Knightly News

MCS Weekly Announcements
  • Dec. 1: Donut Day
  • Dec. 1: A Time to Give Campaign Begins
  • Dec. 3: Pizza Day
  • Dec. 8: Hot Dog Day
  • Dec. 9: Popcorn Day
  • Dec. 9: Christmas Program
  • Dec. 10: Records Day - NO SCHOOL
TAPP’S Cozy Basket Raffle

Tomorrow is the last day to purchase tickets for the fabulous basket of goodies. TAPP is raising money to put on a Christmas party for our hard working teachers. Please come and support our fundraiser by purchasing raffle tickets for our Cozy Basket. Items in basket and cost of raffle tickets are below.

(All items were donated by TAPP Committee Members. Thank you!)

Items in our fabulous Cozy Basket:
Woven Basket, Warm Fuzzy Blanket, Winter Scarf, Beanie, Two Bottles of Wine, Wine Glass, Ferrero Collection of Chocolates, Lindt Gourmet Truffles, One Pound of Starbucks Coffee, Pumpkin Caramel Scone Coffee Flavor, Starbucks Hot Cocoa, Snowflake Marshmallows, Teavana Teas, Get Cozy Mug, Young Living Essential Oils, Scented Wax, Two DVD’s, Two Coloring Books with Colored Pencils, A Gratitude Journal, Décor Plant, Sand + Fog Candle, Three Pairs of Cozy Socks, Barr-Bath Salts, Homemade Body Scrub, Vanilla Mint Body Butter, Pure Romance Body Oil, Pure Romance Heart Massager, Four Face Masks and other goodies.

Cost:
1 ticket for $5
3 tickets for $10
6 tickets for $20

Stop by the office to check out the basket and pick up your tickets.
(Please pay with cash or check.)

Raffle ends November 30. Drawing will be December 1, 2021.
POINSETTIAS FOR SALE

We still have a few poinsettias for sale.
If you're interested, please stop by the office to see what's available.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Our Christmas program is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th at 7pm. More information about the program and tickets will be sent out later this week.
The past several weeks students and staff have been busy preparing and practicing for the program. If your kids would like to listen and practice for the program at home, below is the link to a YouTube playlist with all the music. The more they listen to the music, the better! (Sorry you may have these songs stuck in your head for the next month…they’re pretty catchy!)
DONUT DAY & PIZZA DAY THIS WEEK

What a great way to start the month of December!
Wednesday, December 1st is Donut Day!
Friday, December 3rd is Pizza Day!
SAFETY

We always want to offer a warm and inviting atmosphere to all our parents and to each of our students. Our classroom doors are often left open so that our younger students can enter and exit without struggling with the door handles. For safety reasons, no student will be allowed to leave class unless someone from the office goes to the classroom and gets that student.

We want you to know what is happening in our classrooms and you are always invited to help but it is important to remember that during school hours, students are busy learning and sometimes the smallest of interruptions is distracting to their learning.

If your student is leaving early, please call the office and we will get your student. If your student is sick, we will have them waiting in the office for you. Always stop by the office window and we will help you. But we are asking that you do not go into classrooms without working that out in advance with the teacher.
COVID PROCEDURE

  1. Please notify the office if anyone in your family has tested positive. 
  2. We will discretely notify the teacher.
  3. The teacher will email the notice to each of the parents in the classroom.
  4. The office will then give each teacher a hard copy for the students to place in their backpack to take home.
  5. If you have any questions, please contact the office.
  6. Do not assume that if a student is missing from the class that this is the reason, they are absent.
  7. We have had tremendous transparency and support. We want this to continue. 
LOVE AND LOGIC

Recently our customers have called and asked us, “How early in our child’s life can we start using Love and Logic?” “As soon as they can crawl over and grab something they aren’t supposed to have,” is typically my answer. We have learned over the past 40 years that the principles of Love and Logic apply to all ages, from babies to teenagers. They can even be used with adults!

One of the basic principles of Love and Logic is: Share Control Within Limits. Most little ones begin to crawl around and test limits anywhere between six and eight months of age. This is the prime time to begin teaching them two things based on this principle:

  • That you love them enough to set limits
  • That you are willing to enforce the limits you set with consistency

Here’s what it can look like. Sweet little Sara crawls over to the table, pulls herself up, and starts grabbing for her mom’s coffee mug, the remote control, or some other forbidden item. In a loving yet firm tone, Mom sings, “Uh Oh!” and gently picks Sara up, and places her in her playpen, highchair, or some other spot that’s safe. Mom knows that the fewer words and less attention she provides at this time, the quicker Sara will learn.

Sara doesn’t need to be in there long at this age! All it takes is just three or four minutes for her to miss being able to crawl around and explore. When this time’s up, Mommy just puts her right back on the floor and starts over.

When we love people, we will also set healthy limits. When parents combine healthy limits with the phrase “Uh oh,” their very young kids get a head start on learning how to behave! Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years is a great resource for learning how to use the principles of Love and Logic with young children.

Thanks for reading! Our goal is to help as many families as possible.

Dr. Charles Fay
Our scripture theme for this year is based on Galatians 5:22-23, 25
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit
Monroe Christian School
www.monroechristian.com