Heartprints

This week we enjoyed the story written by P.K. Hallinan, Heartprints. In this story students learned how actions of kindness leave heartprints, feelings of love and happiness. After the story we brainstormed ideas on how we might leave heartprints here at school and wrote them on a big paper heart. We also talked about hurtful things our friends may do. We wrote these down too on a smaller paper heart. With each hurtful act, we crinkled and tore a the heart to show how it leaves us feeling. While our friends may apologize, our hearts are never quite the same, just like the torn paper heart. We may tape it or try to smooth it out, but it is not the same as it was. We will continue working with the idea of heartprints into next week and allow the students to give each other little paper hearts when an act of kindness occurs.

Our First Days Together

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First Day of School

The first day of school can be filled with a mix of emotions for children and parents. Following are a few tips for helping you and your child get through the first few days...

~Be confident! If you seem anxious and unsure about leaving your child at school, he/she will pick up on it and start wondering if there really is something to worry about.

~Plan to stay 10 minutes the first day to get your child settled. A longer or shorter amount of time will make the separation more difficult.

~Be sure to say goodbye to your child when you are going to leave. Trying to “sneak out” can sometimes make children panic and may make separation more difficult the next day.

~Some children might not experience separation anxiety until the second or third day of school, just when you thought you had it made!

~Please know that we are here to assist you and your child and the transition and adjustment to this new part of your lives. It is not uncommon for children to cry when it is time for their parents to say goodbye. Remember, we are parents ourselves and really do understand how difficult this transition can be. We recognize that you are entrusting us with a very precious gift and feel very fortunate to be your child’s Kindergarten teachers.