Thank you for all your support for Kindness Week!  As a class we brought in 118 items for the Food Drive.  We meet our goal as a class!

 

For this week we will focus on our Service-Learning Project which is our Culture Fair presentations.  The students in our Advocacy each picked a culture and have been researching important characteristics that they would like to share at our Culture Fair in March.  The 7th and 8th graders and high school students will be coming to check out our display boards and get their passports stamped.  We are so excited to share all of our findings with Westgate students.

 

Mrs. Lounsbury 

Hello,

 

First, I would like to remind that all makeup, lotion and sprays are banned in the POD. This is to prevent allergic reactions and health issues. 

 

Second, in advocacy we are working on two different things. First, we will be working on our cultural fair presentations. 

Groups will create a display board that addresses the following:​

• What is your culture? – name must be displayed on board​
• What traditions does your culture have? (think clothes, meals, holidays, interesting facts)​
• Where is your culture located? (identify on a map)​
• Who is a famous person from your culture?​
• Anything else interesting they’d like to share.

Hello!

 

This year for Kindness Week, students will be traveling to local businesses to deliver cards. Below is the link to our class's trip. Please fill it out so your student can join us on this trip. We need a response if your child will or won't be joining us on the walk. 

 

 

Reminder Westgate will have Skate City Night on, Wednesday, January 29 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. There should have been a flyer that went home in the Friday folder.  If you have any questions, please let me know. 

 

The Advocacy with the most students will earn $150 for the class.  

 

 

Dear Westgate Families, 

Kindness Week is Monday, February 10th through Friday February 14^th. A few things for you to know about: 

• We do not exchange Valentines cards, candy, or treats at school. If your student arrives with Valentine’s cards, candy, or treats, they will be asked to put them back into their backpack to be taken home.

• Get your Kindness Day permission slip (virtually emailed to families) signed by Wednesday February 12^th. Classes will be walking to different nearby businesses to deliver hand-made kindness cards to local businesses on Friday, February 14^th. We do not need any chaperones for these trips.  

• Be prepared to go rain or shine on Friday, February 14th (half day) – bring a warm jacket, gloves, beanies, etc. If needed because we will be walking outside. 

NEW this year – Kindness Week Food Drive! Let’s spread some kindness by collecting non-perishable food items for A Precious Child. The details: 

• Bring non-perishable food items to your advocacy class from Monday, February 10^th – Friday, February 14^th. 

• Last year in November we collected 1,100 non-perishable food items! Help us reach our goal of 1,500 this year! 

Monday, February 10^th: Spice it up Monday - Dried herbs and spices 

Tuesday, February 11^th: Pasta Tuesday - Dried pasta in boxes 

Wednesday, February 12^th: Veggie Wednesday - Canned vegetables 

Thursday, February 13^th: Toiletry Thursday - Kleenex, toilet paper, paper towels 

Friday, February 14^th: Fruit-filled Friday - Canned fruits 

 

In addition, there are different advocacy themes for each day aligned with the different love languages. Here’s a list of things that you can do to support your student’s learning at home. 

Monday, February 10^th: Words of Affirmation 

Kindness Week Challenge #1 – Use kind words of affirmation with 3 or more other people you see today. It could be a family member, friend, teacher, grocery store worker, or anyone else. Set aside a few minutes daily where each person gives a positive word or phrase to another family member. 

Tuesday, February 11^th: Quality Time 

Kindness Week Challenge #2 – Spend at least 30 minutes of quality time with yourself or someone you love today after school. Have a family game night, movie or show night, cook or bake something as a family, enjoy story time, crafts, exercise, or even some yard work together. 

Wednesday, February 12^th: Acts of Service 

Kindness Week Challenge #3 – Do another act of service for someone when you get home! Cook a meal for the family, organize a shared space, help each other with chores, plan a relaxation evening, do a surprise improvement project, or care for a pet together. 

Thursday, February 13^th: Gift Giving 

Kindness Week Challenge #4: Deliver the gift you made today in class to the person you made it for. Talk about how giving someone a gift made you feel. Dedicate an evening to creating homemade gifts for each other, create a family shared photo album, playlist, or video.  

Friday, February 14^th: Kindness Day (Half Day) - various walking trips 

Kindness Week Challenge #5: Create a family “Compliment Jar”. Place a jar in a common area. Family members can write positive affirmations or compliments about each other on small pieces of paper and drop them in the jar.