Turn off the TV Week
February 7th-11th
What's So Great about Turnoff Week?
Turning off the screen gives us time to think, read, create, and do the things we never have time for. This allows us to connect with our families and engage in our communities. We feel good about ourselves as we grow more physically and mentally active.
Join us for these fun events sponsored by the DVS PTA!
- Tuesday February 8th, 6:30-8:30pm Family Game Night/Book Swap
Join your family and friends for a fun night of board and card games, puzzles and BINGO playing! All games are raffled off at the end of the night. Please bring in your old books for the Swap and leave with new books for your family! Books will be collected at school during the week of January 31st. Collection bins are located in the Library.
- Thursday February 10th, 6-8pm Dinner and a Show
Enjoy a spahetti dinner with your family in the DVS Cafe. Dinner includes salad, pasta with sauce, breadstix, grapes and Italian Ice for dessert and a beverage. The cost is $2.00 per person . RSVP by completing the downloadable form on the right and tuning it in to your child's teacher. Following dinner (at 7pm) be wowed and amazed by the scientists of Mad Science as they present their Spin, Pop & Boom show. Explore a combination of chemistry and physics and witness reactions that will produce a Genie Out of a Bottle and a Giant Foam Snake.
The show is free, and you are welcome to attend the show whether or not you attend dinner.
- Friday February 11th, 6:30-8pm Family Valentine's Day Dance
DJ Dave will crank out rockin' tunes for all to groove to! There will be contests, prizes and special "Family Dances". Punch, water and snacks will be served. Donations of baked goods are needed ~ please indicate on the downloadable form on right what you are able to donate.
Volunteers are needed to help with these events, if you are available, please fill out the downloadable TOTV Week Form on the right.
"A good way to think about media for kids this age is to think in terms of nutrition. Everyone needs food, and it is a parent's job to ensure that their kids have a healthy diet. This means thinking about the quality and the quantity of what their children eat. In the same way, parents can promote a healthy media diet.
Parents need to take the time to look at the quality and content of the television and movies their children watch. At this age, children are very vulnerable to suggestion. Seeing violence, alcohol, tobacco, and sexual behavior in the media can be harmful.
Parents also need to monitor how much time their children spend in front of the screen in order to avoid overweight and other concerns. Since children of this age group are now in school, they understand the concept of weekdays versus weekends. This is the ideal time to establish time limits for media"
Center for Media and Child Health
"While TV violence is not the only cause of aggressive or violent behavior, it is clearly a significant factor. Parents can protect children from excessive TV violence in the following ways:
- pay attention to the programs their children are watching and watch some with them
- set limits on the amount of time they spend with the television; consider removing the TV set from the child's bedroom
- point out that although the actor has not actually been hurt or killed, such violence in real life results in pain or death
- refuse to let the children see shows known to be violent, and change the channel or turn off the TV set when offensive material comes on, with an explanation of what is wrong with the program
- disapprove of the violent episodes in front of the children, stressing the belief that such behavior is not the best way to resolve a problem
- to offset peer pressure among friends and classmates, contact other parents and agree to enforce similar rules about the length of time and type of program the children may watch"
- Turn off the TV during meals, which encourages everyone to eat and talk together.
- Keep computers, TVs, and video game consoles out of kid's bedrooms.
- Don't use screen time as a reward.
- Designate certain days of the week as screen-free days.
- Exercise as a family by taking walks, riding bikes, or playing sports or active games together.
- Do something active for at least 60 minutes each day.
- Set up screen free play dates.
- Read a book, listen to music, or encourage your kids to write a story, draw, or create an art project, if you need some quiet down-time
