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ROCK CANYON ELEMENTARY October 2021
ROADRUNNER BEEPS
Meetings will be held after school from 3:20
message from the principal p.m. to 4:00 p.m. one Wednesdays a month
in the Rock Canyon Elementary gym: October
Dear Rock Canyon Families,
20th, November 10th, December 1st, January
5th, February 9th, March 2nd, April 13th.
October is upon us already! We have quite
a few exciting things happening this month.
Parent volunteers are needed as we had
With the change in weather, please be sure
almost 100 students participate in Kindness
to send your children with something to keep
Club last year. Volunteers do not need to do
them warm outside. With few exceptions, we
anything other than show up and help run
hold outside recess each day, and we want to
the kindness games and activities that I will
be sure students are warm enough.
provide for them. Currently, Kindness Club
Happy Fall!
parent volunteers cannot bring younger
children, including infants and toddlers, who
—Principal Seth Hansen
are not enrolled in our school.
Please sign up to be a Parent Volunteer
Bike-to-School Week at: https://www.signupgenius.com/
go/10C0F4EABA729A4FCC43-kindness
Mark your calendars that Bike-to-School Week
will be October 25-28th. Children who bike,
walk, or scooter to school that week can meet
by the bike racks for a small treat as they head
Fun Run
into school. Make sure to wear helmets and
We had another amazing Fun Run this year!
discuss safe routes. See you then!
Everyone did so great, and we have some
winners to announce:
Kindness Club
Overall Boys:
We have great news—students in grades 1-6 1. Jayden Palmer 2. Charlie King 3. Benson
are invited to participate in Rock Canyon Buchanan
Elementary’s Kindness Club! Kindness Club
seeks to promote kindness, friendship, Overall Girls:
and a positive atmosphere throughout the 1. Faith Currey 2. Clara King 3. Gwenyth
school. Students who join will receive a free Pyrah
kindness T-shirt. Sign up at https://forms.gle/
EyWze5QoDY31ZW789. If you have more than 6th Grade Boys:
one student, please fill out the permission form 1. Jayden Palmer 2. Tyler Lund 3. Nixon Ficker
for each student.
6th Grade Girls: “Cougar Strong”. They donated BYU gear for
1. Faith Currey 2. Gwenyth Pyrah 3. Clancy each student and a signed poster as a pledge
Cloward that they will stay “Cougar Strong” with the
challenge for each student to do the same.
5th Grade Boys: Each teacher also received a poster for the
1. Charlie King 2. Benson Buchanan 3. Kevin students to sign with their pledge to stay strong
Moreland physically, mentally, socially and with our
technology use. A huge thank you to Janae
5th Grade Girls: Baron for organizing the Fun Run this year
1. Elia Escobedo 2. Macie Haderlie 3. Julia and making it happen. There were so many
Lewis volunteers and you know who you are, so
thank you!
4th Grade Boys:
1. Caleb Elder 2. Connor Farrell 3. Micah Bott
Marathon in a month
4th Grade Girls:
1. Bailey Blad 2. Mallory Lewis 3. Kenia Evans We want to give a big shout out to all those
who participated in Marathon In A Month!
3rd Grade Boys: We had 120 students participate, and each
1. Noah Smith 2. Beau Felix 3. Ryan Burt one of them will receive a pass to Classic Fun
Center. Of those students, 60 of them raised an
3rd Grade Girls: amazing $1,848.00!! Wow, way to go!
1. Clara King 2. Sara Brewer 3. Dagney Runia
The top 4 students who raised money were Lia
2nd Grade Boys: Wilkey ($160), Dot Wood ($164), James Wood
1. Max Drake 2. Leo Terry 3. Drake Evans ($172), and Oliver Syphus ($211)!
2nd Grade Girls: All the students who raised money were
1. June Terry 2. Kate Bolton 3. Elizabeth entered into a drawing for some pretty cool
Edgington prizes. We had tons of BYU gear and Sundance
gear, gift cards, BYU tickets, ski passes to
1st Grade Boys: Sundance, and even a football signed by all
1. Lincoln Brown 2. Christian Poceros 3. Jack the BYU football players!
Currey
We’d like to recognize all our local sponsors
1st Grade Girls: who donated to make this all possible: Days
1. Harper Weed 2. Helen King 3. Lindsey Market, BYU Athletic Department, Sundance
Nabrotsky Mountain Resort, Swig, Lowe’s Extreme Sports,
Provo Beach Resort, and Crumbl Cookie. Thank
Kindergarten Boys: you! And thank you to our PTA volunteers who
1. Miles Gubler 2. John Wood 3. Chip Hydrick helped run this program: Lisa Dahl, Amber
Cooper, Heidi Wilkey, Rachel North, Lily Mott,
Kindergarten Girls: and Mykala Johnsen.
