This recipe is INCREDIBLE!!! It would be great for Easter Sunday!

STRAWBERRY BANANA CHEESECAKE SALAD

Stir together:

1 bag of miniature marshmallows
16 oz of vanilla yogurt
1 regular size tub of cool whip
1 (3 1/2 ounce) box/pkg of no bake cheese cake filling (just add in and mix with rest of ingredients…do not actually make the mix)

Stir in
1-2 containers of sliced up strawberries
3-4 sliced up bananas

Other fruits can be substituted or added as desired.

Best served chilled and same day due to banana discoloration.

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School is starting!  This is an exciting time for teachers and students.  Many students and their families were here for open house this week.  It was so nice to see everyone again!  As children start school, they may also be a little anxious or worried.  Some worry about their new teacher or new friends.  Others worry about grades and academics.  If your child is having some worries about school, please call our office or let them know they can drop in and see one of us at any time.  I will try to visit with any new students to make sure they are feeling comfortable in our school.

Red Ribbon Week

  During the next 2 weeks, Hatton and Northwood schools will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week.  This week is in honor of a DEA officer that was kidnapped and murdered while on duty.  Our goal for this week is to teach students, parents, and community about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.  We also want to support the bullying prevention programs at our schools, so that is a part of these weeks.
   You may notice red ribbons tied around trees in both communities.  This is to remind us to be drug free.  Students have also put drug free slogans on grocery bags.  They will be available at the grocery stores in both communities.
   FCCLA members are sponsoring Red Ribbon Week in both schools and will be giving educational presentations to students in grades k-8.  Students will be signing a drug free pledge.  On Friday, both schools will be celebrating with a BYOB (Bring Your Own Banana) Party.

Parent -Teacher Conferences

We are just finishing our first night of parent teacher conferences.  Students were excited (some nervous) for their parents to meet their teachers and talk about their progress.  It is so nice to see so many parents come in and be a part of their child's education.  Even though we communicate now with computers, phones, and texts; it is still nice to be able to talk with parents face to face.  It's important for parents to be open and honest with their child's teachers and really work together to make their child's school experience a good one.  A wise parent once told me;  " I always make sure to ask about three things when I go to my children's conferences:  How are their grades? Do they have friends?  and  How is their behavior?" Sounds like a good plan.

Back to School

        We will be starting school tomorrow and teachers and staff are busy getting the school ready for students.  One of the most exciting things we're starting this year is a program on bullying prevention.  We have adopted the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program at both Hatton and Northwood schools.  We have established a core committee at each school and have trained staff to use the process.  This fall, teachers will start using the policies of the program in individual class meetings. All staff members have also been trained in  how to conduct individual interventions when bullying occurs.  Last spring, students at both schools conducted a bullying questionaire so we could see what problems that are occuring in our building, but also to be able to compare it with survey in the future.  That way, we will be able to see if this new program is having a positive affect.
    This program is a research based, highly recommended program that is being used in many schools this fall.  Here is a link to find out more about it:     http://wch.uhs.wisc.edu/13-Eval/Tools/Resources/Model%20Programs/Olweus%20Bully.pdf

  If you have any questions about this program or would like to see that results of our surveys, please contact  me at the school.

     I will be starting classroom guidance right away and be in the classrooms as soon as possible.  If you would like your child to see me or have any concerns, please contact me.

6 Pillars of Character


   Throughout the year, we study the 6 pillars of character.  We teach that character is how you act when no one is looking.   Here are some videos I've found on youtube that help to describe the 6 pillars to our students.


Character counts 0001
Character counts kids!
Chipolte Pictures
Character counts in Kodiak
Got Character?

Volunteering

    During counseling guidance we talk a lot about the 6 pillars of character throughout the year.  So at the end of the year, we talked about how we need to help others to be "a person of character"  We saw some short videos of volunteering and came up with ideas on where they can volunteer and how they can help others.  They came up with quite a few.  Here are some of them:


Send food to the hungry
Send money to charity
Collect money for cancer
Give money to the poor
Volunteer at a hospital
Help people with groceries
Volunteer at a pet area
Pick up litter
Pick up things that have fallen
Grow plants and give it away
Help at a petting zoo
Volunteer at a grocery store
Donate to your school
Give stuff away
Build houses for people who need them
Mow for neighbors
Support the military
Send military care packages


   They had a lot of great ideas!  I found the videos on you tube.  Here are the links:


This is from the movie, Up
Justin Beiber on volunteering
Use your 2 hands to volunteer
The Power of One
Walk the talk