Snyder Park Elementary

As we continue to create a leadership culture here at Snyder Park, we are making sure that we focus on student learning, professional learning, and family learning. We hope and trust that the Leader In Me framework will transform our school into a highly effective pillar of our community. We ask that you incorporate The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in order to reach our goals.

• Please remember there will be no early pickups after 2:45 p.m.
• If you are needing to make dismissal changes, please send a note to your student's teacher or call the office at 937-505-4430 no later than 2:30 p.m.
• For safety reasons, students should not arrive to school before 7:50 a.m. Doors do not open until 8 a.m.
• Please be mindful of our buses and students walking in the morning. During dismissal the turnaround is off limits due to the buses.
• The weather is getting cooler, please make sure your students are dressed appropriately and following our dress code.
• We are experiencing students not following cell phone policy. Cell phones should be turned off and not seen. First warning, the Principal may confiscate and hold it until the end of the day. Any infraction after that will result in a parent conference to retrieve the device along with possible disciplinary actions.

12th: Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:15pm-6:45pm

17th: Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:15pm-6:30pm

17th: Kona Ice will be at Snyder Park!

19th: Grading period 1 ends

20th: NO SCHOOL

27th: Grade cards sent home

24th-27th: Third grade OST Testing

November 7th: No School/ Teacher Professional Development Day

Kona Ice will be at Snyder Park on Tuesday, October 17th. They will be visiting once each quarter as a fundraising event.

Leader in Me® is a whole-school transformation model and process developed in partnership with educators that empowers students with the leadership and life skills they need to thrive in the 21st century. It is based on principles and practices of personal, interpersonal and organizational effectiveness, and upon the powerful premise that every child possesses unique strengths and has the ability to be a leader.

Leader in Me helps students learn how to become self-reliant, take initiative, plan ahead, set and track goals, do their homework, prioritize their time, manage their emotions, be considerate of others, express their viewpoint persuasively, resolve conflicts, find creative solutions, value differences, and live a balanced life. The process helps students develop the skills and self-confidence they need to lead their lives and succeed in school and beyond.

Leader in Me started with one school in North Carolina and has since grown to thousands of schools in over eighty countries throughout the world. (from Leaderinme.org)

Be Proactive means to take responsibility for your choices and behaviors. Habit 1 is the key to all of the other habits; that's why it comes first. Be Proactive says, "I am in charge of my own life. I am responsible for whether I am happy or sad. I can choose how I react to other people or situations. I am in the driver's seat."

Most of us react to a situation immediately, without taking time to think about the results of our actions. Part of Be Proactive is being able to stop and think before we act. With your child, do some role-playing to practice the skill of stopping and thinking in different situations. Your goal in these role plays is to encourage your child to stop and think before reacting. Use the following ideas to get started, and then think of some that can be immediately applicable to your child's life.

• (In this role play, you should play the part of your child's friend). Say that you have a new best friend who lives close to your house and you don't want to play with him or her anymore. Apologize and then wait for your child's reaction.
• (In this role play, you should be your child's sibling). Tell your child that you broke his or her favorite toy by accident. Tell him or her that you don't think it's a very big deal because he or she has many toys.
• (In this role play, you should play the part of your child and your child should play the part of you). Tell your child that you are "sooooo bored" and there is nothing fun to do. Complain that no one wants to play and that he or she (as the parent) needs to amuse you.

(from Leader In Me Parent's Guide)

Habit 1: Be Proactive! Artwork by Racheal D., 4th Grader.

Being proactive means cleaning your room instead of leaving it messy. To be proactive you should use your silverware instead of making a mess of your food.

At Snyder Park have you seen the garden?

We synergized to help plant the garden and worked with several community members, including the Springfield Art Museum. If you look you will see student art work displayed out of the garden. In the next month we are going to be preparing for the winter by getting the soil ready.

We hope to keep you posted on all the cat council members and progress we make. Our goal is to have the garden open and ready to use in April.

Written by Gracie M., Amiylah C. and Ian P.

You can always count on them!

Who is the leader of the school supplies?

The Ruler!

Where do math teachers like to go on vacation?

Times Square!

We are shouting out our new staff members. Welcome to Snyder Park. We are glad you are here!

-Mrs. Hayden, Miss Steel, Mrs. Ndugu, Mr. Spencer, Ms. Endres, Ms. Fisher, Mr. McCoy, and Ms. Rucker

-Shout Out to all of our parents who have donated items to our STEM projects! Thank you for your support!

-Thank you Mr. Robinson and Ms. Ra for stepping up and working out the logistics with C&S Tree Service to get our mulch delivered!

-Thanks to Miss Pinto for securing a grant for musical instruments for our kids!!