The Fairmont Way
Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be safe. Be Kind
September 17-21, 2018
The tools are simple, but they require practice, practice, and more practice. We hope you can support your child in learning and practicing the tools at home by talking with them about what they are learning about the Tools in school.
This week our schoolwide focus is on the Quiet Safe Place Tool. "I remember my quiet safe place." Each of us needs a place to feel safe-a p[lace with some space between ourselves and what is happening around us. The Quiet Safe Place, whether a real location or a place in the imagination, offers your child awareness that a Quiet Safe Place is always available. This Tool is about learning to focus on a memory of our safe places, which triggers our body to relax. We ask children to locate both an actual physical place that feels good to them, and to create one in their imaginations that can be visited again and again. We teach them how to "Go to" trheir quiet safe place in their minds whenever they feel the need for comfort or to reduce stress.
Be sure to ask your child about the hand gestures that go with each tool. You are your child's most important teacher. By learning together about the Toolbox Tools at home, you are helping your son/Daughter, and us, create a happier, healthier school community together. Thank you,
With Appreciation, Mrs. Bernhardt
Being in the Know: Upcoming Events at Fairmont School
Friday, September 14 Pizza Roma Fundraiser 8:30am ELAC Meeting
Monday, September 17 3:00 pm SSC Meeting
Wednesday, September 19 6:30pm WCCUSD Board Mtg.
Thursday, September 20, School Climate Team Meeting 3:00 6:00pm PTA General Meeting
Tuesday, September 25 African American Parent Advisory Committee Meeting-Library 6:00
Thursday, October 4 6:00pm PTA Board Meeting
Friday, October 5 10:00am Walkathon
Wednesday, October 10 Walk to school day.