Longbranch Family Newsletter
Week of May 1st
Student Led Conferences--Parents
Student Led Conferences--Alternate Adults
Parent Leadership Info & Events
Updated: April 30
SBDM Elections
Our School-Based Decision Making Council Elections are tomorrow May 1st from 8:15 a.m. – 7 p.m. at Longbranch.
You can view the candidate bios here: http://www.boone.kyschools.us/school_home.aspx?schoolid=17
Please make sure you bring ID to vote.
Please send any questions to Kelly Lusk at kelly.lusk@alumni.vanderbilt.edu
or call her at 615-305-7835.
Yearbook Orders are due by Friday 5/5
You still have a chance to order your child’s 2016-2017 yearbook!
We have extended the date for orders to this coming Friday 5/5/17.
Place Orders online at https://ybpay.lifetouch.com. Our school code is 12663317.
You can also pick up a hard copy of the form in the office at Longbranch if you prefer to order that way.
Questions? Contact Rachel Pearson at rachelp79@gmail.com or at 859-630-1151.
School Supply Kits
School supply kit order forms should have come home with your student.
You can order these online or send your form back to school. Orders are due by 5/17.
Order online at www.shopttkits.com and use account number 25533
Please make any checks to Longbranch Elementary PTA.
Questions? Contact Kelly Lusk at kelly.lusk@alumni.vanderbilt.edu.
5TH Grade Lock In Volunteers
We need volunteers for our 5th Grade Lock in coming up on May 5th-May 6th! If you can help out, please sign up at the following link:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b4fa4af23a3fc1-volunteers
All volunteers must have a background check on file. Please check with the office to see if we have one on file for you.
Yearbook Photos
WE NEED YOUR PHOTOS!
If you’d like to make sure your child and his/her activities at Longbranch make it in the yearbook for this year, then please send your photos to us!
Our yearbook coordinator cannot be at all the awesome events that go on with our students throughout the year and needs your help in making sure we get a large variety of kids and activities included in the book!
Please email photos that you would like to submit for possible inclusion in the yearbook, along with the names and grade of the students in each picture, to longbranchyearbook@gmail.com. If you would rather send them in another format that is fine too!
Any questions, contact the VP of Communications, Rachel Pearson, at communications.longbranchpta@gmail.com.
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Kroger Cards Help Generate BIG MONEY for Our School
Kroger donates 4% of all money you spend after you scan your Kroger Plus card as long as you connect the Plus card to our Longbranch PTA account.
If 400 families connected their cards and spent $100 a week at Kroger, each family would make $4 per week. That's $1600 a week. That's $19,000 a quarter. That's unreal. That's plain and simple easy money.
We encourage you to visit Kroger.com and create an account. Click Community Rewards. Search for Longbranch and connect your plus card with Longbranch PTA. It's the EASIEST fundraiser you'll ever participate in, period.
Last Day of School
As of TODAY, the last day is May 25th. If the emergency day is approved, the last day is May 24th. We've never NOT had an emergency day approved so we're operating under the assumption that it will be and the last day will be the 24th for students. However, that's not 100% solid.
So, the last day is either the 24th or 25th. We think your kids are hoping for the 24th. :)
SBDM Parent Elections
Girls on the Run Color Run Take 2 (Wednesday after school)
1. Donate your registration fee to the Make a Wish for Mya campaign.
2. Request a refund from kathy.molen@boone.kyschools.us
Girls on the Run Penny War to Benefit Mya's Wish
Thank you, parents!
Congratulations, Amanda Scroggin! You ran an amazing action team who did an incredible job creating a spring fun event for our community!!
Spring Events
Little Mermaid Gold: Mondays and Wednesdays
Little Mermaid Maroon: Tuesdays and Thursdays
May 1: SBDM Parent Elections from 8:30am to 7pm, Grandparent Event postponed until fall.
