Eisenhower

School News 2009

January

Freedom Writers 2

Important Dates 2

Report Cards 3

Perfect Attendance 4

Recent Happenings 5

Dec. Music Pro- 6

PTA 7

Recent Happenings 8

You will find

Reflection

Entries

Due

Jan. 16th

North

Platte, NE

INCREASE

kNOWLEDGE

THROUGH

EDUCATION

My Kids Would Never Allow That

By Jim Fay

I last wrote about a mother who went on strike. She was the one who returned home each day brandishing her book,

heading for her room. She'd read until her kids had the house cleaned up. Only then would she cook dinner.

The results were so good that she told her friend, Melissa,

about it. "Oh, my," worried Melissa. "My kids would never allow that!"

"WHAT? Her kids would never allow that," I thought. Has Melissa relinquished her parent ticket? Has she turned over fam-

ily leadership and authority to her kids?

Is it possible that Melissa has bought into the fallacy that a

parent's job is to make sure that kids are constantly happy? If so, her kids will grow up to be spoiled and entitled people who

are frequently unhappy, believing they are victims whenever they don't get their way.

Parents who set reasonable limits often experience kids who are unhappy in the short term. It is natural for kids to be

frustrated when they test limits and don't get their way. But this helps them turn out to be good people who are happy in the

long term.

When parents do the right thing, it often feels wrong in the short term—especially when their kids throw a fit. But it usually

turns out to be the best thing in the long term.

Shane Alexander, Principal

Important dates

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LinkUp Update! In addition to grants from the Nebraska Arts Council, Peter

Kiewitt Foundation, Mid-America Arts Alliance, NebraskaLand National Bank, we have received a REACH grant from the North Platte Public Schools Foundation. If you see any of the Board mem-bers, please thank them for their support! Fifth grade students are busy learning how to read notes and rhythm and play their recorders all at once – whew! Remember to mark your calendars now for March 3. At 1:45 P.M., the students will perform recorder pieces and sing with the Omaha Sym-phony. At 7:00 P.M. that same evening, there will another chance to perform for a limited number of students at the Symphony concert for the North Platte Concert Association. Meanwhile, encourage your fifth graders to practice their recorder fingerings at home, in the car, at the grocery store – whenever they can! Stay ―tuned‖ for more information!

Jan. 5—School Resumes

Jan. 5—PTA 7:00

Jan. 9—Report Cards go home

Jan. 16—Reflection Entries

Due

Jan. 19— No School

Staff Continuing Ed

Jan. 24– NPPS Foundation

Dinner

Jan. 30—Super Bowl Party

Ei sen ho we r S cho o l

Mark Your Calendars!

Monday, January 19th

“Freedom Writers”

A writing Boot Camp for NPPS Fourth Grade Students

Students will participate in authentic military activities, hear stories from veterans, and learn

writing strategies that will help them succeed on the state writing assessment.

Look for more details in January!

Parents — Please note that this year’s writing camp will be on a first come first served

basis so please register early.

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Freedom Writers

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Did you accidentally delete your newsletter or calendar? Just a reminder that the newsletter and calendar are always available on the district web site nppsd.org. Just click on elementary schools then choose Eisenhower.

Mark

Your Calendar

Spring

Portraits

Wednesday,

March 4th

Report cards will be sent home Friday,

January 9th.

Please take time to dis-cuss the progress report with your child/children. Discuss their strengths

and possible ways to use their strengths to improve

areas of weakness.

December Service Project

Thank you to all who donated money for the ―Adopt an

Angel‖ service project. Some children had a special

Christmas thanks to your giving and thoughtfulness.

―Poppin’ with Fun‖

The North Platte Public Library is

―Poppin’ with Fun‖—-that’s our Af-

ter School Program for all elemen-

tary school-aged children. Poppin’

with Fun is held on the first Monday

of the month from November to

April. Our next program will be

Monday, Jan. 5th from 4:00 to

5:00. Come for some warm inside

fun. Pop in and see what’s happen-

ing at the library.

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Justin Ambrose

Gavin Arneson

Bobby Battreall

Ricky Belflower

Samantha Blondin

Jeffrey Capal

Megan Capal

Ciera Carlson

Alex Christenson

Paige Christenson

Reagyn Crisman

Tydus Ditch

Chandler Erickson

Trevor Erickson

Kelly Fitzpatrick

Brendan Folk

Haeley Folk

Joslyn Freeze

Madison Gager

Marisa Garcia

Allie Geiger

Austin Geiger

Dylan Grachek

Callie Haneborg

Alex Hoatson

McKynzie Kelsey

Tristan Matthews

Ainsley McGahan

Sydney McGahan

McKayla Moore

Chloe Neidhardt

Mikinzie Nelson

Ainsley Nichols

Mercedes Nolda

Breanna Patterson

Domineke Perkins

Dylan Petersen

Kylan Rhodes

Broedy Roblee

Amanda Ruda

Tannner Ruda

Alexandra Scott

Bryant Scott

Gabrielle Scovill

Lexus Stewart

Taylor Sundstrom

Marshall Sweeney

Zachary Tanner

Vanessa Vargas

Bryce Weeter

Dylan Weeter

Sarah Worden

Kevin Zhao

Sharon Zhao

Recent Happenings at Eisenhower

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January 30 will be our Super Bowl Party over the lunch hour. Stacey Merz is working hard to make this a fabulous football party. Be sure to

wear your gear!

Looking ahead...

Fun Night will be Thursday, February 19. Please put this date on your

calendar. Lexie Ruzicka is planning great things!

Spring Pictures will be held on March 4th.

NPPS Foundation

The Annual Dinner for the NPPS Foundation is January 24th. This year the theme is an old-fashioned pep rally "Honoring our Past and Paying Forward our Future". Watch for more details in January.

http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm

As you think about internet safety and kids at home with a lot of free

time... you maybe wondering about what your kids are saying to

their friends in some strange code.

A list of the most common text message and chat acronyms are at

the link above.

It is 33 pages in length so... please save a tree and do not print it!

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