Digital Citizenship and On-Line Safety

http://b.3cdn.net/fosi/e06a929f6414a923e4_fhm6ylt42.pdf

Ninety percent of parents or legal  guardians of children ages 8-18 believe
 they should bear a lot of  responsibility for ensuring children have safe
 online experiences, although  only 34 percent see themselves as "very

knowledgeable" about how to use the Intranet safely and responsibly.
 http://www.prnewswire.com  

On-line experiences can be one effective

way young people can make connections, build

interests, and explore new ideas.  All children
need guidance and it's essential to provide it.

"The Digital Citizenship" (above)
offers tools and tips to make computer 
usage creative, informative, and safe.

Doing the Right Thing

Any school experience is elevated when

professionals and staff see young people

as students who are capable and worthy.  

That's a given because kids are
just that and more, when we develop
and nurture their individual talents.

Opening the door to opportunities
for youngsters to explore and refine
their abilities is our responsibility. 
 

It makes looking toward the future for these 
young people as something they'll meet with hope and resiliency.  Just perhaps the district, its parents, and school community is operating out of a new and innovative mindset.  

That's so important for all of us
involved in this game we call "life." 

Therefore, let's not "drop the
ball" for any of our young students.

Thanks Coach Wood for seeing your 

players & staff through a memorable 2013
football season at Lawrenceville High School.  

Dads Matter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuY1W5bgCqs#t=171

"It's doesn't take money.

It doesn't take things." 

Dads matter in the lives of children

so even showing up at school

just might be the coolest thing ever!  

Dads can make a big difference.
In writing this I remember 

my father, who's gone now.
Where was he when I was little?

Learning to ride a bike, check.

Learn multiplication facts, check.

Helping me create that huge
salt-flour map of America, check.

Let's get father's back into the education

process and into our school; dads matter!

 

Parent Educator Toolkit

http://www.parenttoolkit.com/

This resource enables you to navigate
the journey from PreK through high
school. It's  designed to help us track
and support progress at each stage.

Change

"Change" in and of itself isn't fatal.

Yet it can be a difficult, challenging

        aspect of everyday life.       

     So recognize it, face it with
     optimism & summon your courage.  

In doing so, we're on the way

to the next moment of beauty or
accomplishment.  Surely no one
will deny us the right to persevere.  

You might have someone cheering you on.

Trick-or-Treating is Serious Business

"For Halloween I'm being Twila.  My cousins are going trick-or-treating with me.  I hope I get red
mints and gum.  I go out trick-or-treating at my Aunt's house and my friends.'   ~Molly



"Right now I really do not know what I'm going to be for Halloween.  My mom and dad are both going with me to go trick-or-treating.  I hope to get lots of Snickers and Hershey candy bars.
My family is trick-or-treating at the houses in my neighborhood."  ~Giuseppe
 
 For Halloween I am going to be a witch.  I think 
my cousins and my Grammy are going with me.  
I hope to get Milkduds and Butterfinger candy bars when we go trick-or-treating.  I am going in
my Grandma's neighborhood and my Grammy's friends' house on Halloween."  ~Maya

Every Day Heroes

When I think of a "hero" it

reminds me of a story
we had in Sunday school.

It was about every day heroes, and
how seemingly ordinary lives can be
truly remarkable and inspiring.   

This week I saw the work of a hero who took pictures of little girls cheering at a football game.  Among the images was a shot of a sweet little first grader who was in a wheel chair.

She was having so much fun, not "left out"
in the very least.  His images are so poignant.    

I talked with a hero who stayed overnight in
the hospital with a loved one, giving other

family members a respite from the task. 
It's a tag-team partnership that works!

"Family" is the essential spirit that sustains this man and enables him to carry on with humor and devotion in a delightful way. 

There was also a nurse who comes to my mind.......caring for a hospice patient,
with tender compassion and humor. 
The patient is her mother-in-law.

I hope you can find some every
day heroes in the coming week.  

Better yet, why not choose to be a hero
for someone in your midst? 
It's a chance to serve others

and someone will be watching.