DrumBeat: Drummond LSC and PTO News & Views

Are we overpraising kids? Very interesting article linked below…

http://nymag.com/news/features/27840

How does praise tie in with Montessori philosophy? Does it make the teacher or parent too much the controlling authority (the one with the power to give or withhold praise)? How do we reinforce our kids’ own enjoyment and pride in learning and not make them “praise junkies”?

Discuss amongst yourselves … (or on the website! Feel free to post a comment here.)

Angelo

All are invited to attend this month’s meeting of the Drummond LSC, Wednesday 3/14 at 5pm in the Library. The agenda includes a community update from Alderman Matlak, a report on innovative program options from the Office of Academic Enhancement, a report on the Drummond admissions lottery, new ideas from the AfterSchool Committee, and appointment of a new LSC parent representative.

Attention Drummond Parents:

Drummond’s History Fair is Tuesday April 10, just after we come back from intersession break. 
The school needs more volunteers to judge our student’s History Fair projects. Please contact Ms. Zakas at if you can help out.

The time committment is only 3 hours. Lunch and orientation would start at 11:30, judging at 12 until the end of the fair, usually about 2:00pm.  Please take this opportunity to help our students learn more about the past. Be a history fair judge!

French Academy Inc., located at 2100 N. Hoyne/Charleston Ave., is offering to Drummond students:

“French Drama Classes” and “Les Arts Plastiques”,

from Monday, March 26, until Friday, April 6, 2007.

Traditionally, “French Drama Classes” will start at 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., and “Les Arts Plastiques” will start at 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. For more information, please email us at: or call at 312-315-4545.

Au revoir!

Please join us for our second LSC afterschool program committee meeting at Wicker Park Fieldhouse, located at  1425 N. Damen Avenue, Meeting Room A (a few blocks south of school)
 
Agenda
1-                     Budget for this year
2-                     Fundraising for next year’s program
 
Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2007
 
Time: 6:00pm. 
 
All interested parties (teachers, parents, community members) are welcome to attend. 

Please join Friends of Drummond for another planning meeting for its upcoming fundraiser, Tango For Drummond, scheduled to take place from 6-10pm on Thursday, May 17 at Rios d’ Sudamerica. The planning meeting will be held at 7pm on Monday, March 12, at Club Lucky (corner of Honore & Wabansia, just down the street from the school). Food and drink will be available for purchase, but no purchase is required. If you haven’t yet figured out how to get involved, this would be a great time to jump in. All the committees will be giving reports on progress to-date, which will give FOD an idea where additional volunteers are needed. Please RSVP to Event Chair, Liz Olson () or FOD President, Monica Lasky, at 773-252-6290. If you can’t attend the meeting, but would like to help, please contact Elisabeth Olson () or Monica Lasky ().

The LSC Afterschool Program Committee will hold its second meeting next Tuesday, March 6th at 6pm.  Location will be announced.  Topics to be discussed are: Fundraising and the program budget.

Hope to see you there!