Recent update
- On Beginnings…
- Three Wishes for Children
- Red Bank Elementary and The School Report Card
- RBE Parenting Center - Roadrunner Tots!
- Recognizing Student Talent
- Lexington District One Nurse of the Year
- Homework Help
- The changing scene…
- What would you like to know?
On Beginnings…
July 24th, 2008 by mwatson
The phone in the school office has started ringing with those back to school questions. What day does school begin? Is your school supply list on your home page? When will I find out who my child’s teacher will be?
As I listen and answer questions to the details that we must know, I think about the grand scheme. The details are important. We must get the children to school on time and prepared for learning. Actually, that is an issue we often face with children who struggle. When attendance is poor or tardies are persistent, children can’t take advantage of learning opportunities.
Getting back to the grand scheme…this time of a new year is a time of new beginnings. The new school year, for educators and many others, is more like a new beginning than is the new calendar year. With a new school year, we have a renewed passion for doing what we believe is, not just important, but imperative - a moral obligation. Teaching our children and youth is a perpetuation of society.
At this new beginning, think grand. Imagine, dream, envision, and go forth with responsibility. Together, let’s teach our children that dreams can be accomplished and that responsibility towards ourself and others in not an option.
On a recent trip, I observed massive cathedrals that made one stop in awe, looking upward. Built between 1100 and 1600 AD, these structures might have seemed an impossibility to those living in that day. Yet, the vision of those who built them let nothing stand in the way of producing mighty works of architecture and art.
There is no difference today. Not only do we have the ability to create that which seems impossible, we have the greatest ability of all - to create individuals who dream big, make dreams a reality, and learn compassion and responsibility while becoming the best that they can be.
Take advantage of this new beginning. There’s no telling where it may lead you or your child.
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Three Wishes for Children
January 4th, 2008 by mwatson
In this season of giving, I wish that I could give every child security, laughter, a sense of worth, purpose, and value, a hope for a bright future, and a life filled with love.
These blessings of life are taken for granted by those of us who have enjoyed them without effort. During this time of year, children are excited about the holidays, except for those who are not in the security of a loving family. This excitement centers around trips, gatherings, and gifts. Many children talk about what they want for Christmas and we have attempted to have them also think about what they can give. An attitude of giving of our gifts and talents is at the heart of every content person. As it has been said by more than one prophet and poet, “It is better to give than to receive.”
My three wishes for children are that they will have integral to their being a sense of caring, commitment, and compassion.
Caring is at the core of everything we value. To do anything well, to treat others with respect, to take pride in self – caring must be at the core. Care enough to do your very best.
Commitment is essential to success. Children can learn commitment by knowing the value of education – doing assignments, attending school on time and regularly, following teachers’ directions and school rules. This will carry over into success at work and relationships later in life. Commitment means we’ll do what we say we will do, even when it is not convenient.
Compassion for others makes the world a better place. I want children to be sensitive to the feelings and conditions of others and to show compassion to them – giving value to their humanness. Knowing compassion means you’re willing to put others before yourself.
If caring, commitment, and compassion are embedded in our children’s lives through our example, perhaps they will learn to live a life that exemplifies these traits. May your Holidays and the New Year be filled with caring, commitment, and compassion.
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Recognizing Student Talent
October 19th, 2007 by mwatson
We’re proud of our students’ accomplishments both inside and outside of school. One of our third grade students participated in a local grocery store competition this summer and was one of the winners. Her advertisement for Piggly Wiggly was distributed in a flyer all across the Lexington community. Click on the link below to hear an interview with our winner, Haley.
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Lexington District One Nurse of the Year
October 5th, 2007 by mwatson
Cheryl Brearley has been a school nurse at Red Bank Elementary School for 10 years. She has a compassionate heart for children and goes beyond her school duties in seeing that the needs of children are meet. A familiar scene in the health room is one of children stopping by to give her a hug. She loves children and they know she cares. We are proud to have the Lexington One Nurse of the Year at Red Bank Elementary School.
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Homework Help
October 5th, 2007 by mwatson
Our school homepage has resources for parents that allow them to use best practices in helping children with homework. We have sessions at our school, but for those who may find it difficult to attend these sessions, our links will provide helpful information for strategies you can use at home. In addition, there are links for helping your child with reading and self-assessment. Visit the homework center from here.
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