February 26- March 9
2/26 Lindemann Basketball Club 3:30
2/27 Chess Club 3:30
2/27 Board of Education Work Session 6:00
2/28 Lindemann Basketball Club 3:30
3/1 Lindemann PTA 6:00
3/2 Daddy/ Daughter Dance
3/5 Michigan Theater- Field Trip- 1st Grade
3/5 Lindemann Basketball Club 3:30
3/5 Spring Fundraiser Kick-Off
3/6 Skate Night
3/6 Vision Screening K, 1, 3, & 5
3/6 Chess Club 3:30
3/8 Metro Park Presentation – 3rd Grade
3/8 PBIS Fun Night 3:30-6:30
3/9 Half Day 11:40 Dismissal
3/9 End of Second Trimester
Our Allen Park High School/Middle School Track will display Simmons Beautyrest and more top brands on Saturday, March 5th from 10am to 5pm at their 1st annual mattress fundraiser. There will be savings to our community of up to 50% off retail prices! Do you have a mattress in your house that you could replace? Now is the time! The award winning mattresses have outstanding full replacement warranties. All styles and sizes are available for you to lay on including plush, firm, pillow tops, memory foam, latex and more. Please come out and see us on Saturday, March 5th, from 10am to 5pm at Allen Park High School. Please tell your friends about our event.
NHS HOMEWORK HELP
We are fortunate to have a great resource in our APHS NHS students who offer FREE Homework Help at the AP Public Library 3 days a week. This is a great option for families who are looking for some additional support for students. Please see the flyer below for any questions you may have!
SOFTBALL CLINIC
UPDATED flyer is attached – Softball Skills Camp for Girls in Grades 3 thru 8 is on Sunday, March 18 – please see attached if interested! Softball Clinic 2018-21199hy
March is Reading Month ~ Give a book. . .Get a book! Students will be given the opportunity to bring in up to 5 gently used books to exchange for 5 different gently used books. We are asking that the students bring their books in during the weeks of 3/5 – 3/16 on their media day. The exchange will take place during their media time the week of 3/19 – 3/23.Girl, Books, School, Reading, … When deciding which books to bring, consider the following questions: Is this a book that you do not mind ever seeing again? Is the book in good shape? Would you want it if you saw it at the book exchange? There is nothing as wonderful to a child as a new book. I know that books are expensive and what a better way to save some money and get some new reading material for your child at the same time? While this is optional, I hope everyone chooses to participate. Thank you for helping to make reading a priority in your child’s life. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Mrs. Erin Woods ~ Media Specialist ~ 313-827-1150 woods@appublicschools.com
“I’m not going to tell you again…” Have you ever said something like this to your child? Many days it’s so easy to go about my day and do whatever it takes to get my kids to comply. Sometimes I just don’t want to hear any more crying!
But when I try positive reinforcement, punishment, gentle parking and nothing works I start to get frustrated. What if I told you there was a technique to improve your child’s behavior without yelling, stick charts, time-outs or losing your mind!? This is where creating enforceable lists for kids comes into play.
WHAT IS AN ENFORCEABLE LIMIT?
The concept of enforceable limits can be applied to teaching as well as parenting. It’s a technique from Love & Logic. Side note, this is not a sponsored post. As as psychologist and parent I am firm believer of the techniques from Love & Logic. They make sense and they work.
RELATED: Setting Boundaries With Kids
So back to enforceable limits. A big take home message: The more perceived control a person has, the more likely he or she is to cooperate and listen.
Instead of always telling your child what to do, try telling them what you will do instead.
MORE EXAMPLES OF ENFORCEABLE LIMITS
- I’ll give you a new toy as soon as you put your blocks away.
- I’ll take you outside when you ask nicely and wait calmly.
- I read stories before bedtime to children who are sitting quietly.
*The biggest thing is to follow through! After you give an enforceable limit, wait until they are actually doing what you asked before you do your part of the equation.
If they are crying and it’s starting to get to you, say the request calmly and walk away to recollect your thoughts. You don’t want to loose your cool as they won’t get you a better behaved child.
In this article I gave you examples of things you can actually enforce.
Instead of shouting “CLEAN UP YOUR TOYS RIGHT NOW” or “YOU’RE GETTING ON MY LAST NERVE, JUST STOP!” you can set an enforceable limit.
We can’t MAKE our kids do anything (if only!) and many times when we raise our voices it actually makes things worse. Instead of listening to what you are saying, they hear your anger or frustration and they tend to concentrate on that instead of what you are actually saying. This in turn may aggravate the situation even more.
Again, I’m not saying all this to make you feel bad! We all need reminders to calm down and think before we talk. Our words are so powerful. Why not use them to our advantage?
Dessert with Dad
WOW…what a night!!!!!
Morning Drop off
Objective :
We are trying to make drop off a little easier and safer for all parents and children. With a little help from you, our mornings will be a little less frustrating.
Rules:
Pull up to designated DROP OFF areas.
DO NOT get out of your car, we will open your door and get your children and their belongings out on the passenger side.
Please drive off so the next car can get in and drop off , there’s no need to sit and wait. With the help of parent volunteers and the safety patrol, your children will get into the building safely.
DO NOT park across the street and let your kids out. This is unsafe . This slows down traffic and teaches children it’s okay to walk between cars.
PLEASE use the crosswalks, which have Safety Patrol students .
There is no need for the negative comments made to the volunteers, who are donating their time for YOUR child’s safety .
If you drop off at the MAIN ENTRANCE, please let busses in and out. This drop off zone is intended for the buses!
If you drop your kids off at 8:05 please do so and move on.
Please follow the arrows according to the map. This makes for an easier flow and less backups .
Enter Carter on Moore , Becker from Wick
THANK YOU
Thank you to all the parents or whomever drops off children in the morning for your cooperation. With only a few of us out there, we are currently looking for more volunteers. I get the weather isn’t ideal but just helping kids get to the dry, ice free, mud puddle free sidewalk safely, it’s helping .
To volunteer please contact Kelly Kirby at kellydixon58@yahoo.com
On Friday, January 12thMrs. Bowdell(Lindemann Elementary School) and the girls scouts troop leaders organized an after school special event where the girls scouts troops learned about several fitness activities. The event was set up into multiple stations taught by parent volunteers and several AP staff members who were also college athletes. A few of the stations included: Carrie Solak attended MSU(softball) and taught the girls several softball techniques, Dana Brown attended WMU (CC & Track) and taught the girls several running techniques, and Krissy Bowdell EMU (basketball) taught the girls several basketball techniques. The goal of the event was to encourage and promote fitness in girls/ women, teach the girls about new sports, and ultimately help the girls to earn their fitness badge for girl scouts.
We would like to thank Krissy Bowdell, Carrie Solak & Dana Brown for your participation with this awesome event!
Volunteers Needed!!!
We are currently seeking a few volunteers to assist us with getting an intervention program into the hands of our teachers. It involves making copies and organizing books.
Please contact Ms. Brown in the school office orbrownth@appublicschools.com
Thank you in advance for your help!!
PARENT SURVEY
I am asking for your help in completing this short survey to help us with our continuous improvement process at Lindemann. In order to utilize the survey results in our School Improvement Plan, at least 20% of our families must be represented in our total responses. The more responses we receive, the fewer reminder emails you will receive! 🙂 CLICK HERE —–>http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/9980464
