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Fall 2011 | First Presbyterian Day School 1390 North State St. | Jackson, MS 39202 | 601.355.1731
TOP HOLIDAY POTPOURRI TICKET SELLERSXoom Tablet Winners
Zach Hilt sold 267 tickets. • Brenna Walley sold 179 tickets.
Honorable MentionsAnnAdair Blackledge sold 124 tickets. • Mari Lampton Walker sold 111 tickets.
Girls vs. BoysBoys won selling 3,464 and girls sold 3,330 tickets. All together, the
students raised $33,970 in ticket sales for FPDS.
HolidayPotPourri2011 First Presbyterian Day School
“This is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it!” Psalm 118:24
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Few things in the life of a child are as important as the joy of reading. FPDS considers this to be one of our most important goals for all of our students. If we can instill in your child the love of reading, then we have given him not only the most satisfying and useful of all recreations but also the key to true learning.
I have recently completed reading the book entitled Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think and What We Can Do About It by Jane Healy. This is a very interesting read on how the minds of children develop and what happens if they are not properly stimulated at a very early age. Here are some interesting thoughts from the book. As children grow, their brains develop reflecting much of our culture. Dr. Healy makes the case that the state of literacy in the United States today is declining so precipitously, while video and computer technologies are becoming so powerful, that the act of
reading itself may well be on its way to obsolescence. How scary is this thought of what is happening all around us? Even with educated and affluent parents, no one seems to know the long-term effects of ear buds versus conversation, of computer games versus active, social play, of video tapes versus books. How can children who are bombarded from birth by noise, frantic schedules (football, soccer, baseball, dance, karate, tumbling, etc.) and the helter-skelter caretaking of a hurried adult learn to analyze, reflect, and ponder? These qualities are embedded in the brain by the experiences a society chooses for
its children. What are you choosing for your children? All of this is to emphasize our goal at FPDS to provide the best environment for teaching your child not only to read well, but to think critically about what he reads. That is why we spend ninety minutes each day in reading instruction. On another note, I want to thank everyone for their involvement in Holiday Potpourri. This event does not succeed
without hundreds of parents participating. What a successful fundraising event! I particularly want to thank Kim and Mike Nichols for opening their beautiful home. Please continue to pray for our school, its teachers, students, parents and administration.
from the headmaster...
Shepherding Our FlockT he Bible
makes many
references to sheep and the role of a shepherd. Each shepherd must intimately know his sheep to adequately guide and protect his fold and meet their needs. Each morning, 688 precious little lambs enter our “fold” here at FPDS. Our teachers, who have been called to shepherd these little ones, tend to their assigned flocks to meet their physical, academic, spiritual and social needs. In an effort to intimately know our “sheep” and shepherd their hearts, souls, and
minds, we rely on our Student Support Team program. This program, established three years ago, is designed to help us better serve the students at our school. Every other month each teacher
meets with an administrator and either our school guidance counselor or Director of Resource Services to discuss the physical, academic, spiritual, and social needs of each student. In these meetings every child’s name is called, and the teacher has the opportunity to discuss any needs the child might have. The
meeting is not adjourned until a plan of action has
been developed to address needs that have been revealed during the meeting. Through these meetings we not only monitor student progress and address areas of need, but we also become aware of how our curriculum is serving our students. Tending a flock of sheep can be hard work, but with our Student Support Team meetings and with the help of our Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ, we strive to do our best in guiding and providing for our little lambs each day.
