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1 ocket Providence Spring Elementary eview R R Jan 26 - Feb 12 Rocket Raffle Sales! Thu, Jan 28 Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A (Arboretum) Sat, Jan 30 Student Assignment Meeting, LWV, South Co. Library, 10 am Wed, Feb 3 PTA Meeting, 9:30 am Feb 5 - Feb 12 Jump Rope for Heart in PE Mon, Feb 15 Make-Up Day - School in Session Mon, Feb 22 Rocket Raffle Winners Announced Next Rocket Review on Fri, Feb. 5 January 22, 2016 Coming Up Dawn Weber, PTA President [email protected] Julie Heintz-Cho, PTA President-Elect [email protected] Genie Ombach, Rocket Review Editor [email protected] Jen Taylor, Rocket Review Editor [email protected] How to submit Rocket Review content: http://bit.ly/HowToSubmitContent2015 Contacts Providence Spring Elementary 10045 Providence Church Lane | Charlotte, NC 28277 P: (980) 343-6935| F: (980) 343-6939 http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/ProvidenceSpringES Principal: Diane Adams | Assistant Principal: Linda O’Connor ocket Providence Spring Elementary eview R R In This Issue Student Assignment Update 1 Counselor’s Corner 1 Alumni News 3 Jump Rope For Heart – Volunteers Needed! 3 PSE PTA Profit & Loss for December 4 Rocket Raffle! 4 Character Club News 5 Student Assignment Update As the student assignment discussion continues to move forward, we have received several requests for information about upcoming meetings. Click HERE for a recent Observer article outlining the timeline and meeting schedule for the coming months. Because most of the meetings are held uptown, we are working on getting CMS Board members to come to PSE for an informational / Q&A session. In the meantime, there is currently only one meeting scheduled in South Charlotte: Saturday, Jan. 30 @ 10 am League of Women Voters CMS Student Assignment: Guidelines & Opportunities South Charlotte Regional Library Hope to see you there! Karin Simoneau, PTA Advocacy Chair Julie Heintz-Cho, PTA Vice-President of Planning SPECIAL NOTE: For more information, click HERE to access a CMS page dedicated to the student assignment review. Counselor’s Corner As parents, we want our children to shine in everything they do. We want them to feel accomplished in whatever they take on: academics, sports, music, dance, bowling. Of course our gifted children are well aware of this expectation. They rarely struggle with anything, so in return we hold high expectations for them. And guess what? They do so, too! A perfectionist, especially those that are gifted, can be unsatisfied with their performance; even when they have done beautifully! This type of struggle can be debilitating. It keeps them from taking risks. The fear of failure is so strong they avoid work, play, and anything new. That could also translate to refusing to complete basic work at school, blaming others for their own lack of follow through, and making excuses. You may see your child become rebellious or defiant due to the fear of not being "good enough." So.... how do we help them manage? Tell them about your mistakes. Normalize this experience for them. (Continued on page 2 )
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Jan 26 -Feb 12
Rocket Raffle Sales!
Thu, Jan 28 Spirit Night atChick-fil-A (Arboretum)
Sat, Jan 30 Student AssignmentMeeting, LWV, SouthCo. Library, 10 am
Wed, Feb 3 PTA Meeting, 9:30 am
Feb 5 -Feb 12
Jump Rope for Heart inPE
Mon, Feb 15 Make-Up Day -School in Session
Mon, Feb 22 Rocket Raffle WinnersAnnounced
Next Rocket Review on Fri, Feb. 5
January 22, 2016
Coming Up
Dawn Weber, PTA [email protected] Heintz-Cho, PTA [email protected] Ombach, Rocket Review [email protected] Taylor, Rocket Review [email protected] to submit Rocket Review content:http://bit.ly/HowToSubmitContent2015
Contacts
Providence Spring Elementary10045 Providence Church Lane | Charlotte, NC 28277
P: (980) 343-6935| F: (980) 343-6939http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/ProvidenceSpringES
Principal: Diane Adams | Assistant Principal: Linda O’Connor
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eviewRRIn This IssueStudent Assignment Update 1Counselor’s Corner 1Alumni News 3Jump Rope For Heart – VolunteersNeeded! 3PSE PTA Profit & Loss for December 4Rocket Raffle! 4Character Club News 5
Student Assignment Update
As the student assignment discussion continues to move forward, we havereceived several requests for information about upcoming meetings.
