers also continue to use prompts to encourage self-reflection on what students have learned. I encourage you to also take some time to help your child reflect on his (her) school experiences by encouraging this process. Here are some ideas for conversation start-ers: 1) Talk to me about what you have learned. (Successes/Failures). 2) Share what you are most proud of. 3) What have you learned about working outside your comfort zone? 4) What would you do differently next time? 4) What are you most proud of?
The viral illnesses have decreased this past week, but they are still
around. Allergies are reported to be worse than ever this year. The only aller-
gy medication I have in the clinic is Benadryl. I do not carry non-drowsy aller-
gy medications or eye drops, so if your child is in need of this type of med-
ication during the day, you must bring it into the clinic and fill out
the proper paperwork for it to be administered.
The clinic is in need of kids pants. I am almost out of girls pants right
now. Elastic waist is best as they fit a variety of shapes and sizes. I will take any
donations you are willing to give!
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Recess/Lunch Times
All Aboard Recess: 10:30 AM—11:00 AM
Lunch: 11:25 AM—11:55 AM
Kindergarten Recess: 10:00 AM—10:30 AM
Lunch: 11:25 AM—11:55 AM
First Grade Recess: 11:25 AM—11:55 AM
Lunch: 12:00 PM—12:30 PM
Second Grade Recess: 11:40 AM—12:10 PM
Lunch: 12:15 PM—12:45 PM
Third Grade Recess: 12:10 PM—12:30 PM
Lunch: 12:35 PM—1:05 PM
Fourth Grade Recess: 12:35 PM—1:05 PM
Lunch: 1:10 PM—1:40 PM
Shamrock Springs Elementary School 747 W. 161st Street Westfield, IN 46074 Phone: 317-867-7402 Attendance Line: 317-867-7401 http://sse.wws.k12.in.us/
Contact Us:
Mission: To provide meaningful and engaging work in the pursuit of profound learning.
Vision: To be the world-class learning organization focused on continuous quality growth for all.
Every Summer, the Indianapolis Children’s Choir provides wonderful musical experiences for children age 3 through 9th
Grade. This year’s ac"vi"es include:
(Ages 3-5) Early Childhood sessions on Tuesdays or Thursdays (5-5:45 pm) where students will sing, dance, play and socialize.
(Entering 1st
-3rd
Grade in Fall 2016) Preparatory Choirs on Tuesdays or Thursdays (6-7 pm) where young singers can develop
their singing skills performing music from of musical theatre repertoire ending with an informal showcase during the final class.
(Approximately Grades 3-9) A choral experience for singers with Special Needs (May 31-Jun 2) (5-7 pm).
(Students entering Grades 3 through 8) Performing Choirs with varying length sessions (all or part day) on the campus of Butler
University that will include a final performance of high quality choral music.
(Current ICC Members) Musical Theatre featuring songs from “Shrek” and “Joseph and The Technicolor Dream Coat”.
More informa=on about the sessions and tui=on are available at www.icchoir.org/summer. The Indianapolis Children’s Choir
summer program is a fabulous musical opportunity. Having had a daughter and grandson who par=cipated in it I highly recom-
mend it. It provides not only lots of fun but culminates in performances that are truly amazing.
W. Shipe, Music Teacher
Sign up for May 2016 swim lessons have begun to fill up. Lessons begin, Tuesday, May 3, 2016. We will be running a 4 week session every Tuesday and Thursday until May 26, 2016 at the Westfield Middle School Pool. The cost for the lessons will be $90 for 8 lessons. Please check out our website at viperaquatics.org and click on the Swim Lesson Tab. You can also view and sign up for all other upcoming classes. With summer just around the corner these classes will begin to fill up so sign up early. If you have any questions you can contact Deb-bie Picek at [email protected] or Nancy Cuppy at [email protected]
