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Christmas Caroling in our Neighborhood!
Our fifth grade students went to three locations in the Concord area to spread cheer! Mrs. Creech, our music teacher, sets up this special day and prepares our students.
De-Stress Day at the High School
Spirit and I were invited to help at the third final week "De-Stress Day"
Helping Hands 2016
Three of our ELVES who helped with the organizing structure of our Helping Hands Campaign: Jennifer Abernathy, Kara Shenberger and Carissa Krupski. Thank you for coming together to make the Christmas season a little brighter for twenty families in our school community. We were met with tears of overwhelmed joy and words of appreciation when these items were received. Thank you, Concord Community!
Flyer Vision 11-28-16
Flyer Vision - Monday! It is time to turn toward strengthening our self awareness the next few weeks in counseling. The students will have time to ponder their individual values, strengths, interests and abilities. During our time together we hope to strengthen our kid's ability to accurately judge their actions and choices to respond appropriately to different social situations. Our goal is for the kids to become more in tune with their feelings to communicate effectively to others and adjust their actions to match a situation appropriately.
Thankful Concord Flyers
We have so much to be grateful for everyday. May we never take the simple joys of life for granted. Our American Flag, Freedom - Abilities - Family Just a few of the thanksgiving thoughts from our children. We have a bulletin board full of thankful hearts. What are you thankful for today?
Ability Awareness - Talk To Me
Cerebral Palsy Video Clip October was Ability Awareness Month. During our counseling classes we are continuing the celebration at Concord into November! We are sharing the video clip listed about cerebral palsy with all our classes and picking a book to read and discuss with each grade level. Our students are hearing the message to treat others the way you want to be treated. Talk to me.
Helping Hands Campaign
Our 2016 Helping Hands Campaign has begun! We will be collecting items for our Concord Families for the next four weeks: October 31st - November 4th FOOD WEEK November 7th - 11th PAPER PRODUCTS November 14th - 18th CLEANING PRODUCTS November 28th - December 2nd - PERSONAL CARE ITEMS Our elementary community has practiced this community service project for over 20 years! Please consider joining in to help our community in some small way. Together we can make a BIG difference. Special Donations/Contributors this year include: Boy Scouts - Stockings Girl Scouts - Hat and Gloves Rotary Club - Coats Concord PTG - Spirit Wear Scholastic - Books
Flyer Vision - Monday, 10-31-16
Flyer Vision Monday, 10-31-16 My favorite wacky hair - see the donut? Thank you for helping us celebrate Red Ribbon Week. May we keep our mind and body healthy all year round!
YOLO Speakers!
We were fortunate to have our own Lindbergh Flyers as our guest speakers this week! We had junior and senior students from the pom team, cheer team and football team come and share with our fifth grade students. A special thank you to the following high school students: Sperreng Speakers: Kaitlyn Crutchley (Pom) , Danielle Davis (Cheer), Emily Bushway (Cheer), Ian Nelson, Tommy Floyd, Alfie Miller & Jaron Heller (football gentlemen) Concord Speakers: Allie Billen (Pom), Selma Kuduzovic (Pom), Lexi Opilka (Cheer), Will Williams and Tyler West (football gentlemen) Long Speakers: Erica Ried (Pom), Lauren Mueller (Cheer), Lucas Osia, Jimmy Schad and Alex Morgan (football gentlemen) The students heard a message about finding a sport or exercise that is a passion. They also listened to healthy habits pertaining to time management and social media tips that our high school students practice. Ways to manage peer pressure and the benefits of being part
Red Ribbon Week - YOLO!
You Only Live Once (student led ideas) Monday - Give drugs the "boot" - Everyone wears boots Tuesday - Pledge to be Drug Free - Dress in Red Wednesday - Show your character! - dress as a favorite character Thursday - Put a "lid" on drugs - Everyone wears a hat Friday - Wacky hair day This Wednesday we will have guest speakers from the high school presenting to our fifth grade students. Our speakers will be sharing how they discovered their exercise passion, habits they practice to stay healthy, as well as their best piece of advice to be a successful student. Mrs. Geisz and I will be teaching counseling lessons regar
From the Minds of our Students...
Please stop by and visit our display during parent teacher conferences.
Get Your Mind Right!
