Parent Edition
THE Windsor hills Monthly
The Official Parent Newsletter of Windsor Hills
VOLUME six March 2017
Windsor Hills is a Maryland Food Bank Site!
Food Bank hours are from 1:30-3:30pm.
Here are our upcoming food bank dates:
March 7 and 21
Wonderful March Events for Students
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Mother-Son
DanceMarch 16
Early Learning Field
Trip-Wellness March 1
and 3
Staff
vs.
Student
Volleyball Game-March
3
Middle School Focus
Groups-Ongoing
Fire Museum-2nd grade
and ELE Life SkillsMarch 7
4th/5th grade BMA TourMarch 9
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Irvine Nature CenterGrade 5-March 13
Inspector Detector Fire
Safety Program
5th and 8th grade MISA
(SCI) testing
Center stage-“The White
Snake”-March 23
Auschwitz Display at
Jewish Museum-Grade
7-March 28
Safety
City
Presentations-March 3
I-Ready
EOY
Assessments-All month
March Important Dates:
March 16-Mother-Son 5:30-8:00pm
March 17-No School/Parent Conferences-12:00-2:30pm
Attendance:
Attendance % through February 27th: 91.6%
Our goal is to reach 94% or higher…daily attendance
is vital to overall student success.
SAVE THE DATE
Family Literacy Night
April 5, 2017
5 p.m.- 7 p.m.
February Student of the Month:
Stone
MacFeat
D. Thomas
Meadows
Mayfield
Libonate
Alexander
Williams
Perry
Conaway
Jones
Meath
Graillot
Byerson
Bitz
Bramble
Carter
Navyac
Marcoline
Basmajian
Pisano
Eden Springfield
Zayden Crotty
Jabari Keaton
Rozhia Davis
Kaliyah Armwood
Alwise Williamson
Miguel Fleming
Darian Barrett
Tynell Finch
4th Grade:
Tristan Tremble
5th Grade: Devin Weems
4th Grade Chaundra Smith
5th Grade –
Shawntae Wilson
6th: Da'Shae Forrest
7th: Ta'Nya Rice
8th: Jamel Sims
6th - Talaya Lunn
7th - Khaliah Scott
8th - Charles Lockner
6th- Kassaundra Williams
7th-Ta'Nya Rice
8th-Charles Lockner
Isaiah Gordon
Cam'ron Mosley
Daniel Faison
Shamar Thompson
Khalid Grier
Mariah Horsey
Amauri Foster
**Staff Member of the Month: Shaunta
Jones/April Conaway **
Come and increase your knowledge about things you can
do at home to help nurture your readers and writers by
playing games, winning prizes and enjoying dinner!
“Achieving Excellence Together!”
Ways to Support your Child in Middle
School Math:
Face-Off! An Integers Game: Need – 50
flashcards, pen
How to Play:
1. Write an integer on each flashcard from -20 to 20.
2. Divide the flashcards in half and give one pile to
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each player. Place the cards face down in front of
each person on a table.
To start, each player will pick up and flip over the
top two cards so the number is showing and place
it on the table.
Each player should add the numbers on their two
cards together. For example, if player 1 gets a 7
and a 3, the total would be 10.
Compare the totals. The player whose total is
greater keeps all 4 cards.
Keep going until all the cards have been used. The
player who has the highest number of cards is the
winner.
Tips:
If you want a new challenge, replay the
game using subtraction rather than
addition.
2. You can also use a timer to encourage
your child to finish in a certain amount of
time.
Decide on a small prize to give your child for getting all of
the math problems correct.
Teaching Kindness Reduces Bullying
Instead of teaching children what NOT to do, teaching
them what they CAN do is important to create change.
Teaching and encouraging kindness is related to many of
the following positive outcomes:
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Happy children! There is a natural good feeling
that results when we do an act of kindness, even if
it’s small. Happy and compassionate children do
not have a need to bully others.
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Higher self-esteem. The “helper’s high” that
comes from endorphins in our brains when we do
something kind increases our sense of belonging.
Children will feel like they can have a true impact
on their environment.
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More friends. Feeling like they are accepted and
liked by peers is usually very important to
children of all ages. Kindness increases our
connections with other people on a deeper level.
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Improved academic success. The feel good effects
of being kind help increase children’s
concentration and memory, which greatly impacts
learning.
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Better mental health. Acts of kindness increase
serotonin levels, the natural brain chemical that
improves mood. Have a consistently unhappy
child? Encourage them to look outside themselves
and be kind to someone else.
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Seize the days and eat well
Like all great power couples, these healthy foods are even
better together. Try these combinations for a natural one- For more information about why kindness is
two punch.
important, check out this article:
Yogurt/Bananas: Probiatics in yogurt need to eat, too. http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-kindnessessential-reduce-bullying-lisa-currie
Probiatics thrive on prebiotics like the ones in bananas.
Tomatoes and Avocadoes: The healthy fat in avocadoes
helps your body absorb more of the lycopene in tomatoes.
Spinach/Lemon: The vitamin C in lemon helps your body
absorb more of the iron found in spinach
“Achieving Excellence Together!”