Reed Elementary Beeper Buzz
Developing a community of leaders for a better world.
What's with the construction equipment?
- A dedicated right turn lane will be provided on the westbound side of Little Elm from Alexis Drive all the way to our Main Entrance driveway into Reed Elementary.
- A dedicated right turn lane will be provided on the west bound side of Little Elm at the intersection of Orchard Falls.
A long, dedicated left turn lane will be provided on the eastbound side of Little Elm from just east of Orchard Falls all the way to the Main Entrance driveway to Reed Elementary.
The school zone sign on the east side of Reed Elementary (westbound traffic on Little Elm) will be relocated to a position approximately 250 ft east of the intersection at Alexis Drive (toward US183).
If you have questions/concerns, please don't hesitate to let us know - student safety is a priority!
PLEASE HELP US KEEP ALL STUDENTS SAFE BY STAYING OFF YOUR CELL PHONE WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL!!
Leader in Me - Leadership Habit 6 - Synergize
Synergize
is when two or more people work together to create a better solution that either would have thought of alone. It’s not your way or my way, but a better way. Synergy is taking good ideas and making them better by working together. Discussions can focus on other examples of synergy in nature, history, literature, and personal experiences. For example, synergy happens n nature when a flock of geese heads south for the winter. They fly in a V formation because due to the updraft, the entire flock can fly farther than if each bird flew alone.
Works for All Ages
1. With your children, choose a problem you may have (like curfew or completing tasks). Use the Synergy Action Plan to summarize your child’s solution and your solution:(1) Dene the problem (2) Share your views (3) Think of solutions (4) Choose the best solution together. See if you can reach a better solution (the High Way) than either of you would have come up with alone.
2. Institute a “15-minute program” where everyone drops what they are doing and pitches in to work as a team to clean the kitchen, pull weeds in the garden, wash the dishes, sweep the front porch, etc. Cutting out a small block of time where everyone helps makes the work go quicker.
3. If your child has siblings, ask each to identify what they think their brother or sister is really good at, then share the lists with each other and discuss how they could Synergize on homework, chores, playing games, sports, etc. If your child does not have siblings, you can do the same exercise using his or her best friends—or you.
Counselor's Corner
Wonders & Worries is a wonderful agency that helps families facing a serious illness.
Their Winter Programs are about to start!
Upcoming Groups at Wonders & Worries!
New Wonderers Group- For those new to Wonders & Worries
6 session Saturday groups for children (Kindergarten-8th grade) who have a parent with an illness. Separate groups for Middle School and Elementary School age children.
Groups will consist of age appropriate education about illness, expressive games and activities and beneficial coping strategies.
North Office (9101 Burnet Rd, Suite 107)
Starts: January 30th from 3:00-4:30 PM
Our Attendance Average was: 95%
Reed PTA
This month PTA has the following events:
- 20th - Spoiling the teachers with a Potato Bar for lunch
- 28th - PTA Science Share from 5:30-7:00
Mark Your Calendar...
- This is School Board Appreciation Month and we are so thankful for a school board that works diligently to provide the very best for the students of LISD! Special thanks to Don Hisle - our board member for recognition this month!
- 18th - STUDENT HOLIDAY
- 20th - Report Cards go home
- 21st - Blacklight Run
- 28th - PTA Science Share
Reserve the date for our 1st Annual Reed Culture Fair - Friday, February 5th!
Information coming soon for parents who wish to help share their culture during this event...
Curriculum Connections...
The cognitive “yardsticks” that follow can help us understand our children, but remember that although the patterns are universal, each child is unique.
Four year olds:
Learn best through play and exploration
Like to imitate adult roles through imaginative play
Respond to music and rhythm and repeating patterns
Learn more through large muscle movement than small muscle movement
Five year olds:
Like to copy
Literal behavior; often only one way to do things
Learn best through play and own actions
Do not yet think logically
Six year olds:
Love to ask new questions; like new games and ideas
Learn best through discovery
Understand spatial relationships and functional relationships better
Begin to understand the concept of the past when it is tied closely to the present
Seven year olds:
Need closure; must complete assignments
Ability to reflect is growing
Want work to be perfect; erase often
Want to discover how things work
Eight year olds:
Like groups and group activity
Solidifying concrete operations
Beginning to master basic skills
Beginning to feel a sense of competence with skills
Nine year olds:
Industrious and self-critical
Intellectually curious, but less imaginative
Begins to be able to deal with multiple ideas at once
Still struggle with abstractions, such as large numbers, periods of time or space
Ten year olds:
Increased ability to think abstractly
Like rules, logic, and classification
Able to concentrate and read for extended periods
Good problem solvers
Eleven year olds:
Able to think abstractly
Deductive reasoning improves
Can develop hypotheses
Increased ability to view issues from different perspectives
Adapted from Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom, Ages 4-14, A Resource for Parents and Teachers by Chip Wood
Reed Elementary
Email: reed@leanderisd.org
Website: reed.leanderisd.org
Location: 1515 Little Elm Trail, Cedar Park, TX, United States
Phone: (512) 570-7700
Twitter: @Reed_Elem