Northwood Hills Gautier MS

09/22/2022

08/23/2022

Oktibbeha County's Dr. Julie Broussard White is featured in this article from American Farm Bureau Federation promoting the Partners in Advocacy Leadership program. Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation is proud of all the work Julie does across the state promoting agriculture!
https://www.fb.org/news/pal-program-graduates-step-up-as-trusted-advisors-across-agriculture

08/20/2022

As children head back to school, it's important for them (and adults!) to have consistent, quality sleep!😴

Getting enough rest is one of the most important things we can do to help our children function at the top of their game academically and otherwise.

A good amount of quality sleep is important for your child’s ability to focus and learn, and it also impacts their health and social relationships. We know poor sleep is related to many physical, social, cognitive, and behavioral problems, including misbehavior, obesity, diabetes, increased anger, reduced memory, and increased sickness.

👉So, how much sleep does your child need? Use these guidelines from the National Sleep Foundation to help you find your child’s ideal amount.

Newborn (0–3 months)
14–17 hours per day

Infant (4–11 months)
12–15 hours per day

Toddler (1–2 years)
11–14 hours per day

Preschool (3–5 years)
10–13 hours per day

School-age (6–13 years)
9–11 hours per night

Teenager (14–17 years)
8–10 hours per night

Young adult (18–25 years)
7–9 hours per night

Adult (26–64 years)
7–9 hours per night

Older adult (65+ years)
7–8 hours per night

To help your child get enough quality sleep, you should create a bedtime routine and keep a regular sleep and wake schedule, even on the weekends. A healthy bedtime routine includes a consistent, repetitive set of activities done every day a half-hour to an hour before bedtime.

Some of the activities shown to benefit sleep for children include:
📚Reading
🛁Taking a warm bath
🍎Eating a nutritious snack
🗣️Talking about their day

It also helps to follow sleep hygiene rules:
😴Keep the bedroom dark, cool and quiet.
😴Use a fan or sound machine, instead of a TV, if your child needs noise to fall asleep.
😴Avoid over-the-counter sleep medications or supplements.

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08/18/2022

With school right around the corner…
Think before you share: Back to School Photos

Back to school photos often reveal personal information about your child. School name, grade, age, and identifying features, etc. - these can all be used by predators and scammers.

No matter your privacy setting or friends, it’s best to keep personal information to a minimum.

Have a fun and safe school year!
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08/13/2022

Registration is now open for a free workshop to help students prepare for the upcoming ACT! The workshop by the Get2College organization will be held on August 27, 2022, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

PGSD Students: This virtual workshop covers tips to achieve your target score and time-saving strategies for all ACT subject areas. Resource materials, including a practice test, will be provided to your email address.

There is no charge to participate, but pre-registration is required. A Zoom video link will be sent to the registered email address the week of the workshop. You must use the registered email address to access the virtual ACT workshop.

Click here to register for the event: https://get2college.org/events/?audience=students.

08/08/2022

“Mom, I hate them.”

“Them” being her friends at school.

This is what my 7-year-old confided to me as I was putting her to bed the other night.

I could have made light of her hatred, like I’ve done when she tells me she hates broccoli.

I could have gotten caught up in her anger: “Who are these kids upsetting my daughter!?”

Instead, I asked her what was going on that her heart hurt so much.
Because under anger is usually hurt.

Sure enough, the tears came pouring out as she told me about how her best friend only wanted to play with another girl, and how when she went to find others to play with they told her to go away. This had been happening all week.

“Why doesn’t anybody like me?”

I didn’t have an answer for that, but I did have a thought:
It’s time for the Kind Can.

Suddenly I was 8 years old again, a grade 3 student who was having a rough start to the school year. I had a teacher I didn’t like, friendships had shifted, and I couldn’t seem to get along with anyone. I hated going to school.

My mom created a Kind Can.

She used a big coffee tin can.

In the can went the names of every single one of my classmates. Each morning before school I would pull a name out of the can. That day I had to go out of my way to do something kind for them.

Not to have them do something in return.

For no other reason than to do something kind.

It wasn’t easy at first, but my mom encouraged me to keep trying, and helped me think of all the different ways I could show kindness to others.

It started to get really fun!

And then things shifted.

No longer caught up in my own mind about what others were ‘doing to me’, I was now focused on what I was doing for others.

Though there were no expectations of kindness in return, more and more kindness is what I got.

I loved going to school!

I told my daughter about the Kind Can and her eyes got that little spark – the one that tells me she’s about to get creative.

So yes, she has big plans for just how fancy this can will be – much better than an old tin can she proclaimed! That’s our project.

A Kind Can.

A way to create more kindness.

A way to keep our hearts open even when they want to close.

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