tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58613231030553508592024-02-19T22:39:59.604-08:00LALipscomb Academy - Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447195320875253767noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861323103055350859.post-86769477089300130972013-06-03T20:24:00.002-07:002013-06-03T20:24:13.863-07:00LAES Students Learn Every Little Bit Counts!<br />
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Lipscomb Academy Elementary School students learned that every little bit counts when everyone is involved and were able to make a huge impact on children they have never even met.<br />
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“Coins for a Cause” is a <b>service learning project</b> developed by Lipscomb Academy <b>Elementary</b> faculty and staff in conjunction with the Directors of Spiritual Formation. The program asked the elementary school students to collect coins and donate them to Mission Lazarus to be used to help children in Honduras.<br />
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Mission Lazarus is a Nashville based organization that offers educational, medical, agricultural and spiritual outreach in Honduras and Haiti. <b> HYPERLINK "http://www.missionlazarus.org" </b><span style="color: #103ffb; text-decoration: underline;"><b>www.missionlazarus.org</b></span><br />
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Each of the Lipscomb Academy elementary school students were given their own <b>water bottle</b> to collect coins in and they brought what they collected to add to a large jug that was placed in each of the classrooms. The students were given one month to <b>go and serve their families and neighbors and ask for a donation towards ‘Coins for a Cause'.</b> At the end of the collection period all of the coins from the individual classrooms were combined.<br />
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“What you guys do is important, it is very important. The children in Honduras, by the time they are eight years old, they are milking cows and working in the fields. You guys have collected change and maybe you thought it wasn’t that big of a deal, but it was. You have made it possible for other kids to get a good education,” said Jarrod Brown, <b>President and Founder of Mission Lazarus</b>, when he spoke to Lipscomb Academy Elementary School students about their efforts.<br />
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At an assembly held during elementary school chapel, the total amount, $4,387.84 was revealed to the students. A check was presented to Brown <b>by Elementary Principal Jonathan Sheahen, </b>who took the funds to Mission Lazarus to be used in Honduras.<br />
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Through this service-learning project, the Lipscomb Academy students were able to learn about another country and learned to band together to make a difference. Regina Lankford, a second grade teacher at Lipscomb Academy who has been working with Mission Lazarus for years, was able to travel to Honduras over spring break to do mission work along with Lipscomb Academy high school students.<br />
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Before she left, she filmed the elementary school students singing “We Love You with the Love of the Lord” in both English and Spanish. She played the video for the children in Honduras. When she returned, she had a video of the Honduran children singing the song back to the Lipscomb Academy students. The connection became real for the students who were able to see the faces of the children they had helped half a world away.<br />
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For most of the twentieth century, school was organized
around an industrial model that operated on the assumption that information was
at a premium, and those who mastered the most information were the most
educated, and therefore the most successful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In the Information Age, however, much of the content in any school’s
curriculum is available to everyone at the push of a button.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those who’ve memorized the most content for
any particular test don’t stand out in today’s world; instead, what’s valued
most are the skills associated with doing work that the World Wide Web still
can’t do.</div>
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At Lipscomb Academy we’re committed to developing what we
call the six C’s: character, critical thinking, communication, creativity,
collaboration, and cosmopolitanism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
are the skills and values that the 21st century will demand and reward, and
these are the skills that we seek to nurture in our students, K-12.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through our commitment to individual
learning, relational learning, and learning for the greater good we seek to
encourage students to build upon their natural curiosity, hone their
inquisitiveness, and apply what they are learning to the world beyond
themselves and our school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s
essential that they learn how to think for themselves, how to convey a convincing
argument on paper and in person, how to make something that comes from within
rather than is imposed from without, how to work effectively with others, and
how to connect with the wider world.</div>
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As a former math teacher, I’ve grappled with these challenges
for years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember first-hand as a
student how quickly I forgot what I’d just memorized for a test several days
before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Charged with the responsibility
of leading students through what I wanted to be a provocative and interesting
journey of numbers and patterns, I worried as a young teacher that many
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My teaching and their learning became significantly better
when instead of focusing on practice, I allowed students to explore and look
for patterns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a result, their
understanding quotient went up considerably.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s like starting at the roots of a tree and working up as opposed to
trying to memorize something unique about the leaves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only is this a much more effective way to
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That is the premise of Lipscomb Academy’s Explorations
Program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We want students to experience
the world first-hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This Spring
students will have the opportunity to try new things; things that they may have
never done before or are outside of the normal classroom routine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For instance, Niki Ganick will help students
learn about the art of movement and Becky Collins will tap into a child’s
naturalist side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I encourage you to
check out our upcoming offerings from March 25-May 2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Service-Learning</b>
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service with instruction to enrich the learning experience and teach civic
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service-learning, young people—from kindergarteners to college students—use
what they learn in the classroom to solve real-life problems. They not only
learn the practical applications of their studies, they become actively
contributing citizens through the service they perform.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What Service-Learning
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If school students collect trash out of an urban streambed,
they are providing a valued service to the community as volunteers. If school
students collect trash from an urban streambed, analyze their findings to
determine the possible sources of pollution, and share the results with
residents of the neighborhood, they are engaging in service-learning.</div>
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In the service-learning example, in addition to providing an
important service to the community, students are learning about water quality
and laboratory analysis, developing an understanding of pollution issues, and
practicing communications skills. They may also reflect on their personal and
career interests in science, the environment, public policy or other related
areas. Both the students and the community have been involved in a
transformative experience.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Coins for a Cause</b></div>
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Beginning February 28 Lipscomb Academy Elementary School
will embark on its own school wide service-learning project called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Coins for a Cause</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over
the next month we have asked students to “earn” money through serving others to
give to Mission Lazarus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students will also engage in several different
learning experiences at school to connect their service to Honduras.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For instance, second grade has mapped out the
foundation size of a Honduran adobe brick house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You might see it by the flagpole during
carpool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In PE students are walking or
running the distance it would take for a typical Honduran student to walk to
school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Science students will be
investigating and experimenting with water purification. </div>
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Each of these examples above shows how service-learning is
integrating meaningful community service with instruction and reflection in
order to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and serve
those who are in need. </div>
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10 Commandments of Parenting
Jim Schleicher, M.Div., spoke to Lipscomb Academy on January 17, at the elementary school. The talk was titled the “10 commandments of Parenting”. Mr. Schleicher is a licensed marital and family therapist and licensed professional counselor, who has been practicing in the Nashville community for more than 40 years. In addition to his counseling practice, Mr. Schleicher is also a consultant and an engaging presenter who makes frequent guest appearances with various organizations and school groups. He and his wife Olivia have six children and nine grandchildren. The following article was compiled from notes taken at the lecture.
Mr. Schleicher opened his presentation by saying that children have not changed over time, but that parenting has. Parenting has become increasingly less clear. He said that each home has a culture and energy of it’s own and it is the parents that establish this. He also added that successful, happy children are often a product of a healthy happy home. Studies show that a family that eats meals together, does community service together and has a spiritual emphasis are more likely to produce healthy, unspoiled, “unentitled” children.
