Be a bucket filler!

To begin the week, we talked about ways in which we could be Bucket Fillers. The concept of being a Bucket Filler is based on the book "Have You Filled A Bucket Today? (A Guide to Daily Happiness For Kids)" by Carol McCloud. The main idea of the book is this...

We all carry an invisible bucket that contains our feelings. When our bucket is full, we feel great! When our bucket is empty, we feel sad. A bucket filler is someone who says or does nice things for other people. By doing this, they are filling other people's buckets and filling their own bucket at the same time, since making other people feel good makes them feel good.

On the other hand, a bucket dipper says or does things to cause other people to feel bad. A bucket dipper empties their bucket when they say and do mean things.

We created a list of ways in which we could fill others' buckets. The students had many fantastic ideas to add to our list, which will be posted in our room throughout the year. One quote that made me smile was, "If you're playing hide and seek, even if someone is in the worst hiding spot, you could still tell them good job so they don't feel bad."

Our first days of first grade!

What an exciting first two days of school we've had this week! We toured the school, learned about our new classmates and teacher, practiced some of our first grade routines, and wrote about a favorite summer memory. Perhaps our biggest success this week was enjoying our first lunch at Dryden! Having lunch at school for the first time always makes first graders nervous, but everything seemed to go smoothly, and the students seem much more confident in the lunch process now. I will continue to accompany the students through the lunch process this week as needed, so if your child is thinking about trying school lunch, encourage them to try it out this week while there is still a great deal of teacher support. I am looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!