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November 2015
THE RISK OF REWARDS
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
The Risk of Rewards
FISH Food Drive
Finding the right motivators to encourage children to complete tasks whether at home or at school can be a challenge. Often, when all else fails the tendency is to turn to rewards for completion or compliance.
The Stadium Drive Student Council is once again working with the Oxford/ Orion FISH Thanksgiving Food Drive to gather food for local families. Last year FISH was able to provide 125+ Thanksgiving baskets to needy individuals and families. The food drive not only provides a Thanksgiving food basket, but food donations also help FISH to stock their pantry shelves. Families need all the trimmings to make a joyous and filling holiday meal including:
Rewards are no more helpful at enhancing achievement than they are at fostering good values. At least two dozen studies have shown that people expecting to receive a reward for completing a task (or for doing it successfully) simply do not perform as well as those who expect nothing (Kohn, 1993). This effect is robust for young children, older children, and adults; for males and females; for rewards of all kinds; and for tasks ranging from memorizing facts to designing collages to solving problems. In general, the more cognitive sophistication and open-ended thinking that is required for a task, the worse people tend to do when they have been led to perform that task for a reward. There are several plausible explanations for this puzzling but remarkably consistent finding. The most compelling of these is that rewards cause people to lose interest in whatever they were rewarded for doing. This phenomenon, which has been demonstrated in scores of studies (Kohn, 1993), makes sense given that “motivation” is not a single characteristic that an individual possesses to a greater or lesser degree. Rather, intrinsic motivation (an interest in the task for its own sake) is qualitatively different from extrinsic motivation (in which completion of the task is seen chiefly as a prerequisite for obtaining something else) (Deci & Ryan, 1985). At Stadium Drive, we work hard to express the importance of quality. In addition, we strive to cultivate an environment that encourages grit and perseverance, which better positions our students to be motivated to achieve internally rather than externally. Students don’t need a reward to do ‘good’. They work to do ‘good’ because it’s what is supposed to happen, no matter how many tries it takes. Kohn, A. (1994, December). The Risk of Rewards. Retrieved from Alfie Kohn Web site: http://www.alfiekohn.org/article/risks-rewards/
Conferences Conferences will be held on November 6 from 12:00-3:00 PM and on November 9 and 11 from 4:45-8:30 PM. If you have yet to schedule a time to meet with your child’s teacher, be sure to do so soon. Conferences are an excellent time to have undistracted dialogue about student progress in learning.
Stuffing mix Cranberry sauce Pie crust mix Canned vegetables Evaporated milk Potatoes Any other non-perishable food
Stadium Drive Student Council will be collecting nonperishable food items Monday, November 9 – Thursday, November 19. You can send food in with your child or drop it at the office. The Stadium Drive Student Council thanks you for your assistance with this worthwhile project. Click here to view a flyer advertising this charitable opportunity.
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SDE School Store
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The Stadium Drive School Store will come to your child’s class on November 11 and December 9. Here are a few of the new items to expect: gel pens, Dolphin pencil grips, wallets, bracelets, elephant pencil sharpeners, assorted stress balls, Smencils (limited quantity) and more. Watch for new items to be featured on SDNN, on our website, and in the school store brochure. Most items range in price from $.25 - $2.00. Profits from the store help to support the Stadium Drive Student Council.
Based on teacher and student input, we also purchased several picture and chapter books for the entire school to enjoy. We also added new technology, by purchasing additional iPad minis and OSMO tangible play games to support student thinking and learning.
A BIG Thank You to the PTO volunteers who operate the store! If you have some time on Wednesday mornings and are interested in helping with the school store please contact Sue Louvar, PTO President.
Book Fair The Scholastic Book Fair is coming. We had two very successful Scholastic Book Fairs last year. I want to share some of the ways your generous support of the book fair have benefited the students at Stadium Drive Elementary. Using the profits from last year's fairs, we were able to purchase over 30 new eBooks that students in grades 3-5 can check out individually or classroom teachers can use with the whole class. Click here to view a 3 minute
If you haven't visited the school library recently, we just replaced the student furniture with new 60' round tables, and cantilever chairs that have a subtle rock to them. We also added a 48x72 Lego table that the students love to explore. The students are really enjoying the new updates and changes. This year we would like to use profits to continue adding new titles to the library in both eBook and book format. We also want to focus on creating additional studentcentered zones, where both lower and upper elementary students can enjoy exploring their books, and technology. We appreciate your past support, and look forward to your continued support of the Scholastic Book Fair, as we help put books into students’ hands, and improve the Stadium Drive Elementary library for all present and future students. There's also still time to support the classroom libraries of Stadium Drive teachers. We will be collecting Scholastic "All for Books" donations until this Wednesday, November 4th. Each teacher will be able to spend all of her collected money at the upcoming book fair to add many great new titles and series classrooms. This is a great way to support the library, teachers, students, and other children in need. Click here to watch a quick two minute video that explains the program. Thank you, Dan Dabrowski Technology and Library Specialist Stadium Drive Elementary Lake Orion Community Schools
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Box Top Challenge I am excited to report that our October Box Tops for Education collection gave our teachers a total of $1,728.40, which is an increase of $285.80 over last October’s numbers! Thank you to all the families that sent in their Box Tops. It’s a wonderful way to support our teachers. Click here to see the earnings from all classrooms. The top three classes with the most Box Tops collected were Mrs. Fornwall’s fifth grade class with a total of 1,370, Mrs. Nye’s third grade class with a total of 1,258, and Mrs. Henmueller’s second grade class with a total of 1,257! Each class will earn an extra recess and a special treat! Congratulations to our winners! I also want to thank our team of volunteers who assisted in the counting: Wendy Freeman, Florie D’Annunzio, Patty Kostecki, Heather Schott, Windy Nuss, Lindsey Combs, Brittany Gibson, Jeanine Neering, Karen Colley, and Michelle Aisthorpe. I know it was a lot of trimming, verifying expiration dates, sorting, and counting! We could not have done it without you! Remember to keep saving your Box Tops for our next collection, which will be in February! Thank you! Angie Dempsey – Box Tops Coordinator
Ski Club Lake Orion Ski & Snowboard Club is up and running for the 2015- 2016 Season. This year ski club will be held on Wednesdays starting at 4:00 PM. Membership cards can be purchased ALL SEASON LONG at Pine Knob. On Wednesdays, I’ll be located in the Pinery Café from 4:00-7:00 PM. You can also complete our form by clicking here and return it to your school by Wednesday, November 18. Cards will be sent home with your student on Friday, November 20. Please read the aforementioned form to learn all about ski club and the great benefits of joining. Contact your ski club sponsor, Laura Williams at lwilliams@tcguys.com with any further questions. Ski Club begins when Pine Knob opens for season. You can join our Lake Orion Elementary Ski Club page to have access to updated information.
