LPMHS Newsletter
Vol. 7, Issue 11 November 8, 2019
School Closing Schedule
Veterans Day: Monday, November 11th
1/2 Day for Parent Teacher Conferences: Thursday, November 14th
Thanksgiving Recess: 1:45 p.m. release on Tuesday, November 26th and No School-Wednesday, November 27th-Friday, November 29th
Parent Teacher Conferences-Students Welcome
Community Outerwear Distribution
Positive Psychology Corner....By Dr. Miller, LPMHS School Psychologist
Carol Dweck wrote an important and influential book called Mindset. If you are in education you have probably read it, or at least heard about it. Our mindset is an important part of resilience and affects how we interact with the world and how we face challenges. Dweck describes two different types of mindset; the fixed mindset and the growth mindset. When someone has a fixed mindset they believe that their abilities, intelligence and talents are fixed traits. Someone with a growth mindset believes that abilities, intelligence and talent can be developed with effort, learning and persistence. Resilient children have a growth mindset. A growth mindset is not about taking refuge in the easy stuff. It is about trying things that are hard, tolerating a little bit of discomfort and persevering when the going gets tough. When my oldest daughter was in high school she wanted to take Physics as a senior. I remember asking her if she really wanted to do that because Physics would probably be pretty hard. She said to me, “Dad, Physics is my challenge course.” She was operating from a growth mindset, and I had forgotten that learning is not about protecting your GPA. It is about challenging yourself and growing. So, the bottom line is to nurture a growth mindset in our children. We can do that by thinking carefully about the attributes we value in our children and paying attention to how we praise them. Although we all have different gifts or talents that we bring to the table, it is not about that. It is about the growth process and working hard every day to get better. As adults, that is what we need to pay attention to, and that is what we need to praise and nurture in our children. Please take a look at the videos below. You will see that the way we praise our children can have a surprisingly big impact.
Check out this YouTube video by Trevor Ragan: Carol Dweck-A Study on Praise and Mindsets, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWv1VdDeoRY
Also, check out this TedTalk by Carol Dweck: The power of believing that you can improve
Volunteer Opportunities!!!
Childcare needed during our School-Home Connection meetings on November 14th at LPES any amount of time between 11:30am-6:30pm.
Many requests have come in from our local senior citizens needing help with outdoor chores. Please help our local community members Age in Place. There is a need for stacking wood now, as well shoveling with snow right around the corner.
Thanksgiving dinner at the Greenwood Apartments. Prep help on Wednesday, November 27th 9am- 1pm. Serving and cleanup on November 28th 2-4pm.
Basketball concessions will start in December.
In December, the LP Village Stroll will be asking for help at several locations on Saturday, December 14th. Would you like to wear the Grinch costume from Noon-4pm on Main St. during the stroll? There are many fun opportunities just waiting for your assistance.
Please see Mrs. McConvey in the library for details and to sign up for any of these events. Or contact her at pmcconvey@lpcsd.org or 518-523-2474 ext. 4130
**Please note Community Service forms are now available online on the schools website. Check it out at the link below.**
Board of Education Meeting Dates 2019-20
The LPCSD Board of Education meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month in the Board Room of the District Office unless otherwise noted. Upcoming meeting dates are as follows:
November 19, 2019
December 3, 2019
December 17, 2019
January 7, 2020
LPMHS
Email: ktaylor@lpcsd.org
Website: http://www.lpcsd.org
Location: 34 School Street, Lake Placid, NY, USA
Phone: 518-523-2474
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