Patriot Pages
October 2019 Edition
Greetings
Please continue to encourage your students to be leaders everywhere they go. Read through the Leader In Me information included in this newsletter as a resource.
We thank you for all you do to support our school!
Yours in service,
Mrs. Odom
Patriots in Action
Leader in Me
Students and teachers are learning how to set WIGs (Wildly Important Goals). All of our teachers have set personal WIGs. Students are learning how to track their teacher's goal.
Ask your child what they have learned about WIGs! As we continue on through the year, your child will have the chance to set a goal for themselves (personally and academically) and create strategies on how to achieve their goals.
We encourage parents to get involved! Try using the 7 habits at home and remember to ask your child how they are using them every day at school.
The Leader in ME!
Habit 1 -Be Proactive
“You’re in charge”
Habit 2 -Begin with the End in Mind
“Have a plan”
Habit 3 -Put First Things First
“Work first, then play!”
Habit 4 - Think Win-Win
“Everyone can win”
Habit 5 -Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
“Listen before you talk”
Habit 6 -Synergize
“Together is better”
Habit 7 -Sharpen the Saw
“Balance feels best”
Habits at Home- Habit 2-Begin with the End in Mind
Would you start a trip without knowing where you are going? Knowing what you trying to accomplish directs all the choices on the way.
Habit 2 is Begin with the End in Mind- Think about how you want something to turn out before you start it. Goal setting is an important skill for success. Set a goal. Then, break it down into small manageable pieces. A great example is a puzzle. You study the picture. Then, you sort pieces. Perhaps you’ll do the edge first. Next, you may find all the pieces of one color, and so on step by step until it is complete.
What you can do at home: Point out choices: share stories from your life when you set a goal and either met it or didn’t. Create a goal with your child: Is there something your child wants that he/she can work for? Better reading skills, a day with a parent, a new toy or game? Help your child set the goal and define steps they can take to achieve it. Make sure it is attainable to create a positive experience. Look to the future: Help your child identify an interest and then encourage activities, skills, books, or other opportunities that support that interest. Show them how these little steps can lead them to greater opportunities to use this interest in a variety ways or careers in their adult life. They very well may change their mind, but they will know you support them.
Words to use:
“What do you plan on this being when you are finished?”
“Can we break this into more manageable steps?”
“Do you need anything from me in order for you to be successful?”
“What other steps do we need to take to reach this goal?”
Duke TIP Scholars
Congratulations to following students who have been identified as Duke TIP Scholars:
Siannah Caskey
Kadyn Caskey
Wyatt Chadwick
Tirtha Dave
Jerome Davis
Cynthia Langdale
Kelsey Maxwell
Eva Polito
Kylan Robinson
Camille Rubiano
Carter Sessoms
Ella Golden
Landon Wesley
Skylar Matthews
Peyton Remy
Sha’nye Wilson
Josh Helms
Lucas Karnilowicz
Skylee Adames
Shelby Beuch
Annabelle Phillips
Leah Simon
Reese Williams
Brayden Brogdon
Kerilyn Robertson
Parker Wright
Duke TIP works with academically gifted students, their families, and educators to identify, recognize, and support students as they reach their highest potential. TIP provides two talent searches and a variety of academic programs for grades four through twelve, including in-person and online options.
Welcome Officer Roberts
Our new School Security Officer
Let's Play!
Our New Playground
Red Ribbon Week is coming!
Independence will celebrate Red Ribbon Week Oct 28-31st. Red Ribbon Week began in 1985 as a national campaign to educate our children about the negative effects of drugs and alcohol. It is the largest, most visible prevention awareness campaign observed in the United States.
During Red Ribbon Week, teachers and students are encouraged to show their spirit by participating in the theme dress up days and healthy activities. Beta Club is working hard to finalize our dress up theme days, please look for the schedule to come in the days ahead.
