We had a blast enjoying our ice cream party on Friday afternoon. Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to get pictures of everyone eating (to see the pictures, visit CTLS Parent or CTLS Learn). By the time I’d served the last folks, the first ones were finished eating! But trust me, there were smiles all around! Our compliments candy jar has now been emptied and I’ve “upped the ante”. Last time it was 10 compliment intervals to earn each reward…but they were just too good and earned it too fast 😉. So now, our first reward will take 10 compliments, our second will be 15 more, and our last will take another 20 (for a total of 45 compliments).
In contrast to our ice cream party, this week is Healthy Choices week. Each day there is a theme. I hope your kids enjoy participating in each fun day:
We have entered the season of jackets in the morning and t-shirts in the afternoon. This is my favorite season…but also difficult for planning our kids’ outfits. My advice: LAYERS! Your child will want that jacket at 7am…but definitely not at 2pm. And they might even forget the jacket at school…so label everything! I also suggest packing a sweatshirt in their bags. Very often, the kids get a little chilly during the day as they go from one activity to the next. When this happens, they will go grab their jackets and cozy up. The problem is that jackets are large and bulky and make working more difficult. And when kids cozy up in their jackets, they have a tendency to get sleepy…and that definitely doesn’t help their work! Having a sweatshirt in their bag means they can pull out a normal layer to put on and keep being productive learning! Our Warrior Way focus this past week was Patience. This is a BIGGIE in 2nd grade. It is hard to be patient. It is hard to wait to have our needs met…wait to have a turn…and wait to be called on. This is something we work on every day…and will all year. Not everyone can be called on. Sometimes our ideas won’t be heard. And that’s OK. Sometimes the teacher can’t listen to our stories. Sometimes our friends need a little more time to understand what is being taught and to do their work. And we have to be PATIENT! Try to encourage your child when they are showing patience at home. This is a life skill and it takes practice.
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