La ola del lago

Notcias de la oficina
News from the office

Viernes,
el 30 de
octubre

Upcoming Dates

November 9th
Spanish Reading
6:30 PM
November 10th
Davannis Night
3:00-8:00 PM
November 12th
2 HR Early Release
November 13th
No School

Contact us
Main Office
(952) 226-0900
Attendance Line
(952) 226-0901
Richie Kucinski
(952) 226-0903
rkucinski@priorlakesavage.k12.mn.us
Web Site
http://www.priorlakesavage.k12.mn.us/
schools/oladellago/
index.aspx
Richies Educational
Blog
http://
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El rincn de Richie
Homework Guidelines in Prior Lake - Savage Area Schools & La ola del lago:
What a festive day we have had at La ola del lago! Im certain your weekends will
be full of high energy activities. Attached to this newsletter are some photos
from the fun day we had. Thanks to all of the parents that helped plan the festivities. Our kiddos had a blast!
One question I have been receiving (which is very common!) is what are appropriate homework guidelines for Kindergarten and first grade students. Over the
next few weeks, I will be focusing my newsletters on how you as parents can best
support your childs learning at home. The number one question I receive from
families is how they can best support their immersion student when they do not
speak (or only limited) Spanish. Trust me I will get into the very specific nuances of immersion education in the upcoming weeks, but for now I would like to
share the homework guidelines that Prior Lake - Savage Area Schools abides by.
We recommend NO more than 15 minutes of homework per night per child
for grade one, and no more than 10 minutes per night for Kindergarten. Of
course this can vary from night to night, and from activity to activity. (By no
means discourage your child from reading or practicing math if they are interested!)
Please review these guidelines. If you have any further questions, please contact
your childs teacher, or feel free to contact me as well.
Prior Lake Savage Area Schools HOMEWORK TIPS FOR PARENTS

Make sure your child has a quiet, well-lit place to do homework.

Avoid having your child do homework with the television on or in places
with other distractions, such as people coming and going.

Help your child with time management.

Establish a set time each day for doing homework. Dont let your child leave
homework until just before bedtime. Think about using a weekend morning
or afternoon for working on big projects, especially if the project involves
getting together with classmates.
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Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/PLSAS

Be positive about homework.

Tell your child how important school is. The attitude you express about homework will be the attitude your child acquires.

When your child does homework, you do homework.

Show your child that the skills they are learning are related to
things you do as an adult. If your child is reading, you read
too. If your child is doing math, balance your checkbook.

When your child asks for help, provide guidance, not

answers.
Giving answers means your child will not learn the material.
Too much help teaches your child that when the going gets
rough, someone will do the work for him or her.

When the teacher asks that you play a role in homework, do it.
Cooperate with the teacher. It shows your child that the
school and home are a team. Follow the directions given by
the teacher.

f homework is meant to be done by your child alone,

stay away.
Too much parent involvement can prevent homework from
having some positive effects. Homework is a great way for
kids to develop independent, lifelong learning skills.

Stay informed.
Talk with your childs teacher. Make sure you know the purpose of homework and what your childs class rules are.

Help your child figure out what is hard homework and

what is easy homework.
Have your child do the hard work first. This will mean he will
be most alert when facing the biggest challenges. Easy material
will seem to go fast when fatigue begins to set in.

Twitter:
@RKucinski

La ola del lago

The Wave of the Lake

Boo Dash
Thanks to all who participated in
the BOO! Dash last Saturday. What a great time we
had. The weather was a bit cold,
but a wonderful time was had by all.
Here is a nice little write up that
was featured in the Prior Lake
American. Over all, we raised over
$3500! Click Here

Conferences
November conferences are coming
up soon! Your childs teacher will
be reaching out to you in the next
few days to set up a time. If you
have any specific concerns, I am
always happy to participate in a
conference. Children are welcome
to attend. Please let me know if
you have any questions.

Adapted from: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs, Educational Partnerships and Family
Involvement Unit, Homework Tips for Parents, Washington, D.C., 2003.
If you have not yet liked our Facebook page or joined Twitter, I
would highly encourage you to. We share many pictures, videos,
and information through these two medians of social media. Our
La ola del lago hashtag is #LODL, my Twitter handle is
@RKucinski, and our Facebook Page can be found at https://
www.facebook.com/EdgewoodPLSAS
If there is anything I can help you out with over the course of the
school year, or if you have any questions about Spanish immersion
education, I am always happy to hear from you. I can be reached
directly
at
952.226.0903
or
rkucinski@priorlakesavage.k12.mn.us.

Hasta luego, Richie

Operation Gratitude

Countdown to Kindergarten

Prior Lake High Schools Interact Club is collaborating with Edgewood and La Ola del Lago to send candy to U.S. troops deployed overseas through Operation Gratitude! Bring in any excess Halloween candy
to the designated collection box from October 21st
to November 4th. All candy, except for Pixy Stix, is
accepted. Please help us in promoting a wonderful
project for our troops!

Parents may register their child for tuition free FullDay Kindergarten, available at all elementary schools.
We also offer Full-Day Kindergarten Spanish Immersion at La ola del lago (Edgewood School).

Follow on Twitter! #PLOperationGratitude

To register for the current school year, please call 952

-226-0043. For the 2016-17 school year, our kindergarten registration timeline is as follows:
Kindergarten LIVE

Spanish 5 Visit
Next Friday Prior Lake High School Spanish 4 & 5
students will be coming to work with our La ola del
lago students! This was a wildly popular experience
for both parties last year. Over the course of the
year, they will come a total of four times. Approximately 60 high school students will prepare lessons,
bring stories, play games, and of course speak
Spanish the entire time. After last years visits, I had
a few high school students tell me they were interested in pursuing a career in immersion education.

Kindergarten Registration

Pick Up / Drop Off Procedures

As we continue to grow, so do our pick-up and dropoff procedures; we are constantly monitoring and
adjusting them to ensure maximum security and safety. Because we have our Circle of Friends Preschool
beginning at 9:10, we begin unloading cars for them
around 8:50 in order to avoid huge traffic gridlocks
on Franklin Trail, County Rd. 44, and Hwy. 13. Many
of our LODL students also have younger siblings in
Circle of Friends preschool and drop off both students at the same time. If possible, please try to
drop-off your LODL child after 9:10 if your family
does not have preschool siblings being dropped
off. The official start time to LODL is not until 9:20,
and all of the students arriving on buses enter the
building beginning at 9:13. We lock the doors precisely at 9:20. If you arrive after 9:20, you would
need to park and walk your child into the office to
check in. We appreciate your support.

November 12, 2015

10-10:45 a.m. & 6-6:45 p.m. at Five Hawks, Glendale, Grainwood, Jeffers Pond, Redtail Ridge and
WestWood
11 a.m. & 7 p.m. at La ola del lago/Edgewood
Parents and their children can tour their neighborhood school!

January 14, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at all elementary

schools and La ola del lago
Please review the following materials for more
information about our Kindergarten options:
Kindergarten Brochure
Kindergarten Options Presentation (coming soon!)
Spanish Immersion FAQs
La ola del lago Flyer
Full-Day Kindergarten Video
Spanish Immersion Video

We are working to keep class sizes balanced while

continuing to offer high-quality programs. As a result,
open enrollment is currently closed for the 2015/16
school year at the following schools:

Glendale Elementary (K-5)

Redtail Ridge Elementary (K-5)

Families living outside of the PLSAS attendance boundaries may still apply to open enroll into our district at
any time. Please list your top three school choices.
We will contact you in April regarding your application.
The decision to close open enrollment does not affect
families with children moving into the school district
or families currently residing within the district boundaries.