Promote Kindness

At this time in the year, it is a good idea to focus on ways for students to show kindness. Here are some ideas to implement in your own classroom from some of the teachers in third grade.

Mrs. Maiorino:

Mrs. Maiorino’s class uses bucket fillers throughout the year. There are signs in the classroom that show what kindness sounds like, looks like, and feels like. Students can fill each others’ buckets throughout the year. On the last day of school, students will receive their buckets and can read all the nice things other students put in it.

Mrs. Roe:

Mrs. Roe has a kindness tree on her bulletin board. When students do something to show kindness to someone else, they get to fill out leaf and it gets put on the tree for all to see.

 Mrs. Ferrell:
Mrs. Ferrell has a Keep the Quote wall in her class. She uses this by teaching her students the quote and going over the meaning of it as a class. They have a discussion of different ways to show this to each other. Then students vote at the end of the month for the student that best displayed the qualities of the quote. The student that receives the most votes gets to Keep the Quote.

Mrs. Jones:
Mrs. Jones’ class has Acts of Kindness chain links. When students do something nice for someone else, they can write it on a chain link and it will be connected to the class kindness chain. 

Positive Behaviors - Leadership

Increase Positive Behaviors through Leadership Opportunities

By: Anna Gardner

Several fifth graders serve as “Kindergarten Bus Helpers.”  These students are instrumental in helping the kindergartners get on the correct bus each afternoon.  But their work doesn’t stop at facilitating dismissal for our youngest students. These students assist the little ones with packing up, remembering to grab lunch boxes and coats, and entertaining those antsy students, who have had a long day and are waiting for their bus to arrive.  In addition to these duties, they take students to the restroom as needed, help maintain an orderly environment, and watch carefully for buses to arrive so that these students can board the buses as quickly as possible. These fifth graders take their jobs seriously. They have taken the time to learn the students’ names, and consistently model appropriate behavior for our schoolś youngest students, even offering incentives for students who are following directions.   These students perform the important task of helping make sure that each of our students arrive home safely each day. The kindergarten teachers appreciate their assistance so much!

Counselor Corner - January

Ms. King shared the January newsletter:

• Information about small groups.
• How to get additional resources for students who need supplies.
• Helpful tips about Growth Mindset.

Here is a link to the latest edition of my monthly newsletter. 

https://www.smore.com/z5mvx