During the month of May we recognize Mental Health Awareness Month, Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Memorial Day.

We also introduced this month’s theme: “Communities Connect with One Another” and introduced the book of the month: Eye’s that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho.

Here is our book of the month:

This month our book is about acceptance and paying respect to ourselves and others. Speaking of respect, isn’t that what we do on Memorial Day, pay our respects? Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. This year we honor those who were lost on May 30th.

Here’s a video about Memorial Day so we can understand it better:

Here’s our song of the month, God Bless The USA:

During the month of April we recognize Autism Awareness Month. What is Autism? Autism is a disorder that affects how the brain works and can make it difficult for some people to talk, understand others, make friends or calm themselves down when they feel worried or stressed. Autistic people are just as happy as other people and it is important that we respect and accept them! Here’s a video to help you learn about autism:

We also celebrate our Character Education Theme, Communities Accept Others.

 What does it mean to accept others?

•  Acceptance is understanding and celebrating the ways that each person is different and unique. That means having a right to their own feelings, thoughts and opinions. 
• When you accept people for who they are, you let go of your want to change them

When We Are accepting we:

• Spend time with people who are different than you
• Include everyone
• Being kind and respectful
• Learn about other people and ask questions to get to know them better
• Make others feel valuable and loved regardless of differences

Our book of the month: Don’t hug Doug by Carrie Finison:

Our song of the month:

For the month of March we celebrate Women’s History Month. The month of March is designated in the United States as Women’s History Month, a month set aside to honor the important role that women play in the story of our country. Here is a short video to help us learn more about Women’s History Month:

We also celebrate our Character Education Theme, Communities Have a Growth Mindset.

What is a growth mindset?

• People who believe that they can get stronger and smarter through hard work and practice have a growth mindset.
• If you have a growth mindset you are in charge of how smart you are because you know you can grow your brain like a muscle by learning hard things.
• I have a growth mindset because I know I can achieve anything with effort and the right strategies
• I have a growth mindset and know that if I fail or make a mistake it’s a great thing because I learn from them and get better.

How can we get a growth mindset?

• Instead of thinking “I can’t do this” Try thinking “I’m still learning, I will keep trying!”

Sometimes we have to remind ourselves that with hard work and effort we can do anything!

Check out this video on growth mindset:

Our book of the month: How to Solve a Problem- the rise and falls of a rock climbing champion

Our song of the month:

SOCES will be celebrating our 2nd annual College & career Week January 18-22! Each day we will have a school wide activity to support the development of career readiness in our students.

Tuesday:
Teachers will have a class discussion about their Educational Experience. Teachers will distribute question cutouts to help students to initiate the conversation.

Wednesday:
Design your ideal career pennant! Students will be able to design a pennant with what they want to be when they grow up! Using a blank piece of paper they can draw a triangle and decorate it with pictures relating to their future career.

Thursday:
Career Bingo (CLE): Students will find a teacher, administrator, or other adult at CLE for whom the following statements about college experiences are true. They will ask that person to sign the box that contains their true statement. Up to 5 people may sign their sheet twice. Five in a row wins – horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.
Read Aloud (WOS): Students will listen to a read aloud of a career book.

Friday:
Dress like your future self day! Encourage your students to dress up like their future career. During morning meeting class will have a discussion about the outfit they are wearing and what they want to be when they grow up!

5th grade classes will be participating in career day chats with TZHS alumni!

All classes will be receiving a college & career lesson from Mrs. Mueller!

For the month of January we celebrate this month’s theme: Communities Are Caring.

What does it mean to be caring?

When we are caring we show kindness and concern for others.

 How do we do this?

People who are caring:

• use kind and respectful words
• show considerate actions
• are empathetic and show concern for others
• value other people’s feelings and want them to be happy
• help people in need without expecting anything in return
• are sensitive to the needs of others
• take care of their community and environment

Our book this month is The Boy with Big Big Feelings by Britney Winn Lee.

Our song of the month is: Love Runs Deeper

This month we celebrate Individuals! Communities are large groups of people but within that large group we are all individuals, we are all special and unique.

Watch our Character Education Assembly hosted by Ms. Byrne & Ms. Whittaker’s 2nd grade class grade class:

William O. Schaefer Assembly

Cottage Lane Assembly

This month we celebrate Compassion!

Compassion means:

• we care about others
• we treat others with kindness
• we feel a strong desire to help people in need.

We can show compassion by:

• giving a hug
• making a card
• saying something kind to help a friend or family member who is feeling sad or upset
• making others feel welcome, accepted, and loved

Watch our Character Education Assembly hosted by Mrs. Ambrose’s 4th grade class:

This month we celebrate persistence!

Persistence is the ability to stick with something. If you practice the violin for over a year in order to play “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” perfectly, that’s persistence!

We can be persistent by:

• Breaking a big goal down into smaller steps
• Remembering it’s ok to make mistakes. We learn from our mistakes!
• Learning about others who failed but were persistent and reached their goals

March is also Women’s History Month! During Women’s History Month we celebrate the contributions women have made to the United States and recognize the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history.

Watch March’s Character Education Assembly hosted by Mrs. Grennan’s class at CLE: