USST GREEN SCHOOL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Week 2 June 24-28, 2013 THEME: We Love Shapes Dear Parents, Hope

e you all had a pleasant and restful weekend. We just have three main topics that wed love to share a.) Last week, we introduced some of the basic shapes to the kids. The Kinder-1 class learned about rectangles and squares, while the Nursery boys learned about rectangles. We have already begun introducing counting with them using popsicle sticks. Please have them practice this at home. You may ask them to count with you or play a game to create shapes make it more fun. Upon our initial observation, the Kinder-1 students seem enthusiastic about art, dancing and story telling. On the other hand, the Nursery kids showed keen interest in stories, and are fond of super hero characters. It had been quite observable that most of them, if not all, are bodily kinesthetic, meaning they love movement and all seem to be good at playing, dribbling and handling the ball. b.) Our week also ended with our very first school performance. Having said that, we would like to congratulate your children and thank all of you for participating last Friday, June 28. The kids came with their beautiful props and costumes. Hopefully, they will love to perform by the end of this school year. c.) Lastly, we will be celebrating Nutrition Month for the month of July. Below are the list of activities: JULY Nutrition and Health The Green School Way 1- Walking Tour around the USST Campus 2- 5 Dental /Medical Check- Up (tentative) 11-12- Cooking Basic Lessons (green smoothies,brownies etc) 11- Start of Bake Sale 18-19- Cooking Classes with Chef Paulo Dungca 20 - Cooking Demo for Adults with Chef Paulo 22-26 Learning to Grow what we eat (planting) 28- Trip to a Bakery/Food store(tentative) Friendly Reminders: 1.)Kindly have your children bring their grooming kits and other requirements. 2.) Kinder 1 and Nursery books are now available at the office. 3.) Our monthly fee of Php 300 is due every 6th of the month(but if the date falls on a weekend then payment shall be on the 5th ). Please settle payment at the office. Thank you very much. We all look forward to a fruitful July with you. - Teacher Ella
Here are our some photos during our first school performance at the Colleges Freshman Orientation.

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Here are some very good tips on how to discipline our children. CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE No!" We use no over and over to communicate with children. It is short and simple. So, it must be clear in its meaning. Right? But what does no look like? How does no behave? To communicate effectively and encourage your childs success, tell and show your child what to do (rather than what not to do). To be clear in our communication, we must paint a picture of what we want the child to do. We have words that chatter away in our brains; children under eight years old only have images. For this reason, it is imperative that we give commands in the positive: "Stop hitting your little sister becomes touch your sister gently on her arm (demonstrate and have the child practice) Pick up your toys becomes Put your blocks in the bucket like this (demonstrate) and your books on the shelf like this (demonstrate)." Since children use mental pictures to guide their behavior instead of words, it is helpful if we use pictures to guide their behavior as well! Here are some ways to create "images" of what you want your child to do: 1. Use your body as a picture by modeling what you want (think flight attendant!) 2. Use your words to help paint pictures of what you want 3. Put up actual pictures that show what to do 4. Use the word stop rather than no. Stop means a cessation of movement. 5. Starting in infancy, play as many stop and go activities as possible. Walking while carrying your baby you can chant, We walk and we walk and we walk and stop! As they grow older, play fun stop and go games. Ultimately, they will learn that stop means pause or hold up, and that split second provides the time you need to jump in and guide or discipline them.

Break the cycle of do as I say, not as I do, and learn to discipline without permissiveness, aggression or guilt. Based on current research, Conscious Discipline can teach both parents and children how to: 1. Set goals and achieve them despite obstacles and distractions (instead of yelling, nagging, sending to time out or removal of privileges). 2. Create safe homes by managing our emotions instead of acting them out (instead of adults losing tempers, children throwing tantrums, name-calling,

hitting or destroying property). 3. Set personal boundaries to prevent bullying and encourage respectful interactions (instead of telling others how they should think, should feel or should act). 4. Resolve conflict in a way that creates closer, more loving relationships (instead of pretending issues doesnt exist or having them tear us apart). _______ Self-regulation is: - the ability to manage our own thoughts, feelings and actions - the cornerstone of a successful life - the #1 skill for academic success Yet 40% of our children are missing this skill when they start school! What can we do in homes and preschools to change this alarming statistic? Start with ourselves! How are we handling upsets? How are we handling stress? How are we speaking to ourselves and each other? What skills are we modeling for our children? We cannot teach skills we do not possess. If you would like to explore this idea more, let our book Managing Emotional Mayhem be your guide. Managing Emotional Mayhem lays a conceptual foundation, explores limiting beliefs, presents new adult skills and teaches us how to coach children in this transformative self-regulation process. Start your shift today!

What is a better teacher than a consequence? Here are some frequently asked questions on why Conscious discipline is effective 1.Why does Conscious Discipline reduce aggression, hyperactivity and difficult behaviors in children? Conscious Discipline is successful with reducing aggression, hyperactivity and difficult behaviors in children because it actively teaches adults how to establish a healthy relationship with children, even relationship resistant children. Once a connection is made, the childs brain can become more aligned to support selfregulation. Once there is self-regulation, the child is free to use developmental energy for academic and social success! 2. Why does Conscious Discipline increase academic achievement? Conscious Discipline increases academic achievement by adding personal meaning to academic tasks. The classroom becomes a "school family" where emotions are mixed with the demands of learning on a daily basis. This not only increases school success, but also helps the development of the childs brain. This healthy brain development encourages increased success both academically and emotionally.

3. Why does Conscious Discipline work? Conscious Discipline works because consciousness is a better teacher than consequences. Through the conscious awareness of others and ourselves, we can consciously choose the consequence of our lifes actions.