The 10 points below are suggestions Jim made about how to make your home culture operate more effectively and efficiently.<br />
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1) SLOW DOWN AND BE PRESENT
In our culture we are prone to busyness and over scheduling. We have made multitasking an attribute and consequently we are seldom fully present. Due to these circumstances there is an increase in the diagnosis of chronic anxiety. Our children lack our full presence and therefore they are lacking security and focus. Make time to be present. Take some time to turn off your cell phone, your computer, television, etc..<br />
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2) LET YOUR CHILD GO TO SCHOOL
Let your children have the experience and responsibility of school. You have already been to school. They need to get their work done on their own and be responsible for gathering the information from the teacher. The teachers want to teach your child and parents often have the attitude that the teacher must be doing a poor job if their child has not gotten the complete assignment or has made a bad grade. Parents need to guide their children but not do the work for them or fix their situations. On another note, the choice of schools is up to the parents, not the child.<br />
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3) LET YOUR CHILD HAVE A BAD TEACHER
In life we will have many people we do not “jell” with. Parents today have a tendency to try to make everything “right” for their children. There is an increase of a form of depression called “learned helplessness” because of this parental over involvement in the resolution of unpleasant situations. They will hear from their child, “my teacher never covered that in class” and will jump on the bandwagon. The parents response should be, “It is your responsibility to learn the information and to learn from this.”<br />
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4) TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO LOSE
Hopefully we will have many natural opportunities to teach to lose. Our children realistically cannot be first in everything. When children cannot accept their losses they will not be able to rejoice in the successes of others. Our culture has put up a very high standard, where a “C” used to be average, now we are considering it to be a failure. We should train our children to do their best, to be content with their successes and compliant with their losses. Ability to lose correlates with capacity for empathy.<br />
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5) STAY CURIOUS
In our task oriented society we tend to be more about getting it done rather than what are we doing and why are we doing it. Ask your child, “what are you learning” and “what is your homework”, rather than focusing on the completion of the task and the grade<br />
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6) MODEL RESPECT AND INSIST ON IT
Statistics show that 93% of our communication is non-verbal, what we show with our expressions and body. Our job as parents is to model respect in our homes. We give the best example of this by the way we treat our spouses and each other. We must hold our children to a high standard of respect in the way they treat parents and siblings.<br />
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7) STAY IN THE ADULT WORLD
Our marriages often get the crumbs of our energy. We spend so much time and energy on our children’s scheduling and functions that we neglect the greatest security we can give them by having a healthy, happy marriage. Who are the parents best friends? We need to have best friends who are adults and spend time in that world.<br />
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8) OWN YOUR OWN HOME
A child’s bedroom is not “his room”. His room is a room in your house. It is important for us to teach our children to keep up the space that we have allotted to them (their room) and to make a contribution to the upkeep of the household. Your child should keep his room tidy and have some duties around the home. Statistics show that kids who keep their rooms neat are again less spoiled.<br />
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9) GIVE LESS
Children are lacking enthusiasm about getting out into the world and on their own because they see no excitement about becoming an adult. Much of this is due to the fact that parents have indulged them. By the time they graduate from high school they have been to more fancy restaurants, gone more exotic places, been in more stretch limos and have more material possessions than should be available in a lifetime. They have done it all and have little to look forward to or to aim for. Even if you are able to provide extravagance for them, leave things to look forward to.<br />
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10) LIVE LIKE A BLESSED PERSON
We have all heard that laughter is the best medicine and a joyful heart is good medicine. Gratitude greatly displaces anxiety. We need to practice and to teach our children thankfulness and gratitude. Work to find three things you are thankful for.
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January 4, 2013<br />
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Dear Parents,<br />
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Think of your children. Bring their faces to your mind. Then ask yourself, “What do I really want for them in their lives?”<br />
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Don’t assume you know. Before you spend another day as a parent (or as a teacher or a coach or anyone else involved with children), try to answer this deceptively simple question: What do I really want for my children?<br />
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Is it trophies and prizes and stardom? Do you want them all to grow up and become president of the United States? Is it riches and financial security? Is it true love? Or is it just a better life than the one you have now?<br />
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On some days you might quickly reply, “I just want them to clean up their rooms, do their homework, and obey me when I speak.” On other days, when you are caught up in the pressures your children are feeling at school, you might desperately reply, “I just want my children to get high SAT scores and be admitted to Prestige College.”<br />
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But if you linger over the question, your reply will almost certainly include one particular word: the simple, even silly-seeming word happy. Most of us parents just want our children to be happy, now and forever. Of course, we also want them to contribute to the world; we want them to care for others and lead responsible lives. But deep down, most of us, want our children to lead a balanced, happy life.<br />
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If we take certain steps, we can actually make it happen. Ned Hallowell wrote in his book Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness that parents and teachers can greatly increase the chances that their children and students will grow up to be happy, responsible adults by instilling certain qualities that might not seem of paramount importance but in fact are—inner qualities such as optimism, playfulness, a can-do attitude, and connectedness (the feeling of being a part of something larger than yourself). While traditional advice urges parents to instill discipline and a strong work ethic in their children, that advice can backfire when put into practice. The child may resist or do precisely the opposite of what is asked or even comply, but joylessly. That joylessness can last a whole life long.<br />
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We need a more reliable route to lifelong joy than can be provided by lectures on discipline or rewards for high grades and hard work. Of course, discipline and hard work matter, as do grades and behavior. But how we reach those goals is key. With this in mind, I want to invite you to Jim Schleicher’s compelling presentation titled, “The Ten Commandments of Parenting” on January 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lipscomb Academy Elementary School library. I have personally heard him address this topic on two different occasions and I’m looking forward to a third. Space is filling up fast. You can RSVP by calling 615-966-1783 or emailing Keri Sweeney at keri.sweeney@lipscomb.edu.
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">At a recent faculty meeting Lipscomb
Academy Elementary School teachers were challenged to build a freestanding structure
using 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard of string and one
marshmallow in 18 minutes. And the marshmallow had to be on the top. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The man
behind this exercise is Tom Wujec, a Fellow at Autodesk, the legendary makers
of AutoCAD design software. He’s also the author of <i><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Times; padding: 0in;">Five-Star
Mind: Games and Puzzles to Stimulate Your Creativity and Imagination</span></i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Back in 2010 he gave a fascinating TED
Talk. (<a href="http://marshmallowchallenge.com/TED_Talk.html" target="_blank">http://marshmallowchallenge.<wbr></wbr>com/TED_Talk.html</a>) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">In the video, Wujec says,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">“There’s something about this exercise
that reveals very deep lessons about the nature of collaboration.” Having
performed the exercise with more than 70 groups – including groups at <i><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Times; padding: 0in;">Fortune</span></i> 50 companies – Wujec has reached a few
conclusions:</span><br />
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<b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Times; font-size: 13.5pt; padding: 0in;">1. Recent business school graduates perform poorly.</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">“They lie, they would cheat, they get
distracted, and they produce really lame structures,” he says. The average
tower by all participants in the exercise is 20 inches; the average tower by
b-school grads is only 10 inches.</span><br />
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<b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Times; font-size: 13.5pt; padding: 0in;">2. Recent graduates of kindergarten perform well.</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The average tower by kindergarten
graduates measures 26 inches. “Not only do they produce the tallest structures
but the most interesting structures of them all,” he reports. Why is that? “none
of the kids spends any time trying to be CEO of Spaghetti, Inc.” says Wujec. In
an exercise with an 18-minute limit, such jockeying for positions is wasted
time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">B-school graduates tend to wait until the
end of the 18 minutes to add the marshmallow to the top of their structures.
When the structures collapse, the b-school teams enter something like a crisis
mode. The kindergarten grads, by contrast, tend to incorporate the marshmallow
into their designs early on, averting last-second crises.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The difference between success and failure
was not intelligence or age or even experience, but the willingness to work collaboratively,
take risks and be open to creative solutions.</span></div>
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In July 2010 Po Bronson and
Ashley Merryman wrote a <i>Newsweek</i> cover story titled, "The Creativity Crisis". In the article they report that while Americans’ average I.Q.s has been rising 10
points each generation (the so-called Flynn effect), creativity has been <i>falling</i> since 1990, with the steepest
declines among children from kindergarten to grade 6. Part of the problem, say
the authors, is that we assume creativity is a gift that can’t be taught.
