E i s e n h o w e r E l e m e n t a r y

3 9 0 0 W e s t A S t r e e t

N o r t h P l a t t e , N E

Eisenhower

School News From the Principal Remember to Say “I Love You”

FEBRUARY 2011

truly eternal and has no sense of time or

space or a gap too wide to close.

This February, please attach your

“live and love in the moment” letter of

heartfelt appreciation for all the Valentines

on your list. You don’t have to write a dos-

sier, but do put some heart into it. Think

about the people in your life that really

make your world a brighter place and are

there for you when you need them. Give

them the gift of “thanks”; it means so much

now and always. I believe that every time

we reach out in an act of love, however

small, it has an eternal impact on this

planet. Our individual ripple effect can

spread far and wide, and like a river, can

sweep others right into our positive cur-

rent. ~Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Kris Carl-

son

Remember you can never say “I love you” to often to your children.

Shane Alexander, Principal

I hope everyone is ready for some

warmer Spring weather. Brrrr, We seem to

be in a deep freeze as January wanes into

February.

It seems as though everyone has

“Love” on his or her mind in February. Gen-

erally, those who have found it in partnership

will be cleverly thinking of how to celebrate

with their Valentine. In this moment, though,

let’s think about how we can celebrate the

presence of Love whether it is for a special

Valentine or not.

Love is that indescribable, truly palpa-

ble feeling of joy that almost sometimes hurts

it feels so good. It can happen with our chil-

dren, parents, neighbors, teachers, co-

workers, and friends. It can even happen

when we look into the eyes of a complete

stranger. Eventually, maybe it will happen

globally? Can we picture all of us as mem-

bers of humanity in love? Yes, that would

truly hurt it would feel so good.

Love is high risk and high reward. To

love completely, we have to risk losing love,

and in so doing; we will experience a height-

ened sense of our feelings in life. And, in our

sorrow, there can be an incredible opening

that allows our hearts to expand to create

more space for Love. I can say that Love is

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2011-2012 Kindergarten Registration

Feb. 28th, March 1—9, 2011

Children must be 5 years of age on or before October 15,

2011 to enter school. Please register your child at your

respective neighborhood school between 9:00 a.m. and

4:00 p.m. on one of these days.

Parents are requested to bring their child’s immuniza-

tion and birth certificate to verify age with them when

registering. We would appreciate it if you notify all par-

ents who have kindergarten age children of these impor-

tant upcoming dates.

Pre-school is offered at Lincoln, Jefferson and Buffalo

Elementary Schools. You may stop by these schools to

learn more about the pre-school program and see how

children qualify.

New Immunization Law

Effective July 1, 2011 all children in school must have a second

varicella (chickenpox) shot unless they have had the disease.

If your child has not had a second shot, please take care of this and

bring the record to the school as soon as possible. We need all re-

cords before school is out on May 18th to ensure that there will be

no problems when school starts again in August. Thank You

Cheryl Jewell

Student Health Services

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Jump Rope for Heart

January 26th marked the 100th day of our school year. Staff and

students celebrated the day with a variety of activities.

Jump Rope for Heart is fast approaching. The event will be held on February 17th during the student’s regular PE time. Jump Rope for Heart is used to help the American Heart Associa-tion raise funds to fight heart disease. It also supports the development of educational materi-als and teaches our students the importance of healthy lifestyle. This event gives students the opportunity to perform community service as they raise funds for the American Heart Associa-tion.

Students in grades 1—5 will bring home envelopes the week of February 7th. Family and friends are welcome to support your child’s participation through contributions. However, we ask that students not go door-to-door or ask strangers for donations. Checks should be made payable to the American Heart Association. Those turning in an envelope will be placed in a drawing and be eligible for prizes. We look forward to your child’s participation in this very important event.

Mike McGuire

PE Teacher

DARE

2nd Grade Sound of Music Field Trip

Drug Abuse Resistance Education began in 5th grade in January. DARE is part of our health curriculum. Officer Poe from the North Platte Police Department is teaching the class. The students will learn how to resist drugs, peer pressure, and gangs, learn better alternatives than drug use, and learn how to lead safe and productive lives.

On February 11th the second grade will take a field trip to Kittle’s Music. Instruments will be demonstrated and students will be given the opportunity to play them. Mrs. Cooper’s 9:00—10:00 Mrs. Bailey’s 10:30—11:30

Valentine Parties Valentine parties will be held February 14, 2011 at 2:50 p.m.

We have

established

$1500 as

our

goal.

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Directions for accessing Destiny from home Open you Internet browser Type in this address http://www.nppsd.org/

Scroll down almost to the bottom of the page On the right side of the page you will see a Destiny Icon Click on the icon Select your school and click on it From this point you are able to use the “home page” to access educational web sites we have used in Library skills or in the classroom. You are also able to access the school’s “card catalog” to locate books we have in our collection. Enjoy!

