Seasons Greetings!
I recently completed Calm Classroom Academy. It is a new program committed to cultivating peaceful, engaged classrooms by empowering students and teachers with mindfulness skills that support mental and emotional wellbeing. This week, we did 3 very short, mini mindfulness exercises everyday. This afternoon, students made a poster to help remind them to be calm throughout the busy break. Ask them about it! They are practicing feeling their breath & noticing how they feel. Breathe in: I Breathe out: Am Calm Here's a short video about mindfulness and making positive choices. It's an old story about "feeding the good wolf". This is one of my favorite versions:
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Speak Up: Thursday, December 20
Spelling Test: Thursday, December 20 Party/ Game day: Friday afternoon Please continue to work with your child over break: Tying shoes independently Memorizing address & phone number Reading-maybe a field trip to the Public Library Math-Time telling & coin pennies, dimes, nickels up to $1.00 Hour of Code & LOTS of outside activity Hello Families!
We are studying computer programming this week. Click on the button above to link your 1st grader to our site. Click on Candy Quest to program the monster to walk and jump: |
Mrs. Hoeschen
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