MONDAY

“Kick Kindness into Gear & Help Someone Near”

This week is Kindness week.  You will be receiving your random acts of kindness challenge, “Give Kindness A Hand”.  Can you do 5 before the week is over?

There are three simple steps to performing a Random Act of Kindness.

1. The first step is to find out what another person needs.  For example, Sally has her hands full and she needs to open the door to get to her class.

2. The second step is to think about how you would feel if you had that need.  You might feel frustrated if your hands were full and you could not easily open the door by yourself.

3. The final step to performing a Random Act of Kindness is to offer your help.  Hold the door open and let Sally enter. 

TUESDAY

“Crazy for Kindness”

Today is the second day of Kindness week.  Today’s message is about Kindness, showing kindness, and showing appreciation to those who help you.  Even if you sometimes do not think that anyone notices when you are being kind, remember the words of the Ancient Storyteller, Aesop.  “No act of Kindness, however small, will go unnoticed”.  

Appreciation is when you are thankful for what someone else has done for you.  Do you have a friend that you can always depend on?  Has one of your teachers taken the extra time to help you learn something new?  Try to find the time today to say thank you to the people who mean the most to you.  Remember: a simple “thank you” can go a long way! 

WEDNESDAY

“Score Some Points by Helping Others”

Today is the third day of Kindness week.  Today’s message is about making and keeping friends.  One study found that children who performed Random Acts of Kindness felt more accepted by their classmates, and had more friends than the children who did not perform Random Acts of Kindness.  When you are kind to others, more people want to be around you.  Being kind to others is one of the best ways to make and keep friends!  How will you show kindness to kids in your class today?

THURSDAY

“Double the kindness”

Today is the fourth day of Kindness week.  Today’s messages about showing appreciation to those who help you.  Appreciation is when you are thankful for what someone else has done for you.  Do you have a friend that you can always depend on?  Has one of your teachers taken the extra time to help you learn something new?  Try to find the time today to say thank you to the people who mean the most to you.  Remember: a simple “thank you” can go a long way! 

FRIDAY

“Round Up Kindness”

Today is the final day of Kindness week.  Today’s message is about passing kindness on.  When we do kind things for people, they feel so good about what we did that they often do kind acts for others.  As kindness is passed on from one person to another, an outward ripple effect is created, like a raindrop that falls into water.  In this way, one Random Act of Kindness can be passed on and one, bringing happiness to many others.  Anthropologist Margaret Mead once said, “Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world.  For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.”  Thanks to all the students and staff for helping to make this a great week.  Now let’s all work together to pass the kindness on throughout our school and into our community.