Keep clipping those Box Tops For Education coupons from participating products for submission to your Twain Tiger's classroom!  

Click on image above to enter. One (1) Entry per person/email address per day during through 11/17/2013.

Click on image above to enter. One (1) Entry per person/email address per Day through 7/17/2014.

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Tiny Boxwood's No. 5

9:30 - 11:00am

Tuesdays-  November 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th

Limited Space: 20 Seats Available

Cost: $65.00 (Includes Positive Discipline Workbook)

Question and Answer with Small Group Discussions

You may need a "Latte and Lecture Series" if...

· You had rather eat dry cereal again for dinner than take your children to the grocery store.

· You have ever received a note from your child's teacher that says: "Needs to improve self control."

· You have caught yourself screaming, "Stop yelling at your little brother," and failed to notice the irony of your statement.

· You believe you are the only parent whose child hits, bites, or has full body tantrums in Target.

Some topics covered will be:

RSVP to:  Patina Sehorn at 832-816-7880, Patinasehorn@yahoo.com

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Bellaire High School Cheerleaders invite you to a fun day of learning cheers and dances.  Lunch, picture with the Cardinal mascot and a party favor will be provided.

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Note change to TX Voter ID Law described at this

link --> http://hisdacademics.org/2013/09/23/texas-voter-id-law/ 

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Online Magnet Application information is available at http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/75072

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Child Find is an ongoing process to locate, identify, and evaluate as early as possible all children with disabilities who are in need of special education and related services.  Houston ISD has produced Child Find informational flyers in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. The flyers are designed to be disseminated on your school's website or can be printed and shared with parents and others who have a child with a disability or who they suspect has a disability. 

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The schools' music program was compulsory for elementary students - with a parent expected to attend weekly lessons and supervise daily practice. But something was amiss. The two leading music teachers' classes too often ended with children - and parents - in tears. The problem: the teachers were long-time friends of the headmistress, whom everyone in the school loved, so no one felt comfortable speaking up.

It was awful. Seeking a way to keep their children from being humiliated in class, the parents begrudgingly supported an expensive, after-school music tutoring system that accumulated years of community resentment.

And then one year, a newly-elected PTO mom took action.  She approached the Assistant Principal and asked for support in getting the undiscussable on the table. Her plan: invite three moms to peacefully present the community's concerns directly to the teachers. The Assistant Principal said yes, and the meeting was set.

The PTO mom opened the meeting, and one by one, the moms shared their and their fellow parents' concerns.  They were polite but very clear about the community's strong desire for change.  One of the music teachers burst into tears, apologized, and vowed to take the comments on board - which she ultimately did, with success. The second teacher sat stone-faced and barely said a word. She left the school to teach music prodigies.

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Reflect on how information and feelings flow in your family, school, or organization.  Are people able to openly and peacefully air their concerns?  If not, how can you rally a peaceful group to discuss that undiscussable?  And remember, it's how you go about that process that will determine its success. 

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We are excited to introduce a new +Talk on mental health.

Details:

Title: EVERYBODY's GOT SOMETHING! Reframing mental health as a
+Community.
Speaker: Dr. March Laviage, Clinical Psychologist & President, Texas Psychological Assn.
Date: Monday, Nov 18, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Mark Twain Elementary

As you know, we always have our +Ears to the ground listening for trending issues keeping adults and kids up at night. Mental health has emerged as a hot topic that is so essential yet so challenging to discuss.

Please join us in promoting +Talk II to your +School communities.  

Poster Attached Here!
 

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21st Annual TXU Energy Turkey Trot

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