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Important Dates
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Early Release Day- Dismissal Starts at 1:00pm
January 29, 2016
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| Principal's Corner |
Family,
If you haven't had an opportunity to visit the school and to see what your scholar is learning, NOW IS THE TIME. Come out and join us for KIPP Vision Primary Parent University this Thursday, January 28th at 5:30pm in the KIPP Vision Campus Auditorium. You will have an opportunity to fellowship with other parents while taking a glimpse into the writing curriculum at KVP through fun activities and games with your scholars. It's going to be a lot of fun and we want to see you ALL there. In fact, I have promised the homeroom with the most parent participation a pizza party and a dress down day on me. So, who's it going to be? Will it be the Wolfpack of UWG? What about those Spelhouse Tigers? Something tells me that the UNC Tarheels are not going to be left behind? And what's a competition if CAU and Maryville aren't in it? Let the games begin!
The journey continues,
Dr. Wheda A. Carletos, Ph.D.
Principal
KIPP Vision Primary School
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Visionary of the Week
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Kindergarten
Alexis Pate- UGA
Xoey Mann - Spelhouse
Joshua Hines- Arnold - GSU
Kaden Smith - UWG
1st Grade
Journee Green- UGA
Jayden Knight - UNC
Jeremy Cloud - Wesley
NA - Spelhouse
2nd Grade
Zoey Middlebrooks - Emory
Reginald Williams - Morris Brown
NA - CAU
Matthew Schealer- Maryville
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| Week At A Glance |  Here's an overview of what scholars will be learning the week of January 25 - January 29, 2016 (click on the blue links below to view the documents).
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| Partnerships in Action |
National School Choice Rally at State Capitol
All scholars will be headed to the State Capitol for a special celebration of school choice on Wednesday, January 27. Permission slips are due today (Monday) at 5:00 PM. (See homeroom webpages for more information and the permission slip link.)
National School Choice Week is Spirit Week at KVP
Have your scholar join in the fun as we celebrate National School Choice Week with spirit! Monday is Crazy Hat Day, Tuesday is KIPP Through College (KTC) Day ( a college shirt and jeans) Wednesday is KVP uniform day (we are going to the State Capitol and we want to represent KVP), Thursday is Sports Fan Day (sports team shirt and jeans) and Friday is Pajamas day (early release day at 1:00 PM.)
Writing Portfolio Night, Thursday, January 28, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
You don't want to miss this opportunity to learn how to help your scholar become a better writer. KVP parents will be showing you an easy and effective way to improve your child's writing. Don't forget to bring your journey card!!
Parent Journey Card Points
It has been great seeing you in the classrooms helping out wherever you can, and we appreciate your donations of clothing and supplies. We have especially enjoyed how you track us down for your stamp! Keep it up! May we suggest that as you get more and more stamps, that you take a picture of your card just in case you lose it. As you can imagine, we do not have the capacity to record each parent's visit to the school.
End of the Year Trips
Friday, January 29 is the first payment deadline for the 2nd grade trip to Savannah, GA. Please refer to the trip flyers for more information. We hope you and your scholars are getting excited about these wonderful experiences!
Click here for Kindergarten End of the Year Field Trip details.
Click here for 1st Grade End of the Year Field Trip details.
Click here for 2nd Grade End of the Year Field Trip details.
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Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who provided referrals for rising kindergarten and 5th grade scholars. If you were one of the 13 people that submitted a referral on or before January 20, 2015 at 11:59 p.m., please email Ms. Moon at krmoon@kippvisionacademy.org and include your name, your scholar's name and grade and the name of one of the scholars that you referred so that we can match the referrals to the correct KIPP Vision Campus family. Please email Ms. Moon by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. The raffle for those 13 families will be conducted on Thursday morning and results will be announced via text. Thank you for your help!
Help Spread the Word!
Open House for New Families will be held on February 9, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the KIPP Vision Campus Auditorium. No invitation is needed to attend. This open house will be for new families interested in KIPP Vision Primary and KIPP Vision Academy.
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| Counselor's & Social Worker's Corner | Helping Your Kid Grow More Tolerant
Maybe your kid takes most setbacks in stride and seems to realize that when disappointment strikes it's not necessarily someone's fault. So if he isn't tall enough to ride the cool-looking roller coaster, he immediately asks to go on a different ride. While experts agree that your little one might have been born with a better ability to function well in the face of adversity, they also say it's likely you've had something to do with it. Give yourself a pat on the back, then help him boost bounce-back skills even more. - Empathize with your child's disappointments. For example, if a playdate gets canceled, tell him about how upset you were when a friend canceled on you. He'll see that it's okay to feel bummed about unexpected situations.
- Create a network of other people in your child's life -- not just you and your spouse -- whom she can turn to in rough times. Studies show that the most resilient kids have a way of drawing in other people to help them.
- Use your child's mistakes as opportunities to teach a lesson. "Kids this age need help realizing what they did wrong, but you shouldn't be the one pointing out the mistake," says Sam Goldstein, PhD, a child psychologist and coauthor of Raising a Self-Disciplined Child. Instead ask your child prompting questions that will help him figure it out on his own.
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