1. Everly Martin 2. Kadie Ivie 3. Berkley Banks.
After the run we had an amazing assembly
with the BYU Dunk Team and Cosmo. We
want to thank BYU and their awesome team
for the pep rally and encouragment to stay
*Free COVID-19 resources for Students, Parents, and Teachers.
**Visit our website at hopesquad.com.
A Monthly Insight of Practical Tools to Help Your Family
Wellness Today For Parents & Families
Complimenting Your How to Talk to Your Children About Their Mental Health
Children It’s been just over a year Ask specific questions and
Compliments are useful now since COVID-19 dis- open-ended questions. Offer
because they benefit both
the giver and the receiv- rupted the world. Adults some information about your
er. When a compliment is and children alike have ex- day as well, especially if your
given, both parties get a perienced mental health is- children are reluctant to share
boost of happiness. Com-
pliments help your chil- sues due to the disruptions. at first.
dren in other ways too. One way that you as a parent • Pick a good time. Whenever
Some research shows that can pay attention to your chil- you’re talking with your chil-
complimenting good be- dren’s mental health is to talk dren about their day or about
havior and characteristics
can provide positive re- with them it. Here are some mental health, choose a place
inforcement for children, tips to help you have effective that’s away from distractions,
which can help them make conversations about men- especially screens. Pay atten-
choices that lead to hap-
piness, resiliency, motiva- tal health with your children. tion and really listen to what
tion, and life satisfaction. your children say.
Conversation Tips • Validate feelings. When
Here are a few tips to • Acknowledge your feel- your children talk about their
make the most out of
the compliments you ings. By sharing your feel- feelings, resist the urge to give
give your children: ings (using language appro- them all the solutions and fix
• Avoid “I wish . . .” priate for your children’s their problems. Instead, ask
compliments. It puts the
focus on you instead of age) with your children, you what they’ve done to help, then
on your children. show them that it’s OK for ask what else they could try.
• Avoid fake, forced, them to acknowledge what And although their feelings
or an overload of com- they’re feeling too. You can may seem trivial to you some-
pliments; it makes the
compliment seem insin- even discuss how you cope times, remember that you don’t
cere. with any mental health know how it’s affecting them.
• Show your children struggles or how you get • Offer help. If a conversation
how to accept compli-
ments with a smile and help, to give them examples with your children reveals
a “thank you,” instead of what they could do. a mental health struggle, let
of them discounting the • Always ask questions. them know you are there for
compliments. Accepting
compliments helps your Have frequent conversations them. If needed, discuss others
children believe and in- with your children even who could help, such as school
ternalize what was said. if they aren’t showing any counselors, pediatricians, and
mental health warning signs. therapists.
*Note - The information in this newsletter is a starting place and might not be effective for every child or every situation. Individual counseling can be helpful in adapting strat-
egies to meet individual needs. This newsletter is produced by Hope Squad, a school-based peer support team that partners with local mental health agencies. Squad members
are trained to watch for at-risk students, provide friendship, identify suicide warning signs, and seek help from adults.
*Recursos gratuitos de COVID-19 para estudiantes, padres y maestros.
