“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?

Dear Families,

I have been asked to forward this information from the PTA about class lists.

Class Lists

If you are interested in being included in the class list (which is distributed to all families in our class). Please fill out the form at the link below. This information is typically used for birthday invitations, contacting friends in the class, etc. The list is created by the PTA and maintained by the Class Ambassadors throughout the school year.

Class List FORM: https://forms.gle/MCsp7ePvWzcCVkMY7

Thank you!

A rebus is a puzzle device which combines the use of illustrated pictures with individual letters to depict words and/or phrases.   Remember when you needed pictures to help your read a story – When Small is Tall.  Now you need pictures to give you clues to solve puzzles.  Here are two examples:

Let’s have fun practicing, drawing our own and/or generating with a computer – Rebus Generator.

If you are ready for a Rebus with a challenge, harder puzzles have a representation of words or pictures whose names resemble the intended words or syllables.  Here is an example.

The next level of rebus puzzles are sometimes called Word Winks.  These puzzles require you to look at size, location and direction. Try a few online – Rebus Brainteasers.

Enjoy solving rebus puzzles because they can develop your concentration, critical thinking skills and verbal reasoning.

This week we will celebrate “Start with Hello” week, which is a week to remind us how important and powerful it is to get to know one another, make new friends, say hi to new people, and make people feel good if they are feeling sad or alone. Every day you can do a special activity to remember to try and include others. Whether on the school bus, in the playground or in class, it is important to make sure others feel included and welcome.

Sometimes to do this, you need courage. Courage can mean a lot of things and people can act courageously in a lot of different situations. Listen to Bernard Waber’s book, Courage. Think about what courage means to you and how you too can act courageously in every day kind of ways.

Courage is also staring with Hello! Let’s try to be courageous by getting to know new people and by helping others who might need a friend.

We love our Classroom Whiteboard! It’s a great way to interact with each other every day!

Rules of the Whiteboard
1.) Answer the Question Before Lunch
2.) Write your Class # Next to your Response
3.) No More than 3 People at the Whiteboard at a Time
4.) Be HONEST
5.) Be RESPECTFUL
6.) Write in Full Sentences

What are some questions you would like to see posted on our whiteboard?

“I have a growth mindset. I am in charge of how smart I am because I can grow my brain like a muscle by learning hard things. I can achieve anything with effort and right strategies. And even if I fail or make a mistake, it is a great thing, because I can learn from them and I get better” ~ Big Life Journal

Watch The Bridge to remind yourself how to be a team player. The video will remind you what collaboration looks like and will encourage you to step outside your comfort zone.

Bridge from Ting on Vimeo.

Work with a team on the Chopstick Challenge.  How far can you count?

• Describe your team’s collaboration process.
• Explain the disagreements, the possible results of pride, frustration and compromise.
• Reflect: Post a comment on how you will be a good teammate.
• Challenge: S.C.A.M.P.E.R

This year our Character Education theme is “Communities form Connections.” Through building relationships, we can build a better school, community and world. Each month we will highlight a character trait and use a read aloud to reinforce this trait.

September is Communities Show Empathy. Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah wrote 14 Cows for America. One inscription reads, “To all the little children who read this book. You are the peace the world has been waiting for. May you grow to be compassionate diplomats.” You have the ability to make the world and our school a better place.

What can you do this year to heal a sorrowing heart? How will you show empathy?

Please post your comment to our class blog. Remember… this blog is an extension of our classroom. Communicate clearly and be respectful of others.

The Substitute Teacher is an Alien

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What a day! CLE’s Patriotism assembly was amazing. We had the privilege to listen to Gold Star family members speak about their children who sacrificed their lives serving our country.Their words were both touching and inspiring. After the assembly, we had the honor to host our own Gold Star family, Mr. and Mrs. Vahaviolos, in our classroom. The children presented them with a homemade quilt, book and gift bag that displayed all of the qualities and interests that Steve, their son, possessed. Steve’s parents shared stories and answered questions about his life. It was a truly remarkable experience. Thank you to all of our parents that sent in food, drinks, decorations, and balloons!