“While our creativity scores decline unchecked,” they say, “the current
national strategy for creativity consists of little more than praying for a Greek
muse to drop by our houses. The problems we face now, and in the future, simply
demand that we do more than just hope for inspiration to strike.” </div>
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How do we know creativity is
declining? From a massive study using the well-regarded Torrance assessment,
which asks people to generate ways of using everyday objects differently and/or
improving them. And why is it declining? Researchers aren’t sure yet, but one
likely suspect is the amount of time young people are mesmerized by television
and video games. Another is that schools have devoted less time to creative
activities in recent years – unlike many other countries, which are making a
concerted effort to develop creativity in schools.</div>
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But
isn’t creativity innate – either you have it or you don’t? And shouldn’t
schools be sticking to basics to prepare students for the 21<sup>st</sup>
century and let “gifted” students develop creativity in the art room? Wrong,
wrong, and wrong, say Bronson and Merryman. Creativity is “part of normal brain
function” and <i>can</i> be developed, they
contend, and it’s important in all subject areas from music to engineering.
“The argument that we can’t teach creativity because kids already have too much
to learn is a false tradeoff,” they say. “Creativity isn’t about freedom from
concrete facts. Rather, fact-finding and deep research are vital stages in the
creative process.” Students can, in fact, meet and go beyond today’s curriculum
standards through more creativity-based instructional approaches. </div>
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Bronson
and Merryman also puncture the notion that creativity is exclusively a
“right-brain” activity. Here’s the sequence of mental activity that occurs when
a person solves a problem:</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt; margin-left: 27pt;">
-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span>Focusing
on obvious facts and familiar solutions to see if the answer lies there;</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt; margin-left: 27pt;">
-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span>If not,
scanning and evaluating remote memories for unseen patterns and alternative
meanings;</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt; margin-left: 27pt;">
-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span>Zeroing
in on a promising idea – the “aha!” moment;</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt; margin-left: 27pt;">
-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span>Evaluating
that idea – is it worth pursuing?</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
“Creativity requires constant shifting,
blender pulses of both divergent thinking and convergent thinking, to combine
new information with old and forgotten ideas,” say Bronson and Merryman. </div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
Yes,
some people are innately better at divergent thinking than others, they say,
but creativity training that aligns with the new insights from brain science
can be remarkably effective. “Creativity can be taught,” says California State
University/San Bernardino professor James Kaufman. The key is alternating
between intense divergent thinking and intense convergent thinking several
times. “Real improvement doesn’t happen in a weekend workshop,” say Bronson and
Merryman. “But when applied to the everyday process of work or school, brain
function improves.” </div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
What
would this look like in a school? Here’s a problem posed to fifth graders last
year at the National Inventors Hall of Fame School in Akron, Ohio – a school
that devotes three-quarters of each day to project-based learning: Reduce the
noise in the library, whose windows face a busy public space. Working in small
teams, students had four weeks to come up with proposals. Here’s how they
proceeded (with plenty of support and guidance along the way):</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt; margin-left: 27pt;">
-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span>Fact-finding
– How does sound travel through materials? What materials reduce noise the
most?</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt; margin-left: 27pt;">
-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span>Idea-finding
– Generating as many ideas as possible – drapes, plants, large kites hung from
the ceiling to baffle sound, masking the outside noise with a gentle waterfall,
double-paned glass, filing the space between panes of glass with water, an
aquarium with fish as the barrier, etc.</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt; margin-left: 27pt;">
-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span>Solution-finding
– Which ideas are the most effective, most affordable, and most aesthetically
pleasing? Safest?</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt; margin-left: 27pt;">
-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span>A plan
of action – Building scale models, choosing fabric samples, figuring out who
would take care of plants and fish over vacations, etc. </div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt; margin-left: 27pt;">
-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span>Problem-finding
– Anticipating all potential problems so their designs are more likely to work;</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt; margin-left: 27pt;">
-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span>Presenting
the plan – The audience was teachers, parents, and an outside expert. </div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
In the process,
students had fun, came up with great ideas to solve a real-world problem, and
mastered large chunks of Ohio’s required fifth-grade curriculum, including
understanding sound waves, per-unit cost calculations, and persuasive writing.
The school’s state test scores soared this year. “You never see our kids
saying, ‘I’ll never use this so I don’t need to learn it,’” says school
administrator Maryann Wolowiec. “Instead, kids ask, ‘Do we have to leave school
now?’” </div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
Here are some of the other activities
at different age levels that have successfully developed creativity:</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt; margin-left: 27pt;">
-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span>Preschool
– Role-playing and acting out characters helps children see things from a
different perspective.</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt; margin-left: 27pt;">
-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span>Middle
childhood – Creating paracosms, or fantasies of entire alternative worlds. </div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt; margin-left: 27pt;">
-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span>Fourth
grade on – As the curriculum becomes more content-rich, it’s helpful if
teachers are willing to entertain unconventional answers and “detours of
curiosity.” </div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
It’s a myth that
creative people are depressed, anxious, and neurotic, say Bronson and Merryman.
The reason creative students sometimes drop out is that they become discouraged
and bored in creativity-stifling schools. In fact, a gloomy mindset shuts down
creativity. People who score high on creativity assessments tend to be more
confident about the future, have stronger relationships, and deal better with
setbacks. It’s uncreative people who are at risk.</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
In a sidebar at the end of the article,
Bronson and Merryman sum up specific advice for educators and parents:</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
• <i>Forget
brainstorming</i>. Research at Yale University in 1958 showed that
brainstorming actually reduces a team’s creative output; the same people,
working individually, can come up with more and better ideas.</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
• <i>Imagination
exercises don’t work</i>. It’s a myth that all you have to do is let your
natural creativity run wild. There’s much more to being creative than that.</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
• <i>Don’t
tell someone to <u>be creative</u></i>. “Such an instruction may just cause
people to freeze up,” say Bronson and Merryman. Here’s a better approach from
University of Georgia professor Mark Runco: “Do something only you would come
up with – that none of your friends or family would think of.” Using this
approach, he’s doubled people’s creative output.</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
• <i>Reduce
screen time</i>. For every hour spent watching TV, says University of Texas
professor Elizabeth Vandewater, overall time on creative activities like
fantasy play and art projects drops as much as 11 percent. </div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
• <i>Exercise</i>.
“Almost every dimension of cognition improves from 30 minutes of aerobic
exercise,” say Bronson and Merryman. “The type of exercise doesn’t matter, and
the boost lasts for at least two hours afterward.” But this works only for
people who are physically fit. For those who aren’t, fatigue counteracts the
benefits.</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
• <i>Get
immersed in a passion</i>. “Kids do best when they are allowed to develop deep
passions and pursue them wholeheartedly – at the expense of well-roundedness,”
say Bronson and Merryman. American Psychological Association researcher Rena
Subotnik has found that children who dive into one area and become expert in it
have better self-discipline and handle setbacks more effectively. </div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
• <i>Forget
the suggestion box</i>. Formalized suggestion boxes and e-mail surveys actually
stifle innovation, says ESCP Europe Business School Isaac Getz, because
employees often feel that their ideas will be lost in the bureaucracy. Toyota’s
plant in Georgetown, KY has been highly successful because it implements up to
99 percent of employees’ suggestions. </div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
• <i>Take
a break</i>. Multitasking has been shown to undermine focus and productivity,
but it’s a good idea to shift from one creative project to another.</div>
<div style="line-height: 17pt;">
• <i>Explore
other cultures</i>. Living abroad, being exposed to people from other
countries, or even watching a slide show about another culture helps people be
more adaptable and flexible. </div>
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<i><b>Adapted from the Marshall Memo, Issue #345</b></i></div>
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I’m going to share something with you I’ve told very few
people. I called my grandmother
GaGa. That’s right, even as an adult, I
called her GaGa. <br />
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She was born in 1922 in Winfield, AL, a small farm town
outside of Jasper. A product of the
Depression, she had this built-in compulsion to make do with what she had. Instead of buying new things, she made new
things. She didn’t have money for store
bought toys or clothes, but she did have the ingenuity and resourcefulness to
create something from scraps. This gave rise to a gifted seamstress.<br />
<br />
As far as family legend goes, she sewed multiple ornaments,
curtains, pillows, dolls, blankets, quilts, and countless number
of scarves, socks, gloves... This is not
including all the clothes she made. And
she sewed a lot of clothes: all of her own clothes, her children’s, grandkids,
even the high-school cheerleader uniforms.
