Longfellow Elementary School
School Counseling/Family Resource
January 2011
Welcome back from winter break! I am looking forward to continuing classroom guidance with the kindergartners! I hope everyone remembers the lessons taught by I-Care Cat and other puppet friends!
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2. Hands are for Helping not Hurting
3. We Use I-Care Language
4. We Care About Each Other’s Feelings
5. We are Responsible for What we Say and Do
The Kindergarteners are continuing to work on these lessons through a series about GETTING ALONG WITH OTHERS. Each week we have been listening to stories about various animal characters who work on getting along with others by using the I-Care Lessons.
This week I would like you to talk to your child about bullying. Longfellow has defined bullying as unfair and one-sided. Bullying happens when someone keeps hurting, frightening, threatening, or leaving someone out on purpose. Your child listened to a story called “I Can’t Believe I Said It” which is about Patrick the Pig who has a friend who bullies him. Patrick the Pig was able to solve this bullying problem by using I-Care Language.
The Steps to Respect Program at Longfellow explains that students should learn to treat others the way they would like to be treated and to understand that everyone should be treated with respect. Please continue to talk to your child about these ideas. Additionally, there is a worksheet on the back that you can discuss with your child in order to help them think about what they could do if they are ever involved in a bullying situation.
Sincerely,
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