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REPLACE WORDS WITH ACTIONOften I have parents contact me and ask how they can work with their children to make them more responsible. Recently, I have spent some time thinking about and reading about this topic of responsibility. In The Pearls of Love and Logic, a book by Fay and Cline, the authors assert that the most responsible children usually come from families where the word “responsibility” is rarely used. Jim Fay calls this concept the “No Sense in Both of Us Worrying about It” syndrome. Fay reminds us that most of us worry very little about something if we know that somebody else is doing the worrying for us. For example, in my home my husband has certain responsibilities such as paying the bills, yard maintenance, and even garbage. I have different responsibilities that include laundry, grocery shop-ping and meal preparation, and shuttling our children to and from school and various activities. I don’t look over his shoulder, and he doesn’t look over mine. It is similar with our children. Parents who raise responsible chil-dren don’t spend a lot of time talking about responsibility or micromanaging their children. They don’t rescue their children when they make mistakes, but instead they allow them to suf-fer the natural consequences of their choices. These parents model responsibility in their own lives as they deal with their jobs and chores. Parents of responsible children “worry more about how to allow their children to experience the consequences of irresponsibility” than about reminding and worrying about their children. As parents, I think we will be pleasantly surprised to see how effectively consequences can develop responsibility in our kids!
GRANDPARENTS’ DAY!Mark your calendar! Third, 4th and 5th grade students will participate in Grandparents’ Day on January 20, 2012. This will be an exciting day as students in these grades share their school with their grandparents!“What we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, His power, and the wonders He has done.” Psalm 78:3,4
by Jennifer Dryden
save the date!
new Facesnew places
counselor’scorner...Claire bowman>>> First Grade
KatHerinedaY
>>> Bible
treY traCY>>> Director of
Technology
erin Carlton>>> Computer
laCeYnowell>>> First Grade
ClanCY mitCHell
>>> Permanent Substitute
“Whatever you do, do your work
heartily, as for the Lord rather than
for men.” Colossians 3:23
WHAT’S
CLASSROOMin the
happening
KinderGarten
C is for...Cupcakes and
Camouflage
Charting our favorite apples Apple coringBig Fat Cats in Art
Mini Me’s
G day...Girlie Girl Gardener,
Green grass that God grows, Goalie
Celebrating first days of school
Miss Fannie’s hats
First Grade
second Grade
Dress up book reports for reading
Story quilt with Mrs. Ainsworth
Pumpkin Math
Experimenting with sink and float
Dressing up as famous people for our book reports
sixth Grade
6th grade honor codeNew science lab tables
Book reports - Creating summary balloons
the Fiesta
third Grade
Learning more about our 50 states
4th grade play -“The Rock Slayer and His
Greatest Hit”
5th grade play “Fun in the
Son”
Planting a garden in science
fourth GradeMaking robots in Art
fifth Grade
Swim Team FPDS THRee-PeAT
Mississippi Association of Independent Schools elementary Division Champion 2011
Special Events at FPDS!The Story Pirates
performed “Theodore
Boone and the Thrill of
Rights,” based on John
Grisham’s book Theodore
Boone Kid Lawyer,
with the help of FPDS
students.
Canned goods donated to
Neighborhood Christian Center
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of
wisdom.”Proverbs 9:10
Anna Dewdney, author of the Llama, Llama children’s book series, talked with the students about her love of writing and illustrating and how she gets her ideas for books.
The Body Walk: A unique health education program designed to educate students on the importance of being physically active and making good nutrition choices
chapel news...
fpds swim team
CrUsader Football The FPDS Crusaders Football wrapped up the 2011 season with the 6th grade Blue Team defeating Copiah Academy 33-7 and finishing the season a perfect 8-0. FPDS Blue finishes undefeated and back to back Champions of the Central Mississippi Elementary Football League. Both 5th and 6th grade teams had great seasons. Fifth grade White had a winning season (4-2), and 5th grade Blue finished the year (6-2) as runner up in the CMEF League Championship. The 6th grade White team finished the season 5-1 and making the playoffs. Thanks to all the coaches: John Andrew Griffin, Charles Galloway, Farris Brown. Brian Fulger, Kennedy Griffin, Conner Gunn, Larry Peeples, Mark Simpson, Andres Wallace, and Casey Young.
Fooball Player Favorites:
Cheerleader Quotes:
Sarah Avery Huffman“I loved getting to cheer
with my friends.”
