HAPPY NEW 2013 YEAR !
New Year Wishes from Barrington Family to yours. Did you see our New Year resolution on Facebook ? Share with us yours ... |
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Helping Your Child Set - And Achieve Goals
As adults we are constantly setting goals for ourselves - whether they have to do with what we need to get done for the day or week for our family or what we need to accomplish to reach a certain milestone in our lives.
Setting goals is an important part of leading successful lives and this is something we need to share and instill in our children. We all want our
children to have a leg up in life and to get ahead and teaching them to set and achieve goals is a certain way to provide them with that leg up.
As parents we must prepare our children, even at an early age, to be successful adults who contribute positively to society. In order to do so, there are five fundamental skills we must equip our children with. You don't have to be an expert, let them learn from mistakes you've made in your own life along the way.
- Managing their personal finances - Nothing leads to stress and unhappiness quicker than financial problems. Teaching our children the value of money and how it is directly related to a happy and successful life.
- Health - Personal health is another important aspect to leading a happy and fulfilling life. Teach your children to set and achieve goals directly related to their health and fitness.
- Managing themselves - Staying motivated, having a positive attitude and mindset and taking control of their own future.
- Getting along/Working with others - it's impossible to go through life and not interact with others on some level. Working with your children at a young age to work well with others will contribute to making them more well-rounded adults.
- Getting and Staying Organized - Start with the toys in the playroom and build on that foundation of the importance of being organized and your child will carry this important life skill into adulthood.
Setting goals and achieving them requires setting goals in all of the areas above. Finally, your child is never too young to start working on these areas. Starting young will deeply instill these qualities into your child and help them to be successful adults.
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Get a healthy Start
Many people don't start to become serious about their health until it is already in trouble, at which point they go overboard. But it is a lot simpler to stop trouble from happening than it is to fix it, and you can take small steps toward a healthier way of living. By taking a number of these quick and simple steps, you can give a big boost to your health.
One step is to give aching knees a bath. When people sit in office chairs every day, their knee joints are not being lubricated by movement; this inactivity can cause knee pain.
A good tip is to try the quad pump, a 10-second exercise that gets your cartilage to secrete fluid, which bathes your knee joints and keeps them healthy. Sit in your chair and extend your legs out straight so your heels are resting on the floor.
Then tighten your quadriceps (the thigh muscles above your knees); make sure to hold that contraction for two seconds, and then release.
Repeat this five times in order to squeeze lubrication into the joints of your knees. You will be surprised at how much better they feel.
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Child Supervision Guidelines
Can my 14 and 16 year old stay home alone overnight? Guidelines about supervision
Each year, our school is informed about minors staying home alone overnight. We encourage parents to use sound judgment and assess the maturity and responsibility of their children before deciding whether to leave them home alone. Below are the guidelines provided by Child Protective Services for the amount of time and ages children may be left unsupervised or supervised by a child under 18 years old.
*Children eight (8) years and under should never be left alone. Learn More .....
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Events at your school !
January 16th -- Donuts for Dads - We are proud to celebrate dad's day on Wednesday, January 16th. All Dads' are invited to participate in arts n crafts activities featured for Dads. There will be refreshments provided in each classroom. Dad's can come anytime between 9:00 AM till 10:30 AM, some classrooms might be ready for the event early. Please look out for more information in Friday folders.
January 29th -- Candy bar fund raiser starts - We will begin the year with a great fundraiser that everyone from children to adults enjoys -Assortment of Candy bars. These are easy to distribute and raise funds by families. You can order ahead of time for these boxes. These will make great friendly gifts for upcoming Valentine's theme. This fundraiser is going to help Barrington's management update Playground equipment for our children to bounce upon.
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Barrington's GA Pre K Memories
It's hard to believe how time flies. It seems like only yesterday we were meeting your child for the first time. 2012 brought us many new and fun experiences. The children got their hands dirty at a real working farm when we visited The Pumpkin Patch. Dausen trails came to our school to provide the children with hands on experiences with wildlife. The Tooth Fairy visited and taught us good and bad habits for our teeth. We were also graced by Charlie, the airport explosives detection dog visit, which was very exciting for our students.
During the holidays we enjoyed the Costume parade by kids, Thanksgiving Dinner with our families, and had a great time at our Winter Celebration.
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Inspirational Quotes
"If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want."
-Elbert Hubbard
"If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul."
-Drew Barrymore
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."
-Carl Sagan
"Motivation will almost always beat mere talent."
-Norman R. Augustine
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CONGRATULATIONS
Mrs. Lindsay WON a KINDLE !! She won this prize for referring the families and 4 of those referred ones joined the Barrington Academy family. She helped 2 kids join the after-school program, 1 for the Summer camp program, and her niece will start in the baby room in January.
You also have a chance to win a Kindle when you refer your friends and family.
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GA Prek Teachers want to remind you ....
GA Pre K starts school after Holidays on January 7th.
Please sign up for Doughnuts for Dads Day
We would also like to remind the parents of the $25 donation for the upcoming field trip. |
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Inauguration Day
In United States, it is the day on which the new President will be officially sworn in. The 2013 Presidential Inauguration will take place on Monday the 21st of January in Washington DC. The President must by law take his oath the day before on the 20th of January before midday. As the 20th of January in 2013 is a Sunday, there is to be a private ceremony then and a public ceremony on the 21st, which will be followed by a week of festivities including the Inaugural Address, Inaugural Parade, the Presidential Swearing In Ceremony, and a night of balls and galas which honor the new President. |
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