My mom tells me she received a new dress every week or two, and she
gives GaGa all the credit for being voted “best dressed” nearly every year at
school. <br />
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Although my sister was never voted best dressed, she could
have made the same claim. Every holiday
break Vicki was scheduled for her annual wardrobe extravaganza. First, GaGa and Vicki would go window
shopping- my sister would pick out all the clothes she wanted. Then back to the house where without as much
as a photograph, GaGa created newspaper patterns from scratch. This was followed by Vicki standing statue
still as GaGa pinned, pleated and pressed rolls of fabric around her.
Experienced, nimble, thimble tough fingers were her only guide. I can still see my hummingbird of a
grandmother flying from scissors to machine to pin cushion humming all the
while. After three days of working, she finished. Hanging on the kitchen hutch, amongst a
pile of cloth, were a half of a dozen dresses made to order,
just like the ones in the window display.
Maybe a little better.<br />
<br />
As time wore on though, GaGa’s
fingers lost their dexterity and exactitude and she stopped making new clothes.
But she didn’t stop sewing. She mended
anything she could get her hands on as though she could somehow hold together
her unraveling mind and breaking body. I
think she found comfort in the chore. <br />
<br />
Since my grandmother’s death five years ago, I have found comfort in mending.
I have come to relish the moments when I sit down and, somewhat
clumsily, repair a torn shirt or reattach a button. I love the touch of the needle in my hand and
how it pops through the fabric. I love
the inexact art of weaving and the final threaded scar. The calm I feel from mending clearly
exceeds the mere rescue of a piece of clothing. It is a communion with my
roots. But, it is also a time to pause
and quit running around trying to make figurative ends meet; it is a
chance to sew actual pieces together. I
can't stop a world of fighting, or reverse global warming, but I can mend
things at hand. There is something about
it that’s healing. Mending doesn't say, "This never happened." Instead it says,
"Something or someone was surely broken here, but a saving grace offered
it new life."<br />
<br />
There are so many things that need mending: my old socks,
the fence around the garden, the friendship torn by misunderstanding, a
country
being ripped apart by greed and social inequity. Some are easier to
mend than others. A few of weeks ago I challenged the
students here at Lipscomb Academy to find something to mend. To sew a
button or patch a broken friendship.
This Thanksgiving break I extend the
challenge to our families. Take the time
to turn off the TV and stitch together a real, face-to-face
conversation. Hug your kids. Hug your neighbor. Hug your least
favorite relative. Say your sorry and mean it. When we mend, I believe
we realize that we're
better together than apart, and perhaps even stronger for the rip and
the
repair.<br />
<br />
Jonathan Sheahen<br />
Elementary Principal <br />
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Lipscomb Academy - Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447195320875253767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861323103055350859.post-1564271246668287832012-11-01T18:10:00.003-07:002012-11-01T18:10:43.439-07:00A Month's Worth of SmilesWe just couldn't pass up the opportunity to share <i>only a few</i> of the October happenings at Lipscomb Academy. The month has come and gone, but by the looks of these faces, the memories are here to stay. Come and see what the smiling is all about!
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Lipscomb Academy - Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447195320875253767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861323103055350859.post-54526461304627687362012-10-17T09:01:00.000-07:002012-10-17T09:01:05.042-07:00Star or Hero?<br />
Star or Hero?<br />
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Do you want your child to be a star? Or is being a hero what matters most? Between the two, I choose hero. If my boys become stars, that’s fine, too. But that is not my ultimate goal for them. Here at Lipscomb Academy we understand that not everyone can be a star, but we want all of our students to become heroes; and there is plenty of opportunity for everyone to be heroic. As a part of this effort, weekly we recognize students who have displayed Christ-like Character. Christ-like character is defined in the acrostic below:<br />
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Over the past two weeks:<br />
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A second grade student was recognized for his Service. This boy worked around his grandfather’s house to earn money to give to Paola, a Honduran child whom his class is sponsoring.<br />
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A third grade girl was honored for showing Perseverance. Her teacher said, “She always gives her best in all that she does.” <br />
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A first grade boy was applauded for being a great Friend. He graciously helped a hurt classmate on the playground. He stopped what he was doing to check on the child and help him up.<br />
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A fourth grade student was acknowledged for her Responsibility. This student consistently brings her materials to class and is prepared daily to learn.<br />
<br />
These students are recognized not as a side note, but as a main note. Character is essential for student success. In the most recent This American Life episode, (474: Back to School), Ira Glass asks Paul Tough, author of How Children to Succeed, “Why do some children succeed while others fail?” The conventional answer usually focuses on intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. But Tough argues that the qualities that matter most have more to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, and self control; and he uses science and current research to back it all up. <br />
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At Lipscomb Academy we believe that the social curriculum is as important as the academic curriculum. We recognize that social, emotional, and intellectual growth are very much intertwined and mutually reinforcing. Our teachers pay close attention to each child’s well being in all these areas to enable them to reach their full potential. True traction in math, language arts, or Spanish can only take place when children trust their community and feel free to take social and academic risks—share a poem with the class, collaborate on a project with a student who is not a friend, stand up for someone who is being called names, or choose a more difficult essay question. <br />
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So back to the original question: Do you want your child to be a star or a hero? Ed Hallowell did a good job of answering this question in his book Connect when he referenced the following “hero” story told to him by Rick Lavoie, the head of Riverview School:<br />
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One day I was sitting at a counter at a downtown Greenwich pizza parlor. I was splitting a small pepperoni pizza with my five-year-old son, Christian. As we sat there, I could not help but overhear the conversation among three teenage boys who were sitting in the booth directly behind us. They were dressed in tennis white and had obviously just returned from a morning at their fancy local tennis club. Two of the boys were discussing the faults and foibles of another boy, who was not in attendance. They criticized his tennis play, his mode of dress, and every aspect of his personality. The boy obviously suffered tremendous social isolation and rejection. They laughed as they regaled each other with stories of his various faults and failures.<br />
<br />
At one point, one of the boys turned to the third boy, who had been silent during the discussion, and said, “None of us ever want to play with Mike. He’s such a nerd. But whenever the coach asks us to choose a partner for doubles, you always choose to play with Mike. Nobody likes Mike. Nobody will play with Mike. Why do you play with him?”<br />
<br />
The third boy responded quietly, “That’s why I play with him.”<br />
<br />
I looked over my shoulder at that courageous young man, and then I looked at my own son. My fondest hope at that moment was that my son would develop the strength of character and courage that that boy possessed. I hope that young man’s father knows how proud he should be of his son.<br />
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This story gets me every time I read it. My fondest hope is that all students at Lipscomb Academy learn to exercise the character of Christ in their daily lives, on the playground, in the cafeteria, on the ball field and even at home, so that they may become truly successful children of God.<br />
<br />
Jonathan Sheahen ~
Elementary School Principal
Lipscomb Academy - Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447195320875253767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861323103055350859.post-78429286269870130752012-09-19T13:37:00.002-07:002012-09-19T18:55:35.257-07:00Learning from a Slinky<br />
If you've played with a Slinky for more than five minutes, you've probably mastered all the classic moves. But it turns out those humble coils have a surprise up their sleeves. Do this:<br />
<br />
1) Dangle a Slinky above the ground as though you were holding a fish by the tip of its tail.<br />
2) Let it extend to its full length.<br />
3) Let go.<br />
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If you don't have a Slinky, do this:<br />
<br />
1) Watch the first video.<br />
2) Make a prediction.<br />
3) Watch the second video.<br />
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Did you see it? If not, try it again and this time keep your eye on the bottom of the Slinky.<br />
