The Panther Gazette

“Creating Achievers with Hope and Determination” Edition 9

CALENDAR

Feb 29-March 4 Nevada Reading Week March 3 1st & 2nd Grade Awards 2-3 pm Mango Math Night 5:30 Family Literacy Night 5:00 March 4 4th & 5th Grade Awards 2-3 pm March 9 Picture Day - Spring & Class March 14 National History Bee 8-5 p March 17 St. Patrick’s Day Michael Luchon - Reading Louie the Leprechaun March 18 PBS Writing Contest Deadline March 21-25 Spring Break (No School) March 25 Poster Art Deadline

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Giving the Gift of Problem Solving

In Love and Logic the importance of giving your child the opportunity to learn how to resolve their own problems is important. Yes, it is easier just to resolve the problem for them, but as parents and teachers this is a disservice to the child. By providing chil-dren the opportunity to show how to criti-cally think their way through a problem, you will be providing your child with essential life skills that will help them learn & grow. The Love & Logic references that, “When kids know they can solve the problems they en-counter, their sense of self-efficacy grows (Bandura, 1977). As you give your child new learning opportunities, pay attention to their beaming pride and growing self-worth.

“When we give the gift of problem solving, we also give the gift of pride.” (Fay, 2012)

5 steps for helping your child own and solve their problems:

1. Provide a strong dose of empathy (wow, that must feel…)

2. Hand the problem back to them in a car-ing manner. (I can see that you are going to…)

3. Ask permission to share some solutions and provide choices. (May I tell you what I have seen before….?)

4. Help your child evaluate the potential consequences of each choice. (I wonder what the consequence might be if…)

5. Allow your child to either solve or not solve the problem. (I see that you are/are not going to)

Your child may or may not decide to take on the opportunity to solve their problem. Just be sure that in the event they choose to not resolve the problem, they are able to learn from the consequences that play out. This is a valuable learning experience that you can utilize to help them see that solving their problem would have been the right thing to do.

This month in the counseling corner we are highlighting the character trait, trustworthiness. Trustworthiness is a badge of honor that carries a huge impact for our students. Possessing this character means students can be counted on to do what is right in school and in the community. Trustworthiness shows reliability, it also means having the courage to do the right thing.

All year log, we have had students partici-pating in the National History Bee. It is with Panther Pride we congratulate the below students that will be attending the regional finals which will be held on Monday, March 14, from 5pm -8pm at the Adelson Education-al Campus.

Deja Dunlap 6th grade

Danae Dunlap 6th grade

Victoria Beauzier 6th grade

Britnney Cook 6th grade

Anthony Williams 7th grade

Nia Donaldson 8th grade

De'Sha Campbell 8th grade

Justice Brown 8th grade

Rajah Thomas 8th grade

City Council Member, Pamela Goynes invited 100 AOE to participate in the Black History Con-test, see our winners below: Kindergarten: 1st Place: Oscar Barretto 2nd Place: Aliyah Iwuoma 3rd Place: My’la Jackson 1st Grade: 1st Place: Arianna Tegoma 2nd Place: Dylan Tapia 3rd Place: Ma’Kayah Williams 2nd Grade: 1st Place: Princess Newman 2nd Place: Khyelle Williams 3rd: Purniyah Lee 3rd Grade: 1st Place: Za’Naiyah Robinson-Bowie 2nd Place: Cordae Feazell 3rd Place: Kenyonna Johns 4th Grade: 1st Place: Honesty Marie 2nd Place: Betania Pineda-Cisneros 3rd: Jayda Perez 5th Grade: 1st Place: Ailiyah Lemus 2nd Place: Angel Ortiz 3rd Place: Kailyn Lemus

Our Shared Values

P– Parent Choice

E– Economic Sustainability

C– Character Development

A– Academic Achievement

N– New School Development S– Shared Values

City of N. Las Vegas Black History Art Contest

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Help your child to create writing that makes sense When a child first learns to write, his/her stories may not always make sense to others. You can help his/her writing flow logically with these two ideas. 1. Let the child read his stories to you. Ask ques-

tions to encourage him/her to add infor-mation (“what did you do with your friends at recess?”) or to clear up a confusing part (“Who said, ‘Let's go home’ --you, or your brother?”).

