Hello, Grade 1 Families!
Learning Intention: I can create healthy relationships with my peers and friends built on trust and respect.
We begin each day in a Sharing Circle. We have a new way of greeting each other every morning and then moving around the circle, we respond to a new prompt. Students are learning the names of their peers and finding things in common with each other. We are working on building a classroom community where we all feel safe, listened to and respected.
During our Sharing Circles, we follow protocols such as listening to others when they are talking, we pass a sharing stone around and the one holding the stone is able to share, students are encouraged to share but do not have to share and can say: "pass", everyone is equal and everyone belongs.
For example:
- Greeting: Roll the ball to a peer and say good morning.
- Sharing: What is your favourite thing to do at recess? Share something you are grateful for.
- Activity: Who's Missing Game - a couple of students close their eyes while I ask one child to move outside the room. They open their eyes and try to figure out who is missing.
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