Oct 21, 2011 eNews

Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots

The Stacey High School Robotics team won The San

Antonio BEST robotics competition on Saturday.

The team competed against 30 area high school

teams to win the tournament. A senior on the team

receives a $50,000.00 scholarship to St. Mary’s

University, and five $1000.00 scholarships were

awarded to seniors on the team to a college of their

choice. The team advances to the Texas State

Championship tournament in November.

Team members are (left to right) Dardo Salgado, Adam

Miller, Nate Contreras, Jason Berry, Joel Ibarra, Alex

Betancourt, Kayla Zimmerman, and Chris Miller.

Congratulations Mr. Thomas Rodgers

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Admin Alley

Contents:

Admin Alley 1

Upcoming Events 1

Stacey Robotics Images 2

Congressman Gonzales 3

Fall Festival Images 4

Stacey Profile 5

An Apple a Day 6

Stacey Drama Club 7

Eagle Band 8

Happenings 9

Love and Logic 10

Monster Mash/Recycle 11

Random Shots 12

Random Shots 13

Upcoming Events: Saturday Oct. 21 ACT Test @ Stacey 7:30am Oct. 24 – Oct. 28 Scholastic Book Fair in the Eyemax Monday Oct. 24 Region Orchestra Auditions Tuesday Oct. 25 Board Meeting / Volleyball vs. Leakey @ Stacey Wednesday Oct. 26

Cross Country District Meet @ Bandera (MS&HS) / Boys

Basketball Tryouts Oct. 26th – 29th Drama Club presents “Arcadia”

@ 6:30pm Drama Rm. $5.00 Thursday Oct. 27 Early

Dismissal 1:00pm Friday Oct. 28 Early Dismissal 1:00pm / Girls

Basketball Scrimmage @ Waelder

J i l l DiG iampaolo & Davi d A . Ga rc ia – Ed i tor s

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Stacey Robotics Images

Awesome!!!

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www.lacklandisd.net Congressman Gonzales

Congressman Charlie Gonzalez visits Lackland ISD.

Lisa, was born and raised in San Antonio. In 1999, I moved to North Carolina. I

married a United States Marine and was stationed at Cherry Point. For the past ten

years, I have worked as a director and program coordinator for an elementary

school in Havelock NC. I will be completing my bachelor’s degree in Early

Childhood Education (birth-kindergarten) at the end of this month. I have a 3 yr

old daughter, named Avery. I am so grateful to be a part of an awesome school. I

look forward to an exciting school year.

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Congratulations to the Lackland PTSO for hosting another terrific Fall Festival last Friday. A great time was has by all!

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Stacey Profile: Lucy Medina-Vasquez by: Alaya Keane, Stacey Freshman

Where did you come from before Stacey? “ I relocated from Phoenix, AZ “

What did you do before you came here? “ I was a stay-at-home mom for about 5 years, but prior to that, I worked at a high school in Arizona as a Career Center Clerk “

How did you get interested in this profession? “ I have always enjoyed working with students. “

What do you enjoy to do when you’re not working? “ I enjoy spending time with my family “

Do you like your job at Stacey? “ I enjoy working at Stacey so very much! “

How did you learn to speak Spanish fluently? “ Spanish was my first language, and therefore, I am fluent in Spanish. “

Do you have any family in the military? “ My father-in-law is retired from the Air force. “

What type of tasks are you credited with doing? “ I am the in-school suspension aide and assist in the front office attending to students. “

What type of education do you need for your job? “ Some experience working in a school environment and a passion for working with students. “

What is your definition of fun on the job? “ My definition of fun on the job is when I have a stressful moment, and I am able to share and laugh

about it with my co-workers. “

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An Apple a Day…

Mrs. Silvin’s pre-k class has been learning about apples. Everyone brought in an apple and graphed, painted, smelled, tasted, and cut open apples. The best part was using the left over apples to make a homemade granny smith apple pie. They served up the pie and gobbled it down in the blink of an eye. Hannah asked Mrs. Silvin, “Can you teach my mommy this recipe?” Johnny said he was going home today and making another apple pie! Mmmmmmmmmmm…The pre-k building smells great!

Students in Mrs. Allen’s first grade class have fun while they see which number is greater. Here they are working with playing cards to see which partner has the greater number. Great Work!

The Lackland Elementary School Yearbook is now

on sale in the elementary office. Reserve your copy today for only $22.00

Hurry, they are selling fast!!!

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“Tickets are now available for the Stacey Drama Club

production of "Arcadia" which will run next week October 26th through 29th at 6:30 in the Drama Room. Tickets are $5 and available from Mr. Richard or a Drama Club member.”

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Several members of the

Eagle Band attended a

football game at

Randolph Field last

Friday night. They got

to perform in the stands

with Randolph’s band

and watched them

perform at half time.

It was a fun time and a

great learning

experience!

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COME BUY SOME BOOKS!

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming up next week, October 24th - 28th. It will

be located in the IMAX again this year, and the book fair will be open for

business Monday - Wednesday 9 - 3, Thursday 9 - 6, and Friday 9 - 5. It will

also be open during Parent/Teacher Conference times this year!

