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REMINDER: Next Board of Education meeting is Monday, January 7, 2013.
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PARENT TIP
Teach Your Child the
Five Stages of Writing
Here's an explanation of each, along with ways to help your child master them all:
Prewriting. This is when your child thinks about what he's going to write and focuses on who his audience is. Give him lots of access to reading materials. Encourage him to take notes and brainstorm. Listen to his ideas. Make suggestions.
Drafting. In this stage, he first puts words on paper. Give him a quiet place to work, as well as plenty of paper and pencils. Let him do the work. Don't take over when he struggles. If he gets stuck, suggest that he go back to the prewriting stage.
Revising. In this stage, he begins to edit the overall content of his work. This is not the time to correct spelling and grammar. Have him read his work to you. Make helpful
comments like: "The most interesting part to me is _____." Ask questions about his work. Praise his effort.
Editing. This is when he fixes any errors in spelling, grammar and syntax. Assist with proofreading. Offer him a dictionary or thesaurus.
Publishing. In this final stage, others get to read what he's written. If his writing isn't for school, help him find an audience. It could mean mailing his story to Grandpa,
posting it on the refrigerator or even submitting it to a local newspaper.
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PARENT TIP
The ability to make good decisions is one of the most important qualities of a responsible child-and it is a skill that improves with practice.
Children must make decisions every day. Some are as trivial as what to
eat for breakfast. Other decisions can have serious life consequences:
How do I deal with peer pressure to try alcohol, tobacco, drugs? How important are good grades? What about education after high school?
Give your children practice making decisions every day. Young children can decide which books to check out of the library or which clothes to wear the next day.
Let your children live with the consequences of their decisions. Don't be quick to shield them from the results of their decisions.
Talk about the results of your children's decisions.
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Congratulations Tori Smith
Tori Smith is the District Spelling Bee winner. The Turkey Foot Middle School seventh-grader held off Stuart Nicholas in a tight match to claim the top prize.
Tori competed against 29 contenders in the December 11 contest.
The Spelling Bee Cover Design winner was Eve Beck from TFMS. The
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Tori poses with her trophy and her proud younger brother and sister. |
runner-up was Hannah Lewis from Summit View Middle.
View pictures of the contenders by clicking on this link.
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The Q102 Christmas Choir winner
Christmas came early for the Turkey Foot Middle School 8th grade chorus. The choir was named the Q102 Christmas Choir winner after receiving 55,000 votes in the contest.
The win included a check for $5,000 that will be used to purchase music and transportation to competitions.
Congratulations Director Alison Peeno and chorus!
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Q102 Jeff and Jenn present Alison Peeno, Choir Director, a check for $5,000. |
View more pictures of the celebration by clicking on this link. |
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It's a touchdown for District High School Football Coaches
Dixie Heights High Football Coach Brossart has been selected as the Coach of the Year in Class 6A, District 6 by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association. Scott High Football
Coach Woolley has been selected as the Coach of the Year in Class 5A, District 5 by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association. Simon Kenton Football Coach Jeff Markesberry has been selected to coach the Kentucky All-Stars game.
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Meet the newest Eagle Scouts
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Marshall Giles |
Marshall Giles, a senior at Simon Kenton High School, and Ben Nessler, a senior at Dixie Heights High School, have achieved the highest rank in Boy Scouts.
This accomplishment, which is attained by only 4 percent of all Scouts, represents almost five years of adventure, fun, hard work, and dedication to the Boy Scout program of Troop 71 in Independence.
During the process of satisfying the requirements for the Eagle
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rank, Marshall and Ben have performed community service and provided service and leadership for their troop and community.
Ben's Eagle project was a reflection memorial garden at the church in honor of Mike Kertis, a Scout leader, and Zachary Kertis, an Eagle Scout.
Marshall's project was the community service of painting house numbers on curbs in local neighborhoods in the interest of safety.
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Cross Country Scholarship recipient
Dixie Heights senior runner Max McGehee has been named the
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recipient of the NKY Cross Country Scholarship, awarded to student-athletes who succeed on the course as well as in the classroom.
Max, who was a team captain, placed in the top 25 in the Kentucky state cross country meet and boasts a 4.3 grade-point average. He volunteers with his AP Spanish class to help Hispanic students with math and English skills. He also is the senior class president at Dixie Heights and the president of the school's chapter of the National Honor Society.
Max received a $1,500 scholarship from the Tri-State Running Company, which gives the award to one Northern Kentucky senior each year. |
Cheerleaders capture awardThe Turkey Foot Middle School Cheerleaders received second
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place in the Super Large Division in the KAPOS State Middle School Competition held at Eastern Kentucky University December 9.
The squad competed in a division of 13 of the best teams in the state, including the current UCA National Middle School Champion. TFMS was the only Kenton County Middle School and only representative of the 9th Region at the
competition.
Members of the squad include: 8th graders: Ashleigh Bravo, Brittany Manning,Hannah Cook, Kate Fields, Keri Cheutich, Lexi Taylor, Mackenzie Easterling, Madison Neal, Nora Hicks, Ragean Simpson; 7th graders: Avery Mullins, Callie Stamper,
Ehren York, Gabbie Caple, Gracie Barnjum, Hailey Adams, Mackenzie Duncan, Tatum Isaacs; 6th graders: Allie Flynn, Ashley Schaefer, Cassidy Mangan, Grace Crosthwaite, Julie Long, Kaitlyn Stienfeld, Lulu Beier, MaKensi Meyer, Madison Skaggs, Madison Stanfield; Coaches: Miki Beier and Karen Cottengim.
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