Principal Letter: April 22, 2016
Dear Hough Parents, I must admit that as much as I have been looking forward to the warm weather, this week was a little much. It's nice to see the temperatures come back down slightly. [...]
Apr
2016
Nov
2015
The Love and Logic Way to Neutralize Arguments
Use of one-liners The Love and Logic Way to Neutralize Arguments Step 1: Going Brain Dead: Don’t think about what the child is saying. Why? If you think too much, you might be tempted to [...]
Nov
2015
Principal Letter: November 13th, 2015
Dear Parents, It sure is hard to believe that we have already reached a quarter of the way through the school year. Where is the time going? With the holiday season coming, it also means [...]
Nov
2015
Principal Letter, October 30th, 2015
Dear Parents, If you are reading this newsletter, you likely received it by email or found it on our website. In an effort to reduce copying costs, we have decided to go paperless unless a [...]
Oct
2015
8 Benefits of Asking rather than Telling
8 Benefits of Asking Questions instead of Giving An- swers By: Jane Bluestein, Ph.D. Questions help your child explore dimensions of a problem. Questions help your child explore his available options. Questions help your child [...]
Oct
2015
Principal’s Corner Update October 17th, 2015
Hello Parents, I hope you are all enjoying the great fall weather. It is hard to believe that we are already approaching parent- teacher conferences next week (October 21st - October 23rd). I thought [...]
Oct
2015
Principal’s corner, October 2015
Dear Parents, What a wonderful first month of the school year. It is so hard to believe that we have already hit the month of October. As you know, safety was the character trait that [...]