Fun day this afternoon! Local Orland Police Officers Roenspie and Lemmon demonstrated their K-9 companions today. It was amazing to watch the dogs be focused on their jobs and then turn around and let all the kids pet them. Great experience!
So excited for Grandparents Day! See you as early as 7:45 for breakfast which will be served until 8:45. Classrooms open at 8 am. All school assembly at 8:45 followed by all grandparents being sent to the principal’s office at 9 am. What?!? We hope you can come!
We’re so excited to see everyone! 🐾💙🐾
Calling all Lake Grandparents! We will be hosting our annual Grandparents Day on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. This is an annual event with a new twist. Typically held in the fall, we have scheduled April 27 for the special time with you and your Lake Panther.
Breakfast will be served 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Classrooms will be open from 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Your Lake Panther will give you a classroom tour at this time. Or you can take a self-directed tour of our new and amazing campus! We will gather at the flag pole at 8:45 a.m. for the daily Pledge of Allegiance.
We hope you can join us for breakfast on Wednesday, April 27, from 7:45 - 9:00 a.m.
Every day is a day for learning, no matter who you are. Honored to have Lake School be the training grounds for area K-9 units. The dogs were amazing. And we’re lucky to have a demonstration scheduled for school next week! It was a great day to be a Lake Panther principal.🐕 🐾
Easter Egg Hunt today at 9:45 am. Softball at Plaza at 12:30. Send off assembly at 2:30. It’s a great day to be a Panther! 🐾💙🐾
It was a beautiful day to celebrate 150 years of Lake School. The school picture turned out BEAUTIFUL! More celebrations to come…stay tuned!
Happy April Fool’s Day! It’s a busy day on campus.
Student assembly at 8:45.
Otter pops for all students dressed in Panther blue!
Softball vs. Capay at Lely Park, 12:30 pm. Good luck, Panthers! 🐾🥎
Happy Friday! Softball today in Vina. 12:30 start time. And the weather is warm enough for otter pops again today. Wear your Panther Blue for an otter pop at lunch!
New this spring - monthly newsletters! Check out the March newsletter here. Lots of info about Summer Camp, things happening around the campus, exciting plans for next year, as well as a jog-a-thon and Grandparents Day coming in April. You don't want to miss this newsletter. https://www.smore.com/2befj
There were A LOT of leprechaun traps set at the school yesterday. We are hoping for success! Happy St. Patrick’s Day. ☘️
Scholastic Book Fair continues this week. Book Fair will be open during recesses and after school. Check it out!
Thanks to all who came to this morning’s Pancake Breakfast. And Bobbi says thanks to the clean up crew!
It’s almost here. Lake School’s annual Pancake Breakfast. Tomorrow morning, campus will open at 7 am for all you early birds. Breakfast served until 11 am for you late risers. The meal is just $6 a plate. Pancakes, ham, eggs, and a drink.
This event is IN PERSON. Take out is available for those on the go. You’ll want to stop by to see the beautiful improvements to our campus.
And if that’s not enough, our annual Book Fair will be open for business, too. Lots to do tomorrow. Stop by, we’d love to see you!
You’ll want to come to Pancake Breakfast this Saturday and check out our new doors. So cool!!
We’re excited for today’s NED Show. Happy Wednesday.
Happy last day of February.
Impact Journal knows where it's at....and it's at Lake Elementary. They showcased not one, but TWO Lake teachers. Check out this interview with Mrs. Quillen, our third grade rock star.
https://www.impactjournal.online/post/chelsea-quillen-engraining-a-growth-mindset
A worthy read during winter break. (This article was published January 2020.)
Dr. Ovide, a French pediatric neurologist, warns of a silent tragedy unfolding today in our homes.
There is a silent tragedy unfolding in our homes today, and it involves our most beautiful jewels: our children. Our children are in a devastating emotional state! Over the past 15 years, researchers have given us increasingly alarming statistics about an acute and steady increase in childhood mental illness that is now reaching epidemic proportions:
The stats don't lie:
• 1 in 5 children have mental health problems
• A 43% increase in ADHD has been observed
• A 37% increase in teenage depression was observed
• A 200% increase in suicide rate among children between 10 and 14 years old has been observed.
What is happening and what are we doing wrong?
Today’s children are over-stimulated and over-gifted with material things, but they are deprived of the foundations of a healthy childhood like:
• Emotionally available parents
• clearly defined boundaries
• responsibilities
• Balanced nutrition and adequate sleep
• Movement in general but especially outdoors
• Creative play, social interaction, casual play opportunities and spaces for boredom
Instead, the last few years have been filled with children of:
• Digital Distracted Parents
• indulgent, permissive parents who let children “run the world” and be the ones who make the rules
• A sense of entitlement, to deserve everything without earning it or being responsible for it
• Inappropriate sleep and imbalanced nutrition
• A sedentary way of life
• Endless stimulation, tech nannies, instant gratification and no dull moments
What is there to do?
If we want our children to be happy, healthy individuals we need to wake up and get back to basics. There is still time! Many families see immediate improvements after weeks of implementing the following recommendations:
• Set boundaries and remember that you are the captain of the boat. Your children will feel safer knowing that you have control.
• Provide children with a balanced lifestyle filled with what children need, not just what they want. Don't be afraid to say "no" to your kids if what they want is not what they need.
• Provide nutritious food and limit junk food.
• Spend at least one hour a day outdoors doing activities such as: Cycling, hiking, fishing, bird/bug watching
• Enjoy an everyday family dinner without smartphones or technology distracting them.
• Play board games as a family or if the children are too young for board games, get carried away by your interests and let them set the game
• Involve your children in a task or household task depending on their age (folding clothes, organizing toys, hanging clothes, unpacking food, setting the table, feeding the dog etc.)
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• Implement a consistent sleep routine to ensure your child gets enough sleep. Schedules will be even more important for school age children.
• Teaching responsibility and independence. Do not overprotect them from any frustration or mistake. Being wrong will help them build resilience and learn to overcome life's challenges,
• Don’t load your children’s backpack, don’t carry your backpacks, don’t take their assignment they forgot, don’t peel their bananas or peel their oranges if they can do it themselves (4-5 years old). Instead of giving them the fish, show them how to fish.
• Teach them to wait and delay gratification.
• Provide opportunities for “boredom”, because boredom is when creativity awakens. Don't feel responsible for always keeping kids entertained.
• Do not use technology as a cure for boredom, nor offer it at the first second of inactivity.
• Avoid the use of technology at meals, in cars, restaurants, shopping malls. Use these moments as opportunities to socialize thus training brains to function when they are in "boredom" mode.
• Help them create a "Boredom Bottle" with activity ideas for when they are bored.
• Be emotionally available to connect with children and teach them self-regulation and social skills:
• Turn off phones at night when children need to go to bed to avoid digital distraction.
• Become an emotional regulator or coach for your children. Teach them how to recognize and manage their own frustrations and anger.
• Show them to greet, to take turns, to share without saying without anything, to say thank you and please, to recognize the mistake and apologize (don't force them), be a model of all these values he instills.
• Connect emotionally - smile, hug, kiss, tickle, read, dance, jump, play or cuddle with them.
Article written by Dr. Luis Rojas Marcos, psychiatrist.
http://palermonline.com.ar/wordpress/?p=65783