The Rocket
March 2023
Dates to Remember!
March 1st - We Love Cat in the Hat - Wear your favorite hat!
March 2nd - Reading Makes Us Our Best - Picture Day, Dress your best!
March 3rd - Do You Like Green Eggs and Ham? Wear Green today!
March 3rd - 8:00 Site Council Meeting
March 7th - 10:00 State Wide Tornado Drill
March 12th - Spring Forward 1 Hour
March 13th thru March 17th - Spring Break No School
March 20th - No School Teacher Work Day
March 21st - No School Staff Professional Development Day
March 23rd - 5:00 - McTeacher's Night at North McDonalds
March 27th - Donation Drive Kickoff - Crazy Sock Day
March 28th - Crazy Hair Day
March 29th - Hat Day
March 30th - Team/Central Day
March 31st - Pajama Day
Counselor's Corner
The students at Central Elementary are learning Problem-Solving skills. We are discussing how to solve Interpersonal problems; this is a problem that happens between two people that causes them to feel upset. We also learn that feeling calm first can help them think about how to solve the problem. The students are learning to describe a problem respectfully, without using blame words such as “You always…” or “You never….” We then try to come up with a variety of solutions and see which one works the best for both people.
Our older students are learning the same thing but they are using a multistep process to solve common problems- disagreements or misunderstandings between two or more people. We are working on learning each part of the STEP process.
S-say the problem
T- Think of solutions
E- Explore the outcomes
P- Pick a solution
Research shows that children who learn the skills in this unit are more likely to:
- Have better mental health
- Make more positive choices
- Be more connected and passionate
A Note from Mrs. Panzer.
How is it March already? It seems like February just flew by.
Speaking of February, we really appreciate your attendance at Parent/Teacher Conferences. It is important to us to partner with you in your child’s education. I know all of our teachers and students are working really hard to make gains in reading and math.
This week is Read Across America Week. Our librarian, Mrs. Weil, has worked really hard to make this a really fun and educational experience for our students.
Spring Break is almost here! I hope you all have a terrific week of Spring Break. I would like to strongly encourage you to encourage your children to read for about 20 minutes every day during that week. It’s even better if they can read to you or read with you!
Wishing you all a magnificent March!
