The newsletter provides information for parents of elementary school students about tutoring services, upcoming events, study tips, and recipes. It discusses recognizing signs of back to school anxiety in children and provides tips to ease the transition. It encourages physical activity for families and provides easy activity ideas. Finally, it requests feedback from parents and the community to help make the newsletter a useful resource.

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CK Elementary Tutoring
Every child deserves the best educational experience available!
Back to School Blues
Recognizing your child’s anxiety. Tips
on how to help them deal with the back
to school blues.
Top Picks for Kids
A few choices approved by kids for
picture books, novels and movies!
Active Kids
Welcome to the Setting a good example for your kids is
important. Here are some ideas on how
CK Elementary Tutoring to get the whole family involved.
Newsletter Community Events
Events that you can be involved with in
Welcome to CK Elementary Tutoring! I look forward to working the Chatham-Kent neighbourhood.
with you and your child to make the 2010-2011 school year the best
yet! With innovative ways to help your child learn and study
successfully the school year will fly by with many successes outside of Recipes for kids and
class work as well. This newsletter is to help you understand how to study tips!
help your student and make each day a fun learning experience!
Martina Dagg-Norman B.A., B.Ed., OCT
Important Dates to Remember!
1st Day of Thanksgiving Professional
Classes Holiday Development Days
Tues. Sept. 7, 2010 Mon. Oct. 11, 2010 Fri. Oct. 22, 2010
Fri. Nov. 26, 2010
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Back to School Blues
Martina Dagg-Norman
Every child who struggles in school either academically or socially
discovers that the summer is just not long enough. If your child
struggles with going back to school, I have some tips to make the
transition a little easier.
It is important to recognize the signs to know your child is dealing
with the back to school blues. Some of these include headaches,
stomachaches, more crying than normal, and new problems at
bedtime.
The best way to help any child is routine, routine, routine. Try to keep wake up and bed times
consistent all week long. Have your children pack everything in their bags except their lunches the
night before.
Tips for younger children – read stories about school; send them with a family photo that they can look at
while they are at school.
Tips for older children – vocalize your expectations; place notes in
their lunch bag to let them know how important they are.
Remember that all children look forward to scheduled family
time. Have one night a week that is set aside for a family night
when you play a board game, watch a movie, and/or have
something special for dinner. On the weekend, find
something fun to do as a family. Never forget to tell your
children, regardless of age, that you love them.
Quick and Easy Nachos
Nachos
Shredded cheese
Optional:
Tomatoes 1. Arrange nacho chips on a
Green onion microwaveable plate.
Peppers 2. Add diced tomatoes, green onion, peppers and chicken or beef.
Chicken/beef 3. Top with shredded cheese
Sour cream/Ranch 4. Microwave for 1 min or until cheese is melted.
dressing 5. Serve with sour cream or ranch dressing.
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Active Kids
Tim Norman
Everyone knows that kids should be physically
active and need to exercise regularly to be
physically fit. Whether they are overweight or
at a healthy weight, regular physical activity is
considered by most experts to be an essential
part of a healthy lifestyle.
Set a good example
If you want active kids, be active yourself. If Park: Try strolling through a local park. Feel
they don't see their parents making fitness a free to stop in the park to throw around a frisbee
priority, they can quickly turn into couch or a football.
potatoes. So parents need to be good role Bubbles: One person blows the bubbles so
models. Kids are paying attention, so be sure everyone else can chase them.
they see parents who exercise, and enjoy it. Marching: Have a parade around the house
(inside or out). You can give everyone a toy
Some easy suggestions to get you and your musical instruments, or pots, pans, plastic
kids to move containers, and wooden spoons. You can take
Walking: Walk whenever possible instead of turns taking the lead and setting the pace. Try
driving short distances. As long as you’re only making up silly marching steps and cheers.
getting a few items and it is not too far, walk to Dancing: Put on your favorite songs and dance
the grocery store with your kids. away.
Fruit Kabobs
A fun and easy snack for the kids after school!
Fruit Suggestions! You will need:
Banana Skewers
Strawberries
Your favorite fruits
Apples
Melon Yogurt
Oranges
Kiwi Simply wash and cut up fruit.
Grapes Have your children arrange their
Cherries
favorite fruits on skewers. Serve
Pineapple
Blueberries with yogurt in a bowl.
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Community Events
Mother-Daughter Book Clubs
Chatham Library – call 519-354-2940 ext. 247 for further
information.
Age 10+ meets the 4th Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
September 23rd Climbing the stairs – Padma Venkatraman
Hot Lead
Chatham Library – call 519-354-2940 ext. 247 for further
information.
Saturday September 18th and Saturday October 16th during regular
hours.
Games before electronics. Gaming guest Keith Burnett. Games
are suitable for both children and adults.
Looking for More Events?
Please visit the CK Elementary Tutoring Facebook
page under discussions for more events happening in
and around Chatham-Kent. If you know or hear of
something please add it to our list 
Haley's Sausage Squares
2 cans of crescent rolls
1 package of breakfast sausage
1 package of cream cheese
Preheat oven to 325F degrees. Open one can of crescent rolls and spread out on a greased baking
pan. Then spread out the whole package of cream cheese on top of the rolls. Next crumble all of
the breakfast sausage on top of the rolls. Finally, open the second can of crescent rolls and place
on top. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
* This recipe was created by Haley, age 12, of the United States.
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Good study habits to start the year off right
Martina Dagg-Norman
Busy schedules keep most children from making studying a priority. It is important to ensure that
the time they spend studying is quality time. Here are some tips to help your child get the most out
of their study time.
1. Find a place in the house that is free from distractions (television, music, other family
members, etc.) and make it their spot to do homework and study.
2. Encourage your child to do homework/study at the same time every day
3. Make yourself available to them if they need some assistance
4. Keep their study/homework area clean and stocked with things they may need (pencil, eraser,
extra paper, ruler, calculator, etc.).
5. Help them stick with their routine by offering rewards at the end of the week.
When your child does not have homework, encourage them to go and read for a while. If you are
unsure how much time they are expected to study at home feel free to ask their teacher. The rule I
use is multiply their grade by ten and that is roughly how many minutes a night. It is important that
they stick to the routine so that they can establish good study habits. Above all encourage your
student and praise them for what they do.♦
Top Picks For Kids!
Picture Books
Mouse Paint, Ellen Stoll Walsh (Ages 0-4)
The Family Book, Todd Parr (Ages 4-8)
The Bad Case of the Stripes, David Shannon (Ages 8-11)
Imagine a Night, Rob Gonsalves (Ages 12+)
Novels
Adventure: The Tale of Despereaux, Kate DiCamillo
Mystery: Chasing Vermeer, Blue Balliet
Animal: The Underneath, Kathi Appelt
Sports: Free Baseball, Sue Corbett
Realistic Fiction: When You Reach Me,
Movies
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
The Princess and the Frog
A Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
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OUR MISSION
Every child has the right to the best education available. Through CK Elementary Tutoring, your child
will get the additional help they need with an individual learning plan. As the parent, you will be an
active participant in your child’s successes through progress reports.
OUR VALUES
The early years in education are a crucial time because that is when children develop their language skills,
social skills, and study habits for the remainder of their education and professional life. There is a need for
every child to build a strong foundation in these skills in order to successfully complete higher education
with outstanding results.
Contact Martina today!
martinadaggnorman@yahoo.com
(519) 332-8965
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