Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Les amis et l'amitié


Le jour de la Saint-Valentin est le 14 février.
Clique sur le mot Saint-Valentin
pour trouver les activités pour des amis.


We continue to explore Steven Covey's 7 habits of Happy
Kids and discovering how to find the "Leader in Me".
Have you tried the Student Schoolyard.

1. Be proactive.
2. Begin with the end in mind.
3. Put first things first.
4. Think win-win.
5. Seek first to understand,then to be understood.
6. Synergize.
7. Sharpen the saw.

In February we are learning about habit number five.
Seek first to understand then be understood.
Some of the goals are:
I can listen to others without talking.
I can look people in the eyes.
I can see more than one point of view and be
a problem solver.
I can take turns talking.

We can listen with our eyes as well as our ears.
Sadie is only a baby and doesn't have many words but if you look closely with your eyes and your heart she says a lot.
What do you think Sadie is saying?
You can't hear what Ethan has to say but do you know how he feels about his skiing adventure.

In our classroom we know that it's important to always give five when we listen to learn. When we listen to be a friend or to become leaders we always give six.
Can you tell Mom and Dad what giving six means?