Jennings Randolph Elementary November 2017
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BOOK DRAWING
Each month we will hold a drawing for a free book. If you’d like your child to be in our drawing, complete and cut out this box and return it to school with your child.
Name: ______
Teacher: ______
This is a great refrigerator page!
November 2017To sign up for JRES text alerts for parents:
send a text to: 81010 with @jresparent in the message body
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
5
Daylight Saving Time Ends “fall back” / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
Veterans Day Assembly – 2:00 / 10
NO SCHOOL / 11
12
Am. Educ.
Week / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16
Make up school pictures
LSIC 4:00 / 17
Midterm
ends / 18
19 / 22
NO SCHOOL / 21
NO SCHOOL / 22
NO SCHOOL / 23
NO SCHOOL / 24
NO SCHOOL / 25
26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!
A huge thank you to our PTO for putting on a wonderful Fall Harvest Celebration. Thanks to our first grade teachers and the planning committee for our October After School Celebration.
Rude Vs. Mean Vs. Bullying: Defining The Differences
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/signe-whitson/bullying_b_2188819.html (to see the full article)
We at Jennings Randolph are working on educating students on the differences between Mean, Rude and Bullying. “Bullying” is a term that is so often misused. No matter what the term, we are working to instill coping skills in our students. These are skills children will need throughout life as they learn to deal with different personalities in different settings.
Know the terms:
Rude = Inadvertently saying or doing something that hurts someone else.
Mean = Purposefully saying or doing something to hurt someone once (or maybe twice).
Bullying = Intentionally aggressive behavior, repeated over time, that involves an imbalance of power.
If we all use the terms correctly, then we can work together to help students learn the differences and learn to handle each situation.
Examples of MEAN:
“If you don’t work with me, then I’ll never be your friend again.”
“You can work with me, but you have to sit over there and can only use the blue pencil.”
Examples of RUDE:
“Your hair looks weird today.”
“You look better without your glasses.”
Examples of BULLYING: (OVER TIME vs just one incident)
Pushing, shoving, kicking
Threats
False rumors (happens frequently through social media)
A child may be afraid to go into the restroom because someone frequently waits to push them.
A child may be teased by a group every time they go outside for recess.
What Can Parents Do?
· Remind your child to talk to his or her teacher. Although this sounds obvious, there have been times that I have heard from parents about problems that were never brought to my attention — either by my observation or by the student.
· Remember that you are only hearing your child’s perspective of the conflict and the details will always be colored by their personal desires, wishes and point of view.
· Talk with the teacher. Details about the conflict from his or her perspective and information about how it was addressed can help you talk through the problem with your child.