Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Winter is Here

Classroom Guidance Update:

Kindergarten: In December we have continued with empathy training. We are learning about how to recognize strong feelings and frustration. We are also learning ways to calm our body down when we are having strong feelings. We’ve learned everything we say or do makes our problem bigger or smaller. In January we will be learning about how to deal with not getting what you want, and how to avoid fighting.

First Grade: In December we read the story Band Aid Chicken and learned about bullying. In January we will be learning ten ways to calm down when we are angry.

Second Grade : In December we learned five ways to handle teasing and put downs. In January we will be learning about bullying. We will learn what it is and what to do about it.

Third Grade : In December we learned about dealing with conflict. We talked about conflict being like an escalator. If you have a problem and you don't do anything different your problem will get bigger. We learned things that you can do to solve problems and stay in control. In January we will be learning about bullying. We will learn what it is and what to do about it.