people have been experiencing. Persons should check the App Store and make sure they have updated MyStop to Version 1.1. If you have any issues with MyStop, or you would like to comment about this product, please email us at LOCSMyStop@lakeorion.k1 2.mi.us. The Transportation Department continues to make improvements to MyStop and will be launching a family dropdown menu soon. This will allow parents and guardians to scroll between their students instead of having to enter login information for each separately. Thank you for your patience as we continue to improve our transportation services.
Coolest Band Lake Orion High School's marching band is among 169 across the state vying for the title as the coolest marching band in Michigan! The winner will be decided by popular vote. Let's give these talented Dragon musicians a hand. Click here to cast your ballot!
My Stop Compatibility Lake Orion Community Schools is pleased to announce Apple has accepted the update to the MyStop school bus locator application. This update will fix the iOS 9 series operating system issues that 3|Page
News from the PTO With close to 475 people in attendance, including almost 250 trick or treaters, our first ever Trunk or Treat was a huge success. The PTO would like to thank Mrs. Barry and Mr. Murray for all of their help and support. Thank you also to all of the parents that helped us before the event, and to all of our families that donated close to 20,000 pieces of candy! Finally, a big thank you to our nearly 40 families that decorated a trunk and passed out candy. We had many fun decorations to choose from for our “Best Trunk” contest, but in the end the participants voted for trunk number three provided by the Rossi family. They will enjoy a four pack of tickets to Michigan’s Sea Life Aquarium at Great Lakes Crossing Mall. Looking to get a head start on your holiday shopping? Come and join us on Thursday, November 19 from 6:30-8:30 PM for our very first vendor fair. Shop vendors such as Thirty-One, Stella and Dot, Pampered Chef and many more. With close to 20 vendors, there is something for everyone! This is a great way to cross off items on your holiday list while supporting local small businesses and fellow Stadium Drive families, all while supporting your PTO.
card to Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Gift cards will be accepted at all Lake Orion drop off locations. Please contact Kate DiMeo at kdimeo@lakeorion.k12.mi.us with any questions.
Upcoming Events 11/3 – Picture Retakes 11/6 – P/T Conferences 12-3 PM 11/9-13 – Book Fair 11/9 – P/T Conferences 4:45-8:30 PM
The shopping fun doesn’t stop with the adults this year! On Thursday, December 17 Stadium Drive students will have an opportunity to shop for gifts at our Candy Cane Lane Holiday Gift Shop. Watch for details at the end of November or early December.
11/11 – P/T Conferences 4:45-8:30 PM
Our next PTO meeting is Thursday, November 5 at 4:00 PM in the media center. LOCS Board of Education members Scott Taylor and Steve Drakos will be in attendance to answer questions or address concerns. Free, adult supervised child care will be provided.
11/12 – Student Banking
Stay connected! Join the PTO Facebook page for the most up to date information and announcements. You can find us on Facebook at Stadium Drive Elementary PTO.
Book Drive Lake Orion Community Schools will collect new or gently used books November 2 through November 13 at all schools in Lake Orion. Drop-off will be available during school hours and during parent teacher conferences. Books may be of any reading level, preschool through adult. Teachers will select books appropriate for school use; these books will go directly to Lake Orion classrooms! Books that go unselected will be donated to a local charity. Kids in our community will reap the benefits! No books to donate? No problem. You are invited to become a book sponsor and support our book drive with the purchase of a gift
11/11 – School Store
11/19 – Ladies Night Out 11/25-27 - Thanksgiving Recess 12/9 – 5th Grade Production 2:30 PM 12/9 – 5th Grade Production 6:30 PM 12/17 – Candy Cane Lane, Holiday Parties, Student Banking 12/21 – 1/1 - Holiday Recess
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