locations to learn about places your family has never been before. Make it an adventure for your children and spend quali-ty time with them as you would on any other family vacation. Settling In Upon reaching their new home, children may be nervous and apprehen-sive in meeting new peo-ple. Ask them what kinds of activities they would like to be a part of and sign them up for after-school activities and play dates. If you feel your child needs additional help dealing with the stress of moving, the Department of Defense's Military & Family Life Consultant (MFLC) Program has a Children's Support Pro-gram for all services . Susan Brayden is the MFLC for KES and would welcome the opportunity to support your child and family if you experiencing a PCS move in the future. You can contact her di-rectly at: 01522-3662418. This article can be found in its entirety at: http://www.military.com/money/pcs-dity-move/easing-childrens-stress-during-pcs-season.html

For most kids, the end of the school year means the start of summer vacation and countless weeks playing outdoors, swimming or hav-ing other fun in the sun. For many military families, how-ever, summer is the time for relocating to a new commu-nity once duty station orders have arrived.

Permanent change of sta-tion (PCS) transitions, which usually fall between June and August, involve saying

goodbye to close friends and often moving to an unfamiliar place. Such changes can cause stress not only for

parents – but for children as

well. Following the tips below can help remove some of the mental pressures of moving and better enable your kids to enjoy their summer. Open Communication

Tell your kids you under-stand that moves are diffi-cult and that it's okay to be sad and miss their friends. Listen to their concerns and comfort them with fun activi-ties such as creating an online scrapbook of places they would like to explore in

their new location. Before moving, make sure to visit their favorite local places with close friends. Being honest and open with your kids assures them that you are listening and care.

Advance Support Network

Setting up a support net-work at your new location prior to leaving can help both you and your child. Military OneSource has ample infor-mation on moving to a new community, finding health care providers, military housing and more. Military Kids Connect and Military Youth on the Move are two helpful online resources for children to explore on their own. Family Packing Provide each member of the family with certain roles during the packing and moving process. When feel-ing hassled, try to stay calm because kids can sense their parents' stress and may act out. Sesame Street's Families Near and Far has some useful mov-ing tips. Grand Adventure If time and resources per-mit, make the actual move a family vacation. Travel by car and stop in different

PCS Season and Children

MUSTANG MINUTE 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7 A P R I L 2 1 , 2 0 1 7

D O D E A P R I O R I T Y 1 :

W e m u s t s t r e n g t h e n

D o D E A ’ s s t a n d a r d s -

b a s e d e d u c a t i o n a l s y s -

t e m b y t r a n s i t i o n i n g

t o :

C o l l e g e a n d c a -

r e e r r e a d y s t a n d -

a r d s t h a t a r e i n -

f u s e d w i t h r i g o r

a n d r e l e v a n c y

A c o m m o n s t a n d -

a r d s - a l i g n e d c u r -

r i c u l u m

A c o m m o n i n -

s t r u c t i o n a l f r a m e -

w o r k

A c o m m o n a s s e s s -

m e n t s y s t e m

SCHOOL

IMPROVEMENT

GOALS

Goal 1: All students will

increase their perfor-

mance in Math.

Objective 1: At least 80%

of KES students will

score in the top two

quarters and no more

than 5% in the bottom

quarter on school-wide

assessments for numbers

and operations in math.

Goal 2: All students will

increase their perfor-

mance in Reading.

Objective 1: At least 80%

of KES students will

score in the top two

quarters and no more

than 5% in the bottom

quarter on school-wide

assessment in reading

comprehension.

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P A G E 2

April Character

Counts Trait is:

Citizenship

KES is certified as a

Green Boot School.

Lunch trash is sepa-

rated daily.

Teacher Appreciation

Week to share our appre-

ciation for the special

educators in our lives.

Join NEA and the Nation-

al PTA in saying "Thank

You" by sharing one of

the following on social

media during Teacher

Appreciation Week, May

8-12:

A picture of yourself

with your favorite teach-

er, past or present;

A picture of your

child with his or her

teacher;

A picture of yourself

holding a piece of paper

with a simple message

saying Thank You to a

teacher and why you're

thanking him or her.

Be sure to use the hashtag #ThankATeach

er when sharing.

Join Our

2017 #ThankATeacher

Campaign!

