Positive intent is a conscious choice to teach instead of punishing. Teaching allows children to learn from their mistakes. First, we use the power of love to attribute positive motives to the child’s behavior. This keeps us in an integrated executive state. Then we can teach and help children shift to an executive state so that they can learn. Positive intent allows a child to make a mistake and recover. It helps everyone involved focus on finding solutions instead of placing blame and making judgments.

2021-22 PTO Board Members

Jen Lumsden - President

Nicole McGhee - Vice President

Amanda Hoffmann - Treasurer

Jacquelyn Turkovich - Secretary

Meghann Calvin - Secretary

FOOD DRIVE and COIN WARS: We would like to extend a HUGE thank you to ALL our Spencer Families for continuing to show your amazing generosity toward our school and community. We had an astounding amount of food donated to Bountiful Harvest and soooo many coins for the I Will Right Now Foundation! We will announce winners for both drives next week after the final tallies are in!

BOOK BINGO: Our March Family Night is Book Bingo on March 14th from 6-8pm in the gym. This is a crowd favorite! Come join us for the classic game of Bingo, starring some favorite guests as our callers. Every student will leave with a book or two, a Book Bingo Badge, and a smile. We will need some extra helpers to fill all stations and time slots. If you would like to help out, please check out the signup genius here.

PTO BOARD NOMINATIONS: Interested in serving on the PTO Board next year? Please let us know! If you have interest in serving in any position, contact me at hietikko.j@gmail.com. Nominations will remain open through the month of March and voting will take place at the April PTO Meeting.

UPCOMING DATES:

3/8: PTO Meeting 4:00 in the Media Center

3/14: Book Bingo 6-8pm

4/11: Art Night 6-8pm

4/12: PTO Meeting

5/7: Auction/Carnival 4-7pm

5/10: PTO Meeting

6/9: Ice Cream Social

6/14: Field Day

As always, please check out our Facebook page and/or website for the most up to date information this year.

If you are interested and available to volunteer at Spencer any weekday from 11:00 am until 1:45 pm please visit our March Sign Up Genius. You will find the link by clicking HERE.

Thank you! We appreciate your help!

The Spencer Office

Counselor Corner!

Welcome to February, families! Here we are again with another month and another lesson topic for classrooms. We will be visiting students to talk about Kindness and Empathy. Brighton Area Schools recognizes Kindness Week during the month of February, and we will connect with students to practice by looking at multiple perspectives in order to gain a better understanding of how our actions impact others and the world around us. We will discuss how others feel and where they are coming from. This provides a way to learn what we can do to help our family, friends, and peers when they need us most. Spreading Kindness is always a favorite message of ours, and we hope you continue to spread this message at home with your words and actions.

Lets Connect: If you are noticing some behaviors that are interfering with your child’s success in the classroom, please feel free to complete my parent referral form and we can work together to determine if supports are needed here at school.

More Resources: We also have our BAS Elementary Counseling website for ideas and resources to be used at home!

35 Children's Books That Teach Empathy & Kindness

Mrs. McKiddy

Spencer/Hornung

mckiddb@brightonk12.com

Student drop off will be 8:40 (this is different than years past)

First Bell - 8:46

Starting Time in class- 8:50 AM

Dismissal Time - 3:43 PM

Pick-up time: 3:40

Attendance Line*

810-299-4354

*Please remember to call your child's absence in as early as possible.