Wildcat Update
November 13, 2020
Fifth Grade
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Calendar
Early Release- 2:00 p.m.
- November 20, 2020
- December 4, 2020
- December 11, 2020
Half Day 12:05 p.m.
- December 18, 2020
No School
- November 23-27, 2020 Thanksgiving Recess
Student Handbook
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PTSA
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Food and Nutrition
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Hello Families,
This week we discuss gossip – defined as speaking unkindly about another person in their absence. No parent wants to learn that their child is hurting other people by speaking unkindly about them to their peers, nor do we want our child to be the target of gossip either.
Donna Eder, Ph.D., recorded the lunchtime chat of 78 middle-school students. When a teen offered up a bit of gossip, others responded encouragingly about 80 percent of the time, confirming and even elaborating on the information.
Once that happened, other kids rarely disagreed. However, if someone countered the gossip right away, the others were more likely to dissent. Refuting rumor or gossip right away may well clear the social air. -https://www.apa.org/research/action/blues
We provide three strategies to help students put a damper on those gossip conversations:
1. Don't participate. (Don't add anything. A lack of enthusiasm ends the conversation sooner.)
2. Change the subject. (For example, ask: What's for lunch today?)
3. Walk away. (Find a neutral reason to leave, like going to the drinking fountain or restroom.)
4. Say something nice.
Steering clear of gossip is a great way for students to contribute positively to their school community.
Danna Evans
All Things E.Q. -The Discovery of You
New River School
Email: tina.craig@dvusd.org
Website: https://www.dvusd.org/newriver
Location: 48827 North Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone: 6233763500
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Twitter: @NewRIverWildcat