Hello families and friends,
This week we focused on peace. We read "The Peace Book" by Todd Parr. We talked about what peace meant to us and these are their thoughts. We created a collaborative poppy art using different lines that we know. They all did such a great job! Check out their work below!
On Friday, we had our very first "Circle Friday" with our PM class. The whole school will be participating in Circle Friday every week. Ask your child what they did with their group! They are paired with another student in the class and sent off to another classroom where they are with other students and teachers in the school.
“The purpose of the less formal talking circle, used as part of classroom instruction, is to create a safe environment in which students can share their point of view with others. In a Talking Circle, each one is equal and each one belongs. Participants in a Talking Circle learn to listen and respect the views of others. The intention is to open hearts to understand and connect with one another.
Participants sit in a circle. The circle symbolizes completeness.
Review ground rules with participants. For example:
This week we focused on peace. We read "The Peace Book" by Todd Parr. We talked about what peace meant to us and these are their thoughts. We created a collaborative poppy art using different lines that we know. They all did such a great job! Check out their work below!
On Friday, we had our very first "Circle Friday" with our PM class. The whole school will be participating in Circle Friday every week. Ask your child what they did with their group! They are paired with another student in the class and sent off to another classroom where they are with other students and teachers in the school.
“The purpose of the less formal talking circle, used as part of classroom instruction, is to create a safe environment in which students can share their point of view with others. In a Talking Circle, each one is equal and each one belongs. Participants in a Talking Circle learn to listen and respect the views of others. The intention is to open hearts to understand and connect with one another.
Participants sit in a circle. The circle symbolizes completeness.
Review ground rules with participants. For example:
- Everyone’s contribution is equally important.
- State what you feel or believe starting with “I-statements,” e.g., “I feel …”
- All comments are addressed directly to the question or the issue, not to comments another person has made. Both negative and positive comments about what anyone else has to say should be avoided.
- An everyday object such as a rock or pencil is sometimes used as a talking object.
- When the talking object is placed in someone’s hands; it is that person’s turn to share his or her thoughts, without interruption. The object is then passed to the next person in a clockwise direction.
- Whoever is holding the object has the right to speak and others have the responsibility to listen.
- Everyone else is listening in a nonjudgemental way to what the speaker is saying.
- Silence is an acceptable response. There must be no negative reactions to the phrase, “I pass.”
- Speakers should feel free to express themselves in any way that is comfortable; by sharing a story, a personal experience, by using examples or metaphors, and so on.”
Announcements
Friday, November 9, 2018 - Morning Kindergarten attends
Thursday, November 22, 2018 - Celebration of Learning at 10:30AM - Please wear your formal uniform this day.
Pictures - I sent home class photos and individual photos inside the communication folder. If you would like to order, please do so online before November 22, 2018.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 - Photo Retakes or Missed Photos
The photographer has requested that student bring in their proof packages complete with proof sheet and order form so it is easier for them to correct the picture.
Homework
Click this link to open up the homework booklet. ---> Week of November 12 Homework
I sent home "Power of 10 Cards" in the folder, please use them for the homework. If you need additional cards, I uploaded the document onto the additional support page.
On the additional support page, there are links for the First 26 Grapheme sounds. Please practice these sounds with your child. If your child needs help with printing, I also uploaded templates that they can use. (I use these templates in the classroom)
Love,
Ms. Dang
Friday, November 9, 2018 - Morning Kindergarten attends
Thursday, November 22, 2018 - Celebration of Learning at 10:30AM - Please wear your formal uniform this day.
Pictures - I sent home class photos and individual photos inside the communication folder. If you would like to order, please do so online before November 22, 2018.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 - Photo Retakes or Missed Photos
The photographer has requested that student bring in their proof packages complete with proof sheet and order form so it is easier for them to correct the picture.
Homework
Click this link to open up the homework booklet. ---> Week of November 12 Homework
I sent home "Power of 10 Cards" in the folder, please use them for the homework. If you need additional cards, I uploaded the document onto the additional support page.
On the additional support page, there are links for the First 26 Grapheme sounds. Please practice these sounds with your child. If your child needs help with printing, I also uploaded templates that they can use. (I use these templates in the classroom)
Love,
Ms. Dang
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