IT'S BOOK FAIR WEEK!!!!!!! The Scholastic Book Fair is open daily this week from 7:30 am until 3:30 pm , with a "late night" until 6:00 pm on Wednesday. The Book Fair will close on Friday at 10:30 am. The school retains a portion of the sales which is used to purchase new books for the library. In addition to children's book, there will be cookbooks, posters, pencils, and bookmarks, etc. There will be "Wish Boxes" in the library for anyone that would like to purchase that special teacher a book for his/her classroom. Boxes will be labeled with teacher names. Books make a wonderful gift for children of all ages! Stop by and get a jump start on your holiday shopping!!
Ever wonder what messages stick when praising kids? Carol Dweck, professor at Stanford, has been researching this specific topic for many years. Research shows that praise for intelligence or ability backfires. It’s about praising the process they engage in, not how smart they are. Praise should be directed at taking on difficulty, trying different strategies, sticking to it and achieving over time. Useful information can be derived from little failures. In life, no one is perfect and learning to view these failures as learning experiences, or opportunities to grow can be the most valuable lesson of all. For the complete article,click below.
Next Week:
Nov. 25 - Teacher workday- No school for students
That's it for this week from Falcon Country! By reaching high, we fly..............
Geri Crawford