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PBSES Newsletter

October 9th, 2020

PBSESNewsletterOctober 9th, 2020

Happy Friday!

This newsletter will cover:


  • Morning Meeting Resources
  • PBSES Materials for Seesaw/Clever
  • Disabilities Awareness Month Resources
  • Teacher Humor

Morning Meeting Resources Morning Meeting Resources

Bring the Fun

Looking for more tools for Morning Meeting? Try implementing one of the resources below to build connection, understand emotions and have fun!

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Play A Game

Playing a game is a great way to build connection over Zoom! Click here for 20 quick fun teacher approved Zoom game ideas!
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Emotions Check

Do an emotions check daily! This will help you understand the trends of internal emotions students are feeling during distance learning. It will also allow students to connect with each other to know they are not alone in their feelings.
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Bring the Beats

Open a Morning Meeting with Music. You can assign the job of DJ. Students would suggest songs to play to your DJ and the DJ would get those songs to you to play before the meeting! Click here for 20 songs approved by research!

**Please share the song without the music video unless you have watched the music video.

Please Post the Following

Teachers- Please copy and paste the following on your Seesaw and Clever accounts. We want more students, teachers and community members to show their spirit and nominate their Great Kids!!


Spirit Days Blurb


"Spirit Days are back! Every Wednesday show your Briarwood spirit by wearing BW swag or our school colors – red and blue. Every Friday, show your team spirit. You can decide what team you want to represent each Friday. Please photo your child and post to our padlet where you can share your spirit with others!"


Great Kids Blurb


"We are launching our At Home Great Kid program! Families can nominate their student as an At Home Great Kid. At Home Great Kids will all get a certificate and we encourage you to take a photo and upload it to the Great Kid padlet. Students also get entered into a lottery to win lunch with Mrs. Kleinkopf, Ms. Kepford and/or Mrs. McD! Please nominate your Great Kid today by CLICKING HERE!"

Disabilities Awareness Month Resources Disabilities Awareness Month Resources

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Read a Book

Reading a book about disabilities is a great way for students to connect to others that are different from themselves. Click here to select a book of 60 different titles addressing different types of disabilities.
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Show a Video

Videos are a great way for students to understand others. Youtube Seesaw has a series of 8 videos that address different types of disabilities. Click here to access the videos.
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Share a Personal Story

Have students share a story of their experience with their own disability (if they feel comfortable) or of someone they know. Personal narrative can be extremely powerful and build vulnerability. Model by sharing a story of your own.

Teacher Humor Teacher Humor

How Teacher Feel About the Uncertainty of 2020

Make it a Great Day! Make it a Great Day!

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