HTSD Student and Staff Services
Believe We Can...Together
Practicing the Nurtured Heart Approach
Many thanks to Andrew for sharing these excerpts and Nurturing Our Hearts!
The Work of All
We have no need of a separate self or a separate existence. In fact, nothing can exist by itself. We must inter-be with all things. Look at a flower. It cannot exist by itself. It can only inter-be with the whole cosmos. And that is true for you too. Think of the ocean. You see the water, but you also see the waves. The waves are made up of water, but the waves are part of the water. You cannot separate wave from water. Both are reliant upon each other. The flower is not just the flower, it is made up of the sun, the rain, the clouds, the air, the soil. This is the essence of the concept of "inter-be".
Anonymous
When you build a house, you must build from a solid foundation if you want your house to be strong, stable, and able to withstand time and the elements. A house built on unstable ground is more likely to fall under adverse conditions than a house built on a sure foundation. Humans are no different. Abraham Maslow stated that in order for humans to reach their fullest potential, certain basic needs must be met first. Without that stable foundation, humans can grow...but may fall under adverse conditions, like a house. How many of our students come in to school built on an unstable foundation? What are we doing to help that foundation become more solid?
Social Emotional Learning
Self-regulation skills are one of the biggest keys for success for students in the classroom. These are some of the skills that help students focus during lessons, wait their turn to share in group activities, transition to a new task when time is up, and start tasks right away. Self-regulation skills are extraordinarily important in the classroom, especially as we continue to place more and more demands on children and teens.
https://www.thepathway2success.com/15-classroom-practices-to-build-self-regulation-skills/
Over the next several weeks we will review one strategy at a time.
5. Providing an Emotion Check In
Managing emotions is a big part of self-regulation skills. When we understand our feelings and cope with them effectively, we free up emotional space for working through other challenges.
- Support emotional self-regulation by providing a daily emotions check-in. Students can start with a daily emotions check-in worksheet to assess how they’re feeling and what they might need to feel their best for the rest of the day. Use this free emotions check-in to get started.
- It’s also important to not just acknowledge these emotions, but validate them. Kids and teens need to know it is okay to feel however they feel.
Shout Outs
Shout out to Heather Andros, Grace Hickson, Noura Barga, Brandi Librizzi, and Mikaila Lucia
"Just wanted to share that I stopped in Heather's room this afternoon to check out how they are running centers and for carrot cake lol. But the team work and collaboration that is happening is AMAZING. I just stood there in Awe of it. The discussions were awesome. Just wanted to share another one of the great things happening."
Shout out to Kelly King for shouting out her colleagues:)
Dunkin' Cruiser
See flyer below. Many thanks to the PTA for arranging for the Dunkin' Cruiser to come to Hamilton Township today!
Membership
Don't forget to join the PTA! For just $5 for the year, you can support our wonderful PTA! Click on this link - https://hamiltontownshippta.memberhub.com/store#.
Grants
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