- Goal setting, dreams
- Hope, trust, faith
Public Service Announcement:
We 6 believe that if we commit to a goal we will ultimately find it because we’re more likely to strive for the results we desire – even in the face of naysayer’s and obstacles. A conscious effort to “believe it and then see it” can help us recognize the positive aspects in even the most impossible situations, no matter how small and seemingly insignificant.
Thought for the Month:
- “I won’t see it until I believe it. That’s really the way life works.” - Dewitt Jones
- “I got to keep on trying, I guess ….believing and learning to hope” - Dewitt Jones
- “Reality is personal.” - Anonymous
- “I am the cause of my own experience.” - Anonymous
- “The power of choice is my greatest gift.” - Anonymous
- "Everything around me - the people, the buildings, the trees - shapes my life and impacts my future." - May-Lin, age 12
- “Well arranged time is the surest mark of a well arranged mind.” - Sir Isaac Pitman
Suggested Whole School Events/Activities:
- Encourage celebration of Earth Day on Sunday, April 22nd or plan to Celebrate it on another day. Suggested activity would be that the school encourage and participate in a clean up activity around the school and community, start a recycling initiative if your school doesn’t already do this or celebrate by planting a tree.
- Have the youth organize a Youth Environmental Concerns Forum with the purpose being for the youth to dialogue with the leaders in the community regarding their concerns about the environment
Classroom Activities:
- Wellness Wheel Activity (for middle school students- see attached)
Suggested Reading:
- Judy Moody Saves the World (E/M)*** - Megan McDonald
- The Great Kapok Tree: a tale of the Amazon Rain Forest (E)*** - Lynne Cherry
- The Giving Tree (E)* - Shel Silverstein
- The Growing Time (E) - Sandol S. Warburg
- Leo and the Late Bloomer (E) - R.Kraus
- Paperbag Princess (E) - Robert Muncsh
- Career Ideas for Kids Who Like: Writing /Sports/Computers (E)
- Does Third Grade Last Forever?(E) - Mindy Schanback
- What You See, You Can Be! (E) - David Anderson
*Available in the Provincial Library System
http://vision.gnb.ca/welcome.html**Available at Benjamin Books
Resources:
- Lions Quest “Skills for Growing”
- “Choices for Life” from Workplace Health and Safety Commission (available in each school).
- For a special collection of health care resources available through the NB Public Library System you may go to http://www.mindcare.ca/MindCareBibliography5thedition.pdf
Supplementary Resources (found in the green hanging file folder):
- Teachers Guide from the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (see attached)
- Mental Health Fitness Tips
- Celebrate What’s Right with the World DVD by Dewitt Jones & Leader’s Guide (elementary schools may borrow a copy by contacting Sandi McQuinnsandi.mcquinn@gnb.ca or 848-6684).
- List of Other Recommended Literature
- Information on 40 Developmental Assets
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