Hello Boggess Families, Mark your calendars for the first Coffee with Carruthers on Friday, September 28th at 7:30am in the Boggess Library. You are invited to join me for an informal meet and greet and small group conversation. Can you believe we are halfway through the first 9 weeks? Progress report will be going home with our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students on Thursday. Next week, third graders will be taking the Science MAP test. For more information, go to http://www.pisd.edu/parents/assessment.accountability/ map.shtml Second grade will be hosting the Cell Phone Sally program on Tuesday morning. This is a program that teaches children lifesaving 9-1-1 skills for getting help in an emergency. Congratulations to our Boggess Staff who exceeded our United Way fundraiser goal winning a free jeans week next week! Thanks Ms. Edie for inspiring us all as our United Way chairwoman. Attached you will find an update on the West Nile Virus and information on the series of parenting classes provided by PISD’s Family Education and Guidance Services department. Enjoy the beautiful weather predicted for this weekend!
Thank you for your support of Boggess, Mrs. Carruthers
Boggess Elementary 225 Glen Ridge Dr. Murphy, TX 75094 469‐752‐4000 FAX: 469‐752‐4001 Marilyn Carruthers Principal
[email protected] Patricia Powell Assistant Principal
[email protected] 9/24—9/26 3rd Grade Science MAP tests 9/27 Progress Reports go home with 3-4-5 students 9/25 2nd Grade Cell Phone Sally Program 9/28 Coffee with Carruthers 10/2—10/4 COGAT testing for 3rd and 5th Grades 10/1 Begin MAP testing in Kindergarten 10/6 PTA Carnival! 10/9 Picture Day
Around the District It's Ɵme for the annual Plano East Senior High School Cheer Clinic! DATE: Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 TIME: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM, 12:15 AM Participants Exhibition AGES: Pre-School through 8th grade COST: $25 - IF REGISTERED BY Sept. 15, 2011 $30 - AFTER Sept.15 or AT THE DOOR price LOCATION: Plano East High School Gym, 3000 Los Rios, Plano, TX 75074 All participants will be provided a T-Shirt, snacks, and water. Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes.
Download registration form at: h p://www.peshcheerleading.org/
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Building Bright Futures Parenting the child with attention deficits or learning differences This four-week series is for parents who want to develop more effective skills in dealing with and relating to their children who have ADD (attention deficit disorder) or learning differences. Join other interested parents for the series as we share and learn techniques enabling parents to better understand the challenges and advantages of being learning different. Our emphasis will be on discovering the strengths in these children, understanding their needs, and strengthening parenting skills.
Tuesdays, October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 2012 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Family Education and Guidance Services Plano ISD, Bird Education Center 1300 19th Street, Plano, 75074 Brown Bag Lunch For more information contact at (469) 752-2272 or @pisd.edu. Visit www.pisd.edu/about.us/departments/familyservices.shtml for a complete list of parent education classes.
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren In a growing number of homes, older singles and couples are parenting their grandchildren when the parents are unable to fulfill that role. While the reasons to step in to this role are varied, the challenges for grandparents are universal. Financial and emotional turmoil can result, with both generations feeling needs that are difficult to meet. Join others who have accepted this awesome responsibility, and learn ways to cope and even flourish under extreme circumstances.
Brown Bag Lunch Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Family Education and Guidance Services, Plano ISD Bird Education Center, NE ramp entrance 1300 19th St, Plano, 75074 September 26 - Panel discussion with a parent educator and an attorney October 3 -
Making Discipline Work
October 10 -
“Whose Homework Is It Anyway?” Helping children with homework and teaching responsibility
October 17 -
Helping Children Cope with Change and Loss
For more information contact at (469) 752-2272 or @pisd.edu. Visit www.pisd.edu/about.us/departments/familyservices.shtml for a complete list of parent education classes.
Parental Authority: One Bite at a Time Establishing parental authority has been occurring at your house since you first enforced a bedtime or helped a toddler to learn the meaning of the word “no.” But if your household now has more than its share of conflicts over rules and expectations, perhaps you have slipped into letting other influences jeopardize your basic authority. Bring your lunch and join other interested parents as we discuss how to regain control and positively affect the atmosphere of your household! On the 2nd Thursday of each month we’ll discuss the topics listed:
September 12
“Whose Homework Is It Anyway?”
October 11
“He Hit Me First!” Finding the Positives in Sibling Rivalry
November 8
“You Want Me to Buy You What?” Workable Allowance Guidelines
December 6
“I Never Planned to Yell So Much!” Effective Discipline
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. ~ Brown Bag Lunch Family Education and Guidance Services Plano ISD, Bird Education Center, NE ramp entrance 1300 19th Street, Plano, 75074
For more information call (469) 752-2272 . Visit www.pisd.edu/about.us/departments/familyservices.shtml for a complete list of parent education classes.
Parenting the Strong-Willed Child Do POWER STRUGGLES charge the atmosphere in your home?
What METHODS will diffuse disagreements so that parents AND be winners?
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How much CONTROL do your children wield in daily situations? Parenting is one of the most difficult jobs you will ever have, and temperamental clashes with strong-willed children can make it even more challenging. Join other interested parents for this four-week course to share and learn techniques that will enable you to better understand temperament traits, improve the atmosphere in your home, handle power struggles and enable all members of your household to feel like winners.
Tuesdays, Brown Bag Lunch September 25, October 2, 9, 16, 2012 9:30—11:30 a.m. Family Education and Guidance Services Plano ISD Bird Education Center, NE ramp entrance 1300 19th Street, Plano, 75074 For more information call (469) 752-2272 . Visit www.pisd.edu/about.us/departments/familyservices.shtml for a complete list of parent education classes.