Division 10's News of the Week

Good Morning families, Thank you soo much for all that you have done to support your child in our Kindness month. Thank you for the socks!! We are on box number two of socks!! The other classes are beginning to send some in as well!! Yay! We will do socks for one more week adn then shift to our final community kindness collection!! We have been working very hard at being kind in the classroom, in the school, in our community, at home, and in the world. It is a ripple effect. I have been showing and reading many books about kindness and really showing them the language of kindness. When we write we talk about specifics...not just i will be kind to my sister. What will you do to be kind? They are learning that a smile, a hello to someone is a kind thing to do. To think before one reacts is kind. It was World Kindness Day last Friday and we talked about the importance of being kind in our daily life. When we are kind to each other it makes all of us happy. Thus we have become Kindness Ninjas. I will be sending home a Kindness "bingo" card of ideas for your child to work on on Monday. As they fill things out, and successfully accomplish their goals for the week, I would like them to bring the card back on Thursday and we will talk about it in class together. If there are lists to make, they can write it on the back..they can attach papers to it as well. I will let them know what to do on Monday. This is part of the SEL lessons that I like to introduce the children to..SEL is Social Emotional Learning. What is Social Emotional Learning? "It is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to undersatand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships and make responsible decisions." Social and emotional learning skills is critical to being a good studen, citizen and worker! In class, I try to foster the children's SEL throughout the day through our conversations and interactions. Sometimes it's explicit teaching and other times, it's careful and intententional modelling of expected behaviours. It is exciting to be a part of your child's social development!! Many parents have emailled me to ask if I have any needs or wants for our cabin. We are great right now and have plenty of soap, wipes, sanitizer..so thank you. We have a lovely vacuum..thank you. If you are cleaning out your christmas decorations and would like to send some twinkle lights...i do have some..but as the days get darker, maybe we can find a place for more twinkly lights. Do not go out and buy them, but if you have extra, they would be greatfully accepted! We are studying leaves and have spent a few days outside looking at leaves, collecting leaves, identifying the parts of a leaf. In the pictures you will see us learning how to use the loupe...a science tool for looking closely at objects (it is a magnifying glass). The children are learning how to handle tools carefully and are becomming really skilled at drawing and labelling what they see. We are so lucky to have our portables in such a lovely location!! We are able to go outside and just be one with nature..we all love it!! And with that..please remember that: 1) The children need to be dressed for outdoor play! I am seeing some great muddy buddies in the class..this sure has been keeping them dry! Also please have some shoes here for indoor use....or slippers with rubber soles that they can keep here!! 2) This Friday is a professional day so there will be no school..that is why the children need to bring their kindness bingo cards back on Thursday..and if they forget, I will accept them the following Monday. And with that..have a great Sunday.Stay safe and healthy!! xo teri taylor