![page background](https://cdn.smore.com/u/backgrounds/custom_bg-65f8a8c19322088fe0e7e835-ea44a03262e2.jpg)
April Newsletter
Salish Coast Elementary
Calendar
☔ April ☔
☔ April ☔
Tuesday, 4/9- School of Rock am & pm
Tuesday, 4/9- Love and Logic Parenting Class - 6:00 - 8:00
Wednesday, 4/10 - 12:50 Early Release
Thursday, 4/11- School of Rock am & pm
Tuesday, 4/16- School of Rock am & pm
Tuesday, 4/16- Love and Logic Parenting Class - 6:00 - 8:00
Wednesday, 4/17 - 12:50 Early Release
Wednesday, 4/17, Salish Coast Singers 12:50-2:55
Thursday, 4/18- School of Rock am & pm
Tuesday, 4/23- School of Rock am & pm
Tuesday, 4/23- Love and Logic Parenting Class - 6:00 - 8:00
Wednesday, 4/24 - 12:50 Early Release
Thursday, 4/25- School of Rock am & pm
Tuesday, 4/30- School of Rock am & pm
Tuesday, 4/30- Love and Logic Parenting Class - 6:00 - 8:00
Swim Schedule:
Ms. Sally Shaw: 3/19, 3/21, 3/25, 3/28, 4/9, 4/11
Ms. Dawn Braden: 3/19, 3/21, 3/25, 3/28. 4/9, 4/11Looking ahead...
May
Wednesday, 5/1 - Field Trip - Mr. Waibel's Class
Wednesday, 5/1 - Recyclery Walking School Bus
Wednesday, 5/1 - 12:50 Early Release
Thursday, 5/2- School of Rock am & pm
Thursday, 5/2- 5th Grade WCAS Testing
Friday, 5/3- 4th Grade Jefferson County Courthouse
Monday, 5/6 - Fort Worden Biking for PE - Ms. Love, OPEPO Smiddles, Ms. Kiely, & Ms. Manning
Tuesday, 5/7-School of Rock am & pm
Tuesday, 5/7 - Fort Worden Biking for PE - Ms. Rasa, Mr. Waibel, & Ms. Heather
Tuesday, 5/7 - SBAC ELA Adaptive Test, Grade 3
Tuesday, 5/7 - McTakeover 5-8 pm
Wednesday, 5/8 - Recyclery Walking School Bus
Wednesday, 5/8 - Walk or Roll to School
Wednesday, 5/8 - Field Trip - Ms. Kiely's Class
Wednesday, 5/8 - 12:50 Early Release
Wednesday, 5/8 - Salish Coast Singers 12:50-2:50
Thursday, 5/9- School of Rock am & pm
Love and Logic
Parenting Class
REMINDERS AS WE COME BACK FROM SPRING BREAK
Bell Schedule
Sleep Habits
Healthy Sleep Habits - Tips from the AAP
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) supports the AASM guidelines and encourages parents to make sure their children develop good sleep habits right from the start.
Make sufficient sleep a family priority. Understand the importance of getting enough sleep and how sleep affects the overall health of you and your children. Remember that you are a role model to your child; set a good example. Staying up all night with your teen to edit his or her paper or pulling an all-nighter for work yourself isn't really sending the right message. Making sleep a priority for yourself shows your children that it's part of living a healthy lifestyle—like eating right and exercising regularly.
Keep to a regular daily routine. The same waking time, meal times, nap time, and play times will help your child feel secure and comfortable, and help with a smooth bedtime. For young children, it helps to start early with a bedtime routine such as brush, book, bed. Make sure the sleep routines you use can be used anywhere, so you can help your child get to sleep wherever you may be.
Be active during the day. Make sure your kids have interesting and varied activities during the day, including physical activity and fresh air. See Energy Out: Daily Physical Activity Recommendations for more information.
Monitor screen time. The AAP recommends keeping all screens—TVs, computers, laptops, tablets, and phones out of children's bedrooms, especially at night. To prevent sleep disruption, turn off all screens at least 60 minutes/1 hour before bedtime. Create a Family Media Use Plan and set boundaries about use before bedtime.
Create a sleep-supportive and safe bedroom and home environment. Dim the lights prior to bedtime and control the temperature in the home. Don't fill up your child's bed with toys. Keep your child's bed a place to sleep, rather than a place to play. One or two things—a favorite doll or bear, a security blanket—are okay and can help ease separation anxiety. See Suitable Sleeping Sites for more information specifically for babies under 12 months of age.
Realize that teens require more sleep, not less. sleep-wake cycles begin to shift up to two hours later at the start of puberty. At the same time, most high schools require students to get to school earlier and earlier. The AAP has been advocating for middle and high schools delay the start of class to 8:30 a.m. or later. It is important that parents and local school boards work together to implement high school start times that allow teens to get the healthy sleep they need. See the AAP policy statement, School Start Times for Adolescents, for more information.
