LSCH Thursday Exchange
Calendar Of Events
2/21—College T Shirt Day
2/21—Report Cards Go Home
2/28—Birthday Friday
2/28—Dollar Jean Day
2/28—African American History Assemblies
Life School Cedar Hill
129 West Wintergreen
Cedar Hill TX, 75104
Ph. - 972-293-2825
Fax - 972-291-2877
3/3—Life School Career Fair
3/10-3/14—Spring Break
3/17-3/21—Spring Book Fair
3/20—Chick Fil A Spirit Night
3/20—Parent Update Night—1st, 2nd, 4th, & 5th
Spring Break is
coming!
Nurse’s Nook
At home, at the office, or just on the street,
African American patents & inventions help make life complete.
In medicine we have Dr Charles Drew to thank;
for open heart surgery & developing the blood bank.
When the flow of city traffic was out of hand
Garrett P. Morgan invented a plan.
He stopped us on red; we GO on green,
& for precaution, he put yellow in between.
Fred Douglas' "North Star" gave us headline news;
Jan Matzeliger's machine put soles on our shoes.
As we sat in Nat Alexander's folding chair,
Madame CJ Walker's hot comb straightened our hair.
March 10-14
NO CELL PHONES IN SCHOOL
ZONE
Parents, please remember for the safety
of our students, cell phones are not
allowed to be used at school while in a
vehicle. Please wait to make phone
calls until after you have gone through
the morning arrival and afternoon
dismissal school lines.
African American History Month Assemblies
Next Friday, February 28
Times: 9:00 and 1:45
3rd Grade is performing!
Please choose an assembly time and join us for these special
assemblies!
Counselor’s Corner
We are so proud of our
Drama Club!
Drama Club performed
anti-bully skits for
grades K-5 last Friday.
The message was great
and the students loved
seeing their peers in
action.
Please
DO NOT
move or drive over
cones…especially at the south
entrance. That exit/entrance
is closed from 7:45-8:15 and
3:00-3:45 for safety reasons.
Thank you for helping us keep
b
our students safe!
We appreciate you working with us to
make our students safe.
To be a WATCH DOG!
Dads…contact
[email protected] to
schedule your volunteer time.
You’ll LOVE it!
Thank you, Ms. Minter and
Ms. Yrigoyen, for your
dedication to our
students and promoting
a Bully Free campus.
Cedar Hill Elementary ● Volume 4, Issue 25 Thursday Exchange ● (972) 293-2825
raptorWare
Please remember that we use Raptor
ware for all visitors on our campus. You
are required to submit a driver’s license
and have it scanned in order to be a
visitor on our campus. Please be
prepared for this when you come to our
campus.
Breakfast
If you would like your child to have
breakfast in the mornings, please
send money each day or he/she
can use money that is on the lunch
account.
Breakfast is served from 7:45-8:05
each morning in the cafeteria.
**Please note the change in time!
Re-enrollment
DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS? It is time for re-enrollment!!
Re-enrollment forms were sent out on Thursday, January 30th, and
the last day to turn them in is tomorrow, Friday, February 21st.
You may turn them in to the teacher or the front desk. Please fill out your forms
completely. If your child will not be returning for the 2014-2015 school year,
please fill out the provided form with all the new school information (or home
school information) & your signature. Please do not wait until the last minute.
Forms must be turned in, by the deadline, in order to hold your student’s spot.
Your student will receive the following if their paperwork is submitted by
February 21st: A Free Hat Day Coupon.
Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your child’s education!
Don’t forget to re-enroll for the 2014-2015 school year! 
Failure Is NOT An Option…
OR IS IT? Part 3
How do you know if it’s the right time to step in
or step back? Happy reading, Mrs. Morris 
Why It's So Hard to Let Kids Stumble
Like Sauerwein, many mothers would've had a difficult time watching
their child "fail." As a parent, how do you stand idly by as your child
falters, when all you want to do is set them up for success? How (when,
where?) do you draw the line? And when does loving attentiveness
become hovering overprotectiveness?
The day of the golf-ball fiasco, Sauerwein looked on as other parents
stepped in to help their children make the shot. She could have
intervened, too. She could have even bought a stuffed snake for her
daughter as a "Nice try!" consolation prize. But she didn't do either of
these things. Instead, she sat on her hands and let her daughter learn
for herself that sometimes you fail, no matter how hard you try. She says
her daughter learned a valuable lesson in resilience that day. "She
moped for the weekend, but then she got over it and went on with
things," she recalls.
These days, Sauerwein's daughter is tougher-skinned. "Zoe's been in
situations where she's won a trophy for soccer when she knows herself
she's no good at soccer. She's not fooled," says Sauerwein, citing the
common practice of giving everyone a trophy or award so no child has
hurt feelings. "I think in a lot of cases losing is the best thing that can
happen to you as a kid."
A growing number of experts agree that by stepping in too often, we
can actually set kids back.
"Children need love and attention, yes. But at the same time, they have
to learn to problem-solve and that there are consequences to their
actions," says retired teacher Barbara Bushey, a 37-year classroom
veteran-turned parenting coach based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
"They have to be allowed to fail sometimes, and parents who try to
prevent that aren't allowing their child to learn important lessons they'll
need as adults."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/learnvest/why-its-ok-to-let-kids-fail-aguide-to-not-overparenting_b_4097435.html
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