Bauer Bits
January 19, 2024
From the Principal's Desk
Bauer Families:
As we continue to work through the book How to Win Friends and Influence People, we now move into the second section of the book. Please enjoy this week's installment. I hope that you find it applicable and impactful in your daily walk.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Six Ways to Make People Like You
Vignette: Do this and you'll be welcome anywhere
Why read a book to find out how to win friends? Why not study the technique of the greatest winner of friends the world has ever known? Who is he? You may meet him tomorrow coming down the street. When you get within ten feet of him, he will begin to wag his tail. If you stop and pat him, he will almost jump out of his skin to show you how much he likes you. And you know that behind this show of affection on his part, there are no ulterior motives: he doesn't want to sell you any real estate, and he doesn't want to marry you.
Did you ever stop to think that a dog is the only animal that doesn't have to work for a living? A hen has to lay eggs, a cow has to give milk, and a canary has to sing. But a dog makes his living by giving you nothing but love.
When I was five years old, my father bought a little yellow-haired pup for fifty cents. He was the light and joy of my childhood. Every afternoon about four-thirty, he would sit in the front yard with his beautiful eyes staring steadfastly at the path, and as soon as he heard my voice or saw me swinging my dinner pail through the buck brush, he was off like a shot, racing breathlessly up the hill to greet me with leaps of joy and barks of sheer ecstasy.
Tippy was my constant companion for five years. Then one tragic night – I shall never forget it – he was killed within ten feet of my head, killed by lightning. Tippy's death was the tragedy of my boyhood.
You never read a book on psychology, Tippy. You didn't need to. You knew by some divine instinct that you can make more friends in two months by becoming genuinely interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. Let me repeat that. You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
Yet I know and you know people who blunder through life trying to wigwag other people into becoming interested in them.
Of course, it doesn't work. People are not interested in you. They are not interested in me. They are interested in themselves – morning, noon and after dinner.
The New York Telephone Company made a detailed study of telephone conversations to find out which word is the most frequently used. You have guessed it: it is the personal pronoun "I." "I." I." It was used 3,900 times in 500 telephone conversations. "I." "I." "I." "I."
When you see a group photograph that you are in, whose picture do you look for first?
If we merely try to impress people and get people interested in us, we will never have many true, sincere friends. Friends, real friends, are not made that way.
Alfred Adler, the famous Viennese psychologist, wrote a book entitled What Life Should Mean to You. In that book he says: "It is the individual who is not interested in his fellow men who has the greatest difficulties in life and provides the greatest injury to others. It is from among such individuals that all human failures spring."
You may read scores of information on psychology without coming across a statement more significant for you and for me. Adler's statement is so rich with meaning that I am going to repeat it in italics:
It is the individual who is not interested in his fellow men who has the greatest difficulties in life and provides the greatest injury to others. It is from among such individuals that all human failures spring.
PRINCIPLE:
Become genuinely interested in other people.
Mark Your Calendar
- Wednesday, January 24th: Neon Day and Popcorn Day!
- Wednesday, January 24th: Bauer Parent Club Meeting (7:30pm)
- Tuesday, January 30th: 2024-25 PK/K Information Meeting - 6:30 pm (Details below)
- Friday, February 2nd: Report cards go home
- Monday, February 12th - Tuesday February 13th: No School - Winter Break
- Wednesday, February 14th: Valentine's Day Parties
- Thursday, February 15th: Bauer Skating Party
Please check the HPS Student Calendar for early release dates and breaks for the 2023-24 school year! You can also check out the 2024-2025 student calendar here.
STEAM Tidbits
Some classes have completed their final projects for this module and are moving on to something new. Fourth grade is currently identifying how different forms of energy can be transferred from one form to another. We're learning about conductors and insulators while using some cool new gadgets we have called Makey Makey, have a look! Third graders will begin their final project using Vex pieces. They will be creating a rescue device that can lift an object from one place to another, there is a story behind this, ask them at dinner! Second grade is also on their final project. They are building coolers that will keep one ice pop from melting under a heat lamp using various materials that their team decides on together. We'll be measuring the amount of liquid that did melt, hopefully none at all! First grade is on their final project for light and sound. They will be creating "survival towers" that will need to include light and sound. The story they're following along with has a group of kids that get lost on a hike, we're building these towers for other hikers that might find themselves in that situation. Kindergarten just finished their body systems unit, we built casts that needed to be strong, comfortable, waterproof, and light. Maybe you saw them come home last week? PreK finished their living and non living unit just before break. We talked a lot about habitats and what certain animals needed to in order to feel comfortable where they live. Our final project included building a birdhouse out of popsicle sticks, hoping they made it home safely!
