Kindness Elves

We have had a wonderful month of learning about kindness. Our kindness elves visited us each day and left kindness challenges for the students. The children wrote letters, drew pictures and made crafts for the elves. The students were delighted to receive responses to their letters. We also had a kindness tree and children wrote names of people who were kind to them and hung the names on the tree. Today we had a magical surprise. The Kindness Elves grew from all of the kind things that happened in our room. The children were thrilled to see the elves this morning. We wish all of you a happy and kind holiday.

Bus Safety

Today our class went to the gym for a bus safety presentation. The children were delighted to be a part of this interactive session. They were impressed with the way the remote bus moved around. One student said, “The bus is looking at me!” The presentation focused on how to safely get on and off the bus. The students learned the importance of being safe on the bus as well. Evacuations off the bus were also addressed. Here are a few photos of the presentation.

Kindness

This month we are continuing our focus on kindness. On Monday the Kindness Elves arrived. Each day the elves write a letter to our students and provide a kindness challenge. The students look forward to coming into the room to see the notes and the elves. We have a kindness tree and students write the names of children who have been kind to them. The ornaments are hung on the tree. A family gave our class a Kindness countdown calendar. Each day we turn the ornament and receive a challenge. The students are very happy to talk about ways to be kind to others. We encourage families to also think about ways to show kindness at home.