Thursday, March 17, 2016
Next Week’s Skills in Pre-K
March 21-24, 2016
Bible – We will continue the Easter story. We are
also using Resurrection Eggs to tell the Easter Story.
Themes – Letter Review; Nature All Around Us
Skills – Writing, identifying, and One-to-One
Correspondence for
Numbers 0-20
Opposites
Counting to 100 by 1s, 10s, and 5s
Show and Tell – No show and tell this week
Dates to Remember:
Wednesday, March 23th Grandparents’ Day
Dress Rehearsal at 9:00 (wear uniforms)
Thursday, March 24th Grandparents’ Day Program
at 9:00 (Students are
to wear their “Sunday Best.”)
Thank you!
To Shepard for our yummy Tt snack.
To Amy Walthall for being our guest reader.
To Ben for the St. Patrick’s Day Snack.
Please remember to check out our class blog
tabithahinson.blogspot.com
This is where you will find Mrs. Putnal’s
Newsletter, the Counselor’s Corner, and other important information. You can sign up to get email updates.
COUNSELOR’S
CORNER – March 17, 2016
Relationship
Rules!
By
Susan Causey, M.Ed., LPC
Recently I enjoyed lunch with one of my favorite childhood friends. Her life
has taken many surprising turns from what I had envisioned for her. She is a
beautiful blonde with blue eyes, and in my eyes she was almost like a princess.
I expected her “white knight” to sweep her away to live happily ever after. She
explained to me that her parents had been so over-protective of her, that when
she grew up, she threw herself haplessly into the world “making one mistake
after another” in an effort to see what she was missing. Her perfectionistic
personality was molded in her attempt to live up to extremely high expectations
and to be the perfect child. When she made a mistake and marred her record, she
figured she had already messed up. So, why not make another mistake? I guess
she was in a way like Rapunzel, stuck in a high tower of perfection until she
rebelled against the strictures that confined her to ride off into the world.
This made me think of this adage: “Rules without relationship leads to rebellion.”
Jesus came to give us the relationship which we all need. None of us is perfect
and none of us can live up to the “rules.” The rules are there to show us how
to live, but without a relationship with Him, we all fall miserably short. It
is His love that motivates us to forgive ourselves and one another, and to seek
to persevere to please Him.
Our parenting should be modeled after His relationship with us. It is important
to establish the rules, but to remember that nothing is more important than our
relationship with our children. Relationship is about spending time together,
having open, honest communication, enjoying each other’s company, building
trust, being vulnerable, forgiving each other’s faults, protecting,
demonstrating patience, and having fun together. Ruling with an iron fist and
unbending rules stunts relationships.
When the people of Israel requested more humane working conditions of their
King Rehoboam, he had the opportunity to show wise leadership. His elders advised
him, “If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them, they will
always be your servants.” (I Kings 12:7)
Unfortunately, he did not seek God or accept their counsel. He responded,
instead, harshly, which embittered his people and led to a rebellion,
ultimately dividing the kingdom and leading to spiritual decline.
Take every opportunity to show loving leadership by building a relationship
which will inspire your children to love and please you.
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Next Week’s Skills in
Pre-K
March 14-18, 2016
Bible – We will continue the Easter story with “The
Last Supper”
and “Judas Betrays Jesus”
Themes – Letter Tt; Nature All Around Us
Skills – Writing, identifying, and One-to-One
Correspondence for
Numbers 0-20
Opposites
Counting to 100 by 1s, 10s, and 5s
Show and Tell – A spring or Easter item
Dates to Remember:
Wednesday, March 16th Easter Egg Hunt
(please return permission
slip and eggs by Monday, March 14th)
Wednesday, March 23rd Grandparents’ Day
Dress Rehearsal
Thursday, March 27th Grandparents’ Day (Please
return the form
that tells us who will be attending by Thursday,
March 17th)
Lower
School Newsletter from Wade Putnal
March
10, 2016
Our
mission at First Presbyterian Day School is to educate and equip students
to
change the world for God’s glory.
Goodwill:
This Sunday is the last day for dropping off items as part of our Goodwill
Donation Drive competition. Bag it, tag it, and take it! J
Thanks for your help!
