Dear Rocket Families,
It's hard to believe there are only eight weeks left in the school year. Friendships and kindness towards each other continues to shine across our campus. Conversely, this is the time of year, when our scholars need reminding of how to solve problems on the yard. Conflict is a natural part of human relationships as people grow and change. Even though it can cause us stress and can hurt, conflict is common at this time of year as students may have different interests or different points of views.
Sometimes the conflict can escalate into a disagreement so strong that students become emotional. There might be strong words used and lots of big feelings involved. It may take time to sort things out. Luckily, all teachers on campus have been trained on using the Second Step PROBLEM SOLVING process and we have PEACE HELPERS on the yard to help scholars problem solve. We encourage our scholars to use the STEPs. You can try at home too!
S- Say the problem (without blame)
T- Think of some solutions
E- Examine the solutions
P- Pick the best solutions
As a reminder, our targeted conference days are on Thursday, April 28th and Friday, April 29th. Both of these days will be early dismissal at 1:45.
With Rocket Pride,
Dr. Hodge
MATH PROBLEM OF THE MONTH!
Dear Families,
This month we encourage you to play Sudoku together as a family. Playing games can be a great way to connect with your learner(s) and to learn about how they think about strategies for problem solving. Take a picture of your learner playing the game and email it to atoosaabascal@ccusd.org by the end of April 29th to qualify for a prize.
link: April Game of the Month (Sudoku)
SCHOOL SAFETY CORNER:
"The CCUSD Wellness Policy mandates that classroom celebrations that involve food during the school day must be limited to no more than one party per class per month. It is against Board Policy, PB 5030(a),to provide foods, such as pizza or sweets i.e. cupcakes, for an entire classroom at any time prior to the end of the last lunch period. Also, foods containing trans-fats cannot be offered or served to students during classroom celebrations. "
We recommend celebrating birthdays on campus with NON - FOOD options like stickers or small trinkets for the classmates or by bringing a book to share with the class library. Please check in with your child's teacher.
El Rincon Elementary School
Ms. Kana Nakagawa, Assistant Principal
Email: amyhodge@ccusd.org
Website: elrincon.ccusd.org
Location: 11177 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA, USA
Phone: (310)842-4340
Facebook: facebook.com/elrinconrockets
Twitter: @elrinconrockets1