Firebird Flash
Building relationships one student at a time.
Dates to Remember
- December 20 - Stories with Santa, 7:30 am
- December 24-Jan. 1 - Winter Break
- January 4 - Gymnastics starts
- January 18 - Teacher inservice, no school
- January 25 - End of 2nd quarter
Holiday Concert Stage Setup
As you watched your child perform this week, did you wonder about the gorgeous stage scenery? This was created under the vision of Joanne Krueger, our community relations coordinator, whose Community Projects class, taught with Maureen Dalton, repurposed old pallets to build evergreen trees, and then used the scraps to make snowflakes. A big thank you to the staff and students, for bringing such beauty to accompany our student musicians.
Firebirds participate in 'Tuba Christmas'
Will your student be absent?
Click here for PreK-5th grade planned absence form
Click here for 6th-th grade planned absence form
NEW! 'Nutrislice' Nutritional Information
Click here for the Nutrislice page.
Breakfast at MJ1
MJ1 Spelling Bee
Negative Lunch Balances
Counseling Corner
Feeling all my feelings ~ Children whose parents support them when they express feelings have stronger social skills and better friendships. Just like adults, children feel different emotions such as happiness, sadness, embarrassment, and anger. Children’s emotions get more complex as they get older. This can be hard for children to understand. You can help by talking to them about how they feel in different situations.
Happy: glad, cheerful, calm, safe, playful, proud, joyful
Sad: gloomy, unhappy, hurt, disappointed, lonely, awful
Mad: annoyed, mean, crabby
Afraid: anxious, worried, concerned, alarmed, trembly
What we know: Parents teach children about emotions when they talk about how they feel and show feelings at home. When parents show more happiness and joy, their children also show more happy feelings and have a greater understanding of emotions.
Try this: Teach your child about emotions by choosing different words to share how you feel. Try using words like “grateful” or “disappointed” instead of “happy” and “sad.”
For fun: Use movies or TV shows to start a conversation about emotions. Grab some popcorn and cuddle up to watch Inside Out for your next movie night. In this movie, the main character, Riley, feels mixed emotions for the first time. You hear what’s going on inside Riley’s brain while she’s going through big life changes – like moving to a new city. Children may relate to what Riley is feeling, helping them to understand their own and others’ emotions. A few questions that you could ask your child about the movie: hat feelings did you have during the movie? Joy? Excitement? Sadness? How did Riley feel during the movie? Why do you think she felt that way? Can you tell me about a time that you felt angry? Or joyful? What helped Riley feel better? What helps you to feel better when you’re sad?
For more information, read this Parent Toolkit article on using Inside Out as a parenting opportunity. Print this as a 1-page handout (Feeling All My Feelings, PDF). Click for the full "Family and Relationships Matter!" page from the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
Check out the Center for Parent & Teen Communication website!
Specials and A-Day/B-Day Rotation
Click here for Special rotation schedule
Click here for Middle School A Day - B Day rotation schedule
Upcoming Field Trips
December 20 - 6th gr. to Oneida County Humane Society
December 21 - Amplified Choir caroling trip
Minocqua J1 School District
Email: jellis@mhlt.org
Website: www.mhlt.org
Location: 7450 Titus Drive, Minocqua, WI, United States
Phone: (715) 356-5206
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