With exams nearly finished and winter break just around the corner it’s time to get out and have some fun. Here’s some family friendly ideas to fill the school free days ahead. At MOSH there are several seasonal planetarium programs to choose from including a Season of Light, The Alien Who Stole Christmas, and a Laser Holiday Cosmic Concert. For …
Don’t Let ADHD Add To An Already Stressful Holiday Season!
Parents of kids with ADHD can take steps to ensure that this coming holiday season doesn’t wreak havoc with the carefully planned schedules and routines that they’ve established to help their kids cope with various ADHD symptoms. The Holiday season often means special events, parties, long or delayed mealtimes, and other activities as well as additional time spent with extended …
ADHD And The Importance of Getting A Good Night’s Sleep!
Dr. Michael Craig Miller, of Harvard Medical School, writes in The Link Between ADHD and Sleep Problems that many kids with ADHD also have problems getting enough sleep. The impact of sleep deprivation is specifically bad news for kids with ADHD. Dr. Miller points out that a lack of sleep “exacerbates behavior during the day and leads to a negative …
Greenwood Book Fair is Ready to Go!
This coming week (Oct 14 -17) the Scholastic Book Fair will be open in the Greenwood Library. Hours of operation are 8:30 – 3:30 daily. On Friday October 17, the Book Fair will be open during the Friendraiser event, closing at 8:00 pm. The selection this year is a good as ever. In addition to a large assortment of school …
Finally, A Smart Way To Find An App For My Smart Device!
No one can deny the conveniences that smart technology brings. Smart phone, tablet, laptop, reader, whatever you have it’s great, a real time saver! That is until you get sucked into the black hole of the app store and spend countless hours looking at the millions of choices. This doesn’t even count the time downloading and opening the app to …
October is ADHD Awareness Month
October is National ADHD Awareness Month, however there are plenty of reasons to promote positive ADHD awareness EVERY day. ADDitude, the companion website to the magazine of the same name has a calendar download that provides a daily suggestion for capturing awareness and promoting community involvement and support for ADHD. Following is a sampling of some tips suggested by ADDitude …
Boost Confidence Through Body Language
Blog Post: Boost your Confidence through Body Language Recent research into body language, and what it can mean in terms of having a better life outlook has turned up a very interesting notion. Body language is more than just a nonverbal form of communication it may also be a form of self realization. We all know that body language speaks …
Greenwood PTO
Greenwood School has an active PTO and we encourage parents to join. Monthly meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 2:00 pm in the conference room. Membership dues, $15 for families and $25 for business partners, are affordable and directly support school programs, class resources and educational events. The PTO also raises funds through the gently used …
