Kutz Chronicles - October ~2013
Kutz - Where children care to learn & children learn to care
Halloween Theme ~ Kutz Faculty and Staff are Super Heroes!
Please refer to your child's classroom teacher for directions on party attendance. Parties are for homeroom parents only - Sorry no younger siblings.
Remember that costumes should be entertaining and not too scary. No plastic weapons allowed.
Kutz Kids Care
Cougars for a Cause
Kutz Kids Care
Handyman/woman Needed
Kutz had an Assembly with Richard Hight a renowned inspirational speaker who painted and then spoke to the children. He made us two huge canvas pictures of a Cougar. We need a handy person to frame them with wood and put a thin plastic covering over each painting to protect it. Kutz will pay for all materials. These artistic works will be placed in the gym.
Kutz Kids Work on Study Island over the Summer!!!!
Congratulations go out to:
Ralph Gariano
Christopher Gejer
Trisha George
Devyn Growney
Amanda Katz
Skylar Stewart
Dillon Gejer
Amanda George
Riley Growney
Rija Keshri
Maxwell McCallion
Morgan Salmon
Rachel Brill
Rebekah Grzywacz
Talia Siranni
Savannah Stewart
These students won a Dinner at Applebees and a lunch date with the me!
Looking forward to having Pizza with all my hard working students!
Nutritious Foods in the Kutz Cafeteria ~ A Few Words from Aramark
A few parents have asked how the Kutz Cafeteria food fits in with our Healthy Eating Goal. This is information from the Management Staff at Aramark. We hope it helps!
All of our menus meet or exceed the USDA requirements and also meet Bronze level certification by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. When we develop our menus, we are required by the USDA to stay within an age-grade determined min-max calorie range and to limit saturated fat to a specified percentage. We strive to serve quality nutritious meals by creating our menus using whole grains, lean proteins, low fat cheeses and encouraging the selection of fresh fruits and vegetables.
For breakfast, all of our bagels, English muffins and breads are whole grain rich. Other options in the morning such as assorted muffins and French toast sticks are also whole grain rich and all of our items are baked, not fried. Please note that our elementary menus are localized with some schools offering additional menu items daily. Kutz Elementary School features breakfast sandwiches daily made on whole grain bagels with eggs and low fat chicken sausage as an option.
Our lunch items including French fries are baked too, as we do not have any fryers in our schools. Daily for all grade levels, we offer a protein salad and a colorful array of fruits and vegetables from a self-serve bar. For example, this past Wednesday the students were able to serve themselves fresh salad, baby carrots, orange wedges and crisp red apples.
Enabling students to choose their own fruits and vegetables has increased excitement for making healthy selections and we are currently looking into a “Build-Your-Own Salad” option for lunch.
LOVE AND LOGIC
What is the most important ingredient for motivating children to develop personal responsibility and the skills/characteristics to become high achievers?
Every year…as kids return to school…people begin to ask this question. Some believe the answer lies in developing improved teaching methods and more advanced curricula. Others contend that the solution involves improving the types of tests administered to students. At Love and Logic we believe that the single most important factor affecting children involves the quality of relationships they experience with important adults in their lives. In fact, we believe that there will never be enough rewards, consequences, or techniques to get kids to behave and learn responsibility if we are not first developing positive relationships.
Rules provided without relationship result in rebellion.
Consequences given without relationship lead to resentment.
Rewards without relationship feel like bribes.
When most of us recall the adults from our youth who had the biggest positive impact, we think of those who:
- Had high expectations and communicated those through loving limits.
- Focused mostly on strengths…not weaknesses.
- Spent a lot of time with us.
- Listened to us.
- Didn't tell us what to do but rather guided our decision making.
- Were empathetic when things went wrong.
- Modeled healthy, assertive behavior.
- Held us accountable…yet loved us even when our behavior wasn’t lovable.
Evident from this list is the fact that adults who enjoy the very best relationships with children are viewed as powerful and loving at the very same time:
As this school year unfolds, let's make it a goal to be this type of adult for the wonderful children we know and love.
Dr. Charles Fay
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- Parent Portal Icon (Globe on the top right)
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Safety First at Kutz
Boomerang Award
This year, Kutz will continue to accept nominations for the Boomerang Award, which is our way of honoring students who best demonstrate their own developmental assets. What are Developmental Assets? Students possessing a combination of “40 Assets” are typically most successful in school and in life. These assets have the power to influence choices young people make and help them become caring, responsible adults. For a complete listing of the 40 Developmental Assets visit: www. Search-institute.org.
October: #31 Restraint. Young person can identify, regulate, and control his/her behaviors and emotions in healthy ways, particularly in stressful or unstructured situations
November #33 Interpersonal Competence. Young person has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills. Young person cares about and is aware of other people’s feelings.
A LOOK AHEAD
OCTOBER
4 Kutz Spirit Day-Blue/White or Kutz Gear
9 H&S Meeting, 7PM
14-18 Celebrate Education Week
18 Eagles Day!
19 Family Fun at Del Val Market, 6:30 - 9:00
21-25 Red Ribbon Week
25 6th Grade Halloween Celebration, 7:00pm
31 Halloween Parade, 2:00pm
NOVEMBER
1 Kutz Spirit Day-Blue/White or Kutz Gear
6 EARLY DISMISSAL 12:10PM, NO PM-K, End of 1st MP
6 Wrapping Paper Distribution Day
7 Picture Retake Day
15 Twin Day!
18 Report Cards Distributed
22-26 No Kindergarten, Additional Kindergarten Conferences
25 Full Day for Students, Evening Parent Conferences
26 Early Dismissal, Afternoon Parent Conferences
27-29 Thanksgiving Recess, NO SCHOOL
Paul W. Kutz Elementary School
Website: www.cbsd.org
Location: 1950 Turk Road, Doylestown, PA
Phone: 267-893-3900