Our 6th, 7th and 8th grade students started a program called Project ALERT. Project ALERT is an age-appropriate substance abuse prevention curriculum proven effective in reducing experimentation among teens, and in reducing usage among teens who experiment.
Project ALERT contains eleven lessons in its initial year that focus on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and inhalants - those substances that are the first and most widely used by young people today. Project ALERT's focus is on motivating non-use, learning to recognize pressures to use, and on developing and practicing skills to resist these pressures.
We are committed to providing the most effective approaches to preventing the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in our schools and communities. We know that prevention of drug use and abuse is most effective when it is a partnership between the community, the home and the school.
According to a nationwide survey released by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, youth who learn about the risks of drugs at home from their parents are much less likely to use drugs than those who do not. However, getting the message across is not easy. According to the Partnerhsip's survey, virtually all parents (98%) reported talking to their kids as some point about drugs, but just 68% of the kids remembered the conversation, and only 27% reported learning a lot at home on the issue of drug use. Here is where the structured home learning opportunities within Project ALERT can help to focus discussion between you and your kids.
Your child will be bringing home homework assignments that will involve you in discussion, sharing responses and listening to oral reports. These Home Learning Opportunities will be for Lessons 5, 6, 8 and 9.
Please be aware that this process and your responses will not be shared in class. These activities provide you an opportunity to communicate with your child about these important issues. If for any reason you are not comfortable with returning your responses to me, I will accept a note from you confirming the assignment has been completed.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 376-5125 x1162 or at patti.mooney@mot.k12.de.us.
Thank you for your support,
Mrs. Mooney
MOT CHARTER PRESENTS THE SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
The Scholastic Book Fair will be at our school Monday, September 8th through Friday, September 12th from 8 to 4pm. The Book Fair will also be open during our Open House on Tuesday and Wednesday evening from 6pm to 8pm. We are looking for Book Fair volunteers. If you can help, email me at patti.mooney@mot.k12.de.us. If you cannot volunteer, you can still help us by simply spreading the word about our Fair and joining your child during the Open House. Visit our Book Fair Homepage at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/motcharter.
Thank you for your support, Mrs. Mooney
FYI
Short on time? Need to research a topic tonight? Do you have a library card? Do you have access to a computer?
Did you know that a library card gives you more than just book lending priviledges? A library card offers you a virtual library at home. Your 14 digit barcode and PIN grants you access to a cornucopia of databases through DelAWARE. Sites such as:
Book Index with reviews
Britannica Online: a student encyclopedia plus more
EBSCOhost: an encyclopedia of more than 200,000 Web links
FirstGov for Kids: U.S. government interagency kids portal
Homework Spot: sites organized according to elementary, middle and high school levels
KidsClick! Websites organized under more than 600 topics
LitFINDER: OVER 100,000 full text poems and short stories
ProQuest: ten full text newspapers
Searchasaurus: primary search for magazines
SIRS Discoverer: topic-based resource for elementary and middle school level
SIRS Knowledge Source: topic-based resource for middle and high school level
World Book Online: childrens encyclopedia
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