Cougar

By now, students are becoming more independent and confident. Celebrate their effort, not just their accomplishments. Every mistake is an opportunity to learn, and every challenge helps build resilience. We are proud of the growth we see each day.

• September 7 - No School
• September 8 - Golf Club Begins 3:10pm

• September 9 - House Spirit Day/Early Release 1:03 pm

• September 12 - Beach Clean Up Event 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Thank you to everyone who came dressed in House Colors to Open House! It was great to see everyone repping their house pride! Here are our current standings: This upcoming Wednesday is another chance to earn house points! Wear a House Colored T-Shirt and earn 5 points. Wear 10 or more items in your house color and earn 10 points!!!

Building Routines That Stick

We have been focusing on establishing expectations and routines in our classrooms. Did you know you can do this at home too?

Why It Matters

Positive behavior is a skill, just like reading or math — it's taught, practiced, and strengthened over time. When expectations at home and school stay consistent, children feel safer and make better choices more easily.

Three Quick Tips

● Keep a predictable daily routine for homework, chores, and bedtime.

● Notice and name specific positive behaviors ("I saw you share that toy — that was kind.").

● Give your child one age-appropriate responsibility at home.

Family Activity

Choose one household routine (like packing backpacks or clearing dishes) and let your child own it independently this week.

Conversation Starters

● What classroom rule helps everyone learn?

● How did you show responsibility today?

● What's a job you'd like to be in charge of at home?

Many children believe ability is fixed — either you're "good at math" or you're not. A growth mindset teaches the opposite: that skills develop through effort, practice, and even mistakes. This shift in thinking can change how a child handles challenges for years to come, both in school and beyond.

● Praise effort and strategy, not just results ("You worked hard on that" vs. "You're so smart").

● Normalize mistakes as part of learning, not something to avoid.

● Add the word "yet" to struggles: "I don't understand this yet."

Children pick up on the language adults use around them, even when we don't realize it. When mistakes are treated as useful information instead of failures, kids become more willing to try difficult things and take the kind of academic risks that lead to real growth.

You can model this yourself, too — talk out loud about something you're still learning or a mistake you made recently and what you did about it. Children learn as much from what they see as from what they're told.

Family Challenge

Praise your child for effort at least three times each day this week.

Here our our stats for Week Three:

School-Wide Attendance: 96.54%

School Goal: 95%

Grade-Level Champions

● Kindergarten: 97.08%

● Grade 1: 98.21% FIRST PLACE - Second week in a row!!!

● Grade 2: 95.62%

● Grade 3: 96.45%

● Grade 4: 95.53x%

● Grade 5: 96.90x%

Just a reminder that students with 95% attendance or higher will be invited to an end of year celebration.

Every month a grade level hits our 95% attendance target their car moves forward one pit stop. During the month of August EVERY grade level met this goal and all cars moved ahead. At the end of the year, the grade level that travels the furthest will win a reward!!!

Girls on the Run is a fun, empowering program that combines physical activity with social-emotional learning. Girls build confidence, develop friendships, learn to navigate challenges, and discover their strengths through engaging lessons and activities. The season culminates in a celebratory 5K where girls can walk, run, or do both while celebrating all they have accomplished. This program is open to girls in grades 3-5. Please see the flyer below for more information.

September 14 - 18 - Book Fair

September 18 - Fall Fest 5:30 -7:30 pm

September 23 - House Spirit Day/Early Release 1:03 pm

October 6 - PTO Meeting 5:00 - 6:00

October 9 - Picture Day

October 12 - No School

October 14 - House Spirit Day/Early Release @ 1:03