Welcome to Hurley Elementary School

             We are WILD about Learning!

     Hurley students will see me again this year on a 

weekly rotating basis.  Lessons will be in the Media 

Center and will consist of social skills and character

education activities.  I know we will have lots of fun

together.  Please feel free to call me here at Hurley if

you have any issues or concerns regarding your child.

Character word for the month is perseverance!

Are we teaching our children to continue to try

and try again?  How often do we give up quickly

because something appears to be too difficult.

Children are constantly watching and learning

from us.  What message are you sending?

Listening can be a difficult art to conquer.  Some 

suggestions on how parents can model good

listening skills include:

BE INTERESTED AND ATTENTIVE:  Children can tell 

whether they have a parent's interest and attention

by the way parents reply or do not reply.  Forget

about the telephone and other distractions.  Maintain

eye contact to show that you really are with the child.

ENCOURAGE TALKING:  Some children need an 

invitation to start talking.  Ask them about their

day or ask their opinion.

LISTEN PATIENTLY:  People think faster than they 

speak.  With limited vocabulary and experience

in talking, children often take longer than adults

to find the right word.  Listen as though you have 

plenty of time.

HEAR CHILDREN OUT:  Allow them the opportunity 

to have opinions.  Let them finish what they have

to say.  Don't interrupt.

LISTEN TO NONVERBAL MESSAGES:  Many messages 

children send are communicated nonverbally by their

tone of voice, facial expressions, energy level, posture,

or changes in their behavior patterns.  You can often

tell more from the way a child says something than 

from what is actually being said.

Camp Discovery applications will be available soon.

This is a week long camping experience this summer

hosted by First Methodist Church in Salisbury.  It is 

for rising 4th and 5th grade students, and an opportunity

for students who may never get to experience summer

camp.