Lately with LiiNK®

What is Happening on Your Child's LiiNK Campus?

Tips from the Top!

I have been training teachers to understand and be able to practice the LiiNK procedures over four years now. During each training day, I always make sure we get LiiNK breaks just as we expect the students and teachers to get every day in the schools. What is a LiiNK break? Going outside unplugged for 15 minutes at least four times daily during a 7 hour period. Try not to let more than 60 minutes go by at a time before you go outside again. I make sure the teachers get four of these 15 minute breaks during training days, but I haven’t asked them to be active during those times. I’ve always said they can do what they want as long as they are without a cell phone or other technology and they remain outside for the full 15 minutes. I began to realize a couple of weeks ago during one of the trainings that the teachers were much less active during the LiiNK breaks than usual. As a result, by the end of the day, they were acting more tired than usual compared to other groups on other training days that had been more active. This past week, I told a different training group of teachers that I wanted them to focus on being active for each of the four 15 minute breaks that day. By the end of the day, they were as energized as they were when we began that morning. I have two tips from this message. One, try to get outside at least two times daily for 15 minutes each unplugged. You will feel better. Two, sitting or standing outside doesn’t seem to be near as energizing as walking around the block a time or two. Hope you begin to focus on these two tips. As you begin to execute these two tips into your lives, you will begin to feel much more connected to life and your kids.

Dr. Rhea

We are Excited to Welcome our Newest LiiNK Campuses and Grade Levels!

Joining LiiNK for the 2018-2019 school year will be the kindergarten and first grade students from: Chisholm Ridge, Northbrook, Parkview, and Willow Creek Elementary schools.

Also joining LiiNK this coming fall is Eagle Mountain's 4th grade; Elkins, High Country and Saginaw's 3rd grade; Bryson, Greenfield and Remington Point's 2nd grade.

Teachers from those campuses are currently undergoing LiiNK training for the fall. Teachers are enjoying time spent "practicing" LiiNK breaks during training.

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Outdoor Play!

Week 30: Forgiveness-To give up anger and resentment

Week 31: Self Improvement-To make yourself better by taking positive actions

Week 32: Goals-Dreams you want to reach

Week 33: Potential-The power to do

Celebrating Positive Action Day!

Unit Six Main Idea and Learning Target

Improving yourself continually using social and emotional positive actions

Setting incremental goals and being persistent can help you reach your full potential.

Connecting the Dots!

You can connect with your child and reinforce Positive Action lessons at home by asking them these questions.

Kindergarten-What does it mean to be persistent? Tell me about a time when you had courage.

First-How have you used positive actions to make yourself better? What improvements have you made in yourself? Why is it important to believe in yourself?

Second-What is self-improvement? How have you improved yourself this year?

Third-What do you want to learn to do better? How can you make that happen? What does it mean to have potential? How does your attitude affect your potential?