2. Even if he/she isn’t writing sentences yet, he/she can tell you stories. He/she might de-scribe the new class pet or something funny that happened at lunch. The will practice re-lating events in a logical order, and that can help when he puts his/her thoughts and ideas down on paper.

Assist your child to read between the lines Learning to infer, or “read between the lines,” is one key to good reading compre-hension. Consider theses tips for helping your young-ster make inferences when he/she reads. Describe the setting. Pick a book and read a few sentences to your child (without him/her looking). Leave out words that name the setting. Example: “Sand stretched in all directions… cacti dotted the landscape.” Can he/she infer where the story is set? If he isn’t sure, give him a hint. (“Where do you see lots of sand and cacti?” Look for lessons. Fables are great for read-ing between the lines. Read one by Aesop, and help your youngster figure out the les-son. For instance, The Tortoise and the Hare teaches that even if you’re slow, you can win if you just keep going. Have him/her point out parts that he used to make his/her inference. (“The tortoise never stopped, and he took one good step after another.”) Use prompts. Questions that start with “Why do you think…?” or “How do you know…?” can encourage your child to infer. You might ask why he/she thinks a character behaved the way he/she did or how he/she knows it’s going to snow. Together, look for clues in the book that may help him answer the questions.

Special Education Audit Congratulations to our Special Education Facilita-tor, Ms. Avinger, and Instructional Aide, Ms. Sper-ry, Ms. Nelson & Ms. Jones in our finance office. Their commitment to excellence in our documen-tation allowed us to pass our Special Education Audit last week. Thanks Panthers!

9th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Oratorical Congratulations to our middle school students who participated . 1st Place for Individual Poetry Leilani Preston 2nd Place to for Choral Poetry Sir Mills, Juan Salas, Davonte Madison, Kendall Preston, & Dion Whittaker 3rd Place for Choral Poetry - Paula Davita Jackson & Ariel Williams

Ailiyah Lewis (5th grade)

Tajsha Simon (5th grade) Kylahna Haynes (3rd grade)

Global Charity Foundation Gala What a wonderful evening for our 100 AOE students! Some of our students were invited to dine on $125.00 plate dinner to celebrate the impact of extending their day with tutoring in math & reading. Students witnessed a live auc-tion in which 3 other guests at their table donat-ed over $1,500 collectively. They even danced with Aradia who not only has her own dance stu-dio but also danced at Celine Dion's wedding. Students also had a photo op with Mrs. Las Vegas. (see below) The evening was capped off with red carpet pictures. Thanks again for our continued partnership and making a difference for our Academy.

A- Team Visit Congratulations to everyone that helped to make our A-Team visit an excellence experi-ence for our school. Data collected contin-ues to support that we are on the path of excellence.

Student Surveys Thanks to all of the students that contributed to our Imagine Schools Survey. We look for-ward to your comments as we continue to make the 100 a Charter School of Excellence.

Congratulations to those of you that re-ceived perfect attendance this last quarter. As promised, your names were entered in a drawing to win tickets to Six Flags! The below students and staff members won at random!

Lenae Baker Kindergarten

Dylan Tapia Zamora 1st grade

Ingrid Hernandez- Perez 2nd grade

Jeffery Jerkins 3rd grade

Billy Henderson 4th grade

Seven Broomfield 5th grade

Kayla Webb 6th grade

Mr. Cooper 1st grade

Ms. Bre Pearson Library

The West Las Vegas Library, The Samuel L. Smith Education Foundation, and the Gath-ering presented the Native Son Read-A-Thon, on February 28th. Our students recit-ed African American text for a period of less than 5 minutes.

Participants: 3rd Grade: Zariah West 4th Grade: Jaelana Jones , Dylnn Parker, Betzy Del-Real Calderon, RaShawn Thomas , Nathaly Rico, & Princess Tecoma 5th Grade: Idenurbemeh (ID) Braimoh 6th Grade: Leilani Preston , Paula Davita Jackson & Ariel Williams , Sir Mills, Juan Salas, Davonte Madison, Kendall Preston & Dion Whittaker

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