Thursday Folder Flyers:
New Safety Measure at Iron Horse:
Douglas County School District (DCSD) recently rolled out the Raptor Visitor Management system at our school. This system is used by many schools throughout the district and state, and will give us an additional layer of safety for our students. We are committed to protecting everyone at Iron Horse and this system helps support this commitment.
Here is how the system and our process will work:
- Everyone who is visiting classrooms, joining kids for lunch, or attending a meeting or an event will have their ID/driver’s license scanned. The ONLY database that the Raptor system checks IDs against is the sexual predator database. This system does NOT check any other databases.
- All DCSD schools will be using this same system very soon. Once you have scanned your ID at any school location, you will be saved in the system. Therefore, if you forget your ID in your car, DCSD schools that are utilizing Raptor will be able to look you up by your name.
- All guests will be given a sticker to wear while they are in our school that is printed by this system. This sticker will have your name, the photo from your ID, and the date and time. For our frequent guests, we will try to save printing costs by placing your Raptor ID in a protective badge sleeve so you can reuse the sticker throughout the year.
- Each new school year (in August) we will rescan all IDs for the current school year.
This system will be in place beginning Monday, January 7, 2019. Please remember to bring your ID with you so we can scan it and get you logged into our system. If you have any questions, please reach out to me and I’ll work to find an answer for you. Thank you for your partnership in keeping our students and staff safe!
Bullying Versus Social Conflict:
As parents, it is difficult to see our children struggle with peer relationships. When students engage in negative peer relationships it is often termed as "bullying". I wanted to share excerpts from a post by Officer David Gomez that I recently ran across. This post does an excellent job of defining the difference between bullying and social conflict.
"Bullying Vs. Social Conflict:
"My kid is being bullied" is by far one of the most misused terms parents use to describe what is happening to their child. Let's go over some definitions so that we all have an understanding of what we are talking about.
Definition: Bullying = Repeated one way harassment of any kind
Repeated = More than one time
One Way = If your child participated in any way, in any part of the events or disagreement, this becomes social conflict
Definition: Social Conflict = A disagreement stated or implied between two or more individuals.
Social conflict, if not handled properly, can result in name calling, pushing, shoving, fighting, spreading rumors, and many other inappropriate behaviors. Bullying is a term very often misused by kids and parents. The term bullying is often used when the actual interaction between the two parties is social conflict. "
Here is another great definition from the National Bullying Prevention Central in the means of a visual:
Upcoming Events:
As parents, it is difficult to see our children struggle with peer relationships. When students engage in negative peer relationships it is often termed as "bullying". I wanted to share excerpts from a post by Officer David Gomez that I recently ran across. This post does an excellent job of defining the difference between bullying and social conflict.
"Bullying Vs. Social Conflict:
"My kid is being bullied" is by far one of the most misused terms parents use to describe what is happening to their child. Let's go over some definitions so that we all have an understanding of what we are talking about.
Definition: Bullying = Repeated one way harassment of any kind
Repeated = More than one time
One Way = If your child participated in any way, in any part of the events or disagreement, this becomes social conflict
Definition: Social Conflict = A disagreement stated or implied between two or more individuals.
Social conflict, if not handled properly, can result in name calling, pushing, shoving, fighting, spreading rumors, and many other inappropriate behaviors. Bullying is a term very often misused by kids and parents. The term bullying is often used when the actual interaction between the two parties is social conflict. "
Here is another great definition from the National Bullying Prevention Central in the means of a visual:
Upcoming Events:
DECEMBER
December 17: Holiday Program 6:30-7:00pm in the Gym
December 18: Spelling Bee 2:30-3:15pm in the Gym
December 20: Holiday Parties 8:30-9:30am in Classrooms
December 20: Holiday Parties 8:30-9:30am in Classrooms
December 21 - January 6: NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
JANUARY
January 7: Welcome Back!
January 16: PTO Meeting 3:45-4:45pm, SAC Meeting 5:00-6:00pm
January 18: NO School - Teacher Training Day
January 21: NO School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 23: McTeacher Night at McDonalds - 4:00-7:00pm (Mainstreet Location)
January 29/30: Family Art Nights 5:00-7:00pm
JANUARY
January 7: Welcome Back!
January 16: PTO Meeting 3:45-4:45pm, SAC Meeting 5:00-6:00pm
January 18: NO School - Teacher Training Day
January 21: NO School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 23: McTeacher Night at McDonalds - 4:00-7:00pm (Mainstreet Location)
January 29/30: Family Art Nights 5:00-7:00pm
