THIS Week at Henry Ford Elementary
MONDAY, APRIL 22
- Classes resume
- 1st grade Field Trip Windy Hill (room 8 and 9)
TUESDAY, APRIL 23
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
THURSDAY, APRIL 25
- Minimum Day, school ends at 1:20 PM
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
- Mustang Pride – wear your shirts!
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
- 11 AM – 4 PM: STEAM Fest on the Square.
Important Upcoming Dates
- April 30: 8:20 Coffee with Superintendent
- May 1: 3rd – 5th SBAC testing begins
- May 17: Pasta Dinner
STEAM Fest on the Square happening
4/27 and Henry Ford will be there to help represent RCSD! If your family can spare an hour or so between 11-4 to help visitors put together a very easy spectroscope, we would love help at our booth. A great community event & opportunity to represent our school! Contact Becky Foutch to signup:
rfoutch31@hotmail.com
The Makerspace now has a donation bin! Find it – along with a list of items needed – outside room 15. Thanks for all the support!
PASTA DINNER AND CARNIVAL
Hopefully everyone has marked their calendars for May 17th!
Pasta Dinner Carnival needs volunteers to be a success! Please sign up to help setup, clean-up or for a half-hour time slot during event at
www.henryfordpta.org/volunteer.
Many hands are needed to make the event a success!
CORNERSTONE NEWSLETTER
In this last month of our ABC Program for the year, we read the book The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill. In this story, Mean Jean the “recess queen” rules the playground with an iron fist. No one dares cross her path for fear of being hit, punched, or kicked. One day, a new girl shows up on the playground and catches Mean Jean completely off guard. Katie Sue is not the least bit intimidated by Mean Jean. Katie Sue actually invites her to join in a jump rope game! In no time, Jean and Katie Sue become friends.
This clever book helps our students think of creative ideas to handle bully behaviors during lunch and recess. Our lesson discussed:
- Ways to fill buckets for the bully
- How UPstanders can improve school climate on the playground
- Peaceful ways to diffuse conflicts using I Messages
- Using the many tools in the ABC toolbox learned throughout the year
Using I Messages is a technique that our children have practiced to peacefully resolve conflicts. As a caring adult, here are steps you can use to help youth in emotionally charged conflicts:
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- Help them identify the conflict.
- Without interruption, have each person describe briefly what happened.
- Use empathetic listening. No judging, just listening.
- Have each of the involved persons name how they feel with an “I statement”: I feel ______ when ______because ______
- Help children repeat and refine their statements until tension from the misunderstanding or conflict subsides.
- Celebrate the successful resolution of conflicts and acknowledge the compromises each person made so that the solution would work!
You are the most influential role model in your child’s life. By remaining calm in response to frustration, you help your child learn how to react peacefully in difficult social situations. Your guidance, empathy and support allow them to practice and acquire new skills. Your swift and empathetic response to bully behaviors helps our school and community feel safe and more caring for all kids.
I hope you have enjoyed hearing about our ABC program this year. More tools and strategies to improve school climate will be discussed in next year’s ABC Program. Please email pchenryford@gmail.com to join me as an ABC Reader next year! To learn more about Project Cornerstone, check out www.projectcornerstone.org.
Connect with other Parents

All parents & caretakers are invited to join their classrooms’ group chats to stay in touch with others in their classroom through text, email, or the Remind app. You choose! It’s so handy for playdates, missed assignments, field trips, etc.
Text @fordinfo to the number 81010 or click remind.com/join/fordinfo and then message the PTA for further instructions.
DIRECT DONATION DRIVE
Our school relies on contributions from families like yours to pay for programs that enrich the learning experience for all Henry Ford Mustangs. For the 2017-18 academic year, a full student contribution is $200. While we prefer a full annual contribution, any amount is gratefully accepted. We also have a new monthly installments program at http://henryfordpta.org/donate/
Are you an Amazon customer? You could support us in this NO-COST fundraiser just by doing your normal shopping! Learn how to get set up to shop on smile.amazon.com here:
http://henryfordpta.org/amazon
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