Click HERE for a recent Observer article outlining the timeline and meetingschedule for the coming months. Because most of the meetings are helduptown, we are working on getting CMS Board members to come to PSE foran informational / Q&A session. In the meantime, there is currently only onemeeting scheduled in South Charlotte:
Saturday, Jan. 30 @ 10 amLeague of Women Voters
CMS Student Assignment: Guidelines & OpportunitiesSouth Charlotte Regional Library
Hope to see you there!Karin Simoneau, PTA Advocacy Chair
Julie Heintz-Cho, PTA Vice-President of Planning
SPECIAL NOTE: For more information, click HERE toaccess a CMS page dedicated to the studentassignment review.
Counselor’s Corner
As parents, we want our children to shine in everything theydo. We want them to feel accomplished in whatever theytake on: academics, sports, music, dance, bowling. Of courseour gifted children are well aware of this expectation. Theyrarely struggle with anything, so in return we hold highexpectations for them. And guess what? They do so, too!
A perfectionist, especially those that are gifted, can be unsatisfied with theirperformance; even when they have done beautifully! This type of strugglecan be debilitating. It keeps them from taking risks. The fear of failure is sostrong they avoid work, play, and anything new. That could also translate torefusing to complete basic work at school, blaming others for their own lackof follow through, and making excuses. You may see your child becomerebellious or defiant due to the fear of not being "good enough."
So.... how do we help them manage? Tell them about your mistakes.Normalize this experience for them. (Continued on page 2)
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eviewRRCounselor’s Corner(Continued from page 1) Some great things have come from mistakes!The Frisbee, Post-It Notes, and Toll House Chocolate Chip cookies{thank goodness}!
Teach them how to practice, but also how to lose. Because so manythings come so easily to gifted children they would rather give up or noteven try, than fail. Find an activity they will have to work at --piano lessons, swimming, horse-back riding -- and sign them up!
Work with them between lessons. This will help them learn that greatthings come through hard work. Then, here's what's important and sotough, teach them to lose. Graciously. Play games with them. Start withgames of chance, then work towards games based on skill.
Place focus on the process, not the end product. You can start bychanging what you say. Saying "you're so smart!" may reinforce to yourchild that they did well simply because they are smart. Instead try:
• You never gave up, even when it was hard.• You tried really hard on that!• You have really improved on ___________.• I can tell you studied very hard!• You are not afraid of a challenge! I like that!• You remembered to ______ {specific skill}! Great
thinking!• I love that you are always prepared for class {dance
class, swim lessons, school}.• You handled that situation really wellbecause ________.• You don't have to be perfect to be great.• I believe in you.• I love your creativity.• I'm excited to spend time with you.• You make me happy.
Did you breathe a sigh of relief that your child is not in an upper gradeso this is not a problem yet? This article was requested by a first gradeteacher....
Be mindful how you speak to your child, that becomes their inner voice.
Caren K. Potter, M.A.School Counselor
Parents of students attendingCrestdale beginning this fall areespecially encouraged to get a
look inside this wonderful school.
To schedule a tour, contact NicoleBrowning of the Crestdale PTA at
[email protected] or704-650-0757
Tours of Crestdale Middle Schoolare available.
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Alumni News
Bobby Carter graduatedfrom Providence Spring in2015 and won several art
awards while he was astudent here including thePrincipal's Art Award. His
artwork was recentlyrecognized on the frontcover of the Financial
Literacy Calendar for theNorth Carolina Association
of Certified PublicAccountants.
We are so proud of hiscontinued success!
Friday, February 5 through Friday, February 12
Please join us as PSE helps support the American Heart Association with Jump Rope for Heart.The event shows our students that exercising can be fun, and it celebrates theirfundraising efforts for the AHA.
Days listed below are the days the students turn in their donations, and during PE classthey participate in jump rope activities at 6 different stations (think mini indoor field day).We are in need of 6 volunteers per class to help with these stations. Regardless of whetheryour family chooses to raise money, all students participate in this fun day of fitness and allparents are encouraged to volunteer.
Please review the schedule below and sign up for a shift if you are able. As a reminder, younger siblings are notpermitted. To sign up, click here for the SignUp Genius or email Dana Brincefield at [email protected]
Thanks in advance for all your support as we show our children how fun it can be to help others.
Jump Rope For Heart – Volunteers Needed!