Great gift idea: Our FPD cookbook, “By His Hands,” is the perfect
gift for Mother’s Day, weddings and showers! Available for purchase in The
Viking Store or the administration office for $15.00 each
GRANDPARENT’S DAY
is THURSDAY, March 24th.
Every student 3K through 5th grade will be participating in our “Sunday
School Revival” theme.
COSTUMES: Students should dress in their “Sunday best.” Boys:
Black, navy, or khaki pants and a long or short-sleeve button down shirt or
nice polo shirt; Bowtie or ties are also acceptable. Girls: Dresses or
skirts and tops in spring colors are appropriate. Shoes: Dress shoes or other
school shoes. (Please, no flip flops or heels.) All 5th grade band/chorus will
also wear this costume. ALL students will wear this attire for Thursday
performances.
FINAL REHEARSAL: Wednesday, March 23rd; 3K-2nd
show at 9:30am. 3rd-5th show at 12:30pm. Parents are
welcome to attend final rehearsal.
PERFORMANCES: Thursday, March 24th: Reception at
8:30am in Clark Fine Arts lobby. Show begins at 9:00 for 3K-2nd graders.
Reception at 10 and show begins at 10:30 for 3rd-5th graders. Live streaming
available on our fpdmacon.org website. Other questions? Please email mindy.krejci@fpdmacon.org
BACKPACK NEEDS:
We have just added 16 new students at Heritage Elementary to our ministry! Your
donations are a blessing to so many children and families. Immediate needs: fruit
cups, juice pouches, Vienna sausages, and peanut butter crackers. Thank
you! J
FREE Interactive
E-Book Site: FPD has partnered
with Arbordale Publishing for e-books available online, for iPads, and with
Android-based tablets. This site includes interactive e-books which read aloud
in English and Spanish, with word highlighting and audio speed control. Visit www.arbordalepublishing.com, then click “ebook access” at the top. Choose
the country, state and school from the middle section, and enter UBHMA1.
Scholastic BOOK
FAIR is coming! Since it is the same week as Grandparent’s
Day, (the week before Spring Break) we hope you and visiting grandparents will
find time to stop by our book fair Monday, March 21 through ½ day
Thursday, March 24. Hours are 8am - 3:30pm Monday through
Wednesday, and 8am – 11:30 Thursday. A Scholastic flyer will come
home soon with wish-lists from preview day. ***If you are interested in
volunteering to work a 2-hour shift at our Book Fair, please contact Elizabeth
Hardy at hardy_ee@hotmail.com.***
A really big THANK
YOU to our Viking Parent Ambassadors and Emily Tart, chairperson, and
all her committee members, for providing a fantastic “Teacher & Staff
Appreciation Lunch” recently. Everything was delicious and the atmosphere was
absolutely wonderful! This was such a special treat for all at FPD. We feel
loved and appreciated by our FPD families!
THE VIKING STORE:
Some of our spring T-shirts have arrived; come check out the new items while
stock is plentiful. Spring sports have started and we have sport-specific
shirts for all our Vikings! We carry short-sleeved Lands’ End shirts and
uniform-approved outerwear in different weights for each season. Open daily
7:45am to 3:30pm near the cafeteria in the MAC. Email renita.eversole@fpdmacon.org
or call 478-477-6505 x 177.
Student Cell
Phones: The student cell
phone policy is outlined in the Elementary Student Handbook on p. 8 and is
listed here. Please review this policy with your child to make sure we do not
experience disruptions during the school day: "No cell phones may be used
during the school day. Cell phones should be turned off and should be stored in
book bags during the school day. Children may use the phone in the office to
call home with teacher permission." Thank you for helping us protect our
valuable learning time!
*** COMING UP ***
- “West
Side Story” – Performed by FPD theatre students in grades 6-12 –
is Thursday through Saturday night at 7:00 pm. (Parents: This show is
probably most appropriate for older elementary students.) Prices are $10
for general admission, $15 for premium seating, and free for FPD students,
faculty, and staff.
- Dress-Down
Day to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association is Friday,
March 18th. Students may bring a $1 donation and wear jeans
and a PINK top (*To celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival, everyone is
encouraged to wear PINK for this “Pink-Out” day!)
- March 21 –
Jump Rope for Heart packets due
- March 24 – Early
Dismissal – ½ day
- March 25 – Good
Friday holiday – No school/offices closed
- Spring Break is March
28-April 1
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