I am so excited to be able to sit with our new staff to reflect on joining our restorative journey! I am looking forward to scheduling with each staff member by the end of September. I am also excited to be joining Readers Workshop Circles and to read aloud teachers’ choices for intentionally teaching Social Emotional Learning competencies. This week our goals are to: 

• Continue to build stamina with mindfulness.
• Continue to build stamina with circles.
• Continue to practice routines and rituals.
• Experience values and guidelines coming to life! 
• Continue to build Gratitude Practice and create gratitude journals.
• Discuss and revise Relaxation Stations.
• Don’t forget to develop a favorites list of classroom games!

Our classrooms are focusing during their circles on INCLUDING OTHERS! Not just in the morning but during our academic circles as well. I look forward to hearing how everyone is spinning their creative web of embedding SEL into the day! By the end of the week each child will have enough gratitude journals, to last the year! What fun it will be to see their growth in understanding and ability to express gratitude as the year progresses!

I appreciate the energy in the building and will continue to schedule in and pop into classes. 

As always reach out for support!