Time/Day Fri, Feb 5 Mon, Feb 8 Tue, Feb 9 Wed, Feb 10 Thu, Feb. 11 Fri, Feb 128:00 - 9:00 Adamson Stewart
9:00 - 10:00 Viverette Wall James Rice Safran Shelton10:00 - 11:00 Kirchendorfer Simpson Aquilone Bridges Brown Hinton10:55 - 11:50 McMurray Trevisan Baker Chapman Edwards Lynch12:10 - 1:00 Weber White Bernier-Lucien Blaszak Grabon Shipman1:00 - 2:00 Pistorio Surratt Columbus Harlow McCrocklin Pavelchak2:00 - 2:50 Langeland Nido Arbo Fletcher Langlois Horgan
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Adamson
Safran Shelton
Beginning Balance 12/1/15 113,235.11Ordinary Income/Expense
IncomeBeautification 178.00Book Fair 429.23Capital Donations 220.11Directory 12.00Interest Income 4.19Membership 7.00School Supplies 17.50Spirit Wear 1,114.00
Total Income 1,982.03
ExpenseArt Appreciation (40.00)Classroom Grants 6,628.08Cultural Arts 460.00Hospitality 75.68Principal Discretionary 257.87Reflections 173.35Tech & Ed Fund 292.60
Total Educational Expense 7,847.58
PTA Operational ExpensesBank Fees 33.99Discretionary - Administrative 749.58
Total PTA Operational Expenses 783.57
Spiritwear 133.00Total Expense 8,764.15
Net Ordinary Income (6,782.12)
Other Income/ExpenseGallery Night - Art 295.74PY Technology & Education Fund 1,292.72
Total Other Expense 1,588.46
Net Income (8,370.58)Ending Balance 12/31/15 104,864.53
Money Market 99,009.73Checking 5,854.80Total 104,864.53
PSE PTA Profit & Loss for DecemberDon’t miss out on the chance to win fun and excitingactivities with our PSE celebrities! When our childrensee their teachers out and about on a weekend, theyfeel like they are running into a movie star. PSE’sRocket Raffle offers our students the chance to win allsorts of fun and exciting activities with our very ownPSE celebrities.
A Carnival of Prizes is coming your way, because thisyear’s Rocket Raffle has it all… sports, games, crafts,treats, behind-the-scenes tours, front row seats, VIPparking to PSE events, and more! Most of the activitiesavailable in the Rocket Raffle are done in groups andcan include anything from manicures with Mrs.Adamson to cake decorating with Mrs. O’Connor,playing a great game of football with Mr. Grabon andfriends, or challenging Mr. Pavelchak and Mr. Surratton your favorite video game. You can also win chancesto participate in the daily activities that make ourschool run so well, and there are even choices for Momand Dad.
All teachers participate at all grade levels and there issomething for everyone. The proceeds from the rafflewill go directly back to PSE and helping our Rocketssoar!
Best of all… tickets can be purchased online atwww.Pay4SchoolStuff.com!! Check those backpackson Tuesday, Jan. 26 for listings of amazing prizes andopportunities!
Rocket Raffle!
Rocket RaffleSale Dates:January 26 -February 12!Winners willbe announced onFebruary 22.
Hey Rockets! A Parade of FUN is coming to thehalls of PSE… It’s time for the 2016 Rocket Raffle!
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eviewRROn December 21, members of the Providence Spring CharacterClub, along with their parents and faculty club sponsors, Mrs.McMurray, Mrs. Adamson and Mrs. Fletcher, visited the RonaldMcDonald House, a facility here in Charlotte which offers hope,support and love to families who have to travel here to get medicalhelp from area hospitals for their children’s serious illnesses.
The Charlotte Ronald McDonald House is one of more than 300houses operating worldwide today. By staying at a RonaldMcDonald House when coming from out of town, parents can better communicate with their child’s medicalteam and keep up with complicated treatment plans as needed. Supporting the local Ronald McDonald Househas been a third grade service learning project here at PSE for several years and one also supported by the PSECharacter Club.
After touring this facility, the group walked over to the Levine Children’s Hospital to deliver a very special giftfrom the Providence Spring School Community. They presented 193 books to hospital representatives whichhad been purchased by PSE families from our Fall Book Fair. Each book contains a special bookplate indicatingthat it was a gift from Providence Spring Elementary given in honor of Superintendent Ann Clark’s CMS “NorthStar” Reading Initiative. These books will be enjoyed by the young patients at the hospital and by adults wholove to read to them.
These pictures show the smiling faces of PSE Rockets who want to be involved with giving back to thecommunity. Fortunately, we have a school full of caring and giving student “do-gooders” who have adults, bothparents and teachers, to help them with their efforts. This winning combination of adults providingopportunities for children to express their compassion in real life situations is an important part of their growthin becoming the empathetic problem solvers of tomorrow. Thanks to all who were involved in this very nobleand very important service learning project.
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