Reminder! Don't forget to apply for the Bank of America Student Leaders Program opportunity! https://www.royal-isd.net/article/183376?org=royal-isd
RISD Education Foundation Spring 2020 Grant applications are available! The deadline is March 18th. Visit https://royal-isd.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/TestProject/tabid/903474/Default.aspx?fbclid=IwAR0vXq76djYUwU7IrWOpHwnBFDq6VppD-eUliy0A4jePePMu-SRbSl_-EfY to download the application.
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You have what it takes to help at school -
You may think you don't have much to offer at school. But skills you consider routine could be a great help to your teen and other students. You might be able to coach a student on how to write a résumé or interview for a job. Perhaps you could demonstrate a computer program or give tips on how to care for children. Can you suggest a book that gives an inside look at a career? Ask the school how you can share your life skills.
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Play the Try a New Vegetable game -
To encourage your child to give a new healthy food a try, write the names of vegetables you have on hand on slips of paper. Repeat so you have two slips for each vegetable, and put the papers into a hat. Your child draws slips until he gets the same vegetable twice. That's the one you'll serve tonight. Then refill the hat with slips numbered from 1 to 10. The one he picks is how many bites of vegetable he has to eat.
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RISD Students and Staff - Be a hero, give blood! The next RISD blood drive will be held on Thursday February 27 in the CTE building at 2520 Durkin Road, Brookshire, TX 77423. Visit http://www.giveblood.org/faq.aspx to view FAQs about blood donations. Hope to see you there!
Interested in helping RISD kids and making extra money? The district is looking for a Bilingual Bus Monitor. Applications must be submitted online. Visit
https://royalisd.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=671 to learn more and to apply.
Focus on goals that matter to your teen -
It can be tempting to encourage your teen to follow a dream you have for her. But in many cases, teens have different ideas about where their talents and interests lie. Pressuring your teen to choose a career path she is not suited for can cause her to feel she has failed. If her passion is literature, celebrate that. Don't push her into engineering because "that's where all the jobs are."
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Rewarding persistence can boost motivation to practice -
Many skills children need to learn take time to master. But practicing times tables, spelling words or piano scales isn't always fun. One way to keep your child motivated is to reward solid efforts. Stock a jar with small treats. Then you and your child can agree on the number of diligent practice sessions needed to earn a treat. As her skills improve, adjust the number upward to maintain the challenge.
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Updated Region 3 4A Soccer Rankings!
Keep up the great work! https://twitter.com/tascosoccer/status/1219661919713447936?s=21
Reading aloud is not just for preschoolers -
You may think of reading aloud as something you do with a young child. But your teen can benefit from it, too. Consider reading aloud to each other from a story or article that might interest him. You might also check out an audiobook from your library. Hearing fluent reading can improve your teen's own reading fluency. And if he likes it, it may inspire him to read another book on that topic or by that author.
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In tests, finishing last is a winning move -
Some elementary schoolers race through tests to see who can finish first. And their grades reflect their hurried, incomplete responses. Remind your child that it is important to take time to double-check his answers. He may finish the test last, but his grades will likely improve.
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How is math like life?
Own a small business? Interested in free training and guidance? Enter the Houston Community College Business Plan Competition. an opportunity for entrepreneurs to develop focused plans to start or grow their businesses. Visit http://hccs.edu/businessplancompetition for details.
Books: The original handheld device! Don't miss the Royal Elementary Book Fair (February 18 - 21). #AnchoredInSuccess
Create a one-glance family information center -
If weekday mornings include a scramble to find the notes, flyers and appointment information your family has left around the house, one tried-and-true solution is a family bulletin board. Hang a large bulletin board in a central location and divide it into categories: School, Soccer, Scouts, etc. Tack notes and reminders in the appropriate sections. One glance will get you on your way.
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Suggest a news technique for strong writing -
If your teen is unhappy with a paper she's writing, suggest this technique reporters use. After she writes her first draft, have your teen pick out the most important supporting point and develop it into an intriguing opener, called a "hook." This will get her paper off to a strong start and draw readers in. For a snappy ending, or "kicker," she can write a short summary and a use a quote that supports the points she has made.
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Resources for Holocaust Remembrance Day:
https://www.ushmm.org/remember/days-of-remembrance/resources
Incredible story of survival and perseverance (and yummy food)!
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/these-holocaust-survivor-brothers-launched-this-amazing-bakery-you-can-still-visit/?utm_content=buffer978df&utm_medium=social&utm_source=thenosher&utm_campaign=buffer
Join us for an evening of fellowship, food, and learning as our STEM students showcase their STEM Fair projects.
