Great story for Asking questions

Art Teacher Needed!

Our school has a wonderful art docent program ran by parent volunteers who help prepare and/or teach lessons to classes. See http://benrushpta.org/pta-programs/art-docents/ if you are interested in being our class's art docent!

Great Way to Help Kids Build Routines at Home

I found this awesome website that allows you to print visual prompts to help your child through routines that may otherwise be a struggle. Maybe they might work for your child, or even a younger sibling!

http://www.livinglocurto.com/2009/08/school-morning-routine-free-printable-cards/

Helping Kids Deal with Anger

Learning to manage strong emotions such as anger is challenging, especially for children! The best way to help children deal with anger is to talk about it & teach about it. Encourage kids to talk about their feelings, say when they are feeling angry or frustrated. Then teach them ways to "cool-down" before they react to the challenging environment. I found this blog that listed several books to help kids deal with anger, and I thought I'd pass it along if you are interested in learning more or finding books for your child.

http://kidlutions.blogspot.com/2012/03/books-that-help-kids-deal-with-anger.html

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Words this week & NEXT

Astonishing, fortunately, equipment occupation, community

Our New Words

Each week we learn 5 new vocabulary words. We talk about these words every day in class so that they may transfer the use of these words in their daily lives. Remember these are NOT spelling words, just words to use in their oral vocabulary, and written work. This week our words are:
physical, exercise, agree, difficult and exhausted.