A visit from local fire fighters
Our first lesson with the teaching artist from Stage Left
Planting in the Science Lab
Pinwheels for Peace
Playing Jeopardy using digraphs, blends and math vocabulary
Discussing expected and unexpected behaviors with Mr. Galvin and Dr. McSwiggan
Smile! It’s Picture Day!
Word of the Month- Acceptance
Acceptance is allowing someone to become part of a group or community and making them feel welcome.
Diversity is the understanding that each person is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. These differences might include: ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies.
Assembly Read Aloud: Perfectly Norman by Tom Percival
More books related to the theme of ACCEPTANCE:
Sing a few catchy songs about ACCEPTANCE:
- Harry Kindergarten-Acceptance
- Kindness Song in Sign Language
- Friend Song
- Jack Johnson We Are Gonna Be Friends
- Mr. Stanley: Tolerance
- Everyone is Different song
It’s certainly easier to make assumptions about people than it is to spend time getting to know someone. SoulPancake wanted to put assumptions to the test to see what we’re missing out on because we’re so busy assuming we already “know” a person. Watch the video below and discover why you should never judge a book.
Listen to a few a YouTube books about ACCEPTANCE!
How Full is Your Bucket
Octicorn
Whoever You Are
A Rainbow of Friends
The Big Orange Splot
The Sneetches Video
Same Same But Different
It’s Okay to be Different
Socktober
Kid President’s Socktober and William O. Schaefer Student Government are inspiring students to donate a pair of socks to others in need. This small act of love also inspired this month’s creativity challenge. So take out those socks you’ve never worn or the forlorn socks in the laundry room with no partners and whip up a cute sock animal!
Challenge: Research an animal of your choice. Once you have researched and learned about the animal, transform an ordinary sock into that animal.
Entries should include:
- Student’s name and teacher’s name.
- Name of the animal.
- 3 facts about the animal.
- 1 question you still wonder/have about the animal.
- Sock animals must not exceed 12 inches in height nor width.
- No Monkey business!
- All entries must be submitted before October 19th.
- Here is the Sock Challenge Entry Form.
Creativity is seeing the world in a new way.
Have Fun!
Learning how to sew some basic stitches is an important life skill. Spend a quiet afternoon learning these two simple stitches. The two simple stitches illustrated in the video below are a great starting point for how to sew. Watch the how-to video tutorial to find out how to do a running stitch and a back-stitch. Both stitches will be very useful when making your sock animal. Happy sewing!