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Issue 3 Volume 15
January 18, 2013

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REMINDER: Next Board of Education meeting is Monday, February 4, 2013.
 




  
 
  
 
   
 
PARENT TIP

Use Pockets of Time To Boost Your Child's Learning

 
If you have five extra minutes during the day, how can you use that
time to help your child learn? Here's what teachers recommend:
 

Boost creativity. Ask your child questions that get him thinking.

 

 "What if the sun came up at night?" "What if we had eyes in the back of our head?"

 

Ask your child's opinion. Find out what your child's favorite subject, book or song is.

 

Have him explain why.
Be a storyteller. Don't just tell fantasy tales. Infuse them with information about the real world.

 

Tell your child you love him. Children need to feel loved and accepted to take the risks necessary to learn.

 
Review basic life skills: Have your child practice tying shoes or counting the change in your wallet.

 

Explore the world together. Encourage your child to look, touch and ask questions.

 

Ask your child to tell you what he finds interesting. Listen attentively to what he says.

  

 
 
 
Idea of the Day
Make an "I am special" scrapbook with your child.
Paste photographs of special events in your child's life. 
 

 

 

  
TFMS 

The Kenton County School District proudly displays the student art selected for the 2012-13 online calendar. The artist is Morgan Strader from Turkey Foot Middle. The art teacher is Jeff Peeno. You may view all of the art selected for the 2012-13 online calendar on Artsonia by clicking here

 

yes i can 

won by Woodland student
Samantha Cline, Woodland Middle School 8th grader, is one of  21 students across the nation to be selected as a winner in the Yes I Can! Awards.
Samantha
Samantha Cline


The awards are sponsored by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and recognize the accomplishments of children and youth with exceptionalities (ages 2-21). CEC selects winners for their outstanding achievements in one of seven categories: Academics, Arts, Athletics, School and Community Activities, Self-Advocacy, Technology, and Transition.


The Council for Exceptional Children is an international community of professionals who are the voice and vision of special and gifted education. CEC's mission is to improve, through excellence and advocacy, the education and quality of life for children and youth with exceptionalities and to enhance engagement of their families.


The awards ceremony is at the CEC 2013 Convention & Expo in San Antonio on April 5 and 6.  

Overture Award semi-finalists

The talents of Dixie Heights students Nathan Petrie, Carely 

Nathan
Nathan Petrie

Ward, and Natalie Sheppard have been rewarded with their selection as semi-finalists in the Overture Awards - the area's largest solo arts competition and

offers scholarships in six artistic disciplines: creative writing, dance, instrumental music, theater, visual art, and vocal music.
 
The awards program recognizes, encourages and rewards excellence in the arts among Tri-state students in grades 9-12.

 

Its mission is to encourage arts education as an integral part of a student's academic experience and to create an

C. ward
Carely Ward

environment that encourages training in, and appreciation of, the arts.

 

The Overture Awards Scholarship
Competition is the area's largest solo arts competition and offers scholarships in six
artistic disciplines: creative writing, dance, instrumental music, theater, visual art,
and vocal music. Students may win a $3,000 scholarship (one awarded in each discipline) or a $500 finalist scholarship (a total of 18 awarded). Judges at all levels of the competition are drawn from the professional arts community. 

natalie
Natalie Sheppard


The three advance to the semi-finalists this Saturday, January 19. Nathan will compete in the Creative Writing category, Carley in the Visual Art category, and Natalie in the
Vocal Music category. 

 
Independence Magazine features Summit View Middle School
Passionate, progressive and purposeful is the way
Independence Magazine describes the teachers and staff at Summit View Middle School. Read more about this passion for students by clicking on this link.
 

Simon Kenton teacher engages students in realLaura Schneider   world experiences

For veteran teacher Laura Schneider, the tools to teach global competency aren't found in a textbook.


The Simon Kenton High School arts and humanities teacher relies on her own life experiences from around the world to bring other lands, languages, and cultures to life in her classroom.

 

Schneider leaves Friday on her second mission trip to
South Africa, where she will be building relationships - and connecting with her own students at home to expose them to the foreign culture.


"We'll be using Skype to stay connected during my trip," said Schneider, 52, of Walton. "As an educator, my life experiences bleed into my classroom, and they bring more credibility to my lessons."


"Giving my students a first-hand account or showing them my own personal photos teaches them so much more, and it keeps them engaged."


Schneider made her first mission trip to South Africa in 2010 with Crossroads Church.


Along with a group of fellow volunteers, she set up the infrastructure required to start an ongoing tutoring program.

 

Continue reading about Laura by clicking on this link.

 
Scott High School's Open Mic evening featuredOpen mic

Stage lights splash across a platform set with microphones upstage against a simple black curtain, as teenagers roam the stage talking excitedly or sit and strum a guitar.


They're preparing for Scott High School's Open Mic Café, an event that starts at 7:30 on select Friday nights and allows students to showcase their performing talents as long as they keep coming up to the microphone. They'll stay until everyone
is done.


On the first Open Mic Café of 2013, which is also the second such event for the school year, around 25 students were present when the show opens, but only two were signed up
to perform. Before the evening ended, after more than two dozen performances, the crowd's size had more than doubled. 

 

Read more about the Open Mic night by clicking on this link.

 
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