ALBERTVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL

A growth mindset changes your approach to challenges. Students who have a growth mindset tend to see challenges as opportunities to grow and learn. They can grow their brain with hard work and repeated practice. Mistakes are proof that you are trying. Your intelligence isn’t fixed because your brain is like a muscle that grows.

Growth Mindset words you can use:

· Add “yet” to negative statements

(ie. I can’t add numbers together… yet!)

· You can if you think you can.

· I’m on the right track.

· This might take more time and effort.

· The more I practice, the better I get.

· I can take a break and go back to it.

Choose a Growth Mindset!

from your Elementary Mental Health Staff:

Bethany Nordby (AP)

March 5: End of 2nd Trimester

March 6: Teacher Workshop- NO SCHOOL

March 19: Spring Picture Day (7:30-8:30 & 11:30-12:00)

March 26: Wear GREEN for the Character Strong Trait of COOPERATION

March 30-April 3: SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

Please continue to send winter gear (coat, hats, mittens, boots, and snowpants) for your child to wear each day during recess. Even when the weather turns warmer, our playground remains wet and has giant snow hills that the students enjoy playing on. Thank you!

2nd Trimester report cards will be available on ParentVue Friday, March 13.

Year End report cards will be printed and mailed home in June.

· Talk about letters and sounds. Help your child learn the names of letters and the sounds the letters make. Turn it into a game. “I’m thinking of a letter and it makes the mmm sound.”

· Read it again and again. Go ahead and read your child’s favorite book for the 100th time! As you read, pause and ask your child about what is going on in the book.

· Play sound games. Practice blending sounds into words. Ask “Can you tell what this word is? m-o-p.”

· Write it down. Have paper and pencil for your child to use for writing. Working together, write a sentence or two about something special. Encourage your child to use the letters and sounds he or she is learning in school.

· Trace and say letters. Have your child use a finger to trace a letter while saying the letter’s sound. Do this on paper, in sand, or on a plate of sugar.

· Say silly tongue twisters. Sing songs, read rhyming words, and say silly tongue twisters. These help kids become sensitive to the sounds in words.

The Big Woods, Fieldstone, and St. Michael Elementary staff will begin planning for student placement for the 2026-2027 school year. Tremendous time and effort are given to designing well-balanced learning groups, or classrooms. During this process, the following factors are considered:

~ boy / girl ratio

~ consistent class size

~ behavior and academics

~ peer relationships

~ maturity & self control

~ special needs

~ independence level

Since student placement is determined by the aforementioned criteria, parents are asked not to request a specific teacher. Rest assured, that our staff will review the needs of students and carefully select an appropriate learning group. Well balanced learning groups are in the best interest of all children. While teachers are responsible for placing students in learning groups, the principal is responsible for assigning teachers to each classroom.

Parents who would like a Placement Consideration form may request one by contacting your child's elementary building or the Albertville Primary office.

The deadline to return the form is Friday, March 20.

To ensure the safety of all students, AP staff will send students home their typical way unless a parent notifies the teacher or the office by 12:00 PM. Please do not ask your child to tell her/his teacher that she/he is going home a different way. Thank you!