Grass Valley Charter School An Expeditionary Learning Mentor School January 9th, 2015
We Got Varying Degrees of Talent!
COMING SOON-CHARTER'S GOT TALENT! Get out your hula-hoops and dust off those
pogo sticks, it's time to get your act ready for the Talent Show! This year's show will
be March 6, 2015 beginning at 9:00a.m. Official information will be sent home next week,
but expect try-outs to be held approximately the week of February 9th, 2015. Remember, all
acts must be G-rated and under two minutes.
GVCS Spirit Day
CHARTER SCHOOL SPORTS SPIRIT DAY- “We’re all in this together!” Come out and
cheer on our Boys' Basketball team as they take on Chicago Park on Friday, January 30th in
the Gilmore Gym. The game starts at 4:15, but come early and be sure to wear your Charter
Gear! Go Coyotes!
Value Cards are on the way!
The best deal in town has gotten better.
Value Cards are on their way. We
have a few new sponsors on the card
this year. Look out for these soon and
be ready to do some serious saving.
Value Cards help you save money at
the places you already shop at.
FAMILY FUN GAME NIGHT!
Has it been awhile since you’ve tried to move an Oreo (or the ever popular and delicious
Kinnitoo, which is the gluten free alternative to an Oreo) from your forehead to your mouth
without using your hands? Well… Mark your calendars for Friday, February 20th, 2015 (68pm in the MPR)
Remember all the family fun we had last year?? Well, it’s back, and even better!
We will be playing some of the same, and some new Minute to Win It Games! It’s FREE,
it’s FUN, and all about FAMILY & CREW! As always, volunteers are what make events
like this awesome.
Sign up for a shift on Volunteer Spot, just click the link below or contact, Cameron
Herzog (530-263-3261)
Link: http://vols.pt/1mfu3P
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning (SAEL)
If you are interested in the new EL high school then you’re in luck! There’s an info meeting
coming Monday, January 12th @ Grass Valley Charter School from 5:30 – 7:30. Learn
about the high school program from teachers, students, parents, and the principal. The next
application deadline is 2/20/14 and there are still spots available. Flyer attached.
Love and Logic Is Coming
Details are in attached flyer.
What is Love and Logic ® for Teachers?
Love and Logic® is a method of working with students which was developed by educational
expert Jim Fay, child psychiatrist Foster W. Cline, M.D. and Charles Fay, Ph.D. Love and
Logic has many tools for educators, principals and districts that promote healthy
parent/teacher and teacher/student relationships and positive school wide discipline. And yes,
Love and Logic works along with all other school discipline programs. It actually makes
them work better!
What Is Parenting with Love and Logic®?
Parents want to enjoy their kids, have fun with them, and enjoy a less stressful family life. But
even if their kids are trouble-free right now, they fear what the coming teenage years will
bring. At no time in history have parents been more unsure of their parental role. Even the
best are not all that sure about whether they are using the best techniques. They say that their
kids don't appear to be much like the ones they knew in years past. A lot of conflicting
philosophies have been presented over the last 30 years. Many of these sound good, but don't
seem to do the job of helping children become respectful, responsible, and a joy to be
around. Many ideas, offered with the best of intentions, center around making sure that kids
are comfortable and feeling good about themselves in order to have a good selfconcept. However, we have discovered that self-confidence is achieved through struggle and
achievement, not through someone telling you that you are number one. Self-confidence is
not developed when kids are robbed of the opportunity to discover that they can indeed solve
their own problems with caring adult guidance.
It’s Nature Bowl Time
Hello parents and students of grades 3,4,5 &6…time to get ready for Nature Bowl, 2015!
This is a super-fun “competition” about our local ecosystems. Students participate in various
games, mostly outdoors, where they are quizzed about producers, consumers, decomposers;
biotic and abiotic cycles; predators and prey; and the different plants and animals that fill
these roles in the different ecosystems. We will be meeting for our practice sessions as a
whole group every Tuesday from 3:15 to 4:30.
Beginning next week, the 3rd through 6th grade teachers will have permission slips and
information sheets in their classrooms. You will be able to sign up to help coach and provide
snacks if you’d like. You can go here: https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Regions/2/Nature-Bowl,
for more information on the competition. Contact adventure teacher Jim for more
information: [email protected]