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| Thanks to BamBam for a joy-filled visit Thursday. |
Greetings!
Whatever traditions you have at this time of year, may they bring you peace and a smile.
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| A Solstice Spiral from our preK friends |
School News:
Submitting the school meal application might stretch your budget this holiday season!
With the rising cost of food, many of us are struggling to feed kids at home. By completing the School Meal Application, your family might become eligible for funds that will stretch your budget! You could get a monthly discount on your Internet bill,
your learners can have their college application fees and testing fees waived
for their SAT and ACT exams and reduced for their AP exams, and you can receive fuel assistance and pandemic emergency benefits. To access these additional benefits, you will need the approval letter you receive after submitting your school meal application. Even if you have not been eligible in the past, due to program expansions you may be eligible now! Follow this link to print an application: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UMEd3b7PuaQ85YF4rO0IxtJppTHZTROQ/view and read more information specific to meals at HUUSD here.
Dear Families and Caregivers,
Hello again from the HUUSD Social Emotional Learning Task Force.
This December we are focusing on the theme of Social Awareness. Understanding the emotions of others and connecting in an empathic way can have life-long impacts on who we are and how we interact with the world around us. Being able to understand the perspective of others is extremely important in our social interactions, and truly understanding each other as humans. Social Awareness includes:
Recognizing and managing one’s own emotions and recognizing the emotions of others
Respecting and valuing diversity and differences in others
Respecting differing cultural norms
Being aware of the impact of one’s actions on others
Beginning to read body language
There are many things that you can do to support your child in continuing to develop a strong sense of social awareness. In the car or over a shared meal, ask and share:
What inspires you?
What is something you are really proud of today?
Who is someone you look up to? Why?
Who is a character (from a book, movie or play) you connect with?
If you watch a movie or as you are reading a book together, you might ask - what do you think is going on for that person? How are they feeling? How would you feel if you were in that situation? How might you react differently (or similarly)?
A great way to help younger students develop social awareness is through the use of picture books. Here is a great link to picture books that have characters and situations that lend themselves to great conversation starters!
We hope that some of these may be helpful and assist you in supporting your child in developing their Social Awareness. For more in-depth information, check out this link. We appreciate all that you do to support this work!
Best,
The SELTF
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| Kindergarten Ice Art photo credit to Mr. G |
Community News/Opportunities
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