December 13th : Weekly News from the Dragon Nation!
Our Christmas Angel Tree, 25th Anniversary campaign has closed and we are delighted to share that St. Isidore raised $157 which will be donated to Knights of Columbus to support local families. We surpassed our goal of $1/student raised. Well Done Dragons!
Our Week 2 Advent Liturgy centering around the theme of Peace as our primary students took the lead with strong narrations and art contributions depicting Peace . This week’s liturgy will focus on Joy led by Mrs. Levato and Mrs. Gruber’s classes.
We are excited to share that St. Isidore is having a Christmas showcase on Wednesday, December 21 at 12:15 pm. Individual students and classes are invited to share Christmas-themed dances, songs, art works and more. Parents are more than welcome to join the Christmas festivities and watch our Dragons shine!
Christmas Movie Night: On Wednesday, December 21st starting at 6:30 pm St. Isidore will be hosting its first ever Christmas Movie night where families and classmates can get cozy around a fire and join a virtual meet to watch a Christmas movie. Our JK/K to Gr. 2s will be invited to watch either Frosty or Veggie Tales and our Gr. 3 – 8 students will have an opportunity to watch Elf. Links will be shared next week.
Umbrella Project: Intrinsic Motivation
Help your child set their own goals, and follow through
Following through is key to developing purpose. We all have great ideas that would help with developing purpose. Unfortunately, busy school and activity schedules keep these ideas from realization.
Many of the expectations of education confine kids to a set of goals that aren’t their own. Mandatory projects, studying, and school expectations dominate a kid’s time. This leaves little time in the day to develop a sense of purpose and follow through on those optional goals.
Make sure you check in with your child to learn what they care about. Prioritize their personal, optional goals at the same level as the mandatory ones. Help your child learn to set their own goals. Then, break these goals down into small, manageable steps that will fit into their schedules.
Health & Happiness,
Dr. Jen, The Umbrella Project
