A Legacy of Giving e-Newsletter
September 15, 2016
We Appreciate YOU
As we all settle in to our new routines with students, colleagues, and the multitude of tasks we tackle each week, I am reminded of how honored and grateful I am to serve alongside you in creating a better world with and for our children. It's so much more than a cliche, or perhaps just an overused phrase, for us as educators. We are truly a team - a community - banding together to provide the opportunity for our kiddos to first look within themselves, and then step outside of themselves to interact with their larger world and to "be the change" they wish to see for their futures. Thank you for saying YES to our partnership. Thank you for making time for training, planning, and implementation of our program. Thank you for stepping up and engaging your students in this process. Thank you for being the Team of Us!
Academic Assemblies have begun!
Robyn Stringfellow, new Lead at Murchison MS, gave us a fantastic best practice idea this week by creating a Kahoot using philanthropic vocabulary. Her students loved it and connected even more to the assembly material. Make your own at https://getkahoot.com/ (link at bottom of the page)
Please email Dianne@alegacyofgiving.org with your top three choices of dates and time slots before Sept. 30. Plan on about 30 minutes, and we'll arrive approximately 45 minutes ahead of time to set up. We look forward to seeing you all soon!
A Time to Learn
On our Teacher Resources page Fall Step 1: Learn, the Blue Sky Envisioning Activity will set the stage for your students to decide what they would like their world to ultimately look like in ten years. A mini lesson or writing activity focused on a time that they helped someone in need is a perfect way for students to see how they are already philanthropists. The Vocabulary with definitions and practice activities will also help your students understand the meaning of philanthropy and integrate terminology in their daily lives. Another simple activity is to ask students to draw symbols of their talents/hobbies and post as a fresh bulletin or hallway board.
We'd love to hear about other activities or lessons you create to help your kiddos learn about the crucial concept of giving to others!
2016-17 Teacher Resources
All of your teacher resources, student lessons, important documents and forms, etc. are located on our website's protected page under the homepage Educational Resources (link and pw below.) You'll find your Teacher Guide, Pacing Calendar with important dates and SEL alignment, Parent Letters in Spanish and English, Media Release Forms, and so much more.
You can download them for use and printing, and be sure to keep an eye out for new resources added throughout the year. All spring semester documents and lessons will be posted by December.
Password: Legacy123
Legacy and Your Campus Media and Goals
We'd love to be listed on your campus and district websites as a Community Partner, and the logo below may be copied and used to display our partnership on any media outlet.
Let me know if you need a different logo format for posting, any information for a blurb about our organization, or alignment verbiage for specific CIP objectives.
A Legacy of Giving
Academic Program Manager
Email: dianne@alegacyofgiving.org
Website: http://alegacyofgiving.org/
Phone: (512) 567-3975
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALegacyofGiving/
Twitter: @ALegacyofGiving