Student's have the opportunity to help The American Heart Association by finding sponsors who are willing to make a donation to support the battle against heart disease. Please have your child print an online donation report and place it in the provided donation envelope to be returned to school by Friday, March 24th. Just follow these three quick steps:
- Download the Kids Heart Challenge app or visit heart.org/KHC to register.
- Help your student choose a daily health challenge: MOVE MORE or BE KIND.
- Set a fundraising goal with your student and send emails to invite friends and family to support it.
Taste the Rainbow!
We followed the rainbow and found a pot of gold in our teachers and staff at Blair Oaks Intermediate! We sure are LUCKY to have such amazing people educating our children! We'd like to show our staff how much we appreciate all of their hard work by providing them with a snack day to "Taste the Rainbow." Below is a sign-up listing all of the colors of the rainbow. Please sign up for the color of your choice and bring a corresponding dish (ex: Red- strawberries and fruit dip, Green- guacamole, salad, Yellow- bananas, lemon drops). Please list in the comments what you will be contributing. We ask that all donated items be brought into the intermediate office no later than the morning of March 22nd. As always, thank you for your continued support!!
We have discussed a variety of important topics in Counseling this month! We started off the month by celebrating National School Counseling Week and then discussed the importance of demonstrating acceptance / tolerance as well as being honest / trustworthy. Throughout this month, we also had the opportunity to review and practice the following mindfulness techniques in Counseling: Mindful Coloring, Take Five Breathing, and Body Scan Meditation. You can expand on what we have discussed in Counseling at home by having a conversation with your child about any of the topics we have covered and asking them to demonstrate and/or share with you how to do some of the mindfulness techniques we did together in class!
It may be hard to believe, but it is already time to start thinking about middle school! Be on the lookout for an email from Blair Oaks Middle School Principal, Dr. Melinda Aholt. She will be reaching out to share information about registration and planning for next year. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to either one of us!
This week: Parent Control Software and Cell Phone Monitoring Comparison Guide
Do you really know what your kids are up to online? The social media landscape seems to change every day with new apps, security risks, and privacy concerns-- and it can be tough for parents to keep up.
Thankfully there are many great tools and tracking control software that can help give parents peace of mind. The SmartSocial team has done the research for you. Here are some pros and cons to dozens of the top parental control and cell phone monitoring apps on the market.
Click here for more info: Parent Control Software and Cell Phone Monitoring Comparison Guide
If you cannot access that site, please sign up here: https://smartsocial.com/blairoaks
You can always peruse the entire website yourself! Thank you for being our partner!