FACT:
The #1 reason kids give for not using drugs is their parents! However, 40% of parents believe that have little influence on their children's drug use. Parents please talk to your children about making healthy and wise choices!
Notes from the School Nurse
Welcome back to another great school year at Independence! I am listing a few reminders for you to keep in mind as we enter into the flu/virus season.
*Make sure your contact information is updated, and have a plan for what to do if your child needs to go home. Have a backup person who can pick up your child if you’re not available.
*Know that a school nurse cannot diagnose. We can make a suggestion of what we think might be going on, but you have to take your child to a doctor to receive a diagnosis and treatment. Sometimes school nurses might notice things that a teacher or parent has not, and often, they know what sickness is going around.
* Follow the 24-hour fever-free rule to return to school. We understand that parents have to work, but giving a kid Tylenol or Advil to get the fever down doesn’t qualify as being 24-hours fever-free. It has to be 24 hours fever-free with no assistance. This is for your child’s safety as well as other children’s, to stop the spread of disease. Remember last year’s flu season, when some districts had classrooms with very few kids in them? Let’s try to avoid that this year.
* For 5K and 1st grade, put a clean pair of pants and underwear in their backpack and keep them there all year. Nurses often have to call home to have clothes brought for kids after an accident or spill.
* Let the nurse know if there has been flu, strep or another contagious disease. The school districts’ health departments are required to share numbers with the state and even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those numbers start with the school nurse and can help establish a pattern of where and how quickly a virus is moving.
*When in doubt, overshare information. Often the school nurse is the last to know but the first to see your child in an emergency.
Please do not hesitate to dojo, email or call me with any concerns or questions you may have throughout the school year!
Thank you for allowing me the privilege to care for your child/children this year.
Nurse Jackson
(803)981-1346
Safety News
Fall in LOVE with READING!
Find ways to read, write, and tell stories together with your child. Always applaud your young reader and beginning story writer! The tips below offer some fun ways you can help your child become a happy and confident reader. Try a new tip each week. See what works best for your child.
Tell family tales- Children love to hear stories about their family. Talk about a funny thing that happened when you were young.
Create a writing toolbox- Fill a box with drawing and writing materials. Find opportunities for your child to write, such as the shopping list, thank you notes, or birthday cards.
Be your child's #1 fan- Ask your child to read aloud what he or she has written for school. Be an enthusiastic listener.
Create a book together- Fold pieces of paper in half and staple them to make a book. Ask your child to write sentences on each page and add his or her own illustrations.
Do storytelling on the go- Take turns adding to a story the two of you make up while riding in a car or bus. Try making the story funny or spooky.
Point out the relationship between words- Explain how related words have similar spellings and meanings. Show how a word like knowledge, for example, relates to a word like know.
Use a writing checklist- Have your child create a writing checklist with reminders such as, "Do all of my sentences start with a capital? Yes/No."
Quick, quick- Use new words your child has learned in lively flash card or computer drills. Sometimes these help kids automatically recognize and read words, especially those that are used frequently.
Mark Your Calendars
1 PBIS Pep Rally 1pm-2pm- Hornets Book Bus
2 National Custodian Day
3 Fire Trucks for Kindergarten 8:30-9:30 am
4 Bag Lunches/School Play at SPHS for K-4th grades/Patriot Day
8 PTA and SIC
9 Fall Picture Day
11 Pink Out Day for Breast Cancer Awareness
11 PTA Bingo Night 6pm to 8pm
14 Columbus Day
18 End of First Nine weeks/College Day
21 Teacher PD Day- Fall Conferences
23 Red Ribbon Week Begins
24 5th Grade to RHHS for Play
25 Grade Level Tribe Day
31 Red Ribbon Week Ends/ Halloween/Wear Orange and Black
Reminders to Parents
Independence Elementary School
Website: https://www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/Domain/13
Location: 132 West Springdale Road, Rock Hill, SC, USA
Phone: 803-981-1135
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IDESPatriots/