Held every January, National School Choice Week shines a positive spotlight on effective education options for every child. The goal of National School Choice Week (NSCW) is to raise public awareness of all types of education options for children. These options include traditional public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, online learning, private schools, and homeschooling. To meet this goal, NSCW encourages schools, organizations, and individuals to hold positive events that celebrate school choice options, while drawing attention to the need for even greater opportunities for children. Started in 2011, NSCW has grown into the world's largest celebration of opportunity in education. 

Didn't win the recent Power Ball money? Don't worry, you could still get lucky. Check out our lost and found bins, located in the KVP Admin Hall. You might just find that bubble coat you paid good money for! Or maybe that full change of clothes you sent to school for your scholar's after school activities! Missing that KVP cardigan you waited weeks for? Come on - try your luck. Those items could be right here waiting for you.

By now, you should have received the informational flyer about your scholar's end of the year trip and are busy getting your funds together for that first payment. We are so excited about these trips and we look forward to having you join us. Please send any trip questions to Ms. Coleman at ccoleman@kippvisionprimary.org so that she can track the questions and answer them for all parents in one document. 

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When kids get upset out natural inclination is to jump into problem-solving mode.  We want to find the source of the frustration and fix it so that our little ones can be happy once again.  This actually sends a mixed message.  Kids need to know that it's perfectly acceptable to cry and even yell a little when something is frustrating.  They need to verbalize those negative feelings so that they can calm down and move forward.  Hold them tight when they're feeling frustrated, but be sure to let them get it out.

Setting limits and maintaining consistency is essential for young children.  It teaches them how to self-regulate.  But kids also need to know that their thoughts and ideas are important, and they need ample time for creativity.  Kids often become frustrated when engaged in a power struggle over something with a parent.  Try to give your kids choices whenever possible, and encourage them to problem-solve when something becomes difficult.  And by all means, leave the crafting ideas up to them!

It's difficult to stand back and watch when you know that that tower is destined to fall, but little kids often learn by trial and error.  There are ways, however, to help kids learn to manage overwhelming tasks.  Teaching your children to take a frustrating task and break it into manageable parts is a skill that will last a lifetime.  Instead of just building that tower from the ground up, for example, consider encouraging your child to sort the blocks by shape, size, and color first, and then figure out how to build.  When kids learn to approach a difficult concept one step at a time, they learn to problem-solve.

Little ones are known for being stubborn at times, and some kids will just keep attempting to shove the square block through the round opening no matter how frustrating it feels.  Set a three-minute timer and take a break from the task.  Take a walk around the room, look at a book, or focus on taking deep breaths to calm down. 

A little silly behavior can go a long way toward healing a frustrated soul.  Exaggerate your own response to the frustrating incident while empathizing with your child.  Pointing out that something is hard and following it up with something silly is a great way to break the tension.

Believe me, I know, Candyland gets old.  So does Chutes and Ladders.  But board games remain one of the best strategies for teaching frustration tolerance.  While playing, kids learn to take turns, sit still, and cope with the ups and downs.  When you play 1:1 with your child, you have the opportunity to process the situation and problem-solve together.  During a particularly frustrating game of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, my four-year-old and I came up with a slight amendment to the rules to decrease the frustration level.  He learned to verbalize his frustration, take a break, and come up with a solution.

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