March 2024 News

Conferences are March 19th-21st. Use the link below to sign up for a time to meet with your student's teacher.

https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Parchment_Central_Elementary

Spring Picture Day is Monday, March 18th. Every student who is present that day will get their picture taken. Check your child's backpack for the picture day order form.

THERE ARE NO RETAKES FOR SPRING PICTURE DAY!

• this is a family dance for Parchment students and their adults
• for students in grades young 5s -5th
• Saturday, March 16th from 5:30-7:00
• use the scan code to volunteer or pay ahead of time

Kindergarten/1st Grade:

For learning letter names and letter sounds, use the Alphabet Arc.

Here’s a YouTube link to learn how to use the Alphabet Arc:

https://youtu.be/V_WlNHlSG4I

Interactive Alphabet Arc: https://dl.esc4.net/rla/alphabet-arc/english.html

Sound Cards help to learn sounds, place next to Alphabet Arc for your child to refer to:

https://public.cdn.ccclearningportal.org/program/resources/SPS4/beginning/general/sps4-rb-spelling-sound-wall-cards-4c.pdf

We will be having Round Up for next years new kindergarteners and young 5s students on the evening of Tuesday, May 21st. There is nothing you need to do right now. We will let you know when the online form is ready for you to fill out.

Thank you to everyone who ordered pizza from Hungry Howie's last month. We earned $302.80 from that fundraiser! Congratulations to Mr. Yancer's class on having the most orders and winning the pizza party.

Our next Hungry Howie's day is Monday, March 18th.

We have had a lot of tired kids lately. Here is an article from the Children's Hospital in Philadelphia that has some good suggestions whether it is daylight savings time or not.

https://www.chop.edu/news/health-tip/5-ways-help-kids-adjust-daylight-saving-time

The article gives information about good sleep habits including specifics about the following:

1. Keep it consistent.
2. Limit screen time before bed.
3. Keep the routine short and sweet.
4. Keep moving toward the bedroom.
5. Help kids develop healthy sleep associations.

Here is another article about how lack of sleep can affect the students:

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/children-and-sleep/sleep-and-school-performance

From the article, a direct way that sleep and school performance are connected is through effects on mental function. Some known problems associated with lack of sleep include:

• Decreased attention
• Impaired memory
• Slowed processing
• Worsened sequential thinking
• Reduced creativity

Sleep deprivation can also detract from school performance because of various effects on mood and behavior:

• Excessive daytime sleepiness
• Poor decision-making
• Aggression
• Irritability and mood
• Hyperactivity
• Depression and Anxiety

Academic achievement may also be dragged down by missing school. Sleeping problems have been tied to increased absenteeism Trusted Source. The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information. View Source or tardiness in school. Behavioral factors may contribute to missed school time, and poor sleep is tied to physical problems like lethargy, headaches, and pain that may contribute to absences due to illness.