Bowie January Parent News Parent Focuses at this time of year: -READ and do MATH over break!!!!! -If you are traveling or taking time off, talk to your child about what he or she is seeing. Ask questions, have them think about time chunks and planning and input on things to do -Encourage your student to learn and play in both a technology and real world medium. Balance is important -Reconnect with your teacher for the second half of the year. We do not have parent teacher conferences scheduled as a whole but please communicate with your child’s teacher. It is amazing to note how big a difference the communication can make -Expect more at home so your child can build their capacity to expect more at school Check the Calendar January 8th - Staff Professional Development Day January 9th - Students Return to classes January 9th - Board Meeting January 10th - Dress Down Day January 10th - Baby Shower January 12th - PAWS Awards 8:30(1st), 9:00(2nd), 9:30(3rd) January 15th - No School, teacher training January 16th - 3rd grade Math Benchmarks, limited visitors January 17th - 3rd grade Reading Benchmarks, limited visitors January 24th - Dress Down Day January 29th - Week of RenSTAR screening all grade levels