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Did you notice that as the top of the Slinky starts to fall, the bottom doesn't drop? It just hangs in the air, levitating, as if it had its own magic carpet. It will stay there, hovering quietly, until a wave, or signal, passing through the Slinky finally reaches it. Apparently, the bottom doesn't know it's supposed to fall, so it sits there, seeming to defy gravity, until the very end. (For a more detailed explanation check out <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/09/modeling-a-falling-slinky/">http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/09/modeling-a-falling-slinky/</a>.)<br />
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This isn’t a magic trick. It is a physics principle that can be proven by using words like equilibrium, gravity, and compression wave and by applying Hooke's law in conjunction with Newton's second law. Plus lots of math. The basic explanation is that the bottom coil will not twist and fall until it receives a signal the coil directly above it. In other words, each coil doesn’t “know” it is supposed to fall until it is “told” by the coil above it.<br />
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This idea, that information has to pass through an object for the whole thing to know what to do, applies not just to Slinkys, but to ballpoint pens, arrows, baseball and, yes, even to learning.<br />
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I believe that too often children are rushed through the learning process. That students are not given enough time to process information, or room to make mistakes, or even a moment to sit still and reflect. Take math, for example. Traditionally, math has been limited to algorithms and arithmetic, promoting such beliefs as speed and accuracy are more important than understanding; there is one right way to solve any problem; and math is mostly memorization. My 7th grade math teacher, Mr. Sammons, certainly believed this. <br />
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Mr. Sammons’ approach was simple: introduce an abstract concept such as multiplying fractions or dividing decimals by showing the class an efficient procedure, and never ever answer the question, “Why does this work?”. I quickly learned that math didn’t have to make sense, it was nonsensical magic. This jump from the top of the Slinky (mathematical concept) to the bottom (abstract generalization), skips all of the necessary connections in between. <br />
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Nearly thirty years of research has proven that skipping students to the abstract and rushing them through the learning process hinders students’ understanding. Memorizing rules for moving symbols around on paper may be the filing of facts, but it is not the learning of mathematics; much like memorizing names and dates is not learning history. Understanding a subject means getting inside it and seeing how things work, how things are related to each other, and why they work like the do.<br />
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Instead of focusing on algorithms and shortcuts, the teachers at Lipscomb Academy build understanding over a period of time; first through informal exploration moving to representational activities, using manipulatives, games and other tools. This developmental method allows children to personally construct meaning and prepares them for the abstract. For instance, in second grade, students are asked to solve multi-digit subtraction problems. They might solve such problems by counting up from the smaller to the larger number, or by using tools such as a number grid. Once a student has had successfully explored a variety of valid approaches, algorithms are introduced. Allowing children to go through this process validates their intuitive methods and reinforces the fact that math makes sense and can be used to make sense of the world. It can even explain why a Slinky seems to hover in mid air after being dropped.<br />
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Jonathan Sheahen<br />
Elementary School Principal<br />
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For many students the start of school marks not a beginning, but the end of summer vacation. For teachers, however, the start of a new school year is a new beginning and one of my favorite times of year.<br />
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Throughout my school career, what I enjoy about the end of August was getting ready for the new school year. I actually enjoyed going shopping with my mom for new clothes at J.C. Penny’s and then heading over to the dime store to pick out a themed trapper keeper and matching A-Team Lunch box. I loved organizing and labeling my markers, pencils and pink erasers and putting them into my school box. Each year I was fully equipped for the challenges ahead.<br />
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As a teacher this enjoyment of preparation continued. I got excited about getting my new plan book and putting the students’ names in the back. I loved individually numbering the books I have ordered, and looked forward to going to Office Depot and to buy my school supplies.<br />
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Even more than this ritual, I enjoy the feeling of a fresh start and the opportunity to improve and make resolutions for the coming year. It’s clear that many of the students share this same feeling. Lined in the hallways are student goals and recommendations for success regarding this upcoming year.<br />
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Here is a sample from 3rd grade:<br />
Stay focused and be a good listener.<br />
Be patient.<br />
Listen to Mrs. Sanders.<br />
Try hard and have fun.<br />
Share and Pray.<br />
Make the most out of every recess.<br />
Say, “I think I can.”<br />
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Maybe my favorite, “Do some math.”<br />
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I think this is evidence enough that the transition from summer to academics has been a smooth one. The students have embraced the new changes brought about by having new teachers and new expectations and have slid right into a rhythm in only a few days. That is something that I am proud of. Even more so, I am proud that our new students have been warmly welcomed into our family by the returning students. This student and parent community should be commended for the many ways that they have made those of us who are new, feel comfortable.<br />
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From my point of view I see a very happy group of children and faculty that are truly enjoying getting to know one another.<br />
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In as much as August is a time of fresh promises, it is also a honeymoon time. It is a time when everything runs smoothly and everyone is putting their best put forward.<br />
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I liked how my Algebra teacher Dr. Jalbert put it. On the first day of class with every one of his classes he began with the same speech. He said, “Right now you all have a 100% in my class.” He followed up that sentence with, “But let me assure you that not everyone will finish the year with 100%”. I certainly didn’t. And not everyone at LAES will finish this year with perfect attendance or straight A+s . Some students will miss a few on their Friday spelling test or forget to bring in their homework. But perfection is not the goal of school. Matter of fact, it is the bumps in the road that are the opportunities from which our students learn the most.<br />
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To the question, “What is it that most parents want for their children?” Dr. Robert Brooks writes in his book Raising Resilient Children: “Happiness, success in school, satisfaction with their lives, and solid friendships quickly come to mind. If we examine our parental goals, it would not be an oversimplification to conclude that the realization of these goals requires that our children have the inner strength to deal competently and successfully, day after day, with the challenges and demands they encounter. We call this capacity to cope and feel competent, resilience.”<br />
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I, along with the rest of the faculty, look forward to working with the students and to seeing them thrive, and yes, even to seeing them stumble or make mistakes from which they will grow. We do this with a tremendous amount of support and knowledge that these experience, in the end, will build the resilience that is so essential for their development.<br />
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Jonathan Sheahen<br />
Elementary School Principal, Lipscomb Academy
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<span style="font-size: small;">Margaret Wise Brown, author of <i>Good Night Moon, </i>wrote a compelling and rhythmic picture book titled, <i>The Important Book. </i>In the book she points out the important things about everyday objects and what makes them special. Her writing is lyrical from beginning, "the important thing about a spoon is that you eat with it...", to end, "the important thing about you is that you are you, it is true that you were once a baby and that now you are a child, and that someday you will be a man or a woman, but the important thing about <i>you </i>is that <i>you </i>are <i>you</i>". I am amazed at how she addresses a complex topic in such a simple and kid friendly way. Being able to decipher what is important and unimportant is something that adults wrestle with everyday.</span></div>
