5th grade choir will perform a small musical on Tuesday May 20 at 8:10am and 9:15 am. -- And 4th grade will be doing a music program on Friday May 23 at 8:10 and 9:00 am in the Harbor.

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Middle School Course Descriptions - 6th grade

A great deal of prayer and thought go into the proposed combination of students for the following year’s classes.  Each year I have several parents who request that their child have a particular teacher for the next year, and I thought it might be helpful for you to understand the parameters we use in organizing classes.......>>

Over the next few weeks we are going to be discussing several strategies on respectful behavior.  These strategies are taken from the Steps to Respect® Training Manual, ©2001, 2005 Committee for Children.  The Steps to Respect program stresses that respectful behavior is an essential part of all relationships.   Please share this strategy for reinforcing that idea with your child.

• Spend time with your child.  Plan time each day to talk with your child about any joys or difficulties he / she encountered.  When problems come up, help him / her think of respectful, cooperative ways to solve them.
• Know your child’s friends.  When your child is away from home, make sure that you know and trust the children he/she spends time with.
• Be consistent about discipline.  Hold your child responsible for negative or hurtful behavior, but avoid using public put-downs and physical punishment.  (These methods validate causing shame and using physical violence as solutions to problems.)  Make sure that your child understands the consequences of her actions.
• Let’s give thought to how we can eliminate toys, games, and TV shows that reward aggression.  Villains – and heroes – often successfully use violence and aggression to reach their goals.  The negative consequences that would follow in real life are rarely seen.  Some children learn how to bully by seeing it on television or in video games which is really contrary to what we as Christian parents are seeking to accomplish.
• Encourage your child to be slow to take offense.  Often, children who bully are quick to interpret innocent actions as hostile (such as being hit by a stray elbow in the hall).  Teach your child to stay cool and calm by counting to ten or trying self-talk.  For example, your child could say to himself, “I don’t get mad about little stuff like this.”  Praise your child for choosing respectful, nonaggressive responses.
  
  • Make sure your child knows what other children expect.   Respectful behaviors we have all learned include taking turns or apologizing when you accidentally hurt someone.  Observe your child playing with others.  Are there unspoken rules that she doesn’t understand?  If so, discuss them with her privately.

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