November
- 18: Stars Performance, OHS Auditorium - 7 pm
- 18-22: 4th & 5th Grade Swimming Unit
- 20: Student Health Center Open House - 6 pm
- 25-29: Thanksgiving Break - No School
December
- 2-13: Stuff the Stockings
- 2: Cookie Capers
- 5: Holiday Shop
- 6: Grinch Day
- 9: Holiday Shop
- 10: Holiday Shop
- 10: PTO Meeting, WSE Conference Room - 3 pm
- 13: Reindeer Day
- 19: Holiday Parties
- 20: Polar Express Day
The Importance of a Secure Relationship with Your Child
Did you know that attachment styles are created in your child’s early years? How your child grows and attaches to you, as their parent/guardian, will influence relationships for the rest of their life. This is important because the key foundations for successful relationships must be modeled early on. These include character traits like honesty, responsibility, and integrity. If we want our children to be trustworthy in the future, we must model honesty. If we want our children to be able to trust other people in their future, we must lead them to know they can trust us first.
A secure relationship will lead to open and honest communication between parents and their children. This will foster a sense of security and trust that allows children to have difficult conversations. Not only that, but it also allows children to express their emotions in a healthy way instead of keeping them inside. Another benefit to a secure relationship is the children are able to learn how to handle and resolve conflict. These are all valuable skills to learn as a child for a healthy and successful adulthood.
SIGN UP FOR GIRLS ON THE RUN - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
It’s time to start thinking spring! Girls on the Run online registration runs through Nov. 25th!
If you have a daughter in 3rd-5th grade, you want to look into this wonderful opportunity! The girls will be meeting on M/W from 4-5:30 p.m. Girls on the Run is a curriculum-based, after-school character development program designed for 3rd-5th grade girls of ALL fitness levels. The 10-week curriculum attempts to help each girl find and stay true to her REAL self. Groups of 8 to 15 girls meet twice a week with their trained, volunteer coaches to discuss important life lessons while playing fun running games. Girls on the Run emphasizes independent thinking, making healthy choices, healthy group dynamics, and problem-solving. The curriculum stresses peer support and doing your best. The program finishes with the girls running or walking in a non-competitive 5K. The program runs from March 17th to May 20th after school. The registration fee is $170. Scholarships are available on a sliding scale.
Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather! Coats, gloves, and hats are essential now, and before long, they’ll also need snow pants and boots.
Also, please label anything you send to school. With up to 23 pairs of black snow pants in a classroom, labeled items make it much easier to keep track of belongings.
Thank you for your help in keeping everyone warm and organized!
Attendance Line: (269)694-7880
WSE BASE: (269)694-7835
Email: jknight@otsegops.org
Website: http://wse.otsegops.org/
Location: 538 Washington Street, Otsego, MI, United States