Clarendon School

 

Code of Conduct

The administration and faculty believe that proper conduct and behavior by all students is a vital component in maintaining an effective, safe, and productive learning environment by adhering to the following expectations.

 

BEHAVIOR STANDARDS

Students will recognize that school is work and academic development is the primary purpose.

Students will communicate with other students, teachers, and aides in an appropriate manner. Politeness and good manners are expected at all times.

Students will respect and care for the property of others.

Students will treat others appropriately. Hitting, pushing, and fighting will not be tolerated at school.

Students will not tease or name call.

Students will accept the consequences of their actions.

Students will behave properly on the school bus. Students must stay seated, wear seat belts, and cooperate with the bus driver.

Students will use proper language in school, on the playground, and on the school bus. Profanity will not be tolerated.

Students will strive to maintain cleanliness of school facilities and property.

Students will turn off cell phones and keep in backpacks while in school.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do You Ever Wonder Why?

Do you ever wonder how they fly so effortlessly into the wind, gently flapping their wings as they soar in the sky?

Do you ever wonder where they go when you suddenly approach their path, trying to get just a glimpse of their form so bold?

Do you ever wonder what makes these winged creatures dazzling and radiant like a rainbow after a storm?

Do you ever wonder why the mourning dove and sparrow feed together from the sunflower seeds that fall to the ground unnoticed by each other?

It makes you wonder how, where, what and why about these creatures of flight.  They share a blue sky, they breathe the same air and they are so unique.  It makes you wonder - so why can't we?

 

 

 

JUST A FEW GOOD WEBSITES TO HELP YOUR CHILD WITH SCHOOLWORK!

http://www.ask.com

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pres/list.shtml

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

How Can a Parent Help?

By:  Dr. Mel Levine

Dr. Mel Levine is the author of Ready of Not, Here Life Comes, which examines how parents and schools can better prepare adolescents for the transition to adult life.

 

HELP YOUR KIDS FIGURE OUT WHO THEY ARE -  Your can start this process when they are 11 or 12.  Periodically review their emerging strengths and weaknesses with them and work together on any shortcomings, like difficulty in communicating well or collaborating.

 

TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE ON A REGULAR BASIS -  Instead of obsessing about the need to be admitted to a good college talk to them about life beyond the undergraduate years.  Discuss the joys and downsides of your own career.  Kids need a range of authentic role models - as opposed to members of their clique, rock idols and vaunted athletes.

 

BUILD YOUR KIDS' WORK SKILLS -  Teachers are responsible for teaching kids how to learn; mothers and fathers should be responsible for teaching them how to work.  Assign responsibilities around the house and make sure homework deadlines are met.  Encourage teenagers to take a part-time job.

 

PLACE TIME LIMITS ON LEISURE ACTIVITIES -  Playing video games encourages immediate gratification, and hours of watching TV shows with canned laughter only teaches kids to process information in a passive way.  At the same time, listening through earphones to the same monotonous beats for long stretches encourages kids to stay inside their bubble instead of pursuing other endeavors.  All these activities can stunt the growth of important communication and thinking skills and make it difficult for kids to develop the kind of sustained concentration they will need for most jobs.

 

HELP KIDS DEVELOP COPING STRATEGIES -  They should know how to deal with setbacks, stresses and feelings of inadequacy.  They should also learn how to solve problems and resolve conflicts, ways to brainstorm and think critically.  Discussions at home can help kids practice doing these things and help them apply these skills to everyday life situations.

 

MAKE SURE THAT CHILDHOOD IS NOT AN IMPOSSIBLE ACT TO FOLLOW -  Don't overindulge kids with spectacular vacations, opulent material possessions and relentless tides of programmed activities after school and during summers.  Avoid creating hyperinflated egos living within protected spheres that will burst in the early stages of a career when supervisors won't care how cool they were in high school or what great athletes they were there too.  What about the son or daughter who is grown but seems to be floundering and wandering aimlessly through early adulthood?  Parents still have a pivotal role to play, but now it is more delicate.  It is essential for strong family ties and trust to prevail throughout this trying period.  Parents have to be careful not to come across as disappointed in their child.  They should exhibit strong interest ad respect for whatever current interest their adult has and become a partner in exploring options for the future.

MOST OF ALL, THESE NEW ASPIRING ADULTS MUST FEEL THAT THEY ARE RESPECTED AND SUPPORTED BY A FAMILY THAT APPRECIATES THEM FOR WHO THEY ARE AND NOT WHAT THEY HAVE BECOME!

Time Magazine - January 24, 2005

 

 

 

 

Positive Quotes of the Day

Only you can be yourself.

No one else is qualified for the job.

 

There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different

from the things we do.

Freya Madeline Stark

 

Children Learn What They Live

Dorothy Law Nolte

If a child lives with criticism,

He learns to condemn.

If a child lives with hostility

He learns to fight.

If a child lives with ridicule,

He learns to be shy,

If a child lives with shame,

He learns to feel guilty.

If a child lives with tolerance,

He learns to be patient.