Teachers give us so

much. A boost of confi-

dence when we really

need one. Extra help

when we're having trou-

ble. A welcoming pres-

ence when everything

else seems out of con-

trol. And though we know

we can't ever thank them

enough, we can take a

moment during National

M U S T A N G M I N U T E

The Customer Satisfaction Survey has been extend-ed to 30 APRIL. Parents please continue to take part by providing critical feedback with which to determine strengths and identify areas needing improvement. Currently KES has only 10% of our par-ent population represented. Go to: https://surv.dodea.edu/css/.

https://surv.dodea.edu/css/

Kaiserslautern Elementary School SY 2016-2017

Kaiserslautern Elementary School

May

2017

Asian Pacific Heritage Month/ Jewish American Heritage Month/ Inventor’s Month/ Jazz

Appreciation Month

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Day 2

2 Day 3

3 Day 4

4 Day 5

5 Day 6

6

7 8 Teacher Appreciation Week Day 1

9 Teacher Appreciation Week Day 2

10 Teacher Appreciation Week PTO Meeting (Library) 3:15-4:30 SAC Meeting 3:15-4:30 CSC conference room Day 3

11 Teacher Appreciation Week Day 4

12 Student Council Mother’s Day Lunch Teacher Appreciation Week Day 5

13

14 Mother’s Day

15

Day 6

16 KMC SAB 1600 at VCC Day 1

17 Day 2

18 Accelerated Withdrawal Date Day 3

19 PTO Talent Night 5-7pm MPR and Science Fair Day 4

20

21

22

Day 5

23 Day 6

24

Day 1

25 Volunteer Tea 3-4pm Day 2

26 May Birthday Table Day 3

27

28 29 Memorial Day

No School

30

Day 4

31

Day 5

Kaiserslautern Elementary School SY 2016-2017

Kaiserslautern Elementary School

June

2017

National Safety Month/Caribbean American Heritage Month/LGBT Pride Month/Iced Tea

Month/Candy Month

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Day 6

2 June Birthday Table Day 1

3

4 5

Day 2

6

Day 3

7

Day 4

8 Last Day of Sure Start Day 5

9

Day 6

10

11 12

Day 1

13

Day 2

14 PTO Meeting (Library) 3:15-4:30 Day 3

15 Last day of School Early

release End of 4th

Quarter and 2nd Semester Day 4

16 Teacher work day

No School

17

18 Father’s Day

19

20

21

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

Chicken Nuggets Cheese Breadsticks/ Marinara Sauce (V)

Chicken Caesar Salad/Croutons Fresh Carrot/Broccoli Florets

Mashed Potatoes Dinner Roll

Peach Slices or Peach Crisp Milk, Asst

Ham & Egg Taco Tomato Salsa

OR

Beef Sausage Patty (2) & Blueberry Mini Pancakes

OR

Chef Salad/Zucchini Bread Deli Roasters

Mandarin Oranges Milk, Asst

EUROPE- ELEMENTARY (K-6) SURE-START (Bold & underlined)

NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK MAY 1-5

TH – TEACHERS, THANK YOU FOR ALL

YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS! 5

TH – SCHOOL LUNCH HERO DAY

& CINCO DE MAYO: http://www.schoollunchheroday.com/

Pepperoni Pizza

Cheese Veggie Pizza (V) Cobb Salad/Carrot Bread

Garden Side Salad Seasoned Whole Kernel Corn

Cinnamon Applesauce Milk, Asst

Hunan Chicken Veggie Eggrolls

W/ Sunflower SC (V) Seasoned Brown Rice

Grilled Ham & Cheese Croissant Steamed Kyoto Vegetables

Lettuce/Tomato Salad Peach Slices

Milk, Asst

Spicy Beef Wrap

Cheese Breadsticks w/ Marinara Sauce (V)

Chicken Caesar Salad/Crouton/Croissant

Fresh Carrot/Broccoli Florets Peach Slices or Applesauce

Crisp Milk, Asst

Chicken Tenders/Cornbread Spicy Three Beans/Rice Taco

Bowl (V) Tuna Salad Sandwich

Seasoned Corn Carrot/Celery Dippers

Rainbow Fruit Cup Milk, Asst

Pepperoni PIzza Cheese Veggie Pizza (V) Cobb Salad/Carrot Bread

Fresh Garden Side Salad Seasoned Whole Kernel Corn Apple Slices/ Apple

Crisp Milk, Asst

Beef Burger Veggie Eggrolls

W/ Sunflower SC (V) Grilled Ham & Cheese Croissant

Steamed Kyoto Vegetables Lettuce/Tomato Salad Mandarin Oranges

Milk, Asst

MEMORIAL DAY

(School Holiday)

Gen Tso’s Beef Broccoli/Rice Bowl

Spicy Three Beans/Rice Bowl (V) Tuna Salad Sandwich

Seasoned Broccoli Florets Carrot/Celery Dippers

Rainbow Fruit Cup Milk, Asst

Spaghetti & Meatsauce/ Garlic Toast

Spaghetti & Marinara/Cheese Breadstick

Mandarin Chicken Salad W/Crispy Noodles

Cucumber Salad Seasoned WK Corn

Farm Fresh Fruit, Asst Milk, Asst

Beef Tacos

Cheese Quesadilla

Chicken Salad Sandwich Three Amigo Beans

Lettuce/Tomato Salad

Pineapple Tidbits Zucchini Bread (Treat)