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<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">In an era of mobile devices, instant connectivity, and urgent to do lists, it is all too easy to become overwhelmed with the immediate, the “right now”. A</span><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">s a result it becomes harder and harder to focus on the important.</span><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Steven Covey calls this balancing the “clock and the compass”. In his book, <i>First Things First</i>, he says, “</span><span style="font-size: small;">For many people, the dominant metaphor of life is the clock. We value the clock for its speed and efficiency. The clock has its place, efficiency has its place—but after effectiveness. The symbol of effectiveness is the compass—a sense of direction, purpose, vision, perspective and balance<i>.”</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Some have addressed this imbalance by blocking out a time during the day to focus on the important things. For instance, Piers Fawkes, founder and editor of PSFK, reserves a good chunk of his morning – from 7:00-10:00 a.m. every day – to work on his big list prior to opening his email. My friend Gary Henry, author of <i>Diligently Seeking God,</i> spends the first hour of every day devoted to God in prayer and reflection. For a teacher, the summer months serve as time to slow down, reflect and work on what is most important. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Since my time here at Lipscomb Academy, I have been impressed with the amount of Elementary School faculty members who are working on the important things during their “time off” from school.</span></div>
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<li style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Becky Collins</b> and <b>Kay Felts</b> attended the Tennessee State Energy Camp to keep current Lipscomb Academy’s "green school" certification and to learn more ways to involve the community in our current programs.</span></li>
<li style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Michelle Seal</b> attended several professional development workshops including one on Cooperative Learning and another on Fostering a Positive Classroom Climate</span></li>
<li style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <b>Kindergarten</b> and <b>Pre-K </b>teams are excited about the 24 new iPads going into the classrooms and investigating ways use them as instructional tools.</span></li>
<li style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">The <b>fourth grade team</b> is looking into using Edmodo as a s</span><span style="font-size: small;">ecure place to connect and collaborate, share content and educational applications.</span></li>
<li style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Ginger Reasonover</b>, the Science Lab Coordinator, is attending and presenting at Harpeth Hall’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) conference in July.</span></li>
<li style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>Penny Seay, Kathy Musick and Kay Felts</b> were trained in Backwards Design, a </span><span style="font-size: small;">method of designing educational curriculum by setting goals before choosing instructional methods and forms of assessment.</span></li>
<li style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Jennifer Green</b> attended S.A.L.T. (Service and Learning Together), a workshop that focuses on ways to intentionally join academic learning and community outreach.</span></li>
<li style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Kathy Musick </b>invested a significant amount of time preparing for Summer Celebration, where she was in charge of all of the kid related activities.</span></li>
<li style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Melanie Gaw</b> taught the first graders at her church’s VBS and participated in church camp.</span></li>
<li style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <b>third grade team</b> continues to promote their “Don’t Rush to Flush” awareness campaign and working on a bill to be put before the state legislators. </span></li>
<li style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Chuck Chism</b> helped direct Antioch Church Encampment, an outreach serving families in Nashville, and led Mid-Ohio Valley Work Camp where he and 30 teenagers painted over 40 homes in Ohio.</span></li>
<li style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Suzanne Howell</b> is rewriting the Bible curriculum for the Elementary School.</span></li>
<li style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">The <b>second grade team</b> completed training on their new Ladibug document cameras, a </span><span style="font-size: small;">real-time image capture devices for displaying an object to a large audience and are also exploring the use a WikiSpace to serve as a resource for parents and students.</span></li>
<li style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Kim Smith</b> went a mission trip to work with the Inner City Ministry in Mobile, Alabama. She also taught fourth grade classes at VBS and coordinated arts and crafts for church camp, grades 4th-12th.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">That is a pretty amazing group of educators!</span></div>
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been named Lipscomb Academy elementary school principal in a joint announcement
from L. Randolph Lowry, Lipscomb university president, and Mike Hammond,
university vice president and Lipscomb Academy headmaster.</div>
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Sheahen, mathematics faculty team leader at Nashville’s
Harding Academy, brings a variety of teaching experience that has been
recognized by his peers and by the White House to the Lipscomb Academy
administrative team. He was selected as part of a rigorous national search and
selection process and will assume the duties of principal on June 15.</div>
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“Jonathan Sheahen is an enthusiastic educator, committed
Christian and brings tremendous credentials and experience with him. In our
exhaustive search for a new principal, we looked for someone who would not only
model Christ’s love of people and teaching them, but also model a hunger for
developing each pupil to his or her potential as a student and as a future man
or woman of God. We believe we have found that person,” said L. Randolph Lowry,
Lipscomb University president.</div>
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In 2010, Sheahen was one of 85 mathematics and sciences
teachers across the country honored by President Barack Obama with the
prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science
Teaching. He was honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.</div>
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Sheahen has been a member of the faculty at Harding Academy
since 2004. Last year he received Harding Academy’s Ed and Hattie Stuart Spirit
Award as Teacher of the Year. For the past five years he has served as a
teacher and advisory team member for the Vanderbilt Program for Talented Youth.</div>
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“Jonathan not only has rich professional experience but also
the heart and mind to help our students grow academically and has a great
passion to nurture the spiritual environment at Lipscomb,” said Mike Hammond,
university vice president and headmaster for Lipscomb Academy.</div>
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His faculty experience includes teaching positions in Tampa,
Fla.; Portland, Ore.; and Hillsboro School in Franklin, Tenn. In addition to
classroom work, Jonathan has coached middle school volleyball, soccer, softball
and tennis. He has participated in a variety of professional development
programs such as the College of William and Mary’s Integrated Curriculum Model,
the University of Connecticut’s Project M3, Harvard University’s Project Zero
Classroom and WIDE World as well as participating in the Everyday Mathematics
Leadership Institute. Sheahen is also a frequent speaker at conferences and
workshops hosted by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the
Tennessee Association of Independent Schools.</div>
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Sheahen holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in elementary
education from Western Kentucky University and a Master of Education degree in
educational leadership from Trevecca. He and his wife, Shawna, have three sons,
Eli, 8 and twins, Silas and Cooper, 6. They are members of Broadmoor Church of
Christ, where Sheahen is a deacon.</div>Lipscomb Academy - Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447195320875253767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861323103055350859.post-67196895011593363582012-05-07T19:20:00.001-07:002012-05-08T09:12:08.058-07:00The Miracle of Life - on the big screen!Our kindergarten students have been taking care of eggs for the past few weeks. Carefully following their progress in our new incubator, we were all instructed to not prop doors, stay away from adjusting the air conditioner (to maintain consistent temperature), and - <i>above all</i> - pray for the health and well-being of our latest life science endeavor. At exactly 21 days, teachers were found running down the hall to the front office exclaiming, "The chicks are coming, the chicks are coming!" With great excitement, several of us entered one of our kindergarten classrooms to find all of our pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children anxiously awaiting the arrival of their first chick. Everyone was given a bigger-than-life-view by use of the new document camera, as projected on the screen we watched and listened to the first emerging chick. After a whole lot of work, along with quiet encouragement from the captive audience, the first baby finally broke through. I was amazed listening to the conversations taking place among five and six-year-old children and their teachers. They intelligently discussed the various parts of the egg and chick, pointed out observations on the screen, <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Faith and learning. It's what we do.