MINDSET link for parents We have been learning about fixed mindsets and growth mindsets K-5 at Concord. A simplified way to understand our objective: Are your thoughts helping or hurting you? Over time we want our students to understand they are in charge of the thousands of thoughts that enter their head during any given day. As the thoughts register - ask yourself - is this thought helping or hurting me? As the kids recognize harmful thoughts or fixed mind sets it is then their job to flip their thoughts to a growth mind set. Time and energy are precious - use them wisely. Please help your child practice this skill. We will post pictures of our dream catcher or "thought catcher" when they are finished.
Growing Consequences of not Enough Sleep
Click Here William Shakespeare must have known the value of a good night's sleep when he wrote that it "knits up the ravell'd sleeve of care" and was the "Chief nourisher in life's feast". As a parent, you can no doubt write your own poem. An ode to "thine tired child's crabbiness and orneriness" perhaps. But the reasons for a good night's sleep go well beyond mood. "If children are not sleeping well the consequences may be problems with behavior, attention, learning, and memory," says Dr. Shelly Weiss, author of Better Sleep for Your Baby & Child: A Parent's Step-by-Step Guide to Healthy Sleep Habits and Pediatric Program Director at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Less sleep, especially before the age of 41 months, has also recently been found to increase hyperactivity-impulsivity and to lower cognitive performance on neurodevelopmental tests. Sleep may affect more than just your child'
Is it Safe to Come Out Yet?
This tree frog seems to be asking, "Is it safe to come out yet?" I too wonder if fall has finally arrived?!
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Parents Raising Children with Special Needs
Click Here "The Narrows" in Zion National Park - Utah!
Welcome New Concord Flyers!
Mrs. Geisz and I had lunch with our new Flyers this past month. We hope our kids are feeling settled in at Concord. Please contact us as we can further assist your child. We are here to serve and help our students.
Thank you P.T.G.!!
We are very thankful to our P.T.G. for supplying our standing desks for our room. Mrs. Geisz and I like to stand A LOT! These desks align to our standing position and keep us soaring throughout our days. Lindbergh parent support is so powerful. May we never take it for granted.
Whole Body Listening
Listen with you whole body. Give yourself permission to do one thing at a time. Listen and be with the person or persons you are with today. You will be amazed how your shoulders relax and your mind and ears sharpen as you hear what is being said. Try to listen with your mind, eyes, ears, mouth, heart, hands and feet! You will be amazed how much you hear.
Ice Cream Social
Dear Parents, We cannot express how excited we are to see your children. Our minds, bodies, hearts, and souls are feeling restored and rested. This summer has provided time to grow from study, refection, quiet time, exercise, extensive family time, play and relaxation. I hope your children are as excited as we are to be back to our school community of learning. Our first visit with you and your family will be this Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at our annual Concord Ice Cream Social : Session 1: Last names beginning with A-M 5:30-6:15 p.m. Session 2: Last names beginning with N-Z 6:15-7:00 p.m. We also have our first football game of the season this coming Friday, August 19. Our teens have been working hard all summer to prepare for their fall season: from football, band, poms, cheerleaders... It all rolls out this Friday night at 7:00. Come visit and enjoy a wonderful evening together!
Planting Flowers at Concord
This past Friday during fun day Mr. Trask and Mr. Loos helped our students plant flowers. We are grateful you took the time to pass on your love for gardening...
Luna Moth Sighting
Last night after noticing the full moon and beautiful feel of nature around me I noticed something by our front door. At first glance, I thought it was a note but, I quickly realized it was a living creature. I called my husband and son to come admire it with me. My biology husband informed me it was a Luna moth. Each wing was wider than your cell phone. I must say it captured my attention. After inspecting it for a while I ran to get my phone to take a picture and capture the moment. Later, I searched Luna moths and became more excited as I read about them. Their life span as an adult is only 7 days. The timing of this beautiful moment comes at the closing of our school year and the completion of our son's freshman year of high school. Time does not stand still. May we all be able to smile and know we gave our best at the close of our 7 days.
Attention Seeking Behavior
Attention Seeking Behavior: How to Gently, But Effectively, Stop it by Jennifer Poindexter . (This article is part of the Be Positive series. Get free article updates here .) Isn’t it frustrating when your child resorts to attention seeking behavior and nothing you do seems to snap them out of it? It’s tiring to be the parent that everyone stares at because your child is constantly drawing attention at the most inopportune moment in the most embarrassing way. Every day millions of parents take their children into public settings with no issues at all. Their children stand out for their polite manners and quiet demeanor. These parents’ children are complimented and noticed for all of the right reasons. Then there are parents that face the constant battle of trying to rein their children in for bringing attention to themselves for all of the wrong reasons. Do you fall into the latter of the two categories? What if I told you that you are not alone? That there a