Compassion is understanding another person’s problem and trying to help.

Assembly Read Aloud: We’re All Wonders by R.J. Palacio

BOOKS:

SONGS ABOUT COMPASSION:

Books About Compassion Shared on YouTube:

Sometimes just the words you choose can make a difference in showing compassion….

JellyTelly Kids Talk – Compassion

How To Change The World (a work in progress) | Kid President

Be compassionate!

This request may find you busy preparing for the upcoming holidays and sharing special celebrations with family and friends. It is our hope, however, that your family will reserve some time to help with our community service project.

For the sixteenth year, William O. Schaefer’s community service activity will be donating BLIZZARD BOXES, formerly known as Covered Cupboards, for the Meals on Wheels Program.

A BLIZZARD BOX is an assortment of donated non-perishable food items packed into shoeboxes. Refer to Blizzard Boxes Suggested Food List 2017 to find out all the details, including the suggested foods. Please be sure to check product expiration dates.

Please wrap the lids separately from the boxes – wrap the top of the shoe box separately from the bottom of the shoe box (no boot boxes please) in grocery bag paper in order to make sure contents are easily accessible. Do not put any decorations on the box. Children can use their imagination to draw pictures on the paper that seniors would enjoy receiving! The BLIZZARD BOXES will be delivered to the recipients of the Home Delivered Meals Program for them to use if regular food deliveries are halted due to weather related or other emergencies.

Consider creating a BLIZZARD BOX with your family. Drop off your BLIZZARD BOX at William O. Schaefer (WOS), 140 Lester Drive, Tappan, New York between Tuesday, December 5th and Monday, December 18th.

Gratitude is the quality of being thankful; the readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. To feel grateful is to feel thankful for something. Gratitude is a feeling of thankfulness.
Assembly Read Aloud: Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson

Read books about gratitude:

• An Awesome Book of Thanks by Dallas Clayton
• Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
• The Secret of Saying Thanks by Douglas Wood
• Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson
• The Most Thankful Thing by Lisa McCourt
• Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? By Dr. Seuss
• I’m Thankful Each Day by PK Hallinan
• A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
• The Thank You Book by Mo Willems

Sing About Gratitude:

Acceptance is the fact of allowing someone to become part of a group or community and making them feel welcome.
Diversity is the understanding that each individual 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: Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae

Read books about acceptance:

• It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr
• Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
• Big Al by Andrew Clements
• A Rainbow of Friends by PK Hallinan
• The Big Orange Splot by D. Manus Pinkwater and Daniel Manus Pinkwater
• There’s a Skunk in My Bunk by Joseph McCann
• The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss
• I’m Like You, You’re Like Me by Cindy Gainer
• The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

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

More great books about acceptance from YouTube!
How Full is Your Bucket

The Big Orange Splot

The Sneetches Video

Same Same But Different

It’s Okay to be Different

Summer Reading Kickoff Event

with the Uncle Brothers at St. Catherine’s Gym in Blauvelt

Reading can be one of the many fun activities children choose to fill their summer time. Research has shown it is also much more! Children who participate in public library summer reading programs make achievement leaps during the summer and maintain their reading achievements. This summer, take your child to participate in the summer programs happening at any of the “Mighty 5” libraries in our district.

Please click on the Summer Program brochure below. The brochure includes daily activities available at ALL “Mighty 5” libraries.

• Blauvelt Public Library
• Palisades Free Library
• Piermont Public Library
• Orangeburg Public Library
• Tappan Public Library

Please Note: Your child will NOT be receiving a Summer Reading log from William O. Schaefer. The children can visit any of the “Mighty 5″ libraries in our district to register for summer reading and pick up a reading log. Please have your child bring their Summer Reading Log to school with them in September.

Below Are Additional Summer Reading Resources and Ideas:

• Kindergarten to 2nd grade. The books on ALSC list come highly recommended by kid readers from all over the country and may also be available in ebook, audio book, braille, and large print formats.
• Caldecott Medal and Honor Books, 1938-Present
• Barnes and Noble recommended top picks for grades 1 & 2.
• Audiobooks are the perfect companion for a family road trip! Visit tryaudiobooks.com for FREE DOWNLOADS and suggested ways you can listen to audiobooks,
• NY Public Libraries 100 Great Children’s books.
• Cottage Lane Summer Reading
• Librarians who work with children and teens in both public libraries and school libraries across the State have collaborated to select age-appropriate titles for recreational reading. The four lists were created to spark an interest in the rich history of New York State. Each of the four lists covers one reader age group and features the age-appropriate Summer Reading at New York Libraries Slogan, “Build a Better World”
  • Build a Better World! Explore New York — Picture Books [.PDF ; 272k]
  • Build a Better World! Explore New York — Elementary Level [.PDF ; 272k]