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Show Volume II , Issue V Page 17 The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS February 2000 Student News Attention Valley Elementary Sixth Graders! Ninth Graders Take note… Parents and students will be invited to attend a Snowcrest Junior High School registration meeting on March 8th during regular classroom time (to be announced). Registration packets to take home and complete will be distributed at that time. Parents may choose to register their students at this time. If students do not register with their parents on March 8th, they will take their packets home to complete and return them to Valley Elementary the next morning on March 9th. Parents may call Snowcrest at 745-2608 if there are questions, or if an appointment is needed with Mrs. Blain, the counselor. Watch for your reminder flyer March 7th. Weber High School counselors will be conducting high school orientation in English classes at Snowcrest on February 24th. Registration packets will also be sent home at this time. Please fill these out with your parents and bring them back to the school to be used in the computer lab on February 29th for the electronic SEOP registration process during regular English class times. If you have questions, please call Mrs. Blain at Snowcrest or visit her during parent-teacher conferences on February 24th. Snowcrest National Junior Honor Members Attend Curling Clinic On January 6, 2000, the National Junior Honor Society attended a curling clinic at the Ice Sheet. This is the sport that Ogden will host during the Olympic Winter Games, 2002. We all wanted to know more about it. The clinic was held in the morning, then in the afternoon, we divided up 2nd place! They were awarded with medals and a banquet at the Doubletree in Salt Lake City. And just in case you are wondering what the National Junior Honor Society is… The National Junior Honor Recipe of the Month Anger Management Anger management is often a resolution made by many who would like to do better controlling how they react to others. One of the basic anger management techniques taught by counselors involves a few easy steps to remember. Think of the word “STOP.” This is the first thing a person has to program the brain to think of when something triggers anger. When a person becomes angry, he or she can feel fists clench, stomach or other muscles tighten, jaws clench, and various other bodily reactions. Every person reacts differently, but if a person can pay attention to how his or her body reacts in an angry situation, they can use this identified angry spot as an “anchor” point to use as a STOP switch. Touching the spot and thinking of it as an off switch can remind a person to take some time before reacting by taking a deep breath, then giving some space to the situation by stepping away or moving further from the spot where the confrontation is taking place. Blowing out or breathing in three times can help a person calm down in order to THINK about what to do and to also think about the consequences that may follow if one acts on the anger immediately. This gives the person time to OBSERVE what is really going on and to recognize if he or she is seeing the situation correctly and if it is a good or bad time to deal with the anger. From the observation, a person then can PROCEED to get away if it is not a good time, or to talk it out if it is a safe time to do so. TALK usually works best when both parties are not boiling over with anger. Talking it out often requires a mediator who can keep the angry participants in control and constructive in working through the angry situation. So, this typical anger management procedure can be remembered by the word “STOP,”— Stop (calm down, blow, back off); Think (consequences—what could happen if I act?); Observe (what is really going on and am I seeing it clearly and correctly); Proceed (get away if unsafe, or talk if safe). The next time you are angry, use the STOP technique, and when you talk to the person, NAME IT (describe your emotional pain with, “I feel...”); AIM IT (identify who’s inflicting the pain, “When you...”); TAME IT (list your choices to act and choose the one that is most reasonable and workable. If you talk, say, “I want you to . . .” (action you want). “If you do this, then . . .” give a positive consequence—something you will do. If you don’t, then, I will . . . negative consequence), and LET IT GO (let it rest, put the pain behind you and do something you enjoy—some physical exercise, reading, etc.— so you can get it off your mind and feel good again). Practice giving Imessages by saying, I feel . . . , when you . . . , because . . . OVER 50 YEARS OF COMBINED REAL ESTATE SALES EXPERIENCE IN THE OGDEN VALLEY! Paul Judd Idaho/Utah Broker Sales Master Multi-Million $ Producer 745-5667 Visit my Website pauljudd.net It pays to use the best for your Upper Valley Real Estate needs Students display their curling medals. into teams and played an actual game. It was a wonderful learning experience. The instructors at the Ice Sheet were patient and encouraging and students and advisors alike had a great time! At the end of the afternoon several students signed up to be on teams and compete in the Winter Games held at the Ice Sheet, January 19-20th. The National Junior Honor Society voted to sponsor the two teams and pay one half of the entry fee. The teams are the Skyhawk Scholars, consisting of Chris Burton, Katey Heward, Ransom Wydner and Shantel Marsell; and the Snowcrest Savants with Brody Layton, Chris Burton, Jeff Moss and Ryan Millet. Each team played at least three games, and we are very happy and proud to report that the Snowcrest Savants took Society is a very active group at Snowcrest Junior High. The members have been invited into the club based on the their high standards of scholarship, leadership, character and service. Each spring there is an induction ceremony. At this time 7th graders, as well as 8th and 9th graders are selected for membership. The high standards must be maintained throughout an active membership. Each semester the Honor Society has a fund raiser, and each quarter there is a field trip, sometimes educational and sometimes just pure fun, but always enjoyable. Current faculty advisors for the Society are Ms. Carolyn Robertson and Ms. Mary Ann O’Hara. Richard Manley Jan Retallick Realtor 791-4224 Realtor 745-3996 Visit our Eden Office at 5402 E 2200 N |
