1057 Hughes Road Madison, Alabama 35758

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April 13, 2016

St. John the Baptist Catholic School Newsletter

† Mass Schedule †

Saturday Evening 5:30pm

Sundays 7:00am, 8:30am, 11:30am & 5:30pm

Weekdays

Monday—8:30am

Tuesday—6:15am & 8:30am

Wednesday—8:30am & 6:30pm

Thursday—8:30am & 6:30pm

Friday—8:30am

Holy Days 6:00am, 8:30am & 6:30pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Wednesday & Thursday 5:30pm—6:20pm

Saturday 3:30pm—5:00pm

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Monday—Thursday 9:00am—6:00pm Friday 9:00am—Noon

First Friday 9:00am-9:00pm First Saturday 9:00am—10:00am

April 11—15 Standardized Testing All Week in the AM

for grades 3—8. NO AM APPTS/CHECKOUTS please

April 13th—Mass at 8:30am

April 16th—First Holy Communion 10:00am & 2:00pm

April 18th—1:00pm DISMISSAL

APRIL 18-22—Book Fair

April 19th—Wendy’s Night

April 20th—Mass at 8:30am

April 21st—Progress Checks Home Today

April 23rd—SCHOOL SERVICE PROJECT

April 25th—ACRE Testing Grades 5th & 8th

COUNSELOR’S CORNER:

To Rescue or NOT to Rescue: So your student comes home extremely upset, crying even that someone at school was mean to them or

bullying them OR their teacher does not like them and is treating them unfairly. You IMMEDIATELY become upset because you do not like

seeing your child this way and you know that your child has to be the victim here because why else would they be this upset. At this point I

ask you to STOP, LISTEN, QUESTION, have a conversation, and wait 24 hours.

STOP: Do not join your student in the emotional reaction. Often due to their age, lack of emotional experience and maturity, and possibly

hormones, the emotional reaction is their first one. If you jump in with them, that fire can become an inferno.

LISTEN: When they come to you upset, crying, and extremely emotional. Require that they calm themselves down first before they continue

to talk. This skill is very important as it teaches everyone to manage their emotions and we all know that better decision making comes

with a cooler head.

QUESTION: Once your student is calm, ask them several questions. Such as:

"What happened before this situation started?"

"This person was mean to you out of the blue/for no reason?"

"When did this start?"

"Did you say anything to this person before the argument started?"

""Was anyone else involved?"

This will help you gain a clearer picture and help the student to see that often their actions affect the actions of others. Most young stu-

dents do not understand another person's point of view and have a hard time putting themselves in someone else's shoes (empathy).

Conversation: Once you do all of this, ask you student if they would do anything differently. If they are still struggling to see where they can

make different choices, jump in and help them with that.

Finally, GIVE IT 24 hours: Often when we are upset, we say and do things that we would not normally do. If the situation is not an emergen-

cy (an emergency is an imminent threat to someone's life or blood loss), and you have gone through all of the steps above, wait at least a

day. I know, I know. You want to do something NOW! But remember we are not at our best when we are emotional and upset AND in kid

time a whole lot can change in 24 hours. After 24 hours, revisit the situation with your student. Often, you will be surprised at the re-

sponse! In the light of a new day, to a child, something that happened yesterday, may not seem as urgent as it did the day before. As

adults we hold on to things, but children have the ability to move on from things much quicker than we do.

If your student is still as upset as when they initially approached you MIGHT have a rescue situation. If not, by resisting the urge to jump in,

you are teaching them the skills to problem solve, communicate, manage their emotions positively, make smart decisions, use empathy

and SO much more!

Scholastic Book Fair is coming! Our Spring Book Fair will be the week of April 18-22, 2016. Here is a brief schedule for the week:

Monday, April 18th: open for Student Preview from 8:10AM-1:00PM. Closed for the afternoon due to teacher in-service

Tuesday, April 19th: Open for Student Preview (AM) and begin Student Buying (PM), starting at 8:10AM.

Will be open after school till 6:15PM.

Wednesday, April 20th and Thursday, April 21st: Open from 8:10AM-4PM.

Friday, April 22nd: Open from 8:10AM-3PM. CLOSE at 3PM to pack up Book Fair.

We also will have the on-line book fair available as well. Simply type in www.scholastic.com/fair to find our fair listed. Any books bought

through the on-line fair will be shipped to the school free and delivered to your students.

We are always looking for volunteers and we would love to have you join us! Please email me at school, jcrown@stjohnb.com if you would

like to help.

Parents are welcomed to come to the book fair any time during the day, but we will not pull students out of class. If you would like your stu-

dents to come to book fair with you, please come after school or on Tuesday, when we will be open later.

Caldecott/Newbery Reading Award-Students have been turning in their completed forms. If your student is still working toward this award,

please give them your support. Forms are not due till Monday, May 13th.

Overdue books-Several of our students have books that are overdue. Notes are given to the students and are put into their folders going

home. If your student has an overdue book, please assist them in locating the book and returning it to the library. Thank you.

SCRIP News:

Thanks for all the support in purchasing SCRIP this year. Keep up the good work - every little bit helps out. GLSC is also offering for a limited

time while supplies last several low denomination cards - including Amazon $10; Barnes & Noble $5; Outback $10; Starbucks $5 and Target

$10. Place your order online at shopwithscrip.com for a better chance at acquiring these special cards.

Current bonus rebates include: JCPenney 6%; Meijer 5%; Stage Stores 10%. Upcoming bonuses starting April 16: Bed, Bath & Beyond 8%; Belk

10%; BonTon 10%; Carters/OshKosh 11%; Home Depot 6%; Kohls 6%; and TGI Fridays 10%.

Elizabeth Butler

St. John's SCRIP Coordinator 2015-2016

(256) 722-4753

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