Monday Morning Message 2018-2019

Good morning, We hope everyone had a wonderful break. We are down to the wire...only a few weeks left. These upcoming weeks bring alot of angst and stress due to testing. Below are some useful tips for teaching emotional regulation and improving classroom behavior at the same time. It is important we teach children the connection on how they feel and how they act. Students often act out because of the way they feel. If we reach them internally, and help them express how they feel, then the way they act could be significantly improved. If we spend some time teaching emotional regulation children will realize they are in control of their feelings and actions in a positive manner instead of a negative one. Below are some ideas on how to incorporate this in your classroom. As always, thank you for all you do! https://www.weareteachers.com/emotional-regulation/

There are several sites available that discuss the debate of school uniforms.  We encourage all of you to do some research related to this debate.  Below you will find one site that nicely lists both cons and pros side by side.  https://school-uniforms.procon.org/ Have a wonderful week.  We are almost to Spring Break! 

As a teacher, you know that stress is inevitable. Papers will stack up, students will act out, and lessons will need to be planned.  But while stress is inevitable, how you respond to it can spell the difference between a long, rewarding career, and one cut short by burn-out.  New research into stress has given rise to some surprising (and even counter-intuitive) strategies to better deal with it.  Enjoy :) https://www.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/9-stress-management-strategies-every-teacher-needs-know1612.html