Eastside Elementary
January 22, 2019
Eastside in The Cabin!
January-Character Education
This month we will focus on the Arkansas Department of Education's topic for January of Character Education.This week I have provided some resources for parents at the link below.
From one of the links- Here is information that is interesting about a benefit mindset.
As communal creatures, we all crave belonging. Feeling understood and integral among a wide variety of people creates connections that make our lives complete. At our core, each of us is searching for those connections. Acceptance and affinity are especially important in the classroom, where each student’s social and emotional development directly impacts their academic achievement. Feelings of community and collaboration make learning meaningful for all, and this sense of shared significance is at the heart of a concept called benefit mindset. Benefit mindset takes the strong seeds of self-belief and self-improvement that growth mindset sows and brings them to fruition in ways that enhance not only one’s own life but the lives of others as well. According to benefit mindset theorist Ash Buchanan, it is “a purpose-driven mindset that is redefining success from being the best in the world, to being the best for the world.” Examining how our attitudes and actions affect others leads us to make conscious and conscientious decisions based on mutual advantage.
Read the full article about this benefit mindset here: https://www.edutopia.org/article/exploring-benefit-mindset
More resources can be found at the link below!
Reminders for Parents-
Parent Resource Center!
Computer Science Word of the Month: BUG/DEBUGGING
Character Word of the Month: Engaged
Podcast for the Week-"Wow in the World"
Below you will find a link to an NPR podcast aimed for students!
Listen with your children for science, health, interesting topics, and silliness with Guy Raz and Mindy!
Menus and Lunch Times
Upcoming Dates-
Jan 21 - Report Cards go home for 2nd nine weeks
Jan 30 - Class Pictures
Feb 4 - Lil' Dribblers at 7:00 PM
Feb 8 - Spirit Day for Jan/Feb
Feb 12 - Progress Reports/Parent-Teacher Conferences - Dismiss at 1:30
Feb 18 - President's Day/No School
March 18-22 SPRING BREAK
March 26 - April 5 State MAP Testing K-2
April 22 - 24 ACT Aspire Summative Testing 3-5
Eastside Elementary
Email: manningh@greenbrierschools.org
Website: www.eastside.greenbrierschools.org
Location: 61 Glenn Lane, Greenbrier, AR, USA
Phone: 501-679-2111
Facebook: facebook.com/eastside.greenbrier