Library News

Dinosaurs divorce: a guide for chang-ing families

14 cows for America

Erased by a tornado!

Ultimate guide to football

Supercross

Wretched ruins

Miranda Cosgrove

Shaun White

Odd birds

Book! Book! Book!

Pumpkin Jack

Beatrice’s Goat

Scardey-cat Splat!

The Substitute Teacher From the Black Lagoon

Odd Velvet

Star Wars, Journey Through Space

The Burglar Who Bit the Big Apple

On the Bus, On the Case

The Painting That Wasn’t There

The Village That Almost Vanished

Sabotaged

Star Wars, The Clone Wars: Jedi Heros

Fire in the Sky

Long Shadows

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth

Raymond & Graham Rule the School

Arthur and the Goalie Ghost

Baseball Saved Us

The Red Pyramid

Syren

School

Sharks: Extreme Predators

Warty Toads

Big Cats: Extreme Predators

Koko-love!: Conversations with a Sign-ing Gorilla

Pro Football’s Most Spectacular Quar-terbacks

Stegosaurus

It’s a Baby Tasmanian Devil!

It’s a Baby Skunk!

It’s a Baby Black Bear

Bounce

NASCAR Heroes: From Zero to Hero

NASCAR Heroes: NASCAR Villains!

Monster Boy at the Library

Monster Boy’s Valentine

The Terrible Trash Trail: Eco-Pig Stops Pollution

What Does it Mean to be Green?: Eco-Pig Explains Living Green

The Teacher Who Forgot too Much

Don’t Read This!

Draw!

I Dare You!

I’m Gonna Get You!

It Creeps!

Tell No One!

The Amusement Park Mystery: Graphic Novel

The Haunted Cabin Mystery: Graphic Novel

Snowboard Duel

Soccer Spirit

Stolen Bases

Takedown

Snowboard Mystery: Graphic Novel

New Books in the Eisenhower Library

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Six Eisenhower 5th grade students attended the 5th Grade Leader-ship Day January 6th at the North Platte Community College. Some of the topics included in the ses-sions that day were on technology, peer pressure, family leadership, and characteristics of great leaders. Left to right:

Camron Sheets, Nate Merz, Mitchell Tucker, Hallie Malsbury, Eryka Theodosis, and Domineke Perkins.

Region V Principal’s Leadership Conference

Eisenhower

Lincoln County Spelling Bee

Camron Sheets and Tracie Clair

will represent Eisenhower 5th

grade on February 11th in the Lin-

coln County Spelling Bee held at

MPCC in North Platte. Winner

and runner-up from each grade

will compete in the final round to

determine the Champion Speller

to represent Lincoln County at the

Omaha World Herald Midwest

Spelling Bee on Saturday, March

12, 2011 at Creighton University’s

Harper Center. Good luck

Camron and Tracie!

you decide to earn."

Billy blew his spelling test.

When his mother discovered

the gory grade, she got a

slightly sad look on her face

- not the crazed enraged one

Billy hoped for. Then she

asked him how he felt about

HIS grade.

"I don't know. Not good, I

guess."

Billy's attempt to manipulate

and punish Mom had failed.

He tried his best to hook her

into his problems, but she

dodged the bullet with a nice

dose of empathy.

Wise parents remember that

the more upset they get over

their children's grades, the

less likely that their kids will

begin to get better ones. In

our DVD, Hope for Under-

achieving Kids, my father

and I discuss a step-by-step

plan for helping kids like

Billy learn to reward them-

selves with good grades, in-

stead of punishing their par-

ents with bad ones.

Billy's mother had commit-

ted the unthinkable sin of

saying "no" to his request

for a slingshot. Shortly after

his pleading and whining

failed, Billy switched to a

new tactic.

It was time to study his

spelling words and he re-

fused. "I'm not studying! I

don't care. I hope I get an F.

I hope I get all F's forever!"

Mom was tempted to argue,

but she took care of herself.

In the process, she reminded

herself that his grades are

his grades…not hers:

Whose problem is this?

HIS. What will probably

happen if he doesn't study?

He may do poorly on HIS

test tomorrow.

Instead of fighting, she em-

pathized, "Sounds like

you're upset," and walked

into the kitchen.

Before school the next

morning, her beloved Billy

asked her, "Are you ready

for some F's?" Mom just

smiled and answered, "I'll

love you whatever grades

Thanks for reading! Our goal

is to help as many families as

possible.

Dr. Charles Fay

(The DVD, Hope for Under-

achieving Kids, is available

for check out at the Eisen-

hower office.)

Love and Logic Responding to Bad Grades

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