If a child lives with encouragement,

He learns confidence.

If a child lives with fairness,

He learns justice.

If a child lives with security,

He learns to have faith.

If a child lives with approval,

He learns to like himself.

If a child lives with acceptance and friendship,

He learns to find love in the world.

ALWAYS LOVE AND ACCEPT YOURSELF

I accept myself completely.

I accept my strengths and my weaknesses,
my gifts and my shortcomings,
my good points and my faults.

I accept myself completely as a human being.

I accept that I am here to learn and grow,
and I accept that I am learning and growing.

I accept the personality I've developed,
and I accept my power to heal and change.

I accept myself without condition or reservation.

I accept that the core of my being is goodness
and that my essence is love,
and I accept that I sometimes forget that.

I accept myself completely, and in this acceptance
I find an ever-deepening inner strength.

From this place of strength, I accept my life fully
and I am open to the lessons it offers me today.

I accept that within my mind are both fear and love,
and I accept my power to choose
which I will experience as real.

I recognize that I experience only the results
of my own choices.

I accept the times that I choose fear
as part of my learning and healing process,
and I accept that I have the potential and power
in any moment to choose love instead.

I accept mistakes as a part of growth,
so I am always willing to forgive myself
and give myself another chance.

I accept that my life is the expression of my thought,
and I commit myself to aligning my thoughts
more and more each day with the Thought of Love.

I accept that I am an expression of this Love.

Love's hands and voice and heart on earth.

I accept my own life as a blessing and a gift.

My heart is open to receive, and I am deeply grateful.

May I always share the gifts that I receive
fully, freely, and with joy.

 

~~ Author Unknown ~~

   

You can't touch it, but it affects how you feel. You can't see it, but it's there when you look at yourself in the mirror. You can't hear it, but it's there every time you talk about yourself. What is this important but mysterious thing?

It's your self-esteem!
(GO TO THE WEBSITE BELOW!)
 

 

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/self_esteem.html


To make reading a part of your holiday traditions, try some of these fun literacy activities.

  • Encourage your child to create bookmarks to enclose in a gift book or to mark the place in your own book where you leave off during read-aloud time.

     
  • Ask your child to help with holiday shopping. Have him or her write out the list and then read the items aloud as you peruse the aisles together.

     
  • Give your child a companion book to traditional holiday gifts, such as a book on juggling and several brightly colored balls; a book about fossils and a bag of plaster of Paris; or a book about stamp collecting and a stamp album.

     
  • When it's time for holiday baking, ask your child to read the directions aloud to you. While the cookies are in the oven, read a short book together.

     
  • Suggest that your childs teacher turn the classroom holiday gift exchange into a book exchange.

     
  • Help your child make his or her own holiday gifts for family and friends by following the directions in a how-to-book.

     
  • Ask your child to help you write out gift nametags. Use extra large gift tags for tiny hands!

     
  • Encourage your child to volunteer to read to residents in a local retirement home or hospital.

     
  • Give a bookstore gift certificate as a holiday present so your child can select a new book on his or her own. Read the book together.

     
  • Visit the library and pick out some holiday favorites for festive family reading all season long.
 

           

A BEAUTIFUL STORY:

 
 

A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them.

She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."

"Is the man of the house home?", they asked.

"No", she said. "He's out."

"Then we cannot come in," they replied.

In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened.

"Go tell them I am home and invite them in!"

The woman went out and invited the men in.

"We do not go into a House together," they replied.

One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!!," he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"

His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"

Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"

"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."

The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."

Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"

The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!"

OUR WISH FOR YOU...

Where there is pain, we wish you peace and mercy. Where there is self-doubting, we wish you a renewed confidence in Your Ability to work through them.

Where there is tiredness, or exhaustion, we wish you understanding, patience, and renewed strength.

Where there is fear, we wish you love, and courage.

Peace to you my friend.

WHO WOULD YOU INVITE?

 

 

"BEE" A KNOW IT ALL, READ!

 

 


  GET IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT AND DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
 
 
 

 

  • Offer to help someone who's extra-stressed about the holidays, by sharing an hour or two of your time.
  • Visit a shut-in or a nursing home. Take a pointsettia, some cookies, or simply a few words to brighten a lonely day. And try not to forget these new friends the rest of the year.
  • Share a pot of soup or a casserole with someone who deserves a break.
  • Offer to baby-sit so a young mother can shop, address cards, decorate, wrap...or nap.
  • Drive an elderly person or a non-driver to the shopping center and back home again. If you have time, help with the shopping.
  • Offer to house-sit or dog-sit for traveling friends or neighbours.
  • Adopt a family and give them a Christmas when they would ordinarily have none. Check with social services agencies for names of the deserving.
  • Share some quiet, reflective time with those who have lost loved ones during the year. The first Christmas without a beloved family member is bittersweet. If you are comfortable and close, encourage fond memories to lift the heart of the grieving.
  • Try not to ask "What can I do?" Examine the situation at hand and look for the best way you can help ease someone else's burden, brighten a lonely time, or simply make someone happy.