And on that day, in that classroom, it might have been the best I've seen yet... Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!Lipscomb Academy - Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447195320875253767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861323103055350859.post-16056671283803910342012-04-30T08:54:00.000-07:002012-04-30T15:20:16.207-07:00No Mustang Ran Alone - Marathon 2012<div style="width:600px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w1060.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http%3A%2F%2Fw1060.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ft449%2Fjenslazydaisy%2Fcf1b1c4c.pbw" height="180" width="600"><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a><a href="http://s1060.photobucket.com/albums/t449/jenslazydaisy/?action=view&current=cf1b1c4c.pbw" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a></div>
What a perfect night it was, Friday, April 27th... <i>marathon night!</i> After weeks of training and clocking miles on our campus, we had over 160 student participants who enjoyed running their final mile down Woodland Street together with parents, grandparents, and teachers. There are no words to describe what it was like watching each pass by in their shirts proclaiming, "No Mustang Runs Alone." It was pretty poignant and heartwarming to see the message in action. Thank you to our organizers, Belle Cromwell and Melanie Grogan, their fantastic helpers, and all of our families who made this event such a success!
"Don't you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!" 1 Cor. 9:24Lipscomb Academy - Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447195320875253767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861323103055350859.post-48710110883850508952012-04-04T05:37:00.001-07:002012-04-04T06:05:42.326-07:00All the way from Mexico?!?!?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg540hxmMM3F3ptjglhIGN9wfWczm0uSJdv2LYEBhXh0gTUp4piD047e_B6Xquzt9Jx6CGFqp6ZsMiMxGMOKOtdbcUHQLmvEgydpvqvmwpA4Cf6KFXusJX0LKx3-jYLEUeULn3RRdUoMxcs/s1600/DSC_0272B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg540hxmMM3F3ptjglhIGN9wfWczm0uSJdv2LYEBhXh0gTUp4piD047e_B6Xquzt9Jx6CGFqp6ZsMiMxGMOKOtdbcUHQLmvEgydpvqvmwpA4Cf6KFXusJX0LKx3-jYLEUeULn3RRdUoMxcs/s320/DSC_0272B.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>On Monday, Ms. Collins, kindergarten teacher and Monarch Butterfly extraordinaire, reported Monarch eggs on the milkweed in our school gardens. It's the earliest she can remember such an occurrence, and there is great excitement that this means the female came <em>straight from Mexico</em>! The children, along with Ms. Collins, were all a-buzz yesterday morning visiting the garden and doing "big math" as they added the number of eggs on various milkweed plants. <br />
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As designated Monarch Waystation #1056, DLES continues to use the butterfly project in cross-curricular ways. Metamorphosis and environmental needs are discussed in Science, graphs plotting gender and kinds of butterflies in Math, map skills, cultural studies, and discussions of migratory patterns to Mexico are a part of Social Studies, not to mention the phonics, spelling and journaling that becomes central to Literacy. Above all, during Bible and other spiritually formative times in the classroom, kindergarten students absorb the age-old story of God's wonderful creation and His protection of even the tiniest creatures. <br />
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Kindergarteners, thank you for taking care of our earth. You make God smile!Lipscomb Academy - Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447195320875253767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861323103055350859.post-40280471190349836202012-03-29T08:41:00.000-07:002012-03-29T08:41:46.120-07:00Kudos to Third Grade!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDTGh6bXeR4b3HBXbHAlNVCZAJMk1qfbz2GjxRMW_GDnsCakzqgnsmtsIcanDEvz8ezjI7HCa1vWnEWeZhdq7JCm9Gj1R8wO9LSGB-ACU6kupvu85iMYD79zf6h9WCLEz8TYPu4lm0s6q/s1600/3rdGradeDisney003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDTGh6bXeR4b3HBXbHAlNVCZAJMk1qfbz2GjxRMW_GDnsCakzqgnsmtsIcanDEvz8ezjI7HCa1vWnEWeZhdq7JCm9Gj1R8wO9LSGB-ACU6kupvu85iMYD79zf6h9WCLEz8TYPu4lm0s6q/s400/3rdGradeDisney003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Yesterday morning our third graders and their teachers were honored at the Sustainability Breakfast at Lipscomb University. At that event, our students learned that they were the first place winner in Tennessee for their Disney Planet Challenge project (just look at the excitement on their faces). Beyond the state, they placed in the top 20 elementary schools in the nation. "Keep Our Water Clean; Don't Rush to Flush" has been a great learning experience for our third graders, with that project integrated into every subject. Congratulations to our third grade teachers, Ms. Sanders, Mr. Chisam, Ms. Smith, and DLES Science Lab Coordinator, Ms. Reasonover, as well as all third graders for a job well done! We're proud of you.Lipscomb Academy - Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447195320875253767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861323103055350859.post-79841018790997441622012-02-19T13:38:00.003-08:002012-02-27T10:44:18.589-08:003RD GRADERS MOVE STATE AND LOCAL DIGNITARIES TO ACTION<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Our children have soft hearts. One mom wrote me this morning to say that her kindergartner spotted some bullying in their neighborhood, one child picking on two others. He said, “That is bullying. He doesn’t need to act that way to them and we need to tell him not to do it anymore.” I hope all of our students begin to see how their words and actions are perceived. Our goal is not to create a culture where everyone is pointing out bullying, but rather that children and adults examine themselves to question their own motives. We might be surprised how we are perceived by others. <br />
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Sharon Farmer, DLES PrincipalLipscomb Academy - Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447195320875253767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861323103055350859.post-40113888911307721042011-12-23T04:46:00.000-08:002011-12-23T04:51:23.732-08:00Celebrating Christmas I remember my first Christmas at DLES. I was walking down the hall one morning before many students had arrived. Not all ceiling lights had been turned on allowing the lights on the tree to glow even brighter, and below the tree was a set of tiny bells playing beautiful songs of the season. I was overcome with such peace as I thought about how thankful I was for my own children and so many other students to be in a place so full of joy and truth.<br />
To be perfectly clear, there has been no shortage of joy over this Christmas season at DLES. It began with our fourth grade chorus joining all Lipscomb choruses, Campus School through University, and performing with Amy Grant and guests for Lipscomb University's annual, <i>Lighting of the Green</i>:<br />
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</div><div>And nothing beats our Christmas sing-a-long tradition that follows morning Chapel:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihx8b_3rkMEok_SA78GzJrW8_NTFP5Q7GoA7z-HR-4ayU3s1VM9wVsv1cemU11g031WTondglLEy3Jlai0KdBlrs29H-fyCviuhFgajZlwQYGZY_zVefQYnCoUgYHkTi5G28U4pPKJ9J0f/s1600/100_3254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihx8b_3rkMEok_SA78GzJrW8_NTFP5Q7GoA7z-HR-4ayU3s1VM9wVsv1cemU11g031WTondglLEy3Jlai0KdBlrs29H-fyCviuhFgajZlwQYGZY_zVefQYnCoUgYHkTi5G28U4pPKJ9J0f/s320/100_3254.JPG" width="207" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiv-9V3MAVCP0Txub9yg0b7JjJFwxV2_enE289EouOh_GOhsIH6YXNw6LuwWzvaCo_4f9EcAufRYyOvkLitSET5NrzPC3uTsc3x_BszGPIxLY4lcA6tvoLouINHs_6sQ9SnAXWtKGGWai/s1600/100_3255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiv-9V3MAVCP0Txub9yg0b7JjJFwxV2_enE289EouOh_GOhsIH6YXNw6LuwWzvaCo_4f9EcAufRYyOvkLitSET5NrzPC3uTsc3x_BszGPIxLY4lcA6tvoLouINHs_6sQ9SnAXWtKGGWai/s320/100_3255.JPG" width="241" /></a></div><div>It's because of such, DLES is full of spirit, love, and excitement for learning, and we are so thankful for the hundreds of educators, staff, students and families who make it so. From our "house" to yours, we wish you the merriest Christmas ever, with love! </div>Lipscomb Academy - Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447195320875253767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861323103055350859.post-66209975100570793102011-11-15T07:25:00.000-08:002011-11-15T07:25:43.779-08:00Elementary News - November<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><strong>Elementary News</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>November, 2011</strong></div><br />
