Grand View Elementary
February 7, 2019 • Issue 30
Upcoming Events
February 12: School Board Meeting, 7:00 pm
February 13: 4th and 5th Grade Field Trip to Boise Philharmonic
February 22: Mr. Rimrock, 7:00 pm
March 1: Teacher's Inservice
March 12: School Board Meeting, 1:00 pm at Grand View Elementary
March 12: Levy Vote
March 14: End of Third Quarter
March 19: Student-Led Conferences
March 22 - 31: Spring Break
Principal's Corner
Happy New Year Grand View Elementary Families!
Have you ever thought about how you deal with failure? Do you see mistakes as a part of the process of learning, or do you feel mistakes verify who you are? If you were learning to ride a bike for the first time and fell over, would you stand up, dust yourself off, and try again, or would you say, “I’m just not meant to ride a bike” and move on to something else?
Carol Dweck, a professor of psychology at Stanford University and author of the book Mindset, talks about two mindsets that define how we respond to struggle in our lives. Some people have a “fixed mindset”, believing that their ability cannot change through any power of their own. Others have a “growth mindset”, recognizing that their efforts can change the outcome. Here’s some common language of fixed and growth mindsets:
The mindset with which we approach learning can drastically change our ability to learn. If we approach learning expecting that failures will happen and we won’t get it the first time, we actually set ourselves up to be better prepared to handle the failure when it arrives. It’s easier to get back up and try again when falling down is already thought to be part of the process.
We sometimes don’t realize that the way we talk to our children can actually impact the mindset they have towards learning. Check out this clip from Dweck’s website:
Listen for the messages in the following examples:
“You learned that so quickly! You’re so smart!”
“Look at that drawing. Martha, is he the next Picasso or what?”
“You’re so brilliant, you got an A without even studying!”
If you’re like most parents, you hear these as supportive, esteem-boosting messages. But listen more closely. See if you can hear another message. It’s the ones that children hear:
“If I don’t learn something quickly, I’m not smart.”
“I shouldn’t try drawing anything hard or they’ll see I’m no Picasso.”
“I’d better quit studying or they won’t think I’m brilliant.”
This month, take a moment to reflect on how you talk to your children when they fail and when they succeed. Are you talking about their ability (fixed mindset) or their ability to have grit, put in good effort, and learn from mistakes (growth mindset)?
Josh Noteboom
Inclement Weather
If school is canceled due to inclement weather, families will be notified via all-call and the school's closure will be posted on the school website.
Caught Using Kelso's Choices!
Fifth grade student not pictured.
Classroom Corner
Ms. Davis (Kindergarten): Kindergarten has been working on creating and solving number bonds through 10 and subtraction 1-12. In Science, we just started our unit on plants and have started learning about what plants need, the parts of plants, and how plants grow and change.
Ms. Baker (First/Second): We have been studying scientists and how they work. We have been looking at their tools and will start working on inquiry skills next. In first grade reading, we have been looking at grammar as well as focusing on our fluency and comprehension. In math, we have been studying various strategies for solving two-digit math equations. It's been very exciting!
Mrs. Meyers (Second Core): The second graders have been working on learning money. They have learned what each coin is called and its value. They are now using what they learned about each coin and are solving money word problems. We are going to wrap it up next week and start our unit on measuring using a ruler and meter stick. In reading, they have been learning about different reading strategies to learn about being a good citizen. We are going to be starting our new unit on why nature is always changing. We will be exploring different generes of books and using a variety of reading and comprehension strategies throughout the unit to help us learn about our new topic.
Student Spotlight
Each newsletter, fifth grade students are going to pick one
primary student to interview for our Student Spotlight!
What is your name?
Easton
What class are you in?
Easton is in Miss Davis' Kindergarten class.
What is your favorite subject in school?
Easton's favorite subject in school is P.E.
Do you have a favorite book?
Easton's favorite book is Captain Underpants.
What is your go-to Kelso's Choice for small problems and why?
Easton can't think of one, but he likes to help others be nice.
Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what is it?
Easton's hidden talent is riding his dirt bike.
Student Spotlight
Each newsletter, fifth grade students are going to pick one
upper elementary student to interview for our Student Spotlight!
What is your name?
Oakley.
What class are you in?
Oakley is in Mrs. Spiering's third-grade class.
What is your favorite subject in school?
Oakley's favorite subject in school is math.
Do you have a favorite book?
Oakley's favorite book is Dog Man.
What is your go-to Kelso's Choice for small problems and why?
Oakley likes to use Ignore It, so the problem doesn't hurt you anymore.
Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what is it?
Oakley's hidden talent is reading!
At Home
Our students have broken into their new community groups the past few weeks, and we have been delving into the world of VICTIMPROOF, written by Tom Thelen.
Tom Thelen, author of VICTIMPROOF, is one of America’s top anti-bullying speakers. He has spoken at over 500 schools, colleges, and youth organizations teaching students how to break free from the victim mindset and how to stand up to bullying.
As an anti-bullying speaker, Tom gives students practical strategies to “be the change” on their campus. His message takes them on a journey through his own life story including an intervention program he experienced as a kid and how he learned to make positive life choices. Tom is a gifted motivator who relates to students with stories that touch the heart and make them laugh. His high-energy school assembly programs create a defining moment for schools and provide an experience students never forget. Tom lives in Michigan with his wife Casie and their four children.
"To every student who feels victimized: hang in there.
You can't control whether or not you get bullied,
but you can control whether or not you become a victim."
-Tom Thelen
About Us
Email: jnoteboom@sd365.us
Website: www.sd365.us
Location: 205 1st Street, Grand View, ID 83624, United States
Phone: (208) 834-2775
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BruneauGrandView/