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SAVE THE DATE! WEEK OF MAY 4-8, 2009 STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2009 GENTLEMEN'S CHOICE WED, APRIL 29, 2009 11:30AM – 1:30PM VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION LUNCHEON JUNE 13TH PTA’s APPLEBEE’S PANCAKE BREAKFAST JUNE 19TH END OF YEAR CELEBRATION |
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Popcorn Day! Tuesday, May 19th $0.25 a bag! |
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The PTA would like to thank Terra Cotta Florist for their generous donation of carnations for our Ladies Choice Dance. Also, thank you to the Coventry Papa Gino’s for their continued support for our school |
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| Message from Our Co-Presidents - May 2009 |
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HELLO to all of our WASHINGTON OAK FAMILIES. Happy “almost” summer!! We hope everyone enjoyed the recent warm weather. This will be our last PTA newsletter for the 2008-2009 school year. At this time, we would like to send a great BIG thank you to KRISTIN PHILLIPS who has been such an important part of the W.O. PTA. From the first day her daughter Olivia entered Washington Oak, we could always count on Kristin. Whenever we needed any kind of help, she was always there with her great big beautiful smile saying yes to whatever was needed. Kristin, all of us here at Washington Oak Elementary School want to thank you for all the years of dedication you gave and we wish you and your family much happiness. You will be missed oh so very much.
The W.O. E-board and PTA would like to wish all of our graduating 5th graders a great big CONGRATULATIONS on all of your hard work and best of luck as you enter middle school! Lastly, we want to THANK all the families who were able to help out during the school year at all the events and we hope everyone had a wonderful and happy school year thus far. We still have a few more events planned, so make sure you check you email on a daily basis. We wish all the families a very happy and safe summer and we hope to see you all at the end-of-year celebration and in the 2009-2010 year. Susan Wallbank & Tammy Capezza |
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| Shooting Stars Booster Club |
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Thank you to all who donated to the Shooting Stars Booster Club. Your contributions were greatly appreciated! Please note that donations are still welcome throughout the rest of the school year. April Shooting Stars Raffle Winner Catherine Markman |
| Shop at Ice House Flowers with a 10% WO PTA Discount |
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If you shop at Ice House Flowers located at 655 Washington St., Coventry, tel no. 822-2525, mention the Washington Oak PTA and they will give 10% of the product sales back to the WOS PTA. You can also email your order to: icehouseflowers@aol.com or go to their web page and place an order at: www.icehouseflowers.com |
| Self Esteem - 15 Ways to Help Children Like Themselves - from the National PTA |
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1. Reward children. Give praise, recognition, a special privilege or
increased responsibility for a job well done. Emphasize the good things they
do, not the bad. 2. Take their ideas, emotions and feelings seriously. Don't belittle them by saying "You'll grow out of it" or "It's not as bad as you think." 3. Define limits and rules clearly, and enforce them. But do allow leeway for your children within these limits. 4. Be a good role model. Let your children know that you feel good about yourself. Also let them see too that you can make mistakes and learn from them. 5. Teach your children how to deal with time and money. Help them spend time wisely and budget their money carefully. 6. Have reasonable expectations for your children. Help them to set reachable goals so they can achieve success. 7. Help your children develop tolerance toward those with different values, backgrounds and norms. Point out other people's strengths. 8. Give your children responsibility. They will feel useful, and valued. 9. Be available. Give support when children need it. 10. Show them that what they do is important to you. Talk with them about their activities and interests. Go to their games, parent's day at school, drama presentations, awards ceremonies. 11. Express your values, but go beyond "do this" or "I want you to do that." Describe the experiences that determined your values, the decisions you made to accept certain beliefs, the reasons behind your feelings. 12. Spend time together. Share favorite activities. 13. Discuss problems without placing blame or commenting on a child's character. If children know that there is a problem but don't feel attacked, they are more likely to help look for a solution. 14. Use phrases that build self esteem, such as "Thank you for helping" or "That was an excellent idea!" Avoid phrases that hurt self esteem "Why are you so stupid?";"How many times have I told you?" 15. Show how much you care about them. Hug them. Tell them they are terrific and that you love them. |
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