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WAY TO GO!!!! Mr. Doug Poludniak was nominated by Mrs. Medellin-Keller for DISTRICT 15

STUDENT COUNCIL ADVISOR OF THE YEAR, and he won! He will now compete for State Stuco Advisor of the Year. Mr. Poludniak has been a Stuco sponsor for 11

years. The name of the state award is called EDDIE BULL AWARD. The state award was named after Eddie Bull because he served TASC for over 30 years and

believes that Student Council is “All About the Kids.”

BE DRUG FREE!

Next week is Red Ribbon week. Please join Lackland Elementary in celebrating a “drug free” life by wearing the following attire: Monday, October 24- Twin day (pair up with a friend and say no to drugs) wear drug free stickers Tuesday, October 25- Crazy hair day (wild about education, not drugs!) Wednesday, October 26- wear camouflage or a red shirt (armed and prepared to fight the war against drugs) Thursday, October 27- wear western attire (give drugs the boot!) Friday, October 28- Wear black/orange or pajamas (Say BOO to drugs…. and dream of a drug free world)

Starting Next Wednesday Oct. 26th the Stacey Jr./Sr. High School Cafeteria will have a Salad Bar available and the

Lackland Elementary School Cafeteria will have a Fruit Bar available.

YUM!!!

BATTLING THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL BLUES Parents can make the first days of school fun rather than frustrating

© 2001 By Dr. Charles Fay

Too frequently, children begin the school year unprepared to succeed, quickly experience frustration and failure, and get turned-off to learning. However, kids can love instead of loath the first days of school; they just need a little help from mom and dad. Here’s how:

Tip #1: Give your children the gift of chores. Children who regularly do chores at home find it much easier to do assignments at school. Why? Both schoolwork and chores require perseverance, delayed gratification, and attention to detail. When parents expect chores to be done without reminders and without pay, children also learn how to work independently and to enjoy the intrinsic rewards of accomplishment.

Tip #2: In a loving way, hold your children accountable for their chores.

Parents who nag and remind their children to do chores raise kids who expect their teachers to nag and remind them to do assignments. These children don’t do well in school. Smarter parents ask their children to do their chores, bite their tongues, and let empathy and consequences do the teaching. Why empathy? When parents deliver sincere doses of empathy or sadness before describing consequences, their children learn responsibility rather than resentment. A parent might say: How sad … I love you so much, but you forgot to clean your bathroom today. Now I don’t have the energy to take you swimming. This really stinks.

Tip #3: Limit television, videos, videogames, and other “entertaining” activities. Children who are used to being entertained during the summer by fast-paced TV shows, movies, games, and trips to the amusement park go into shock when they enter the classroom. Before long, they begin to complain about how “boring” their teachers are and how much they dislike school. Love and Logic parents help their children transition back to school by making their homes so “boring” that their kids can’t wait to be back in class!

Tip #4: Have fun with reading and writing.

During the first week of school, teachers can always tell the difference between the children who’ve been read to during the summer and those who have not. Spend at least 20 minutes per day reading with your kids. Experiment with reading one page, asking your child to read the next, and alternating back and forth. Writing is important too! Experiment with having your child spend the two weeks prior to the start of school making and writing cards for friends and relatives. Your child’s writing skills will grow … and so will these relationships!

With these practical tips from The Love and Logic® Institute, you can give your kids an advantage in school that will last for months, years, and a lifetime! Parents around the

world have benefited from the power of these four down-to-earth tips. Now it’s your turn to give your kids the head start they deserve!

Dr. Charles Fay is a nationally known speaker, parent, and school psychologist with The Love and Logic Institute in Golden, Colo. His new video, Hope for Underachieving Kids, and his book, Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood, provide a wealth of ideas for raising kids who are ready to learn and ready for the real world. For more information about Love and Logic

parenting and teaching techniques, call 1-800-LUV-LOGIC or visit www.loveandlogic.com.

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**please contact elementary music teacher Ms. Coffee

([email protected]) for more information**

Dear Students, Parents, Faculty, and Staff of Lackland ISD~~ When you recycle your plastic bottles, do you ever wonder what happens to the cap?

If you recycle the caps with the regular recycling program, they are simply cut off and discarded…Most of the time, they end up in landfills, beaches, rivers, lakes, etc…..

Have you thought of a way you could make a difference? Well now you can! AVEDA has a recycling program that has “the cure.”

Stacey is a proud part of Lackland’s overall recycling efforts and is sponsoring the AVEDA program for recycling plastic screw-top lids from such things as soda bottles,

shampoo bottles, peanut butter jars, etc... By sending in all our bottle caps to AVEDA, we can help save the future of our planet. So, take a stand! You can make one change

today and see the epic results tomorrow!!! The caps we are looking for are hard “rigid” twist off caps. There are collection

containers located all around both campuses, so it shouldn’t be hard to find one!

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Jania Nicholson or D.R. Stiller.

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