February All School Newsletter |
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This month we celebrate Valentine’s Day in our classrooms! Please see your classroom newsletters for more information about our celebrations! |
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Dates to Remember:February 5th – Tuition Due February 25th & 26th – Staff In-service – NO SCHOOL |
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Thank you for supporting the in service days this month! These professional development days truly do benefit your child. A teacher is always learning what excels or impedes an individual child’s learning, and how the teacher’s guidance can increase the student’s growth. Research confirms that the most important factor contributing to a student’s success in school is the quality of teaching. Good teaching is not an accident at Countryside. This is your child’s first school experience. You chose CMP for that reason. Together we can take your child to the next level of learning and the foundation that is built will enable them to naturally have the love of learning from preschool onward. |
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Parent InformationReminders: |
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Our tax id #- 39-17-53172 Cars may not be left running in the school parking lot at any time unless an adult is INSIDE the vehicle. This is a licensing violation and safety hazard. |
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Current & Future Enrollment2021 Camp Registration has begun and spaces are limited and filling. Be sure to turn in the form with the activity fee payment to reserve your spot. 2021-22 Letters of Intent will be out this week. Please ask if you need any help or have questions, we are here for you. Financially this is an incredible impact to us, as our enrollment is usually an additional 20-30 more students. We are working at slowly increasing and being creative with our scheduling so as to limit loss. We are in an increased demand of need, with a long wait list, as so many programs have been forced to close due to loss and navigating needs, and guidelines. Winter weather/ School ClosingsWinter Weather/Closings: We follow Waunakee School District during this winter. Please watch for closings on local news, and it will be posted on CMP FB Family Page. We thank each of you for ensuring timely pick ups especially during inclement weather. Be safe. |
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Parent SupportWho wants their child to have positive self talk?Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could give the gift of positive self talk to your child? The good news is-you can! It starts with you. Are you one of those people that are hard on yourself when things go wrong? You think or say things to yourself that you would never say to a friend or a loved one? We all have an inner voice. Sometimes that voice is soft and passing. Other time it is like a loud ticker tape that plays over and over till we actually believe the words on the tape. True or not. Think of the things you vacillate over and what your inner dialogue maybe…
If you do not have an inner critic, I am happy for you. Feel free to stop reading. For the majority of the adults that do or have had that negative voice in their head at one time or another, you may want to keep reading and know you have the ability to parent your child to have positive self talk and learn something for yourself along the way. For many of us, being a parent is new territory and incredibly unpredictable. Challenges are continuous. Kind of like life. This is where we start. You begin with yourself. It is going to take practice just like everything else. Be prepared when negative self talk comes your way: 1. Notice your thoughts. When life brings you an uncomfortable situation happens and the negative self talk begins. Ask yourself these questions:
2. Re-frame your negative self talk into positive dialogue:
This re-framing may look easy or heavy like a mountain. Either way, like every good habit, it will take practice and commitment. The truth is, it boils down to what do you want? Do you want to operate under a false belief or do you want to learn from the situation and move on. When you make your choice, think how you will be helping yourself and your child. Next month we will share strategies and tools you can do when you hear your child repeating negative self talk. Remember life happens and the words we say to ourselves matter. |
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