This week Moretown Elementary School participated in The Great Kindness Challenge. The purpose of the challenge is to highlight the importance of being kind to others, to provide ways to be kind and to notice kindness in others. Our participation in the challenge included a spirit week, with each day a different kindness-related theme:
In addition to the spirit themes, in wellness students learned about empathy, compassion and how they relate to being kind. We read The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig and explored ways of including those who may feel “invisible.” They practiced random acts of gratitude/kindness and worked collaboratively on kindness murals for the multi-purpose room and main entrance. For suggestions on spreading kindness at home, check out the following: I came across this article, How Inuit Parents Teach Kids to Control Their Anger awhile ago and I am just now getting around to reading it. I was impressed by Inuit families' approach to teaching anger management. Here are my takeaways:
5th and 6th graders are learning how their relationships, their friends and family, can help them to be more resilient, to overcome and persevere through life's challenges. Each student identified the supports in their lives - family and friends - and created a relationship web to represent these connections. Who do you think are the important people in your child's life?
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