One of the most remarkable things I have enjoyed since moving to the East Coast about a year and a half ago, is that children get to go outside and play in the snow at school here! The first time I saw snow on a playground, I was a bit emotional...I sent pictures to my friends back in Los Angeles and they had SO MANY QUESTIONS! What a gift! Thank you for sending your children prepared to enjoy it.
Below is from Superintendent Shannon's January Purposeful Play and Responsible Risk Challenges. It's not to late to give them a go!
Keeping up with our Anxious Generation purposeful play and responsible risk taking challenges, I am inviting you to join in on our January activities. This month, our challenges are:
Purposeful Play Challenge
So, this challenge is weather dependent ⛄. The challenge this month is to get outside and make a snowperson, build a snow fort, have a snowball fight! Remember the joy and excitement of a fresh snowfall with your children. And, if it doesn't snow, bundle up and take a winter walk in one of our many protected areas in Cohasset. There's nothing better than a brisk walk as a family through Wampatuck, Whitney and Thayer Woods, The Whitney Spur Trail, Great Brewster Woods, or up Turkey Hill! Here are two websites to help you locate each of these sites: NSRWA.org and The Cohasset Conservation Trust.
Responsible Risk Taking Challenge
We're kicking off our new year with a challenge to talk to someone new, to make a new friend, or for those of us who may have lost touch with some folks, pick one to reach back out to and say hello. This challenge helps teach our children how to make new friends, why kindness matters, and how to step outside our comfort zones and put ourselves out there.
Also...I present these challenges to students on our Monday morning announcements over the PA and they often report back. We will continue to find ways to evolve these ideas as we support children's growth!
