Morning Mindfulness has become an enjoyable time with grades 1, 2, and 3 each week! Mrs. Draper and I appreciate the time we have with the students to discuss ways to be successful with friends, family, and school. Students have practiced being mindful of sounds, the movement of our bodies, our feelings, and the feelings of others. This week during Morning Mindfulness we started learning about our brains and different parts of our brains. Obviously we each have one brain, but we referred to different parts of the brain as “little brain” and “big brain.” Ask your child about this! We learned that when the big brain is touching the little brain, it allows them to work together to make good decisions. We used a glitter jar to demonstrate how our feelings can be so big that our brains can’t think clearly. When that happens, we have to employ a strategy to calm down in order for the glitter to fall to the bottom and we can think, and see, clearly once again. Several students expressed their interest in making a glitter jar of their own. I used the instructions from a website called fireflies and mudpies. The instructions to make a glitter jar and the link to the website are below. My glitter bottles are made of plastic. I found them at Michael’s arts and crafts store. Supplies needed:
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Our school is fortunate to receive support from several community agencies. One of those is Bags of Hope. This is a program that provides a bag of food to students/families every week. Bags of Hope receives donations from schools, churches, businesses, and community groups and is in partnership with the United Way.
Our Milne Grove families support Bags of Hope by providing donations. Plus our school benefits from the bags that are sent home to families who sign up for the program. The Bags of Hope forms were sent home the second week of school. If you are interested in signing up to receive a backpack of non-perishable food every week, or if you would like to commit to donating a grocery item every week, and have not yet signed up, please email me or call me. It is never too late to sign up. I will be happy to send home the form! |
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