Schlegel Safari Newsletter
October 2020
Dear Schlegel Families,
Thank you for the support you are providing for your child this year! We are beyond impressed with the way students are participating in their learning this year. If you have any questions, concerns or wonders, please contact your child's teacher.
We hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful transition into fall and getting outside to enjoy nature. Children benefit from outside play. A child's curiosity is the avenue for learning about the world. Just taking a walk and noticing the seasonal changes will provide opportunities for developing language, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
Parent involvement in their child(ren)'s education is a critical component to a child's educational success. Below is an article from Responsive Classroom we found worthy for sharing.
Many research studies support what teachers instinctively know: Students do better academically and socially when schools build positive relationships with their families.
Here are several studies that explore the critical school-home connection:
- Parent involvement in education is crucial. No matter their income or background, students with involved parents are more likely to have higher grades and test scores, attend school regularly, have better social skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school.
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in education. 2006. Research Review and Resources. Retrieved September 16, 2011, from www.ncpie.org/WhatsHappening/researchJanuary2006.cfm.
- Regardless of family income or background, students whose parents are involved in their schooling are more likely to have higher grades and test scores, attend school regularly, have better social skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school.
Henderson, A.T., and K.L. Mapp. 2002. A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement. National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.
- The most accurate predictors of student achievement in school are not family income or social status, but the extent to which the family creates a home environment that encourages learning, communicates high yet reasonable expectations for the child’s achievement, and becomes involved in the child’s education at school.
National PTA. 2000. Building Successful Partnerships: A Guide for Developing Parent and Family Involvement Programs. Bloomington, Indiana: National Education Service, 11–12.
- When parents are involved at school, the performance of all the children at school, not just their own, tends to improve. The more comprehensive and well planned the partnership between school and home, the higher the student achievement.
Henderson, A.T., and Nancy Berla. 1995. A New Generation of Evidence: The Family Is Critical to Student Achievement. Washington, DC: Center for Law and Education, 14–16.
THANK YOU for your partnership in the Schlegel Road School Community!
With grateful smiles,
Dr. Francine Leggett and Kate Hesla
Principal and Interim Assistant Principal
Schlegel Arrival and Dismissal Times-(Updated starting 10.14.2020)
7:50 Bus Arrival - Drop & Go
7:55-8:00 Family Drop-off
10:05 Bus Dismissal Announced
10:10 Buses Roll-Parent Line Up Start
10:10-10:20 Family Pick-up
11:45 Bus Arrival - Drop & Go
11:50-11:55 Family Drop-off
2:00 Bus Dismissal Announced
2:05 Buses Roll-Parent Line Up Start
2:05-2:15 Family Pick-up
Dear Parents/Guardian:
We are so excited to be back at school! We would like to share with you how PE will look this semester.
- Shoes/jackets- We are planning on being outdoors as long as the weather cooperates. Please have your child bring a sweatshirt and an extra pair of shoes or socks for mornings when the grass may be wet
- Sanitizing- We will have a gel station that they must all use as they enter and exit the gym.
- Masks- Are needed for PE even when 6-12 ft apart for both inside and outside.
Mondays - 2nd grade
Tuesdays - 3rd grade
Wednesdays - 4th/5th grade
Thursdays - K Fridays-1st grade
We are looking forward to a safe and fun year!!
Your PE team: Sarah Fuller, Shawn Whitney, Genia Seibold