SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS for EES Students and Families

The link below will take you to an article you may find helpful right now. It comes from The National Alliance on Mental Health blog. We like that it talks about easing anxiety (both your child's and yours) and talks about the importance of routine and schedule! Check it out!

CHECK OUT ONE OF OUR NEW PAGES, "BIG LIFE RESOURCES"


On this page we are sharing and highlighting things from the "Big Life Journal"


This is a fantastic resource for parents to use with their children. The Big Life Journal is a growth mindset journal for children.

It teaches perseverance, grit, self-belief, positive thinking, and more!


Go to the top of the website and click on "more" in the upper right. You will see choices for other pages there. Choose "BIG LIFE RESOURCES"




PARENTS - We have an entire CHOOSE LOVE resource page on our website!

Go to the upper right corner of this page and click on

"CHOOSE LOVE" to be taken to that page.



PDF Copy of Letter to parents - COVID .pdf

Please read adjacent letter for guidance and resources to help you as you navigate this new and challenging time at home.




Understanding and Managing Worries/Changing Your Thoughts

PDF Changing worry thoughts .pdf


LET'S CONNECT ESSEX, CENTERBROOK AND IVORYTON WITH RAINBOWS!

As the coronavirus emergency lingers during an intensifying pandemic, rainbows are helping families cope.

A movement to spread a little cheer sprouted up in Brooklyn, New York where some moms are posting pictures of rainbows in a window at their home.

They were inspired to start the trend from children in Spain and Italy, who were posting drawings in their windows at home.

Now, rainbows are popping up along the east coast.

Organizers said this is a brilliant and simple way to spread hope to your neighbors, and feel connected with humanity as we all fight the spread of coronavirus together.

It also aims to communicate to kids everything will be OK, and this pandemic won’t last forever.

For those interested, it’s easy to get involved.

Draw a rainbow on paper with your kids and tape it on the window facing the street. Or, use washable paint to make a burst of color directly on the glass. Or get creative - Just make a rainbow and put it in the window, or on the house, or on the lawn so you can get others involved.

Then, take a picture and post it in our grade level SEL classroom! When it is nice outside, take a walk and go on a scavenger hunt around town to see how many rainbows you can find! Come on! Let's connect Essex, Centerbrook and Ivoryton with RAINBOWS!



Check out some of the

EES RAINBOWS!


Social and Emotional Learning and Wellness