December 2012

Southland PTO

Southland PTO
Dates to Remember
December:
5- Dads & Donuts 8:00 am 7PTO Meeting 9:00 am 13 A BUGZ Christmas Southland Choir 7:00 pm Winter BreakDec. 22 to Jan. 1

M e s s a g e

F r o m

O u r

P r i n c i p a l

Dear Parents, First, I would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season. Our Teachers and staff have all been working very hard learning and implementing our first Habit, Be Proactive. I know all of our students are trying hard to be responsible for their choices and behaviors. We already have almost one hundred leaves on our Leadership Tree, in the school entrance, recognizing students for being a leader in their classrooms. We will now begin teaching Habit 2, Begin with the End in Mind. We are focusing our efforts on helping the students to think ahead and set goals for themselves. As we begin our second quarter, it is the perfect time for you to work with your children in setting goals for the next reporting period. Setting attainable, realistic goals helps children be forward thinking and gives them motivation to try harder. Goals can be set for increased home reading, improved grades, improved attitudes toward homework, or memorizing math facts, etc Help guide your children in making meaningful goals. These goals could be posted in your childs bedroom and referred to often. I would love to hear their goals! Beginning this new grading period with renewed enthusiasm and commitment will go a long way toward helping your child see the benefit of this habit. Find ways to reward progress and keep encouraging throughout the next few months until the next reporting period. Here at school, we will be encouraging our students to plan ahead and set goals, trying to do things that have meaning and make a difference. We want all of our students to feel an important part of the classroom and to look for ways to be a good citizens.
Thank you, parents, again for all you do to make Southland the best school ever!

January:
4PTO Meeting 9:00 am 17 School Community Council Mtg.

T o p s f o r E d u c a t i o n

B o x

Have you ever wanted to be a part of a pie-eating contest? Well, here's your chance! The 6 students from each grade to turn in the most Box Tops between now and December 14th will be participants in our pie-eating contest on Thursday, December 20th. Thanks to all you parents for your submissions to the Box Tops parent contest in November. Our winners submitted more than 500 Box Tops each! They really add up to help our PTO continue to provide great programs for your students.

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C o n g ra t u l a t i o ns Te a che r s
This month, Jordan Education foundation awarded over $76,500 to 112 teachers. Southland Elementary received $1,843.98. Mrs. Pippin, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Leavitt and Mrs. Crockett each wrote and received mini grants to use in their class or grade level teams. Mrs. Crockett is planning to purchase take-home readers for the students in her classroom. Ms Leavitt is planning to purchase rocks for use in 4th grade science, and Mrs. Pippin and Mr. Gardner are planning to purchase new microscopes for their 6th grade students. CONGRATULATIONS TEACHERS!!!

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Dads & Donuts December 5 at 8:00 am No parking in the south parking lot. Please park in the surrounding areas of the school. If you have volunteered to help, please be there by 7:40 am

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Campbells Soup Labels Family Contest Contest starts November 1 and ends January 18 Please label family name clearly (preferably the oldest child of the family and teacher) on the envelope or bag that is turned in. We do not need the whole label. 1st Place 4 Movie Passes 2nd Place- $20 gift card to Wingers 3rd Place- $10 gift card to McDonalds

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Enjoy your winter break! December 22 to January 1