Doing the right thing in school
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October 8, 2013 |
By Principal Gary Pfleuger
Valley View Elementary
Teaching students to do the “right thing” is
always what we are after at school. Teaching
students to stand up to their classmates who are
doing the “wrong thing” is a very difficult
lesson. But this is what we need to do!
Conflicts or bully situations can be relatively
easy to help with. All you need to do is
politely ask one of the people involved in the
conflict to come along with you. This will
usually defuse a situation.
The harder situations occur when a classmate is
trying to be funny and the joke starts going too
far. Disrespect can come in very fast and under
the radar. Before you know it, you can be part
of the problem.
When you are in a group and the crowd starts
getting loud and rowdy, what can you do? Can one
person make a difference?
I say, yes you can!
Quietly walking away is one way to help defuse a
situation. Another way is to deflect a group
through humor. We all have a sense of when
things are going too far. If we do not step in
to make things right, we can clearly be part of
the problem!
Please talk to your child about strategies that
make a situation better.
Next week, October 14-17, is the PTO Book Fair!
This annual event is designed to promote
literacy, increase positive community relations
and raise funds. The Book Fair is open to the
public from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Thursday is Family Night; the Book Fair will be
open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.: and the free
supper and storytelling begins at 5:30 p.m.
A book is one of the best gifts a person can
give to another! Come and get your Christmas
shopping finished early!
Free Parenting Class! Being a parent is,
arguably, the most important, yet most difficult
job a man or woman will ever do. Unfortunately,
there is very little training before a person
becomes a parent, other than the example of
one’s own parents.
A monthly class/discussion group, focusing on
communication and parenting techniques, will be
offered at Valley View Elementary School, room
#6. The monthly meetings will be held on
Thursday’s from 6 to 8 p.m. on the following
dates: October 24, November 21, December 19,
January 23, February 20, March 20, April 17, and
May 22.
For more information, please email
adrienne.warren@mail.bcsd101.com or leave a
message at Valley View, (208) 267-5519, and
someone will get back to you.
In closing, a few odds and ends for your
consideration:
The Fall Aluminum Can Drive will run until
October 17. The funds for this drive go to
support the fourth and fifth grade ski lessons
at Schweitzer. The class that brings in the
greatest amount will be awarded an ice cream
social. For each large bag of cans brought in by
a fourth or fifth grade student, the student’s
name will be placed in a drawing to receive a
free ski scholarship on his or her ski day.
Students who bring in large amounts of cans will
receive special recognition and a surprise. Make
sure your name is clearly marked on the bag.
Mario’s Mexican Restaurant is donating $5 to
Valley View Elementary School for every dozen
tamales sold: beef, pork, chicken, vegetarian,
cheese and jalapeno, or sweet tamale. “Tamales
for the Holidays!”
There is now a “Lice Prevention” product
available in select stores. For more info go to
www.AmysAllNaturals.com in Sandpoint.
Upcoming Events:
10/14-17 Book Fair Sponsored by PTO
10/17 Family Night with free supper!!!
10/21-24 Red Ribbon Week! The theme this year is
“Friends don’t let friends bully or do drugs!”
Monday ribbons will be handed out, Tuesday wear
Crazy Socks, Wednesday we will make a
school-wide pledge, Thursday wear RED! |
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