Tiger Family Newsletter 11/9-15
All the important deets to stay in the know!
May It Be of Benefit
Hello Families,
Who had a fabulous struggle today? This is the best question we can ask our children.
If you're interested, here's a 10-minute video from Carol Dweck a researcher who studies Growth Mindset. Carol's work reveals that children who have a fixed mindset are afraid to try. They are afraid they will look dumb. Their #1 goal is to look smart at all times and at all costs. In contrast, the #1 goal of children with a Growth Mindset is to learn. Therefore, it's okay not to know something yet.
Finally, consider how our praise affects children. When we praise them for being smart, we harm them. In her study, students who were praised for being smart chose easy work when given a choice and did worse in future challenges. On the other hand, children praised for trying hard (effort) chose more challenging work and did better! So, let's commit to celebrating students' effort. Practice saying, "You worked hard" instead of "You are so clever."
One of the best things we can do with our children is to celebrate their struggles. Telling them we value how they wrestled with problems and experienced learning will benefit them much more than praising them for "being smart". The struggle is real...and it's valuable!
With gratitude,
Mrs. Gold
Picture Make-Up Day
No School on Wednesday
Thank you to all who have served in our Armed Forces!
Conference Reminder
The Week's Birthdays!
Lisa Lensing- November 3rd
Mary Manley- November 11th
Jessica Kinsey - November 16th
Jessica Gleason- November 18th
Christina Stevenson- November 23rd
Happy Birthday this week to:
Mon 11/9- Jadyn Blackwell and Eli Philpott
Tues 11/10- Tate Alonso and Jason Hartman
Wed 11/11- Kalissa Verhanes and Casen Tegge
Thurs 11/12- Averie Harper and Rosalia Roberts-Porter
Fri 11/13- Lily Roan and Kaydin Reed
Sat 11/14- Tristan Norton and Aaliyah Oropeza
Sun 11/15-
November Menu and Meal Pick Up Info
Distance Learning families can pick up their meals outside our cafeteria from 10-10:30 daily or you can choose to pick up a week's worth of meals each Monday. Pick up for DL student meals is at the kitchen side door which is along the eastern part of the parking lot nearest to the cafe.
Breakfasts for the following morning will go home with in-person students each day at the end of the school day.
Mrs. Mix's Newsletter
Parent Portal
If Your Child is on DL
Kinder Team
To reach your child's kindergarten teacher, you may email them at:
Mrs. Larson- mlarson@eesd.net
Mrs. Martinez- kamartinez@eesd.net
Mrs. Uronen- juronen@eesd.net
1st-Grade Team
Mrs. Hickle- thickle@eesd.net Mrs.
Mrs. Dippery- bdippery@eesd.net **Mrs. Dippery is on leave and has a guest teacher, Ms. Gleason who can be reached at jgleason@eesd.net
Mrs. Martinez kamartinez@eesd.net K/1 Combination Class
2nd Grade Team
Mrs. Howland- ahowland@eesd.net
Mr. Saiki- ssaiki@eesd.net
3rd-Grade Team
Mr. Kornowski- ekornowski@eesd.net
Mrs. Dennison- kdennison@eesd.net
3rd-grade Special Day Class:
Ms. Luff- sluff@eesd.net
Mrs. Long- klong@eesd.net
4th-Grade Team
Mrs. Stevenson- cstevenson@eesd.net Stevenson's DL Schedule
Mrs. Bauder- rbauder@eesd.net Bauder's DL Schedule
4th-grade Special Day Class:
Ms. Luff- sluff@eesd.net
Mrs. Long- klong@eesd.net
5th-Grade Team
Ms. Brennan- ebrennan@eesd.net Brennan DL Schedule
Mrs. Hunt- mhunt@eesd.net Hunt DL Schedule
5th-grade Special Day Class:
Ms. Luff- sluff@eesd.net
Mrs. Long- klong@eesd.net
Shasta Meadows Elementary
Email: sgold@eesd.net
Website: shastameadows.eesd.net
Location: 2825 Yana Avenue, Redding, CA, USA
Phone: 530-224-4180
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Twitter: @Shasta_Meadows