The Time Is Here

Several months ago I mentioned the opportunity to help one of our custodians build a house through Habitat.  Well the time is here.  

Lester and Sue Brewer are raising their 2 year old grandson and are anxious to own their own home.  This will be an AWESOME opportunity for us to give back to a Scott County 9^th Grade School family member.  Lester has worked alongside us for 17 years.  He helps to keep our school clean.  He literally handles some of the dirtiest jobs yet continues to stay positive.

DT Wells is helping to organize volunteers. 

If you are interested in helping please email DT.   

daniel.wells@scott.kyschools.us.

***A few guidelines:

Workers need to be 18+

If parent is present workers can be 16+

 No children are allowed on the construction site unless one of the guidelines above has been met.

What would you like for us to know?

One of the news stories which caught my attention this week was “I wish my teacher knew….”  The Colorado teacher who gave the assignment was floored by some of the responses she received.  In fact, it changed the way she saw her students.

I began to Google some the sentence and variations of it.  I too was amazed at some of the responses I found.  One variation was “I wish the parents knew…..” from a teacher.  Here were some of the responses.

               1.     Your kids can do much more than you think they can do. 

                2.     It’s not healthy to give your child constant feedback. 

3.    We promise not to believe everything your child says happens at home if you promise not to believe everything your child says happens in our classrooms.

4.    Your children learn and act according to what you do, not what you say.

5.    Teach your children that mistakes aren’t signs of weakness but a vital part of growth and learning.

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/5-things-teachers-wish-parents-knew-your-children-can-do-more-than-you-think/?_r=0

Interesting.  There were many other sites. 

What would you like for us to know?

On a side note Mr. Ellison successfully aged into the 40's.  Doesn't he look happy to be here?

“Nothing is certain except death and taxes”

Ben Franklin coined the phrase, “Nothing is certain except death and taxes”.  Last week we were reminded how precious life is with the death of Lauren Hill.  This week the calendar, April 15^th to be exact, reminds us of what we owe to our government.

By: Greg Noble

CINCINNATI-- Lauren Hill's motto was "Never Give Up." She hoped to inspire kids suffering from her deadly brain cancer - and everyone, really - to follow her message, find hope in her example and live their lives to the fullest. 

Devon Still from the Bengals shared, “When you die it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you leave." Lauren never let this terrible disease define her. She didn't let it control whether she lived out her dream of playing college ball and she fought to live pass what doctors originally told her she would. Lauren left her mark on this world by showing people what it really meant to NEVER GIVE UP.”

We will miss her for the good she spread and for the lessons she re-taught us.

Care for others.

Cherish each moment.

Never give up. Never.

Hopefully, you have finished your taxes.  If not, Wednesday is the deadline.  Your students learn in social studies class paying taxes is a civic duty.  Our tax dollars support government workers, police officers, firefighters, roads, and schools.  Thank you for paying taxes!  Our kids benefit.

We want to wish Principal Dwayne Ellison a happy 40^th birthday Wednesday.  Yes, he was a tax baby!

It’s time to finish what we started.

I wish I was starting this paragraph writing about UK beating Duke in the Finals, but………..  Congrats to Wisconsin.

As we enter the last 9 weeks of school (can you believe it?), it’s time to finish the year strong.  It’s time for our kids to kick it in high gear.  It’s time to finish what they started. 

Your student will receive his report card this week.  Look carefully at the Q3 grade.  This is the average of the first three 9 weeks of grades.  If the grade in the Q3 is 67 or less, contact me Jonda.tippins@scott.kyschools.us  or 502-863-4635 to discuss summer school options.