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Gabe Garner #11
5th grade Blue
Quarterback for the blue
team enjoyed running the
ball.
Hunter Hulsey #196th grade Blue
Quarterback for the blue team loved the team working together to have an
undefeated season.
Cooper Carroll #126th grade White
Quarterback for the White team says that he enjoyed
the coaches.
CHeerleadinGThe 2011 FPDS cheerleaders had a great cheer season. They were faithful to lead the crowds to help support our FPDS Crusaders. We would like to thank our 6th grade cheerleader moms: Angie Thigpen, Shelle Abraham, Whitney Andress, Sharon Box, Betsy Mazzaferro, and Kathleen Mitchell. The 5th grade cheer moms were Cambi Burnham, Deanna Blackledge, Mary Preston Dubberly, Nell Flynt, Kelly Headley, Tracey Jeffreys, Avery Lee, and Shannon Plunkett. The sixth grade cheerleaders enjoyed performing a dance at the last game and loved the cheer “Hey all you Sader fans.”
Avery Aldridge“Cheering is fun and I loved watching thefootball games.”
Bryce Claybrook #665th grade White
The offensive right tackle says that playing the line was a
favorite position.
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First Presbyterian Day School1390 North State StreetJackson, MS 39202-2095
This article is being written just days following another wonderful Holiday Potpourri. All who were in attendance enjoyed a true example of the prayer found in Psalm 4:6, “Let the light of your face shine upon us.” What a fantastic day! By all accounts, our school’s annual fund raiser was a smashing success.
Let us give thanks where it is due: to God, for His gracious answer to the many prayers for blessings and good weather, and to the many parents – like you – who
worked early and late, long and hard. Without your tireless efforts, the Crusader Club would be just another club. Thank you. We plan to dedicate the proceeds from Holiday Potpourri to special projects again this year. Be on the lookout for a new gym floor when we return from the holidays.
Thanks also to Kim and Michael Nichols who opened their beautiful home to us. Deanna Blackledge, Kelly Headley and Elisa Phillips, chair and co-chairs of this year’s Holiday Potpourri, each deserve special thanks.
Meanwhile, the FPDS academic year is well underway, and we are excited. The Crusader Club has been active with events such as the New Family’s Luncheon and Back to School Night. Our swim team brought home another state championship!
It is shaping up to be a great year. Join us as we pray for the FPDS faculty, teachers and students. We in the Crusader Club should pray, not just for our own children, but for each child who walks the hallways of this most special school.
Crusader Club 2011-2012Give thanks to the Lord, for He i s good; His love endure s fore v e r . Psalm 1 18:29
Crusader Club Chairmen 2011-12 President: Kathy and Bo Gregg Vice President: Libby and Jack Crawford Secretary: Emily and Roy Butts Treasurer: Natalie and David Gibbs Assistant Treasurer: Tara and Gene Wasson Chaplain: Laura and Charles Barbour School Board Liaison: Phillip Parker
Committees: Back to School Night: Kathy Newton Box Tops: Leslie Zouboukos Caring Committee: Kathleen Hardin Cheerleader Moms: 5th grade Cambi Burnham 6th grade Angie Thigpen
Field Day: Rebecca Wilson Football Moms: 5th grade Emily Thornton 6th grade Angela Young
Holiday Potpourri: Deanna Blackledge, Chairman Kelly Headley, Co-Chairman Elisa Phillips, Co-Chairman Hospitality: Susan Weir New Families: Rebecca Kincaid Room Mothers: Mary Grantham, Grades 1-3 Jennifer Morgan, Grades 4-6 Lisa Ireland, Special Friends Sixth Grade Graduation: Stacy Stovall, Chairman Shelle Abraham, Video Sharon Box, Video Swim Meet: Kim Nichols, Chairman Margo Heath, Co-chairman Uniforms: Jane Cory, Chairman Susan Hetzel, Co Chairman