Tomorrow is a Professional Development Day (PD Day) for teachers.
No school for students. See you Monday!
Thank you to all families who were able to come and be in the audience for our assembly today. The students were all so excited to share their learning with you!
The learning shared in our assembly was supported by the MindUP! curriculum, developed by the Hawn Foundation and Scholastic.
MindUP is for classrooms, teachers and home! https://mindup.org/
MindUP is grounded in neuroscience, activated by mindful awareness, inspired by positive psychology and a catalyst for social-emotional learning. We used complementary resources to support different lessons:
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| We developed our vocabulary for different feeling through modeling, skits and personal experiences. Being able to accurately label our feelings empowers students with self-regulation. |
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| Understanding abstract concepts like anxiety was supported through beautiful picture books like "Hey, Warrior" by Karen Young |
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| Students created characters to represent their amygdalas using water colours. They accompanied their art with writing, identifying what their amygdalas are responsible for. |
We will continue to use the MindUp! curriculum throughout the year to support further development of safe expression of feelings, self-awareness and self-regulation, as well as perspective taking.
Interestingly enough, Telus Spark will be offering a new youth science program aimed at de-stigmatizing mental health, and managing stress: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/wellness/new-youth-science-program-at-telus-spark-aims-to-destigmatize-mental-health/ar-BBOSLRc
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Ms Thomas
