Upcoming Events PAC Sponsored End-of-Year Party
May 18 BEN efit Bash Online Auction Ends May 21
End-of-Year Celebration
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Dear Preschool Families,
Thank you to all who attended the BENefit Bash Silent Auction. The preschool alone raised more than $500! We will be using that money to purchase new books that relate to our monthly themes and Core Knowledge Sequence.
If you did not have time to attend, you can still support Ben Franklin Academy through our online auction. Some items still available include karate lessons (that focus on stranger danger), photography sessions and a gymnastics birthday party. Dads - there are some spa packages for Mom as well!
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Upcoming Events
Don't forget our end-of-year parties will be here before you know it...
End-of-Year Celebration
- Mrs. Furnier's Class
- Tues/Thurs: 11:40 a.m., Thursday, May 30
- M/W/F: 11:40 a.m., Friday, May 31
- Mrs. Olson's Class
- Tues/Thurs: 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 30
- M/W/F: 11:30 a.m., Friday, May 31
- Mrs. Spurgeon's Class
- Tues/Thurs: 2:30 p.m., Thursday, May 30
- M//W/F: 2:30 p.m., Friday, May 31
Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly.
PAC Sponsored End-of-Year Party
Come let your child have some fun with his/her friends to celebrate a great year! A light snack will be served followed by a performance from Beth Epley.
- Date: Saturday, May 18
- Time: 10 a.m. - noon
- Where: Ben Franklin Academy Back Playground (In the event of inclement weather, we will be in the gym. Someone will be posted at the front door to let you in.)
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Parent Corner
I came across the following article about how to praise your child and wanted to share it:
"Kind words can be powerful motivators, but only if you praise the right things," reports psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson in Psychology Today (March 2013). "Praising someone's ability to work hard is more effective than gushing about how brilliant she is. Research shows that kids who are praised for their intelligence do not try as hard on future tasks. Praising smarts breeds the belief that things should come naturally - and if they don't, kids think they are no longer bright. Or they choose unchallenging paths so as not to be exposed as 'frauds.'
"Being praised for effort or other aspects of performance directly under your control leads to resilience, while being praised for being smart or some other innate abilities can lead to feelings of helplessness or self-doubt when a setback occurs. The ideal is to help someone think positively but realistically about achieving goals while praising their hard work. When praised for persistence, those who think the path ahead will be difficult invest more effort."
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Quote of the Week
As Juju woke the other morning, her mother asked her, "Would you rather go to the zoo or preschool today?" Juju chose preschool! I love her enthusiasm to learn!
Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Kristen Goldberg
Preschool Director
Ben Franklin Academy
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