A NOTE FROM MR. WELLS

Hello students and families! I hope you are all healthy, staying well, and completing your schoolwork. As you now know, we will not be meeting in our physical school building for the rest of this school year. While I have really enjoyed this time with my family, I am sad that we did not get to say a real goodbye to one another. Last week was a really hard week for me because I was focusing on things that made me sad rather than being thankful for what I have right now.

We have studied gratitude already this year, but I think that in light of recent events, it will be good for all of us to shift our focus to what we are grateful for. The way I shifted my focus to gratitude was by sending out hand-written notes of encouragement to friends and family members. The response was fantastic; I even got a hand-written note back!

INSTRUCTIONS

This leads me to your assignment for the week: write a thank you note or email to someone who has been helping you with your distance learning! You don’t have to stop there; write to anyone you want to after you finish your first note! I think you will be amazed with the response you will receive!

Also, here is a picture of my dog!

A NOTE FROM MR. WELLS

Hello students and families! I hope last week’s assignment has helped you see your commitments in a new light. This week we are going to switch it up a little bit with a new BIG IDEA, creativity! Creativity means using your imagination to do something unique.

Believe it or not, everything around you is related to some sort of creativity. For example, your refrigerator is a result of someone getting creative with how you keep foods and drinks cool. Less than 100 years ago, it was common to keep your food and drinks cold in an ice box. Imagine if no one had gotten creative with the way we keep our food cool! Our kitchens, grocery stores, and restaurants would look very different than we know them to look today.

Your assignment this week is a game that will challenge your creativity. Grab a sibling or adult and challenge their creativity! You will need a timer, a sheet of notebook paper and a pencil for each player.

INSTRUCTIONS

You have one minute to think of and write down as many words as you can starting with the letter I provide to you. For every unique word you think of, you receive one point. If you and the person you are challenging have the same word, neither of you will not receive a point. If after the end of two rounds you are tied, play a third round with just 30 second on your timer. The letters you are working with are provided below:

Round 1: A

Round 2: R

Round 3: K

A NOTE FROM MR. WELLS

Hello students and families! I hope last week’s assignment has helped you get into a rhythm for committing to distance learning. I cannot tell you how much keeping a regular schedule has improved my perspective while we are away from our physical school building. Scheduling is a skill and a tool that will help you knock distance learning out of the park!

Continuing with our Big Idea from last week, I want to discuss the role trust plays in commitment. Remember, commitment means, “making a plan and putting it into practice.” When you commit to a team, person, or activity, others are trusting that you will do what you have said you will do. In the same way, you trust others to honor commitments they have made to you. Your assignment for character education this week will challenge you to study a commitment you have made.

K–1 INSTRUCTIONS

1 | Think of one commitment you have made and draw a picture of you honoring it. Your commitment can be a chore, team sport you participate in, learning a musical instrument, or anything else you have committed to doing.

2 | When you have completed your drawing, talk to your parent or older sibling about:

a | Who trusts you to honor your commitment?

b | What will happen if you do not honor your commitment?

2– 5 INSTRUCTIONS

Think of one commitment you have made. Your commitment can be a chore, team sport you participate in, learning a musical instrument, or anything else you have committed to doing. Complete the worksheet titled, A Study of My Commitment. See the links to the worksheet and an example I provided up above of my commitments to help you if you should get stuck. Feel free to include the thoughts of family members while you are working.

A NOTE FROM MR. WELLS

Hello students and families. I hope you are all staying well and are having a peaceful time at home during our distance learning time. April is going to be a good month; I can feel it! Know that you are loved and that normal will return to us soon enough. Spring break is over, and it is time to get to work again!

If you remember when we last met together in character education, we were discussing commitment: making a plan, and putting it into practice. Keeping track of your time is a huge part of staying committed. Your assignment for character education this week will help you stay committed to your schoolwork, down time, and other important parts of your day for the rest of our time in distance learning.

INSTRUCTIONS

With an adult or older sibling, create a schedule for today that includes your plan for school activities, meal times, outdoor play time, and whatever else you can think of to include. You may print and use the daily planner that I have included or get creative and create one for yourself that best works for you!

Link to Daily Planner: Sample Daily Planner