This month, students will be learn how to identify emotions in themselves and others, and apply strategies to manage their emotions through the Second Step program. Below are the skills students will be taught this month.

3rd Grade Goals

• Explain the purpose of emotions

• Identify differences between three gradations of the same emotion

• Recall emotions have a purpose—emotions provide important information about what they may need

• Name an emotion-management strategy, including: taking a break, slow breathing, and slow counting

  4th Grade Goals

• Use helpful questions to think about new aspects of the situation

• Identify new ways to think about situations that could help them feel better

• Explain why it’s important to calm strong emotions

• Describe the benefits of rethinking

  5th Grade Goals

• Describe a recurring situation in which they typically feel a strong emotion

• Recognize what they can and cannot change about recurring situations in which they typically feel strong emotions

• Describe changes they will make to manage strong emotions the next time the situation occurs

• Please do not send medications with your student to school. Students are not allowed to carry any kind of medication per board policy. A parent/legal guardian will need to bring it to the school and drop it off with the nurse.  

• If your student needs to take an antibiotic during school hours, please have the physician send a medication authorization form to the school. Without a medication authorization, I cannot administer the medication, and a parent/legal guardian will have to come administer it. 

• If you have any questions, please contact the school nurse via phone or email.