THE PATRIOT POST

There is a term we use quite often at Providence Hall Elementary that may resonate well with many of you; it's a term that describes the importance of a healthy amount of difficulty that is key to growth. The term is "Productive Struggle".

In any life context it's clear that improvement comes through the learning and use of new skills or knowledge, which can often be uncomfortable. Some children are naturally more willing to be uncomfortable, while others tend to exert a level of resistance to discomfort.

What is the recipe for resilience? In a publication from the Center on the Developing Child from Harvard University, we learn that resilience is the outcome of the right balance of protective experience and adaptive skills on the one hand and significant adversity on the other.

How much of each of these a child gets is dependent on so many factors, many of which are out of a school's control. The role of educators is to ensure we supplement students' existing protective experience with the necessary amount and type of adaptive skills so that when adversity comes (be it academic, social, physical or other) they are able to endure discomfort with confidence that it will lead to growth.

Adaptive skills are taught everyday by teachers who give praise and encouragement as students work on a difficult math problem or write their first 5 sentence paragraph, and by school counselors who give social skills lessons to whole classes and meet with individual students to teach them coping skills as they deal with life challenges.

We're proud to be partners with families to help students balance the scale so that they are prepared for whatever life throws at them.

We also recognize that there are some students who come to us with unfair loads of significant adversity - things that a child should not have to endure. This breaks our hearts, but we are ready to meet the challenge of loving them and filling any gaps in their adaptive skill set.

La cantidad de cada uno de estos factores que recibe un niño depende de muchos factores, muchos de los cuales escapan al control de la escuela. El rol de los educadores es asegurar que complementemos la experiencia protectora existente de los estudiantes con la cantidad y el tipo necesarios de habilidades adaptativas para que, cuando llegue la adversidad (ya sea académica, social, física u otra), puedan soportar la incomodidad con la confianza de que les conducirá al crecimiento.

Las habilidades adaptativas se enseñan a diario por parte de los maestros, quienes elogian y animan a los estudiantes mientras resuelven un problema matemático difícil o escriben su primer párrafo de cinco oraciones, y por los consejeros escolares, quienes imparten clases de habilidades sociales a clases completas y se reúnen con estudiantes individuales para enseñarles estrategias de afrontamiento.

Nos enorgullece colaborar con las familias para ayudar a los estudiantes a equilibrar la balanza y estar preparados para cualquier situación que la vida les depare.

También reconocemos que algunos estudiantes llegan a nosotros con una carga injusta de adversidades significativas, situaciones que un niño no debería tener que soportar. Esto nos rompe el corazón, pero estamos listos para afrontar el reto de amarlos y llenar cualquier vacío en sus habilidades adaptativas.

We encourage you to read more about this topic by visiting this website:

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Aug 19-29: Acadience BOY (Beginning Of Year) testing for Reading and Math

Aug 25: First Day of Specials Class for Full Day Kindergarteners

Sept 1 - Labor Day (No School)

Sept 8 - Fall Carnival! 🎪

Sept 19 - PH Family Skate Night @Classic Fun Ctr. 🛼

Sept 23- Picture Day

Sept 22-24 - Parent Teacher Conferences (By appt).

Sept 25 - Early Out Thursday (1:10pm)

Sept 26 - Teacher Comp Day (No School)

Be sure to stay current on all PHES events by using our / Asegúrese de mantenerse actualizado sobre todos los eventos de PHES utilizando nuestro Google Calendar.

Click HERE for the Official School Calendars for Providence Hall Schools

Hey Parents, just a reminder that henceforth you will please say goodbye to your child in the carpool lane or at the kindergarten gate. The first few days of allowing parents on campus with their children has come and gone. We'll be ready to help your kiddo if they are struggling in the morning.

Good news - there are two more days in the school year when you can come onto campus with your student - we call these events "Parents, Patriots and Pastries" mostly because we are keen on alliterations and also because we like to eat donuts. The next Parents, Patriots and Pastries event is September 19th. Save the date!

Hola padres, les recordamos que de ahora en adelante, por favor, despídanse de sus hijos en el carril para vehículos compartidos o en la puerta del kínder. Los primeros días en que se permitía a los padres entrar al campus con sus hijos ya pasaron. Estaremos listos para ayudar a sus hijos si tienen dificultades por la mañana.

Buenas noticias: hay dos días más en el año escolar en los que pueden venir al campus con sus hijos. Llamamos a estos eventos "Padres, Patriotas y Pasteles", principalmente porque nos encantan las aliteraciones y también porque nos gusta comer donas. El próximo evento de Padres, Patriotas y Pasteles es el 19 de septiembre. ¡Reserven la fecha!

Limited to 5th grade students only. Download, complete, and return this registration form to Mr. Gaastra to sign up.

Limitado a estudiantes de 5to grado únicamente. Descargue, complete y devuelva este formulario de registro al Sr. Gaastra para registrarse.

Dear Parents,

We are grateful that so many students join us for breakfast each morning! To keep our meal program in compliance with state and federal guidelines, we need to remind families that students must eat breakfast at the school they attend.

Each school’s breakfast is planned and portioned specifically for the age group it serves. When students eat at a different campus, they may receive meals that don’t match the requirements for their grade level.

Beginning immediately, students will need to eat breakfast at their assigned school only. If a student arrives at another campus, staff will kindly direct them back to their own school.

Thank you for your support as we continue working to provide nutritious, well-balanced meals for all of our students. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Email: mfry@providencehall.com
Website: providencehall.com
Location: 4795 Patriot Ridge Drive, Herriman, UT, USA
Phone: 801-727-8260
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProvidenceHallElem

If you need anything added to our newsletter please email Whitney Baker at

Si necesita agregar algo a nuestro boletín, envíe un correo electrónico a Whitney Baker a

wbaker@providencehall.com

If you haven't been reading the PTO newsletter, what have you been waiting for?

Si no ha estado leyendo el boletín del PTO, ¿qué estaba esperando?

Parents, we believe assessing your child is a critical component of measuring their growth. However, per State Law if you wish to opt your child out of testing click here

Padres, creemos que evaluar a su hijo es un componente fundamental para medir su crecimiento. Sin embargo, según la ley estatal, si desea que su hijo no participe en la prueba, haga clic aquí