Communities Support One Another to Make Change (passion)
Overview: Passion is a strong and barely controllable emotion; something you really care about RULER Emotion Words: motivated, inspired, proud
How do we find our passion?
Myron Uhlberg wrote Dad,Jackie, and me and it is our book of the month. This story of a young boy and his hearing-impaired father shows how their love of baseball—and their admiration for the newest player for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson—brings them closer together. As their shared passion in the great American pastime helps to deepen the relationship between father and son, it also deepens their understanding and acceptance of the differences between people.
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Friendship is one of the best aspects of life.
Friendship is a close relationship between two people marked by feelings of care, respect, admiration, concern, or even love.
Friendship is a relationship between people who like each other and enjoy each other’s company.
Friendships increase your sense of belonging and purpose.
Friendships boost your happiness and reduce your stress.
Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams is a picture book about the relationship between two young girls in a refugee camp in Pakistan.
A young girl, Lina, finds a sandal after the relief workers threw used clothing out for the people to have. Let’s read to find out what a true friendship looks like.
Kid President is on a mission to meet lots of awesome kids! Sometimes meeting new people can be scary.
What if they’re too different and we don’t get along? What if things get really, really awkward?
Well, Kid President says, embrace the AWKWARD!
Let’s watch Kid President’s Guide to Making a New Friend.
Create a secret handshake with someone you don’t know.
Every child has the right to a good night. Every night in America, too many children go to sleep uncertain of what tomorrow will bring, compromising their health, school performance, and emotional well-being. At Pajama Program, we promote and support a comforting bedtime routine to help all children thrive by providing cozy pajamas, inspiring storybooks, and critical resources for caregivers. After all, Good Nights Are Good Days.
“Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because they’re alive and human.” ~ Albert Ellis
Acceptance is the willingness to embrace feelings, habits, or beliefs that are different from your own.
Acceptance is the ability to experience or survive something unpleasant.
Acceptance is the willingness to tolerate a difficult or unpleasant situation.
We all have the human need and right to be accepted.
Book of the Month: The Day You Begin By: Jacqueline Woodson
What is one way you can show acceptance to someone who may have differences to you?
September isCommunities Show Empathy. It is the 18th Anniversary of September 11th. There were many courageous people who died that day. This left others wanting to help and show empathy in some way. We as a community want to create the same atmosphere at Cottage Lane. “Because there is no nation so powerful it cannot be wounded, nor a people so small they cannot offer mighty comfort.” As a school community we want to show empathy to others just like the small village in 14 Cows for America. Click the photo to hear the history of this bell. Look for the bell in the main hallway at Cottage Lane.