Milk, Asst

Spaghetti & Meat Sauce/ Garlic Toast

Spaghetti & Marinara Sc/ Cheese Breadstick (V)

Mandarin Chicken Salad W/Crispy Noodles

Seasoned Broccoli Florets Cucumber Salad Farm Fresh Fruit

Milk, Asst

Beef/Cheese Taco

Cheese Quesadilla (V) Chicken Salad Sandwich

Fresh Lettuce/Tomato Salad Ranchero Beans

Pineapple Tidbits Zucchini Bread (Treat)

Milk, Asst

Chicken Tenders/ Garlic Toast Spaghetti & Marinara/Cheese

Breadstick Mandarin Chicken Salad

WCarrot Bread Cucumber Salad

Oven Fries Farm Fresh Fruit, Asst

Milk, Asst

Cheese Hamburger Three-Bean Chili/Cornbread (V)

Cranberry-Chicken Salad W/Carrot Bread

Oven Baked Fries Steamed Sugar Snap Peas

Fresh Lettuce/Tomato Salad Peach/Grapes Cup

Milk, Asst

Chicken Alfredo Pasta Grilled Cheese Sandwich (V) Southwest Chicken Salad/ w/

Corn Chips/Cornbread Seasoned Green Beans

Fresh Carrot/Celery Dippers Apple Slices or Apple Crisp

Milk, Asst

Grilled Chicken Burger

Three-Bean Chili Nachos/ Cornbread (V)

Cranberry-Chicken Salad W/Carrot Bread

Oven Baked Fries Steamed Sugar Snap Peas

Fresh Lettuce/Tomato Salad Peach/Grapes Cup

Milk, Asst

Chicken Parmesan/Cornbread Grilled Cheese Sandwich (V)

Southwest Chicken Salad/ Cornbread

Fresh Carrot/Celery Dippers Seasoned Green Beans Cinnamon Apple Slices

Milk, Asst

Crunchy Fish Wedge Macaroni & Cheese Pasta (V)

Chef Salad/Zucchini Bread Fresh Lettuce/Tomato Salad

Macaroni & Cheese Side Seasoned Peas/Carrots

Harvest Fruit Cup Zuchinni Bread (Treat)

Milk, Asst

Fish/Cheese

Sub Bun Sandwich

Philly Chs Steak on Sub Bun Greek Salad w/ Zucchini Bread (V)

Sweet Potato Wedge Coleslaw

Peach/Banana Cup Milk, Asst

Fish/Cheese Po Boy

Macaroni & Cheese Pasta Chef Salad/Zucchini Bread (V)

Lettuce & Tomato Salad Honey Glazed Carrots

Mac & Cheese side Harvest Fruit Cup

Milk, Asst

Fish/Cheese Po Boy Philly Cheese Stk on Sub Bun

Greek Sld (V)/Garlic Toast Seasoned Green Beans

Coleslaw Peach/Banana Cup

Milk, Asst

Daily Fresh Fruit & Choice of non-fat milk

Menus subject to change based on product

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SUICIDE PREVENTION ALERT! The rise of a social media ‘game’ challenge called BLUE WHALE encourages teenagers to take their own lives. Over 130 teenagers have suicided, after playing the game in Russia and cases in Britain and Brazil are surfacing. Here’s how it works:

*Blue Whale is on various Social Media Platforms such as Facebook and Instagram

*Potential victims are trolled on social media and lured in by an ‘Administrator’ or ‘Curator’

*Target Group is teenagers 10 to 14 years of age

*Victims are encouraged to take part in a 50 day challenge

*Participants are assigned one task per day, with the last task on day 50 being to suicide

*Tasks include: cutting words and a whale on legs and/or wrists with a razor or knife; to search for a means of suicide (usually high buildings or trains). The last 10 days they are to wake up at odd hours or early morning around 4:20 am and to contemplate death continually. This is accompanied by instructing them to watch hours of horror movies. In other words, they create sleep deprivation (a suicide at risk factor) and de-sensitization to violence in the victims.

*Teenagers are also psychologically manipulated over the 50 day period by telling the girls they are fat, telling the boys they are losers, and that they are among the chosen for another world. They work to convince the teens that the ‘best things in life start with an S – semiya (Russian for family), Saturday, Sex and Suicide’.

*Those teenagers who start to get ‘cold feet’ and want out of the game receive threats; often that their parents will be killed if they do not carry out the self-harm and ultimate suicide.

It is believed that the name ‘Blue Whale’ was chosen due to them being known for beaching themselves; resulting in death.

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