1st Grade
Home Base

- Reflecting on what a strong and caring classroom community looks, sounds, and feels like.

- Participating in conversations and collaborative discussions about teamwork, kindness, respect, and responsibility.

- Helping co-create our new Classroom Agreement, ensuring everyone understands expectations as we begin the second half of the school year.

- Learning how to identify personal strengths and areas for growth.

- Creating New Year Resolutions that focus on developing healthy habits such as managing emotions, being organized, showing empathy, being a good friend, and staying focused during learning.

- Sharing their resolutions with the class and practicing how to support each other in meeting their goals.

- Talking as a family about what rules, routines, and expectations help them feel safe, calm, and ready to learn at home—connecting them to our classroom agreement.

Practicing their New Year Resolution by:

- Setting a small daily goal (ex: “Today I will practice being patient,” “I will organize my backpack,” “I will listen the first time I’m asked.”)

- Discussing what went well and what they found challenging.

Using simple SEL strategies at home such as:

- Taking deep breaths when feeling frustrated

- Naming emotions (“I feel… because…”)

- Practicing kind words with siblings or parents

- Having a 2-minute quiet reset time when overwhelmed

- Celebrating small improvements and acknowledging effort and perseverance.

- Encouraging students to share any changes they want to make or goals they want to continue working on in school.