Friday, February 26th, 2016
Happy 100th Day! And now, time for some not so happy stats:
- Nine out of 10 girls want to change at least one aspect of their physical appearance
- Six out of 10 girls are so concerned with the way they look that they are holding back from participating in important life activities
- 72% of girls feel tremendous pressure to be beautiful
- 48% of girls strong agree with the statement: “When I feel less beautiful, I feel worse about myself in general.”
-“The Real Truth About Beauty: A Global Report” Findings of the Global Study on Women, Beauty and Well-Being, 2004
We will meet Monday afternoon as a full faculty to learn about a fantastic program, Beautiful Me. In honor of their three daughters who lost their lives in an accident, the Hance family created the Beautiful Me program to help young women across the country develop positive self-esteem. This work is absolutely vital for young people’s success in schools; students who don’t like themselves simply aren’t motivated to better themselves. A Beautiful Me facilitator will conduct a training for us at 2:45PM Monday in the auditorium, and I’m very excited to start learning about how we can help make sure all of our girls graduate 102 with all the confidence and self-esteem they will need.
Highlights: A while ago Ms. Martin attended a Beautiful Me workshop as a parent, and took the initiative to bring the program to 102. Thank you for recognizing and then addressing what so many of our students need. We all benefit for your efforts in coordinating and planning these past few months. Awesome work.
Things You Need To Know
Parent Teacher Conferences will take place this Thursday, March 3rd. Please be ready to share information with parents that is both meaningful and purposeful in sparking action. “Russell needs to do his homework” and “Klay is a bit shy but would do well to practice more” is far less effective than if their teachers share with parents exemplary work next to their child’s work, and/or give specific next steps such as, “this is a list of sight words Steph needs to learn by March. Please practice with him nightly.”
All supervisors will be available to meet with you this week if you have any questions or concerns about PTC. Suggestions are welcome too!
Promotion in Doubt Information Sessions will be held for parents at the next PA meeting. Information sheets about the PID process will also be made available for you to distribute during PTC.
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