Our BETH ACHIM family would like to invite YOUR family
to join us for in the many educational, holiday and social events
that are celebrated in a warm, festive atmosphere.

re-establishing bath time and sto- children are really surprised by
ry time. For teenagers, insist that what's in their lunch boxes, and
they be home by a certain time, you'ld be amazed at how much is
and settled down somewhere in thrown out," says Fiscella. Let
them help pack, and maybe
the house to veg out.
"By 10, I want my kids in their they'll eat more.
`The most important thing for
rooms," says Talan, whose sons
are 14, 12 and 9. "They can be a child's success in starting school
watching TV, reading, listening again is a positive attitude from
to music, but they should be in a parents," says Fiscella. 'Pry to be
quieter setting and not roaming more positive about everything,
and they will be. Do not complain
around."
Judy Fiscella and Jeanne Law- to them about school starting ear-
son, teachers at Birmingham's ly, before Labor Day, or what
Quarton Elementary School, teacher they have, or who is or
agree that getting to bed early, if isn't in their class.
"Tell them they will have a
possible beginning a week earli-
great year, and a good time with
er, is important.
"Begin gradually," says Fiscel- friends in their class, and it will
la. "Any little bit helps." They sug- be a positive learning experience."
Wendy Talan agrees. 'The key
gest waking children earlier in the
morning, rather than letting them is to have positive, logical and nat-
have those last few days of sleep- ural consequences as a result of
ing in late. They also recommend re-establishing routines," she says.
giving your children a good break- "That's what leads to brighter
fast, not just at the beginning of thinking, better alertness, more
energy, better school productivity
the school year, but always.
And they agree with Talan and positive peer relationships."
Or our schools could all switch
about resuming a consistent
evening reading program with to an extended year system, such
your children, because it gets as the one Way Elementary
them back to the habit of reading School has in Bloomfield Hills.
Karen Rouff, whose children
and thinking.
"I always ask my students to Alana, 10, and Eric, 7, have al-
bring their favorite book to school ready resumed school, says, 'The
at the beginning of the year," says adjustment has been very easy.
Fiscella. "It gets them into the They just glide into the next year.
reading mode, and I get to see They have no anxiety because the
what they like, and what level transition is so smooth, there is
no build-up."
they are at."
With a shorter
At Way Elementary,
Another tip the teach- vacation, the back-
children switch grades
ers offer is allowing your
to-sc hool
children the opportuni- transition is easier and classrooms the last
two weeks of June, and
ty to select some of their
for the Rouff
when they go back in
school supplies and
fam ily.
mid-August, they have
clothes. While some
schools offer school supplies for already spent some time with
purchase, and other schools man- their new teacher and class.
date a uniform, Lawson and Fis- There is also less time to lose good
cella explain that the ownership habits and routines.
"On Friday they are in one
of the purchasing process is very
important for children, and they grade, and on Monday they are
feel they are participating in the in another," explains Rouff. "In
decisions affecting them, and are August, they just put on their
more likely to feel positive about shorts and T-shirts and go."
For the rest of us, the count-
the decisions. That process also
translates to letting children help down is on for going back to
pack their own lunches. "Often school. 0

We have programs for all interests including our intimate
Supper Series in member homes, and our family Hanukah
and Purim dinners.

Please join us as our programming year begins on Friday,
August 29, 1997 and Saturday, August 30, 1997, when
we host Rabbi Ira Stone, the Conservative Movement's
Scholar-In-Residence.

For more information and High Holiday tickets please call or fax us at:

Office (248) 352-8670

Fax (248) 352-5752

Congregation Beth Achim
21100 West Twelve Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan 48076

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