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MB is Offering a Summer FREE Lunch Program for Kids

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See the soccer camp flyer for any boys entering grades 1-8. Great way to kickoff summer!

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Band Information

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Hello MB parents-
Check out our new way to get your school supplies! Click on the link below.  If you order before July 1st, you can save $5!  Thanks!
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Central Registration: Thursday, July 26, 2018 and Monday, July 30, 2018(12:00pm – 8:00pm) 



School Wide Information

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Helping Traumatized Children
 
As parents and caregivers, we are the first to notice when children are impacted by traumatic events.  Whether it is an event directly impacting a child, or events in the community or society, it is important to care for the social/emotional needs of our children.  Helping Children Cope with Traumatic Events by Melinda Smith, M.A., Lawrence Robinson, and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. provide tips on helping children traumatized.  These coping tips could help:
  1. Minimize Media Exposure: If a traumatic event has occurred and there is repeated media coverage either eliminate or greatly reduce viewing it.  Parents could watch the coverage with their children and discuss it.  Limit exposure to graphic images and videos.
  2. Engage your Child: Spend time with your child and discuss how they are feeling.  Answer your child’s questions honestly.  Comfort and assure your child when the have uncomfortable feelings and thoughts.  Don’t make your child talk if they are not ready.  Encourage your child to participate in activities they enjoy.
  3. Encourage Physical Activity: Physical activity can improve your child’s mood and sleep.  Help your child find and activity he/she will like.  Find something you both can do together if they are reluctant to participate in physical activity. 
  4. Feed Your Child a Healthy Diet: Find foods that help increase your child’s mood.  Be a positive role model and eat healthy together.  Have your child participate in making the meals and eat together as a family.
  5. Rebuild Trust and Safety: Help your child feel safe and secure.  Provide stability with consistent routines, reduce stress in the home and yourself, and remain calm. 
You can view the full article at:  https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/helping-children-cope-with-traumatic-stress.htm



Grateful Children
Five Ways to Raise a Grateful Child, by Andrea Hussong is about the importance of gratitude in our children.  It suggested ways to increase gratitude in our children.  Here are the five major points that include the NOTICE-THINK-FEEL-DO model:
1)     Model thankfulness – When we model gratitude our children witness first hand either through our actions or words.  They are more likely to show gratitude in their own experiences.
2)    Embed it – Think about the environment you create for your children. “In turn, children who are involved in more activities selected by parents to foster gratitude more frequently display gratitude.”
3)    Talk about it when it is there – Discuss with your children when they show gratitude.  Make it a teaching moment.
4)    Talk about it when it is not there – Discuss with your children when they do not show gratitude.  Listen to your child about the situation and ways to handle it differently.
5)    Repeat it often -  Practice and reflect on the moments where we can show gratitude.
The article ends with the suggestion of starting off slowing and working on one thing at a time.  This article can be found at:
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/five_ways_to_raise_a_grateful_child?utm_source=Greater+Good+Science+Center&utm_campaign=a47f7615b8-EMAIL_PARENTS_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5ae73e326e-a47f7615b8-51991011

Meadowbrook Events at a Glance

Student Drop Off/Pick Up

Fourth grade parents will need to drop off and pick up their students on the East side of the building (by the gym).  

Fifth grade parents will drop off and pick up their students in front of the cafeteria.

Title 1 Parent Involvement Letter

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Letter to Parents - Required Accountability Assessments

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