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Lloyd
Bauer Parent Club News
Bauer Parent Club Meeting - RESCHEDULED
Our January BPC meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday, January 24th, 7:30-8:30pm, in the Bauer library. We have some FUN events on the 2024 calendar and we would LOVE your input and involvement!
Please also note, January 24th is rescheduled POPCORN DAY and spirit day: WEAR NEON!
Bauer Skating Party - RESCHEDULED
Noticing a theme?? Our January skating party has been rescheduled to Thursday, February 15th from 6:15 - 8:15 PM at Tarry Hall in Grandville. Please join us for a fun night on the roller rink! While this is an event for Bauer families, all minors in attendance must be under direct adult supervision. Admission is $7 for all skaters (no cost for spectators). Rentals are $3 for rollerblades or roller skates.
Save the Date: Bauer Girls’ Night Out
Please save the date for the 2024 Bauer Girls’ Night Out: Saturday, February 24th, 6-8pm. Stay tuned for more information and an exciting location reveal!
PK/Kindergarten Information Meeting
2024-2025 school year PK/Kindergarten enrollment links will open on January 25th!
Informational meetings will be held for parents at all elementary buildings (except the Early Childhood Center location) on January 30th at 6:30 p.m. If you are unsure of your attendance area building please contact Robin at 616-669-1740 or rvandenb@hpseagles.net.
To be eligible for pre-kindergarten or kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year, children must be five years of age on or before December 1, 2024.
HPS Early Childhood Programs
Open House/Registration Night
for the 2024-2025 School Year and the 2024 Summer Program
Open House/Registration Night:
Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at the Early Childhood Center from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Early Childhood Center is located at 5535 School Ave. (main entrance off Madison Ave.)
Programs include 3-year-old & 4-year-old Preschool, Before/After School Care, and Summer Care.
*This is a chance to gather information about the programs, meet staff, and visit preschool classrooms. There will be NO registration this night. Registration will take place online only, with the link active on Wed. Feb 7, at noon.
The link to register for all programs can be found on the Hudsonville Public Schools website, under the Early Childhood Programs tab. Please note that enrollment fills quickly.
For more information, please call the Early Childhood office at 616-797-0842, ext. 1.
Mary Poppins Auditions for Elementary & MS Students
Here is the google classroom link.
Attendance
If your student will not be attending school due to illness or other reasons, please call the office at 616--669-6824 or email ehuizen@hpseagles.net AND apalmbo@hpseagles.net BEFORE 9:00 am. Students who are not called in by a parent/guardian will be marked with an unexcused absence.
If your student will be late, arriving after 8:45 am, please call the office at 616-669-6824 in the morning.
If your student will be late and needs a hot lunch, please let us know when you call. Hot lunch needs to be ordered by 10 am.
COVID Tests
Free at home COVID tests are available in the office.
Drop Off Procedures
If you are dropping your child off in the mornings we ask that you are mindful of a few details. When dropping students, please use the entire straightaway. We are having issues with folks stopping too soon and this creates a less efficient drop off. When you are allowed to pull forward, please pull all the way up to the grassy area at the end of the straightaway. The drop off area extends from this grassy area all the way back to the paper gator. Even our youngest students are capable of walking this short distance to the south building doors. Please have them exit your vehicle and head straight to the sidewalk to make their way into the building. Additionally, we close the doors at 8:45 sharp. If you arrive at 8:45 or later, please send your child in through the front/office doors by the flagpole.
Your attention to these details will make things more efficient so THANK YOU in advance!
Volunteer/Visitor Policy
The HPS criminal background check is required for all school volunteers. In order to complete this request, we ask that you fill out this volunteer form at least 48 hours prior to volunteering. Once your request is submitted, all Volunteer status updates (Approval, Denial or Limited Access Approval) will be sent directly to the building you have selected to volunteer in.
The Hudsonville Public School District has the right to approve or deny your request if your background check does not meet the standards of HPS Board Policy.
If you have any questions regarding the Volunteer Background Check process, please contact our Human Resources Department at 616-669-1740 or by emailing our office at eagles@hpseagles.net.