In Kindergarten and First Grade at York and Jefferson: we are starting to learn about feelings. Reasearch shows that kids who can tell how other kids are feeling (reading social situations) have more friends and are more successful in school. Together we are studying how to read facial expressions and body language.
In Second Grade at Jefferson: we will be learning empathy training and exploring why it helps to be careful with our words. We will see how our words impact other people and how that in turn can impact us.
In Second Grade and Third Grade at York: we will learn about bullying. We will talk about what makes something bullying and how to respond to it. We will see that bullys get their power from the people around them. We will learn ways to work together to take power away from bullys.
In Third Grade at Jefferson: we are learning strategies for taking responsibility and the importance of not making excuses for poor choices.
