Sept 4 - 8, 2023

 Hello, Grade 1 Families, 

Learning Intention: I can create healthy relationships with my peers and friends built on trust and respect. 

We begin each day in a Sharing Circle. We have a new way of greeting each other every morning and then moving around the circle, we respond to a new prompt. Students are learning the names of their peers and finding things in common with each other. We are working on building a classroom community where we all feel safe, listened to and respected. 

During our Sharing Circles, we follow protocols such as listening to others when they are talking, we pass a sharing stone around and the one holding the stone is able to share, students are encouraged to share but do not have to share and can say: "pass", everyone is equal and everyone belongs. 

For example: 

• Greeting: Roll the ball to a peer and say good morning. 
• Sharing: What is your favourite thing to do at recess? Share something you are grateful for. 
• Activity: Who's Missing Game - Students close their eyes while I ask one child to move outside the room. They open their eyes and try to figure out who is missing.

A request. Please have your child go to the bathroom before they come to school. We have a lot of children who are going to the bathroom within the first 15 minutes of our day. Thank you!