Tomorrow we are going on a walking field trip to Calgary Coop in Deervalley Mall. We will be meeting with a Coop produce worker for a brief presentation on the produce department. We will be selecting fruit to create a healthy snack kabob. We will be calculating how to spend our donated gift card and then use mental math to predict how much we will spend. We will continue to utilize a variety of math procedures to figure out the value of each kabob. We will also use patterning and sorting rules while building our kabobs. We will utilize healthy life skills that connect to our CBE Results, as we cooperate and conduct ourselves in an expected matter throughout the trip. A special shout out to Jill Birch, COMMUNITY COORDINATOR for Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids, for generously donating Calgary COOP gift cards to support our Friday Healthy Choices Program. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Lauren Purkiss at 403 777 6880.
Hello Room 10 families,
Tomorrow we are going on a walking field trip to Calgary Coop in Deervalley Mall. We will be meeting with a Coop produce worker for a brief presentation on the produce department. We will be selecting fruit to create a healthy snack kabob. We will be calculating how to spend our donated gift card and then use mental math to predict how much we will spend. We will continue to utilize a variety of math procedures to figure out the value of each kabob. We will also use patterning and sorting rules while building our kabobs. We will utilize healthy life skills that connect to our CBE Results, as we cooperate and conduct ourselves in an expected matter throughout the trip. A special shout out to Jill Birch, COMMUNITY COORDINATOR for Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids, for generously donating Calgary COOP gift cards to support our Friday Healthy Choices Program. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Lauren Purkiss at 403 777 6880.
0 Comments
We all have all emotions. Emotions are amazing. They serve us well. They allow us to meet our needs, strive for our wants, share, help, value, emote, create and explore. Emotions work best when we express them in expected ways. Strong emotions are best explored in small groups, such as with family, close friends and shared interest groups. They also serve us best in exhilarating environments such as amusement parks, festivals, parties, and indoor creative play areas such as laser tag. In large group settings, such as schools, leisure centres, libraries, restaurants, theatres, dance troops, sports teams, it is best to stay in a neutral emotion space. Mindful practices can help us control our strong emotions so that we can be an effective member of a group. When we live in the moment, we are controlling our strong emotions. When we are at swim lessons, we are thinking about swim lessons. When we are in math class we are thinking about math. When we are watching a thrilling movie at the theatre, we are thinking about the movie. Often when our mind wanders away from the immediate plan, that is when we may feel a strong emotion overtaking the moment. Think about a time that you were working in a group, and your mind started remembering a problem you had with a friend at recess. You may start feeling a strong emotion and become reactive, bumpy or angry while working on your immediate task. People may start feeling uncomfortable around you, reinforcing the strong negative feelings you experienced with your friend. This is the perfect time to use a strategy. Acknowledge the strong emotion. "I am feeling sad that my friend ditched me at recess." Then remind yourself to be in the moment. "I need to focus on math right now." Use a strategy to accomplish your goal of being expected in group settings. :"I am going to take a drink from my water bottle, take a few deep breaths, and put my math hat back on." Remind yourself of the WHY. "I am going to put my math hat on, and deal with my friend issue later. I can ask my teacher for help when she is not busy. When I follow the group plan I have more friends and when I have more friends I feel good." Dan Siegel is an expert on the brain and human behavior. Check out the flip your lid scenario: If you keep your hands to yourself you are a personal space HERO!!! A huge THANK YOU to the JENSEN family (Jennifer, Quinton, Dane, Kate). They have donated much needed supplies such as food, bedding, litter and toys for our school pets, George and Shadow. The pets need monthly supplies. Room 10 is thinking of ways to add to the pet fund. We welcome any ideas. Thanks to the families that take Shadow home on weekends and holidays. We would welcome more families to bunnysit. An email was sent to each family with a form for bunnysitting. And thanks also to the families that drop off donations in our Room 10 donation box. Every dollar counts towards keeping our pets healthy and happy. :-)
Today in POWer hour we talked about fair/unfair verses kind. We read the story "It's Not Fair!". We talked about the big idea that fairness and kindness are traits that hold many different ideas for many different people. How do we judge fair? How do you know if the way you play is "right" or "wrong"? So in a group setting is it better to be KIND or FAIR? In Room 10 we learn to identify our feelings without blame or shame. We all have all feelings. All of our feelings serve a purpose. At school, being calm, in control of our feelings, and being ready to work in a group setting, are expected behaviors. We can use mindful practices to identify when we are having strong emotions, and then allow ourselves to release the strong emotion and carry on with the group plan. When we can release strong emotions with a mindful practice, people feel safe and comfortable. When people feel safe and comfortable around us, they are usually friendly and safe toward us. Watch this clip and then decide...which wolf do you want to feed? |
AuthorI am Lauren Purkiss, teacher at Prince of Wales School. I work out of Room 10 as Lead teacher for the Bridges Program as well as a Learning Leader for the school population. I have three children of my own, two boys ages 24 and 21, as well as my daughter, 16. My passion is to support our reluctant learners and their families. My door is always open. Come for a visit anytime. Archives
June 2018
Categories |