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Original work by Emelyn, Grade 6
We are looking forward to focusing on the attribute of balanced
during the month of March. We will focus on what it looks like and sounds
like to be balanced at school, home, and in our community.
As balanced individuals we:
*understand the importance of intellectual,
physical, and emotional balance to achieve personal well-being for ourselves
and others
*recognize our interdependence with other
people and with the world in which we live
Here are some ideas to promote the attribute of balanced at home:
- Look
for opportunities to be active together after school and on the weekends.
- Discuss
making healthy choices for a balanced meal with your child.
- Have
a conversation with your child about things they are really good at and
things they really enjoy doing.
One of the best things about reading is that it opens our eyes and our
horizons. It gives us a chance to see
life from someone else’s point of view.
And sometimes, that new point of view, that slight shift in how we view
the world, changes us deeply. Lately,
the publishing world has taken note, and begun giving us voices we haven’t
heard before. Groups like We Need
Diverse Books are encouraging us to read books about different lives and
experiences, asking us to look outside ourselves and see the humanity that
unites us. Because of this, the book
world has been enriched with authors like Kwame Alexander, Nadia Hashimi, and
Pam Munoz Ryan. When we look at the list
of Newbery and Caldecott Award winners, we see the growing importance of multi-cultural
literature. These authors share their
lives and cultures and perspectives, so we can see our own stories reflected in
their books and appreciate the new stories we may not yet know or understand. There is an old saying that life imitates
art. If our books are teaching tolerance
and justice, then there is hope for our world yet.
Looking for some great books to broaden horizons check out the 2018
Newbery and Caldecott Winners:
 Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly (3rd grade and up)
– Newbery Award Winner
Wolf in Snow by Matthew Cordell (all ages) – Caldecott Award
Winner
Crown, An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick D. Barnes, Illustrated by Gordon C.
James (all ages) – Newbery Honor and Caldecott Honor
A Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (6th grade and up) –
Newbery Honor Award
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson (6th grade and up) –
Newbery Honor Award
Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper (all ages) – Caldecott Honor
Award
A Different Pond by Bao Phi, Illustrated by Thi Bui (all ages) –
Caldecott Honor Award
Grand Canyon by Jason Chin (all ages) – Caldecott Honor Award
To celebrate Youth Art Month, original works by students at Dogwood and
other Reston elementary schools will be on exhibit in the Jo Ann Rose Gallery
and 3D Gallery at Reston Community Center Lake Anne. Join us for the opening
reception on March 11th from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
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Rec-PAC (Pretty Awesome Children), operated by Fairfax
County Park Authority, is a six week structured recreation program with
emphasis on leisure skills designed for elementary school children. This summer,
Dogwood will be a Rec-PAC site.
Information will be in your child’s Tuesday folder on
April 17th. More information about Rec-PAC is available at: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/rec-pac
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Learn more about FCPSOn and
how it supports the Portrait of a Graduate and Ignite Strategic Plan goals by
attending one of five community meetings. All meetings will begin at 7
p.m. The community meeting in Region 1 will be held on March 14th at 7:00
p.m. at Madison High School. To request an interpreter, please click on Interpreter
Request Form
March 11: Youth Art Show at
Reston Community Center at Lake Anne 2:00-4:00 p.m.
March
14: FCPS Community Meeting at Madison HS 7:00 pm
March
15: PTO Meeting- Internet Safety and Online Resources for Students
March
18: Maker Faire at GMU 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
March
20: Interims Sent Home in Tuesday Folders
March
23: 4th Grade Movie Night
March
26-30th: Spring Break No School
April
2: Teacher Workday
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