Below is a summary of a recent research study on children’s snacking habits, carried out by UNC-Chapel Hill researchers and published in Health Affairs. For more details, see this entry in the Health Affairs blog:
http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2010/03/03/study-showing-rise-in-snacking-by-children-generates-discussion/
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Snacks accounted for more than 27% of children’s daily caloric intake in 2006—an increase of 168 snack calories [...]
Head lice can spread quickly among children at school. So parents, please check your children daily!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website has a lot of detailed information on lice in both English and Spanish: http://www.cdc.gov/lice/head/index.html
Harsh pesticide products, such as Rid and Nix, are the only official recommended methods for killing lice. However, [...]
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept 15-Oct 15, one group of parents organized and provided a unique experience for George Watts students – hands-on cooking lessons! It took 8 days, but they made sure that every classroom got to participate!
For the complete story, see http://georgewattspta.org/2009/11/newsletter-fall-2009/
For their time, talent, community spirit, and significant investment, we [...]
Watts Happenings, Fall 2009, the PTA newsletter, is here! Learn what the kids are doing, what are the teachers doing, what the PTA is doing, and what YOU can do, too!
Contents:
Parents Help Make Hispanic Heritage Month a Huge Success!
Recipes for Tlacoyos and other Mexican dishes
Just a Few Examples of Classroom Activities for Hispanic Heritage Month
Welcome [...]
Grandparents who are raising their grandchildren or who are offering support to help raise their grandchildren are invited to attend support and education group meetings the second Thursday of each month from 6:00 until 7:30 pm at the DPS Staff Development Center, 2107 Hillandale Road (View Map). The upcoming sessions are:
Thursday, October 8
Thursday, November 12
Thursday, [...]
At the first PTA meeting of the year, the PTA called on parents to commit your time, your talent, and your treasure to helping George Watts.
Are you wondering exactly what that might mean?
Here are 10 specific ways that you can get involved through PTA right now and make a big difference (details below):
Work at the [...]
The PTA Parent Involvement Committee invites you to walk with us Wednesday mornings. Walking can be good exercise and walking with other Watts families can give you a chance to connect, share information, and help build our school community.
Starting Wednesday Sept 16th, we will meet at the side entrance on Urban Ave. at [...]
Last week, the bouldering wall in the in the George Watts gymnasium was graced by new handholds from Three Ball Climbing of Phoenix, Arizona.
The old alphabet holds looked good, but they were hard to grip for many kids. Three Ball Climbing’s owner Steve Dison graciously donated new holds that are shaped for kids’ hands and are [...]
At the August 25 and August 27 parent orientation sessions, Kathy Logan and Katie Tise led a discussion about separation anxiety that young children often experience when starting school. The also provided a handout with the information below:
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Some children experience fear or panic when they think about going to school in the morning. These children [...]
On Tuesday August 25 and Thursday August 27, 2009, the school invited parents of Kindergartners and pre-Kindergartners to orientation sessions. Melissa Blalock, Montessori Coordinator for George Watts, moderated. Here’s what we covered:
1) PTA
Alice Bumgarner (August 25), Chair of the PTA Edible Garden Committee, and Jane Brown (August 27), PTA President talked about what the PTA [...]