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Una Visión Mensual de Herramientas Prácticas para Ayudar a su Familia
Bienestar Hoy Para Padres & Familias
Felicite a sus Hijos Cómo Hablar con sus Hijos sobre su Salud Mental
Ha pasado poco más de un año Haga preguntas específicas y
Las felicitaciones son útiles
porque benefician tanto al desde que COVID-19 perturbó al preguntas abiertas. Ofrezca también
donante como al receptor. mundo. Tanto los adultos como los algo de información sobre su día,
Cuando se da una niños han experimentado problemas especialmente si sus hijos se
felicitación, ambas partes de salud mental debido a las muestran reacios a compartirlo al
obtienen un impulso de interrupciones. Una forma en que principio.
felicidad. Las felicitaciones
también ayudan a sus hijos usted, como padre, puede prestar
de otras formas. Algunas atención a la salud mental de sus • Elija un buen momento. Siempre
investigaciones muestran hijos es hablar con ellos. A que hable con sus hijos sobre su día o
que felicitar el buen continuación, se ofrecen algunos sobre la salud mental, elija un lugar
comportamiento y las consejos que le ayudarán a tener que esté alejado de las distracciones,
características puede
proporcionar un refuerzo conversaciones eficaces sobre la especialmente de las pantallas. Preste
positivo para los niños, lo salud mental con sus hijos. atención y escuche realmente lo que
que puede ayudarlos a dicen sus hijos.
tomar decisiones que los
lleven a la felicidad, la • Valide sus sentimientos. Cuando
resistencia, la motivación y
la satisfacción con la vida. sus hijos hablen de sus sentimientos,
Aquí hay algunos consejos para Consejos para Conversar resista la tentación de darles todas las
aprovechar al máximo las soluciones y solucionar sus
felicitaciones que les dé a sus • Reconozca sus sentimientos. Al problemas. En su lugar, pregunte qué
hijos: compartir sus sentimientos han hecho para ayudar, luego
• Evite “Yo deseo. . . " (utilizando un lenguaje apropiado
felicitaciones. Se centra en pregunte qué más podrían intentar. Y
usted en lugar de en sus hijos. para la edad de sus hijos) con sus aunque sus sentimientos pueden
hijos, les demuestra que está bien que parecerle triviales en ocasiones,
• Evite felicitaciones falsas,
ellos también reconozcan lo que están recuerde que no sabe cómo los está
forzadas o sobrecargadas;
sintiendo. Incluso puede platicar afectando.
esto hace que la felicitación no
cómo se enfrenta a cualquier
parezca sincera.
problema de salud mental o cómo
• Muestre a sus hijos cómo obtiene ayuda, para darles ejemplos • Ofrezca ayuda. Si una conversación
aceptar felicitaciones con una de lo que podrían hacer. con sus hijos revela un conflicto de
sonrisa y un "gracias", en
salud mental, hágales saber que usted
lugar de que ellos descarten la • Haga preguntas siempre. Tenga está ahí para ellos. Si es necesario,
felicitación. conversaciones frecuentes con sus hable sobre otras personas que
Aceptar felicitaciones ayuda a hijos incluso si no muestran ninguna podrían ayudar, como consejeros
sus hijos a creer e interiorizar señal de advertencia de salud mental. escolares, pediatras y terapeutas.
lo que se dijo.
* Nota: La información de este boletín es un punto de partida y es posible que no sea eficaz para todos los niños o todas las situaciones. El asesoramiento individual puede ser útil
para adaptar las estrategias y satisfacer las necesidades individuales. Este boletín es producido por Hope Squad, un equipo de apoyo de compañeros basado en la escuela que se
asocia con agencias locales de salud mental. Los miembros del escuadrón están capacitados para vigilar a los estudiantes en riesgo, brindar amistad, identificar señales de
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HALLOWEEN SAFETY
Everyone loves a good scare on Halloween, but not when it comes to the
safety of those little trick-or-treaters. Fortunately, there are lots of easy
things parents and kids can do to stay safe on the spookiest of holidays.
Hard Facts about Halloween Safety
On average, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and
killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year.
Top Tips for Halloween Safety
1. Carry glow sticks or flashlights, use reflective tape or stickers on
costumes and bags, and wear light colors to help kids see and be
seen by drivers.
2. Join kids under age 12 for trick-or-treating.
3. Slow down and be alert! Kids are excited on Halloween and may dart into the street.
Turn on headlights early in the day to spot kids from further away.
4. Remind kids to cross the street at corners or crosswalks.
5. When selecting a costume, make sure it is the right size to prevent trips and falls.
Choose face paint over masks when possible. Masks can limit children’s vision.You can also read
