Happy New Year!
Hello LISD Families,
Welcome to 2022! Between our cold and snowy weather, the uptick of COVID-19 cases in our county, the start of the school year has been nothing short of interesting. The silver lining is that all this is keeping us on our toes and energized! We continue to follow our COVID-19 safety protocols and keep a close watch on weather to make sure that our students are safe getting to and from school.
During the fall, we focused on three of our four habits of character: Belonging in September, Ownership in October, and Kindness in November. In January, we are now focusing on our fourth habit of character: Perseverance. Perseverance, sometimes called grit, is the ability to work toward and maintain enthusiasm for a long-term goal, even in the face of obstacles, setbacks, and disappointments. .
Here are some ways to help your child or teenager build perseverance at both home and school:
Appreciate Them For Who They Are - Children feel safe enough to go outside their comfort zone when they feel accepted for their own individual differences.
Focus on Their Strengths - Some things are challenging for all of us and it can be helpful to sometimes acknowledge those things that are easy and enjoyable for us.
Quick and Sincere Praise that Is Based on Effort - Children will always remember how we made them feel.
Find the Lesson - Encourage your child to see challenges and setbacks at learning opportunities. Living through failure and learning from it is perseverance at its essence.
Show Them How to Plan Ahead - Rushing through assignments and projects is stressful; breaking big projects into small tasks and working through them step-by-step is helpful.
Guide Them to Help Others - Children don’t need to feel the weight of the world on their shoulders, but it builds perseverance to accomplish a task that helps others.
Celebrate Growth - Help your child see their own growth and how much their hard work is paying off. That will give them the extra boost to persevere.
All our best to you and your family,
Mary and Martha
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Lopez Island School District
Ed Murray, Superintendent
Martha Martin, Secondary Principal
Mary Fordham, Elementary Principal
The Lopez Island School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator, Ed Murray – emurray@lopezislandschool.org; Title IX Coordinator, HR Specialist, Renee Koplan – rkoplan@lopezislandschool.org; Section 504, Mary Fordham – mfordham@lopezislandschool.org; OR contact by phone, 360-468-2202, OR mail to 86 School Rd, Lopez Island, WA 98261.
