From the
Parent Council Excecutive Committee
SA families Bensonhurst
August 2016 Newsletter
What’s Inside 1 Opening Letter 2 Uniform Solution
Team Teaching
3 Morning Routine
After School
Gathering Support
4 Start Dates + Half Days
Flashback CMU-Harvard is ready for action September 17, 2015
On your mark... Get set! It’s a new school year. From new shoes to new school hours, we’re off on quite an adventure this year. Whatever you or your scholar is feeling, you are probably not alone.
sa-bh PCEC Madeline Vega President
Michael Curcio Vice President
Yuri Nazarov Secretary sabhfamilies.com pcec@sabhfamilies.com https://www.facebook.com/ groups/sabhparents/
Dismissal is a good time to get to know more of the adults in our community, but the Parent Council also gathers for breakfasts and school-wide playdates. Keep an eye out for opportunities in the school’s ACTION flyer or join the closed Facebook group. And be sure to visit sabhfamilies.com. It’s your job to be an emotion coach for your scholar, but other parents in our community can do the same for you. What’s an “emotion coach”? Someone who will help you identify, label, and validate your feelings. And if you have a scholar who is screaming on the sidewalk outside the school, “anxiety” is probably a good label. Don’t tell your scholar to relax, though. Help your scholar get excited! The brain can’t tell the difference between anxiety and excitement, so spin all that energy in a positive direction. Our school is fun—scholars can enter the building with lots of energy. (They have to walk up four flights...) And remember you should be positive, too. It’s going to be a good year! —MV