ST. CLAIR COUNTY’S ANNUAL STUDENT ART SHOW

ST. CLAIR COUNTY’S ANNUAL STUDENT ART SHOW

Each year St. Clair County Community College hosts the Annual Beatrice Thornton Student Art Exhibit.  This exhibit is open to the kindergarten through twelfth grade students in St. Clair County.  Art teachers select exemplary works of student art, prepare the work for display by matting, labeling and then hanging the work in the halls of the Fine Arts Galleries.

This year the art exhibit will run from Tuesday, February 3rd through Monday, February 23rd.  It will be held at St. Clair County Community College in the Fine Art Building at 323 Erie Street in Port Huron.  The hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Saturday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. 

Mrs. McKellar is proud to recognize the following students from Belle River Elementary whose work will be on exhibit in this prestigious Art Show.

FIRST GRADERS:

Nate Beaker, Donald Cartwright, Mackenzie Guzowski, Reese Hopkins, 
JoAnn LaBeau, Jasmine Owens, Andre’ Riley and Addison Williams.   

SECOND GRADERS:

Kennedy Beckett, Brianna Cirelli, Ashlyn Everitt, Jaina Mousseau, 
Charlotte Smith-Hall and Breanna Tranchemontagne.

THIRD GRADERS:

Jade Blanchard, Bailey Deitz, Josalyn Dietlin, Gracie Dupree, Camryn Horneffer, Merrill Hoski, Bryan Humbert, Evan Jones, Lilliana McVicker, Ezra Rix, Lily Sharpe, Courtney Witherow and Caleb Wood.

FOURTH GRADERS:

Alex Cole, Mikayla Everitt, Sylvia Ryti, Collin Tromblay and Makayla Williams.

FIFTH GRADERS:

Tyler Arnold, Justine Boulier, Adriana Daniel, Elaine Durham, Ryan Hoggard, Joshua MacEwan, Rachel McKenzie, Avery Pollauf and Desiree Proctor

February WE ARE 1 TEAM Character Trait

Let Your Friend Shine

Parent Newsletter

The latest We Are One Team Character Play (lesson) is “Let Your Friend Shine”.  The goal of this lesson is to teach students to be courteous to their friends and classmates by allowing others the opportunity to shine or be in the spotlight.  Students all need time to speak and be heard, to answer questions, and to do a valued task.  When students “Let Others Shine,” the whole team benefits.  Successful teams work together, share, do their part, and let others have a part.  By initiating the thought processes of self-control and respect for others, students will see that it is possible to take turns in the spotlight. This learned behavior of shifting the focus from one’s self to others will begin to eradicate the “all about me” mentality and create a sense of belonging in the classroom and school.  Remember- Be a part of the team, not the whole team!

During this lesson, the students will learn how to “Let Others Shine” in multiple settings, such as, the classroom, lining up for lunch, at the lunch table, playing at recess, or going home on the bus.  There are plenty of times during the day that students can be gracious and courteous to others.  This is a shift away from “it’s all about me” and a shift to We Are One Team to be our best TOGETHER.  The great thing about this mindset shift is that kids will start to relax as they realize that they too will get a time to shine and won’t be left out, because “We All Matter!”

At home, take time to let your child shine as they share stories about their day.  Also, help them stay focused on how they are letting others shine and have their own turn.  I hope you enjoy letting your child be in the spotlight as they learn to shift their focus from themselves to others.

Thanks,

James E. Jones, MBA

National Youth Motivational Speaker and Founder of the We Are One Team Character Program –

 

THE RAINFOREST IS COMING on Tuesday, February 24th

Snakes, monkeys, kinkajous, beautiful parrots, macaws, amazons and cockatoos from around the world are all coming to our schools!

Understanding Wildlife is a non-profit organization which travels from California to present this incredible rainforest program. Animal trainers will make a presentation during the school day for Belle River students on Tuesday, February 24^th.  Students will learn about how energy conservation and recycling can help save the animals of the rainforests.

At 5:30 and 7:30 pm, another exciting program will be available for the entire family at Palms Elementary School. Students will be able to interact with a few of these magnificent creatures. Flying macaws, talking amazons, and very mischievous monkeys will entertain and keep us laughing.

The cost for the program is $5.00 per person. (Children under 3 years old are admitted for free). All children must be accompanied by an adult. This is an amazing event for the entire family. Please come and enjoy this exciting event!

Mark your calendar now. Tuesday, February 24 at Palms Elementary at 5:30 & 7:30 p.m.

We Are 1 Team

Address to Impress

Parent Newsletter

National Youth Motivational Speaker and Founder of We Are One Team Character Program – James E. Jones, MBA

This month’s We Are One Team Character Play (lesson) is “Address to Impress”.  This lesson focuses on kindness and using our manners.  The key is to have the students ask themselves, “How do I represent myself and treat others?”  As technology increases, children’s face-to-face social etiquette is rapidly declining.    This lesson teaches good, old fashion manners, social greetings and respectful introductions.  The students will learn how to greet others, how to shake hands, how to introduce people, and how use their manners to apply kindness to others.

Most children like attention and will always find ways to get attention.  The goal in this lesson is to teach the students that proper greetings and manners will generate a lot of positive attention, which is impressive to adults. This month, the teachers will be working with them to develop those important positive social skills.

The foundation of this lesson is about respect, with an emphasis on how we respect ourselves.  I don’t think a person can truly respect another person until they respect themselves first.  How a person treats others is a good reflection of how they feel about themselves.  I like to word it this way, “Don’t talk about it, Be about it”.  Don’t just talk about being a kind person, be a kind person.  Let’s get in the habit of applying kindness and using our manners.  When people take time to recognize and honor others, those people feel they have been respected.  It is in that feeling that one starts to define what it is like to be respected.  They feel that they matter and are important, and that other people care about them.  So in this lesson, the focus is less on saying, “Show Respect” and more on teaching “what behaviors can the student exhibit that allow others to feel important, that they matter, and that they are cared about?” Remember, if your child can show that other people are important and do matter, and that they care about them, then they are more likely to feel the same about themselves.

Take time to notice how your child is applying this lesson at home by helping to make others within the family feel important.  Really focus on manners this month with them.  Are they using “Please” and “Thank You”?   As parents, I think we come pre-wired to say to our kids, “What do you say?”  Sometimes it is more effective to just pause and wait for them to figure it out.  They will look at you and say, “What?”  You can just say, “I’m sorry, I thought you were going to say something to me after I packed your lunch?”  The more we slow down and wait for them to respond appropriately, the more they will start to figure it out.  As they figure it out and realize what is expected in YOUR FAMILY, the more they will actually start to feel important themselves and will start to build not only manners, but self-esteem.  Remember, more is learned than is taught.  So, the best way to help them is to make sure that you are displaying the behaviors that you are looking for yourself. 

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Choose Quarter 1 Report Card, 

Wait for it to Generate Report &

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Wednesday, November 12

Belle River Scholarship Fund Pizza Night Fundraiser

105 Fairbanks Street, Marine City (810-765-1100)

Help raise money for the Belle River Scholarship Fund!

Hungry Howie's will donate 20% of the night's to the Scholarship Fund.

Just ask to fill out a slip when you pick up your pizza!