Knightly News

MCS Weekly Announcements
  • TUESDAY June 7: Hot Dog Day NEW DATE
  • June 8: PS and Pre-K Last Day
  • June 10: Awards Chapel (K - 7th grade)
  • June 10: Field Day - NOON DISMISSAL
New Date for Hot Dog Day
TUESDAY, June 7th

Tomorrow is hot dog day!
The date has been changed because many students will be out of school on Wednesday for field trips.
Thank you for your understanding.
Field Day Friday

Friday is Field Day. Students will start their day off at Chapel then return to their classes briefly before heading outside for some fun and games.
Please be sure to send your student with lunch!
After the field day activities students will have lunch together and then enjoy an ice cream treat provided by MCS.
Volunteers are still needed to help with all the fun activities planned for Field Day. If you're available to help on Friday between 8:45AM -11:15AM please contact the office at 360-794-8200 or email secretary@monroechristian.org. Please let us know by end of day Wednesday if you're available! Thank you.
Summer Office Hours

Once school lets out this Friday, our office hours will be Tuesday - Thursday from
9AM - 1PM for the remainder of June and the month of August.
The office will be closed the month of July.
Thank You!

A special thank you to the Lund Family for sponsoring Popcorn Days this year!
2021 - 2022 Yearbook
 
You can still order a 2021-2022 yearbook. Simply Click Here and use the school passcode: 1014035519564784. The cost of the yearbook will be determined once you select the type of book and the shipping method.
2022 - 2023 Calendar

Our calendar for the 2022-2023 school year is now ready. Use the link below to down load a copy. 2022-2023 Calendar
Love and Logic

During difficult times, like what our country is experiencing right now, kids need the reassurance that they can speak with their parents about their feelings and opinions—this goes a long way toward helping our kids cope. It also decreases the odds that they will feel compelled to hide their feelings or possibly act out to gain our attention.

There are many important topics that we need to discuss with our kids. However, have you noticed that very soon after you start talking about something important with your kid, you end up in lecture mode and are the only one talking? This tendency can be attributed to our “Lecture Lobe.” Most of us have one. It’s a part of our brain devoted exclusively to lecturing kids about being more responsible, eating green stuff, getting a good education, staying away from all things that might “put your eye out,” etc.

Listening to our youngsters’ opinions, even when they’re silly, strange, or downright scary, dramatically increases the odds that they’ll listen when it’s our turn to speak. Let’s think about this. Do children have control over whether they listen to us, even when we don’t give them this control? You bet! Whenever we pretend to have control over things that we clearly do not, then we erode their respect for us and create a battle they cannot resist.

Here are a few tips to experiment with when talking to your kids about important matters:

  • Have plenty of short discussions rather than a few long ones.
  • Listen with empathy and compassion.
  • Ask open-ended questions that are thoughtful and sincere.
  • Ask permission to share your thoughts.
  • Don’t fall into the trap of trying to force them into a conversation if they refuse to talk.

As with all Love and Logic techniques, we must remember that listening with empathy is crucial. When I ask people to describe the parents and teachers who they respected the most as kids, they almost always mention something like, “They were always there to listen.”

Listening means love.
It means that we sincerely care about other’s opinions and emotions.
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