What’s happening at Trent –

Monday-April 8th - Late Start - Classes begin @ 10:30
Every Monday Is Guitar Club
Welcome Back- We Hope Everyone had a Fun Filled Spring Break!
Monday April 8th-5th & 6th Grade Volleyball Starts @ 3:30-4:40
Trent Spirit Friday- Wear Trent Shirts or
Green!!!
Monday April 15th-4:00- ECEAP Family Night
Thursday April 18th-3:30- PEP Improvoganza -9:00

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Principal's Letter

Dear Trent Families,
Welcome back from Spring Break! We are all very excited here at Trent Elementary to
finish out the year strong. The end of the year is full of excitement with good weather, fun
outside, and long days. These are all things that we want to enjoy and mark the best time
to live in Spokane. However, if you could continue to partner with us to ensure that your
child gets lots of sleep, nutritious food, and the ever-important reminder to focus on
schoolwork, it would be greatly appreciated. Not-to-mention, we have our state SBA testing
coming up for our 3rd – 5th graders soon that requires a lot of brain power.

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Counselor's Corner!!

Hi Trent Knights!

Social media…screen time usage…it’s a battle that almost every parent is facing these days! With the evolution of electronic devices and social media platforms, it’s rare to see a child today without some sort of screen in their hand. There are countless studies available giving us data as to the effects excessive screen time use.

Screens, along with social media are in most homes today, so we are offering the following tips to help families balance time being spent online and offline, so our families and our children are able to stay safe while still enjoying that limited screen time!

Kids younger than 6 probably shouldn't play in virtual worlds. If your kids can't yet read or write, they'll be frustrated in online worlds. Instead, look for preschool games that were designed for children this age.

Set up accounts together. By creating usernames and passwords together, you can walk your kids through the basics of safe and appropriate online behavior.

Make sure your children never share their passwords. Kids often give other children their passwords for help in a game. Explain that giving away a password is not safe and can be harmful for your child.

If you wouldn't let your children have unsupervised play dates, don't let them go online by themselves. Remember, the social skills they bring to online worlds are the same ones they have (or don't have) in real life.

Keep the devices in a central place. This lets you or other family members guide your child as they play online.

Review the apps and sites yourself. Make sure you check out apps and sites before you let your kids use them. Don't settle for the most popular apps, games, and sites. Look around for ones that appeal to your kid's interests or have an educational angle.

Set time limits. Make sure online play is balanced with offline play and other activities that are good for your kid's physical, emotional, and mental health.

Talk about how to behave online. Teach your kids a good rule of thumb: If they wouldn't say something to someone's face, they shouldn't say it online.

Show kids how to report misbehavior. If kids ever see something that makes them feel uncomfortable, upset, sad, or worried, let them know they should tell you or a trusted adult. Show your kids how to report inappropriate content or block other users. Explain that this is a healthy way to keep games and apps safe and fun for everyone.

Information provided from the following article: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/what-are-some-basic-gaming-and-social-media-rules-for-elementary-schoolers

If you’re interested in finding out more about how to use screen devices and social media in a safe and balanced way, please visit: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

We are continuing with small groups for students. Please never hesitate to reach out if there is an area you would like your child to get extra assistance with. We are also continuing to work on the Wax Museum with 6th graders where they are choosing a career to explore and do their project on. They will have the opportunity to present their career project in June during the Wax Museum.

To purchase a yearbook online, please use this link here: payment is due on Friday, April 12th. https://wa-eastvalley361.intouchreceipting.com/

We hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Ms. Dalke   Ms. Baumann
dalkeh@evsd.org                         baumannr@evsd.org
509-241-5607                              509-241-5668