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			STUDY SMARTS START A HABIT. Encourage your youngster to treat studying as a daily assignment, not just something she does the evening before a test. TACKLE TEXTBOOKS. When a child has a chapter to study, have him "preview" it to increase his understanding. He can glance over headings, graphics, and photos and go to the glossary to look up boldfaced words. MIX IT UP. If your youngster reviews information in several ways, she'll be more likely to remember it. She might use colored pencils to copy each spelling word or math fact into a separate index card. Then, she might shuffle the cards and study them in a different order each time. For extra reinforcement, suggest that sher spell each word or recite each fact aloud. (Home & School Connection - Fall 2010) 30 Days to Feeling Happier Ask yourself these eight questions at the end of each day, for the next 30 days, in order to heighten your awareness of your daily words and actions, help you discover whether you are bucket filling or bucket dipping, and keep your bucket full. 1. Did I fill someone else’s bucket today by being helpful, thoughtful, or kind? If yes, how? 2. Did I fill my own bucket today? If yes, how? 3. Did I say or do anything that might have dipped into someone’s bucket today, or did I dip by not doing something that I was supposed to do? If yes, how? 3a. If yes, did I apologize? 4. Did I dip into my own bucket today with negative thinking? If yes, how? 5. Did anyone or anything try to dip into my bucket today? If yes, what happened? 5a. If yes, did I use my lid and not dip back? 6. Did I see anyone else get their bucket dipped today? If yes, what happened? 6a. If yes, did I use my lid to help? 7. Is there anyone I know whose bucket is less than full and could really use a friend right now? If yes, who? 8. Each day is a new day. How would I like my day to be different tomorrow? (Have You Filled a Bucket Today - Jan. 2011 Newsletter)
						Bullying Update In a move to counter bullying in the real world, the New Jersey state legislature passed the “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights,” which would require schools to take a more active role against bullying, both on and off school grounds. Forty-five states in the United States already have anti-bullying laws, but New Jersey is leading the way in strengthening these statutes. If the bill is signed, New Jersey schools will be given a quarterly “bully grade.” (Up Beat News Jan. 2011 - Free Spirit Publishing)
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