Don't put your baby to bed with a bottle of juice, milk, or formula. Water is okay. Anything other than water in the bottle can cause baby bottle tooth decay. Feed or nurse your baby, and then put him or her down to sleep.
Don't start giving solids before about 6 months of age. Starting solid food sooner will not help your baby sleep through the night. In fact, if you give your baby solids before their system can digest them, he or she may sleep worse because of a tummy ache.
Avoid overscheduling. In addition to homework, many children today have scheduled evening activities (i.e., sports games, lessons, appointments, etc.) that pose challenges to getting a good night's sleep. Take time to wind down and give your children the downtime that they need.
Learn to recognize sleep problems. The most common sleep problems in children include difficulty falling asleep, nighttime awakenings, snoring, stalling and resisting going to bed, sleep apnea, and loud or heavy breathing while sleeping.
Talk to your child's teacher or child care provider about your child's alertness during the day. Sleep problems may manifest in the daytime, too. A child with not enough, or poor quality sleep may have difficulty paying attention or "zoning out" in school. Let your child's teacher know that you want to be made aware of any reports of your child falling asleep in school, as well as any learning or behavior problems.
Talk to your child's pediatrician about sleep. Discuss your child's sleep habits and problems with your pediatrician, as most sleep problems are easily treated. He or she may ask you to keep a sleep log or have additional suggestions to improving your child's sleep habits.
Additional Information from HealthyChildren.org:
- Brush, Book, Bed: How to Structure Your Child's Nighttime Routine
- Smart Solutions for Safe and Sound Sleep (HealthyChildren.org webinar)
- Sleep Tips for Children's Mental Health
The information contained on this Web site should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your pediatrician. There may be variations in treatment that your pediatrician may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances.
How Parents Can Teach Emotional Intelligence to Kids
Self-regulation is a skill that all of us humans need to navigate and learn. When it comes to our typical lessons in Second Step, our social emotional learning curriculum, students learn emotional regulation, empathy and problem solving to name a few. Here are a few tips of things you can do at home to enhance your child's emotional intelligence.
* Help them to develop emotional language to identify all emotions. The more articulate they can be about the emotions they are feeling, the better they are able to learn to manage those emotions.
* Reframe negative emotions. Make space for children to talk through their emotions and feel heard. The outcome of possible consequences may not change, but the relationship comes first.
* Teach the difference between emotions and behavior, allow children to come up with solutions. There is power in knowing how to manage emotions and come up with solutions. This is not of course a quick process and will take patience and persistence, but in the end will empower our kids to think through what they need and the power of self-care.
* Model healthy coping skills. Discuss as a family, coping skills and daily self-care. Balance is key. With young children do those coping skills alongside them.
* Accept mistakes and raise your child to know that there will be challenges that come along in life. We can’t protect them from challenges that may come along as much as we may try. Children have reactive behavior, we all lose our patience sometimes. Parenting is never a perfect process, it can be arduous and exhilarating. Self care is key.
Happy Spring Parents!
Nurse's Corner
Merilee Nyland, RN
Respiratory Virus Gudiance
As you have likely heard, March 1st CDC updated their COVID recommendations and March 18th Washington DOH updated theirs into a comprehensive Respiratory Virus Guidance.
To protect the spread of illness in our school community please follow these latest recommendations:
*Added precautions include wearing a mask, improving air flow & filtration, practicing good hand hygiene, cleaning regularly, physical distancing, and testing. You may still be contagious with a respiratory virus after returning to your normal activities, so it is important to take additional precautions.
- People with COVID-19 are often contagious for 5-10 days after their illness begins.
- People with flu may be contagious for up to 5-7 days after their illness begins.
- People with RSV are usually contagious for 3-8 days after their illness begins.
For more information:
https://doh.wa.gov/emergencies/covid-19/prevent-spreading-respiratory-viruses
https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/guidance/respiratory-virus-guidance.html
Merilee Nyland, RN
Gender Pronouns: She/They
School Nurse
Salish Coast Elementary
1637 Grant StreetPort Townsend, WA 98368
Telephone: 360-680-5702
When to stay home
A Peek into Salish Coast
Kindergarten Art
Visit from Author, Faith Pray
Visit from Author, Faith Pray
We would love to have you as a volunteer!
Apply to be a volunteer here!
About Salish Coast Elementary
Website: https://salishcoast.ptschools.org/
Location: 1637 Grant Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368, USA
Phone: 3603794535
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salishcoast
Non-discrimination statement
Port Townsend School District No. 50 does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, immigration status, national origin, age, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. The district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:
Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator for State Law (RCW 28A.640/28A.642): Darrell Thomas, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680.5767, dthomas@ptschools.org
Title IX Officer: Darrell Thomas, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680.5767, dthomas@ptschools.org
Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Shelby MacMeekin, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680.5763, smacmeekin@ptschools.org
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
STAY CONNECTED
Stay connected and informed about upcoming announcements, activities, and news by following us on Facebook and Instagram. We share important updates, exciting events, and more through these social media platforms.