THE PSO BACKPACK
                                          
                    Because an informed parent is our best resource

 
Parent Support Organization 2009-2010
    PSO President - Lisa O'Leary  - lisaoleary@earthlink.net   Vice President Jenny Priebe - jenpriebe@yahoo.com
  Issue 7.7: February 8, 2010
 

                   Barbara Coloroso
                   www.kidsareworthit.com

                      Thursday, March 18th   -  7:00 p.m.

                    Invite a Friend!  Parents Only Please

        "Just Because It's Not Wrong, Doesn't Make It Right - 
           Teaching Kids to Think and Act Ethically"

Children's Friendships seem so complicated these days.  Visit any lunchroom or playground and you'll see our children navigating challenging social situations--exclusion, taunting, relational aggression, frenemies, competition, manipulation of younger children by older children --- the list is endless.  Join us as Barbara Coloroso, acclaimed speaker, educator and author shares valuable information on how to teach kids to think and act ethically.

Barbara Coloroso, international best selling author, speaker and consultant on parenting, teaching, school discipline, positive school climate, bullying, grieving and nonviolent conflict resolution.   She has appeared on Oprah, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN and NPR and has been featured in the New York Times, Time, U.S, News & World Report, and Newsweek.  Her bestselling books include Just Because It's Not Wrong, Doesn't Make It Right; The Bully, The Bullied and the Bystander; and Kids are Worth It!: Teaching Kids Inner Self Discipline.

LOST & FOUND
Please label ALL items brought to school with at least your child's first initial and last name (adding the class is also helpful), and we will try to return these items, when lost, to your child.
Our Lost and Found rack, where we hang items that we can't identify, is located right as you walk in from the pedestrian entrance on 77th Street.  Please check this rack for any lost items before Friday, March 12. All unclaimed items will be donated to the next Used Uniform Sale.  If you are missing an item that you cannot locate on the rack and is labeled, please contact Karen Sosa at karensosoca@sbcglobal.net

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS FROM OUR SAFETY COMMITTEE:
 

DROP/OFF PICK/UP -  Do not park on street (Alverstone, Arizona, 77^th) and walk your child to class.    The city requires that all Westchester Lutheran families  use the drive through drop off and pick up.   If you need to come on campus, please park in the  spaces in front of the Fellowship Hall.     Do NOT park in the drive  through lanes

    
CELL PHONE USE -  It is against the law to use your cell phone while driving.     More  importantly,   it is dangerous.  We need everyone to  focus on the children while on campus.  Your cooperation is expected.

 
SPEED LIMIT ON CAMPUS – 5 MPH -  again this rule is for the safety of our students.   It is  especially important that you slow down even more when making the turn through  the  underpass .