May 2 and 4: Student Led Conferences
May 3: Color Run after school
May 5: Spirit Day--Hat Day and Popcorn Friday and 5th Grade Lock In
May 8: Jim Basketball Jones Assembly
May 9: SBDM at 4:30 and Boone County Honor Choir at Florence Baptist on Mt. Zion at 6pm
May 9-15: State Testing Window
May 11, 12, 13: Little Mermaid Performances: https://www.smore.com/sdm6d
May 16 and 17: Muffins with Mom (days divided by alphabet) 7:45am
May 18 and 19: Doughnuts with Dad (days divided by alphabet) 7:45am
May 11: School Board Meeting 7:30pm at Ralph Rush Center
May 12: Kona Ice Day
May 15: Day of Play in May for Incoming K
May 18: Florence Freedom Night
May 19: WIG Celebration Day
May 22 and 23: Field Days
May 22: Kindergarten Celebration of Learning Evening at 6pm
May 24: Last Day for Students and Spirit Day: Sign My Shirt Day and 5th Grade Promotion at 6pm. 5th grade final hallway walk at 3:15pm. 5th grade parents welcome.
This Week's Events
MONDAY
- Monday Morning Meeting
- 4th grade to environmental camp
- Little Mermaid Gold Rehearsal
- Club and Team Photo Day for the yearbook
- Parent SBDM Elections from 8:30am to 7pm
- Honor Choir rehearsal at Erpenbeck at 6pm
TUESDAY
- Strings before school
- One to One Celebration Breakfast at 8am in the library
- 5th graders to Ockerman Middle Orientation
- Student Led Conferences
- Honor Choir practice at Erpenbeck at 6pm
- Girls on the Run after school
- Little Mermaid Maroon after school
WEDNESDAY
- Girls on the Run after school--Color Run
- Boone County Honor Choir before school
- Yearbook Club photos
- PBIS Tier 1 Committee before school
- Recorder ensemble practice at 7:45am
- Superintendents Advisory Council
- Science Matters Bristle Bots after school
- Little Mermaid Gold after school
THURSDAY
- Strings before school
- Little Mermaid Maroon after school
- Student Led Conferences
- Honor Choir Rehearsals after school
FRIDAY
- Recorder Ensemble Before School
- Gym in use 5:30-7pm
- Hat Day
- Popcorn Friday
- 5th Grade overnight at 8pm
WEEKEND
7 Habits 101
Be Proactive
LOOKS LIKE: Getting ready for school on their own without adult prompting, doing their homework without being asked, performing tasks around the house that need to be done without being asked.
Begin With the End in Mind
LOOKS LIKE: Determining that there's something they want to buy and setting up a system to make sure they save weekly to be able to buy it or knowing they have a project due in 3 weeks and keeping up with the work that needs to be done throughout the 3 weeks so the goal is accomplished.
Put First Things First
LOOKS LIKE: Putting work before play. Being able to prioritize the tasks that MUST be done vs. the tasks that are optional. They do household chores before they play x-box or they practice piano before they go to a friend's house.
Think Win-Win
LOOKS LIKE: Students are in a small group working on a science experiment. Katie wants to create a test with one set of materials. Braden wants to create a test with a different set of materials. They decide to try both and see which one is the best set of materials rather than Braden getting his way or Katie getting her way. Students who think win-win are working on a broader habit of recognizing that everyone's voice matters and acknowledging that there can be another perspective or vantage point other than their own.
Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
LOOKS LIKE: When in a group, a student demonstrating this habit will be actively listening to other students' input to a conversation and then will take time to assert their viewpoint. A student who demonstrates this habit is not a student who never asserts him or herself. Rather, they wait respectfully to hear others' perspectives before asserting himself or herself. This allows the individual to really create a stronger understanding of their own opinion through the eyes and minds of others.
Synergize
LOOKS LIKE: 5 students working on a group project all inputting equally into a conversation about how to complete a task, dividing up the task based on their strengths, allowing one another to contribute to all parts of the task, and having an outcome that is superior to what would have been accomplished had they all 5 completed the task alone.
Sharpen the Saw!
LOOKS LIKE: From an adult perspective, you take time daily to mediate, walk the dog, read for enjoyment, attend a painting class, play an instrument, run with a friend, etc. Daily you or your child participate in something that brings you joy and balance to your life. Did you just say, "I don't have time for that"? You don't NOT have time for that. There's very solid research that would tell you that if you do this daily, your productivity will skyrocket.