Kind and Calm Challenge!

Created during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Subsequent School Closure:

Hello Houghtonites!

How is everyone doing?! I miss seeing you all in school each day! I know that our schedules and lives are a bit different right now with everything going on in the world. Luckily, we can still stay connected through technology like this website! Since I am not able to greet you in person each day with a big smile, I wanted to find another way to say, "HELLO MY FRIENDS!" and show you how much I care. I have decided to do so by sending out a weekly "Kind and Calm Challenge" to strengthen your heart and your mind and to help you become happier, healthier, more connected to other people, and more in control of your body.

By taking the Kind and Calm Challenge, you will not only feel better about yourself, your family, and your life (even if you already feel good about these things) but you will also learn strategies and skills that you can use your whole life! These strategies and skills are not just for kids! See if you can successfully complete the challenges each week. Bonus points if you can convince your parents to join you! :) Also, if your parents would like me to post pictures or videos of you engaging in these strategies or acts of kindness on my website, feel free to have them email me at danae_allison@wrsd.net. Please watch the video below in order to learn more about completing these challenges! Good luck and be sure to have fun!

As a bonus, if you'd like to see a video about kindness made by former Houghton Elementary School children, watch the video below!