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This week in Second Step: Lesson 9 was delivered on Monday, November 28. See below for information on this unit.

• Emotion Management: Students learn how to identify emotions in themselves and others and apply strategies to manage their emotions.

  
  

You’ll receive weekly communications from me to help you reinforce Second Step language, skills, and goals at home. If you have any questions about Second Step Elementary, please don’t hesitate to contact me for more information. Thank you for your support as we work to build a safe and supportive school community!

During this unit your child(ren) will be working on: Click the Grade Level Below!

• Grade 2 Spanish
• Grade 3 Spanish
• Grade 4 Spanish
• Grade 5 Spanish

This week, chat with your child(ren) about:

• Grade 2: Different Feelings: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn that people can have different feelings in the same situation because of their experiences. Try This at Home: Ask your child for an example of something that people can have different feelings about. Talk about the reasons people might have different feelings about it.

• Grade 3: How Happy? In this week’s lesson, your child will learn words for three degrees of happiness: content, happy, and excited. Try This at Home: Ask your child to explain the differences between feeling content, happy, and excited.

• Grade 4: Take Another Look: In this week’s lesson, your child will practice rethinking a situation they’ve personally experienced. Try This at Home: Ask your child, "How could rethinking help you the next time you’re in a situation where you feel a strong emotion?" It’s important to note that rethinking is not a good strategy to use when someone is hurt or in danger.

• Grade 5: What Can I Change? In this week’s lesson, your child will practice identifying things that a person can or can’t change in a recurring situation that causes them to feel a strong emotion. Then they will focus on the things that can be changed to recommend something the person could think or do differently to manage their emotions in the future. Try This at Home: Ask your child if there’s anything coming up at school that makes them feel a strong emotion, like nervous, frustrated, or stressed. Ask them what they could think or do differently to make the situation easier to handle.

We are so excited to announce the first ever Barkley Community Cookbook! We are asking families to contribute favorite recipes to showcase the diverse and wonderful community that we call home. The cookbooks will be available for purchase in the spring during our Community Cookoff event in which families will compete against each other to show off their best recipes. The cook-off will be held on April 14 so save the date! So as you prepare for the holidays, share those family recipes with us and help build our cookbook.

Please see the attached letter and form for details on how to submit.

Community Cookout!

Thank you for your support!

Please see below message from the district!

If you have not already done so, PLEASE go into your skyward account and complete the annual student update. The update is required annually for each child in your family that attends a PASD school in any capacity. This process confirms/updates emergency contact info, health history and authorizations for your child. If you need to update your address in skyward, please contact Nancy Marsh.

Check it off your "to do" list today!

We will be using Remind again this year!

Beginning the week of September 5, all communication will go through Remind only. Download the app today!

You have an important role in communicating with your child's teacher. Remember that during the school day, teachers are working with students and are directed to limit their communication so that they can teach. If your child's teacher does not respond immediately, trust that they will respond within 24 hours.

In addition, our teachers have families too! Evenings are spent much like yours and I have asked the teachers to take this time with their families and catch up on communication the next day.

Digital flyer delivery starts August 31!

Flyers from your school, district and approved community organizations will be sent digitally through Peachjar. You can expect to receive these flyers as images in your inbox where you can easily click to take action.

As a reminder, no action is required if your correct email address is on file with the district. On August 31 you’ll receive a welcome email from Peachjar.

In order to ensure delivery of these notifications, please confirm that your email address is on file with the school district and add school@peachjar.com to your email contacts. We look forward to providing families with important updates through this new communication tool!