Good Morning, CECC Families!
This week we are recognizing a group of people that we simply cannot do without! We are celebrating our wonderful paraprofessional staff! These ladies help with everything from instruction to lunch duty. They are like second teachers in the classroom and love our kids just like the teachers do. We are so grateful for all of them! In addition, we are also celebrating our librarian on Friday. Ms. Peggy Lambert does an excellent job instilling a love of reading in our students.
Please pay close attention to all of the upcoming dates and events. Things are very busy between now and the end of May. You will not want to miss anything!
As always, please continue to make daily attendance a priority! Our kids miss a lot of instruction when they are out. It's so important that they come to school every day unless sick!
Have a great week.
Mrs. Bowling
We are excited to focus on courage this month! One way to think about courage is choosing what is helpful, right, and kind even when it is hard or scary. Have some fun connecting as a family this month while practicing courage. Here are three ways for you to complete together. How many can you do this month?
1. Reflect, think, and discuss with your student things you both would like to do, but find intimidating or scary. Maybe it’s a new hobby, trying a new game, sharing your art or invention with others, or going on an adventure somewhere. Give one of these things a try together and take a selfie to capture the memory!
2. Review courage as a family! Remember that courage is choosing what is helpful, right, and kind – even when it’s hard or scary. What’s something that you’ve been afraid to discuss with your student? Something that might be difficult to explain about our community or the world. Chances are they will hear about it eventually and it may come from someone who is less informed or less supportive than you. Have a courageous conversation with your student. It could be about bullying, the environment, uncertainty, etc. Remind them that love and support are two tools that we can use to practice courage. Discuss as a family ways they can practice courage around the issue you discuss.
3. We have all demonstrated courage in our lives. Many of us have seen people practice courage in ways that have inspired us. Stories are powerful tools for connecting as a family. Protect time this week to share stories about courage with each other (you can use the story prompts to get started). At the end of the conversation, think of one way you can practice courage this week. How many can you do this month? Reflect, think, and discuss with your student things you both would like to do, but find intimidating or scary. Maybe it’s a new hobby, trying a new game, sharing your art or invention with others, or going on an adventure somewhere. Story prompts you can use:
● A time I (or someone else) showed courage was _____.
● An act of courage that changed/challenged me was _____ .