<em>We are approaching a season of the year when events, activities, and requirements in all areas of family life can cause stress and take away joy. As I was working this week to gather all the information you need to navigate the wonderful offerings we have upcoming during this semester, I realized how overwhelming this must seem to parents of young children. I never want what we’re offering here at school to take precedence over what is good for your family. </em><br />
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<em>We are busy here at DLES, perhaps more excited and busier than we usually are in November and December. I hope you can take a breath, say a prayer of thanks to the One who made us, and look forward with a discerning eye to the opportunities set before your family. </em><br />
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<em>Thank you, parents, for supporting our programs and our teachers here at Lipscomb. We know your insight, </em><em>your understanding, and your support as we move forward are key components to the success of our school. It is with thanks to you and thanks to the Father that I enter this busy time of year, knowing that the ultimate goal here is to educate, inspire, and nurture children. </em><br />
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<em>May the Lord bless you and keep you</em>, <br />
<em>Sharon Farmer</em><br />
<em>Elementary Principal</em><br />
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<strong>The Stephens Gift:</strong> <br />
Last week at the Lipscomb University Associates Gala, Dr. Lowry announced that a donation of $10,000,000 has been given to the Campus School by long-time Lipscomb supporters Neika and Bill Stephens, through the Stephens Christian Trust. We have spent the past year planning and dreaming for the future of our school, and this gift makes possible many of the programs and facilities we have planned. As details unfold for our updated and new facilities, you will be hearing more information. We ask for prayers and your input as decisions are made. Many of our students have been writing thank-you letters to Mr. and Mrs. Stephens. I’m amazed by the mature and spirit-filled children you are rearing. Thank you for sharing them with us.<br />
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<strong>Annual Fund:</strong> Letters have recently been mailed to Campus School families detailing this year’s annual<br />
fund goal. We hope you will be prayerful as you consider your role in Lipscomb’s future.<br />
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<strong>News and Notes:</strong> <br />
<ul><li>Congratulations to our second through fourth graders who participated in Jump Rope for Heart on Friday, Nov. 4th. They raised approximately $9,000 for the American Heart Association. </li>
<li>Congratulations to our fourth grade chorus members who were chosen by audition to participate in the MTVA Honors Chorus: Lydia Guertin, Annabel Williams, and Sydney Willamson. </li>
<li>Thank you for your positive response to the adjustments we had to make due to the Granny White Pike road closure for the past month. We appreciate your flexibility. </li>
<li>This is the time of year when our students sign up to run in the April 27th ING Kids Marathon. You have received registration information from Belle Cromwell and Melanie Grogan by e-mail. Last year we had about 130 runners. The cost is $25 per participant if you register before December 31st. The race will fill up quickly. </li>
<li>Remember that you can order talent show and first grade play pictures from Scott Ellis, the school photographer. Go to his website: <a href="http://www.scottellisphoto.com/">http://www.scottellisphoto.com/</a>. Enter the gallery “Lipscomb.” </li>
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</ul><strong>Dates to Remember:</strong><br />
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Tues., Nov. 15 Hazardous Materials Community Drop-Off, Elementary Campus<br />
Thurs., Nov. 17 DLES Thanksgiving Lunch<br />
Nov. 21-25 Thanksgiving Holidays, No School, No Extended Day<br />
Tues., Nov. 29 Lighting of the Green at Lipscomb University<br />
Dec. 14, 15 Pre-First through Fourth Grade Grandparent Days<br />
Dec. 15, 16 DLES half-days<br />
Dec. 19 – Jan. 3 Christmas Holidays, No School<br />
Wed., January 4 Students return to schoolLipscomb Academy - Elementaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447195320875253767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861323103055350859.post-53034309256571120112011-11-10T12:24:00.000-08:002011-11-10T12:24:24.750-08:00Open House, Grades PK-12Come and see what David Lipscomb Campus School is all about! It's this Sunday... don't miss it!<br />
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<div>As part of an annual study of earth science issues, the David Lipscomb Elementary School third graders are studying this month the negative effects of medications that get into landfills and the water supply. The students will cap off their study by coordinating a household and e-waste collection on Tuesday, Nov. 15, America Recycles Day, at the elementary school.</div><div> </div><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" style="width: 210px;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div>Throwing away trash used to be a simple operation. But today with more awareness of the damaging effects of mercury, lead and arsenic on the environment, throwing out household trash – including light bulbs, batteries or old electronics -- has become much more complicated with various items having to be disposed of in various locations around town.</div><div> </div><div>And now with more than 100 different pharmaceuticals having been detected in lakes, rivers, reservoirs and streams throughout the world, disposal of expired and leftover prescription and over-the-counter drugs has become an important issue. Pharmacists recommend that many drugs be returned at only designated “take-back” locations, but they are not often easy to find.</div><div> </div><div>At the Nov. 15 collection, held at the David Lipscomb Elementary School site, 4517 Granny White Pike, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the third-graders will accept everything from old computer monitors to expired prescription drugs.</div><div> </div><div>Acceptable items include various household waste items such as alkaline and rechargeable batteries, thermometers, fluorescent light bulbs and various recyclables; e-waste such as old VCRs, computers and TVs; and the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department will be on hand to accept expired and leftover prescription and over-the-counter medications.</div><div> </div><div>For a complete list of items accepted – from electrical cords to cell phones – log on to <b>events.lipscomb.edu</b> and scroll down to the dates of the collections.</div><div> </div><div>The third graders will be learning about medications and their effect on the environment by touring the Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy labs on Tuesday, Nov. 8, Wednesday, Nov. 9, and Thursday, Nov. 10. They will also visit a wastewater treatment facility, create a public service announcement and hand out information flyers on proper disposal of medications at the Wal-Mart south of Old Hickory Blvd. on Nolensville Road on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.</div><div> </div><div>For years, pharmacists have instructed patients to flush leftover medications down the toilet, but now that practice is having ill effects on the nation’s water table, said Ginger Reasonover, the science laboratory coordinator at the elementary school, who has worked with the third graders to study the issue.</div><div> </div><div>In March of 2008 the Associated Press found that 24 major metropolitan areas had trace amounts of drugs in their water supply, meaning at least 41 million Americans have tiny levels of drugs in their drinking water.</div><div> </div><div>Some, but not all, pharmacies and police stations will take back drugs, but it’s hard to know which ones offer the service, Reasonover said, and other pharmacies offer the option to return leftover drugs through the mail, but at a cost.</div><div> </div><div>Patients have long been encouraged to dispose of their leftover medications immediately because of the need to protect children from accidental poisonings and to discourage patients self-medicating with antibiotics and thus increasing their resistance to the drugs.</div><div> </div><div>But now that the Environmental Protection Agency has identified more than 100 individual pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the nation’s drinking water, simply flushing them can do more harm than good.</div><div> </div><div>In an experiment in the school’s on-site garden, the third graders determined that throwing them away is also problematic, especially antibiotics, which can leech into the soil, making the soil antibiotic resistant. If crops are grown on that soil and we eat those plants, we also have the possibility to become more resistant to antibiotics, Reasonover said.</div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> </div><br />
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