 On Tuesday March 21, 2017 everyone is invited to a special presentation, “Exploring Cultures of Families in our Communities”. Parents are invited to hear from a diverse parent panel about education issues, child rearing, and communication issues. Panelists from four cultures, Hispanic, African American, South Asian, and Arabic will share their experiences and perspectives on a variety of issues. There will be time for questions and discussion. The program is at 6:30 p.m. in the library. Free child care will be provided. All parents are invited.
 Douglas Tyson, Assistant Superintendent, Region 1 reads to 1st graders for Read Across from America.
 Congratulations to our class spelling bee winners.
Moubon Kurukumbi
Sara Yoshikawa
Arhan Desai
Adrienne Peterson
Reem El Bardicy
Ayden Cho
Naomi Haileselassie
Walt Maddox
Ithaca Sun
Joelle Shen
Neil Dahal
Victoria Reyes
Ladan Hassan
Myra Mathur
Harati Adhikhari
Seair Sulaiman
Aditi Bhattacharjya
Deven Patel
Stephanie Lorenz
Maggie Christoffersen
Andrew Hong
Nicole Hagen
Natasha Romero- Aranibar
Austin Vu
Soeun Lee
They competed in a school spelling bee and Walt Maddox was the
winner with Arhan Desai as the runner- up. Walt went on to compete in the
County spelling bee as well. Congratulations to all of our super spellers!
This year's staff basketball game is Thursday, April 6 at
Oakton High School at 6:45pm. Mosby Mustang staff will play the Providence Panthers staff. Tickets will be sold at the door and proceeds will go to charity. Doors open at 6pm. Please enter through Door 6.
 Students dress up as their favorite storybook character for Read Across America.
 Mosby Woods Elementary School is hosting a career fair for the students on Wednesday, April 5. At the fair, students will talk with a diverse group of professionals and be able to ask questions about their career. This is a wonderful opportunity for our parents to connect with our students and fellow members of the community. If you are interested in presenting, please sign up HERE.
Some information about the Career Fair:
- The Career Fair is broken up into two sessions: a morning session from for Kindergarten–2nd grade from 9:30am - 11:30am and an afternoon session for 3rd grade-6th grade from 12:30pm - 2:30pm. Our students will come in shifts and have the chance to ask questions and receive information about your career. You will have space to set up and may bring materials, a laptop, or anything else that might engage our students.
- Presenters can choose to sign up for one or both sessions.
- The Mosby Woods PTA will provide lunch for volunteers.
- Lunch will be between sessions from 11:30pm - 12:30pm.
 Dalia Palchik, Providence District School Board Member reads Cat in the Hat to a 5th grade class in English and Spanish for Read Across America.
 Technology is everywhere and increasingly part of our children’s lives. The average 8-12 year-old spends seven hours a
day in front of a screen. Although this technology can make life easier, excessive use has been linked to health
problems, such as lack of sleep, weight gain and other behavioral issues that can negatively affect school performance.
While kids can learn many positive things from different types of media, parents should help their children make healthy
choices by doing the following:
- Make a media plan for your family: include TV, phones, tablets video games. Write the rules down.
- Remove screens from children’s bedrooms---plug all devices into a central charging station at night.
- Co-view programs with your children and discuss values with them.
- Know where your kids are going online. Remind them once something is posted online, they can’t ever get it back.
- Check out a sample “Media Time Family Pledge”
More Info:
https://www.healthychildren.org/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mental-wealth/201402/gray-matters-too-much-screen-time-damages-thebrain
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/tv_affects_child.html
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