Strathmore Elementary School
March 2019 Newsletter
Mrs. K Bera, Principal
- March 1 Read Across America- (Wear red, white and black like the Cat in the Hat)
- March 5 Four Hour Session...School dismisses at 1:20 Evening Conferences
- March 6 Four Hour Session ...School dismisses at 1:20 Afternoon Conferences
- March 7 PTO Girls Night Out
- March 8 No School
- March 12-15 Book Fair
- March 15 Book Fair Bingo
- March 19 Author's Visit-Angela Dominiguez
- March 19-21 Grade 2 CoGat Testing
- March 20 Spring Pictures
- March 20 Star Student Meeting 7:00 PM
- March 20 PTO Meeting 7:30 PM
- March 21 & 22 School Store
- March 21 Family Art Night
- March 22 PTO Spring Dance
- March 25 BOE Meeting at Cambridge Park Elementary
- March 28 Luigi's Night 3rd grade fundraiser
#Futureready
March 5 & 6
March 20
March 20
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss March 2,1904
Just a couple of cool cats
Mrs. DiBrienza & The Cat
We had a great week!
Thank you to the MRHS Baseball Team for coming to read to us at Strathmore School. We hope you have a great season!
Thank you BOE President Mrs. Friedman! We love our new books!
Mrs. Tomkin's mom came to read!
Mr. McCue and his boys
Thank you Mayor Tagliarini
School is closed on March 8, 2019
Congratulations to Mrs. Langer Strathmore Educational Services Professional of the Year
Congratulations to Mrs. Barsi Strathmore Teacher of the Year
Thank you PTO for the wonderful laser and light show assembly.
Dear Parents/Guardians:
We are excited to announce that Kindergarten registration for the 2019-2020 school year will begin on February 4, 2019, following the schedule below. Kindergarten is an exciting and important year for students and their parents, and we are eager to welcome your child to the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District for the 2019-2020 school year.
A child of parent(s) or legal guardian(s) legally domiciled within the district is eligible for entrance into Kindergarten for the 2019-2020 school year if he/she attains the age of five on or before October 1, 2019.
Registration for all other grades (1-12) for the 2019-2020 school year will begin in May 2019 by appointment only.
Registration for Strathmore Elementary School
March 11-14
Please visit www.marsd.org to schedule an appointment
Should you have any questions, please call or email Ms. Ariana Torres, Central Office Registrar at (732) 705-4000 or email registrar@marsd.org.
We Can't Wait for our Author Visit! March 19
What if You Set a Limit and Your Child Ignores It?
The secret to setting limits effectively is to empathize as you do it.
· Offer empathy, or understanding of why the child is doing the behavior: "It looks like you want your brother to move, so you can get your truck."
· Tell the child what he CAN do, instead: "You can tell your brother, 'Move please!'"
But what if you state an expectation and your child ignores it? It's hard to stay empathic then. This is where most of us start yelling, or casting about for some threat to get our child to do what we want. Luckily, there's a better way.
1. Be sure your limit is reasonable. Sometimes when we listen to our child, we learn something important that helps us re-evaluate our limit.
2. If your limit is essential to you, insist on it. If you let your child have a cookie at the grocery store today, naturally he'll want one next time. It's their job to test the limits; how else will they know what they really are? If you waffle, naturally he'll keep pushing. If you're clear about your limit, your child has the freedom to rail against the limit, to cry and grieve about it, and finally to accept it and move on to a better solution for everyone.
3. Connect. Don't try to give instructions or requests from across the room. Move in close. Touch her arm, make a comment on what she's doing to connect with her, then set your limit
4. Say it once. If you keep repeating yourself, you're training your child to ignore you until you raise your voice! If your child doesn't respond to your first request, you haven't connected and gotten his attention. Go back to Step 3 and look him in the eye. Remember, kids WANT to connect with parents who are warmly reaching out. If you're on the warpath, any child in his right mind will resist you.
5. Don't give up and don't give in. If you're serious about this limit, then act like it. (If you aren't, then state that you see how much this means to your child and you're willing to be flexible for another ten minutes, or whatever.) But if you think it's an important limit and you give in ("Ok, I guess you can keep playing that game, but don't come crying to me when someone gets hurt! "), you're training your child to ignore your requests. That will just make your next limit harder to set. (Laure Markham, Ph.D)
How Would You Score on a Parenting Report Card?
Your child will bring home many report cards while in school. Now is a good time to grade yourself. Are you doing all you can to boost your child’s school success?
Answer yes or no to the questions below (remember—no one will sign or see this report card):
___1.Do you maintain a good relationship with your child’s teachers?
___2.Do you read regularly as a family?
___3.Do you require your child to do his/ her own homework, but explain concepts when he/she needs you to?
___4.Do you encourage your child to try her best every day?
___5.Do you teach your child important values, like fair play, honesty and respect for others?
More yes answers mean you are doing your best to be a good parent. For each no, try that idea from the quiz.
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