Fun Friday Community Wildcat...that CARE! Oct. 5th, 2018

...where ALL students are UNIQUE and Wonderfully Made!

Time for POSITIVE ACTIONS!

Today is FUN FRIDAY where we see that our community cares about the students at
Widmyer Elementary School

I am so excited to be back for Positive Actions today, Oct. 5th! Each Fun Friday in Positive Actions, we will meet a new friend in our community that cares about YOU! 

Mrs. Hott wants to share this interview that she made for Warm Springs intermediate School. We hope you enjoy it! 

Meet Sheriff KC Bohrer! 

Oh.my.goodness!  Sheriff Bohrer was having a busy day keeping Morgan County safe; but he wanted to talk to all of the children of Morgan County.  

Here is today's video vlog: 

Some days are hard; but with Positive Thoughts, Actions, and Feelings, YOU can make choices to help you and others have a Positive future!

Here are a few questions for you:  

1)  Think about someone in your family.  Tell your teacher one Positive Action that person did recently.

2)  Now, think about someone here in our school community.  What is one Positive Action you saw that you liked?  Next, be sure to tell that person "thanks!" for being Positive!

3)  And, think about someone from your neighborhood or community.  What Positive Action did you see that person do?  

(Share answers with each other.)

Remember, it is a Positive Action to follow the Golden Rule (treat other the way you wanna to be treated) because changing the world starts with one student at a time...and that is.....

YOU!

Responsibility - 10/04/18 Raising the Roof on....

on student assets!  
Where ALL students are UNIQUE and WONDERFULLY MADE!

Today is Raising Student Assets Thursday!

I am so excited to be back for Positive Actions today, October 4th! As we continue our Wildcat Crawl around Widmyer Elementary School, today we will take a look at raising student assets and a super important positive action word:

RESPONSIBILITY

Tell your teacher what you think the word "RESPONSIBE" means.
* "accountable for one's behavior"
* "capable of being trusted"
* "having control of self"
* "opportunity or ability to act independently and make positive choices and decisions for self and others"

Look at this billboard we found and think about what it might mean:

Be responsible.  
Why do you think doing your homework is one way to be responsible?

Have you ever heard of the band One Direction? Here they are:

Today's vlog is a tune to a song you may recognize.  Listen to the song, then follow the lyrics and sing along! 

Now, watch this and sing along:

Cougars that are RESPONSIBLE can change the world!

RESPECT - Value Video "V"ednesday

...where ALL students are UNIQUE and Wonderfully Made!

Today is VALUE VIDEO "V"EDNESDAY!  

I am so excited to be back for Positive Actions today, Oct. 3rd! On Wednesdays, we will be examining Value Video "Vednesdays" when we will take a look at positive values to help us grow into a caring wildcat community of students at Widmyer Elementary School.
Today's video takes a look at a students who are positive when they RESPECT others.  When we use respect, we are making positive choices to become students with good moral and ethical qualities.  

Watch today's VALUE VIDEO "VEDNESDAY", and talk about which students illustrate positive ways to RESPECT friends:

Let's talk about it.

Discuss which student showed a Positive Thought?

Who shows a Positive Action?

What is the Positive Feeling you have when you see this video?

Now, think of a person who you know that has made an effort to RESPECT you. What did he/she do? 

Today, Mrs. Sheima wants you to do a Positive Action too!

Talkin' Tuesday - 10/2/18

...where ALL students are UNIQUE and Wonderfully Made!

Time for POSITIVE ACTIONS!

Today is TEACHER TALKIN TUESDAY where we see that our school family of teachers, staff, and administrators care 
about the students at
Widmyer Elementary School!

And, where we will take a Positive moment each week to 
"Talk It Out"
and discuss important student issues.

I am so excited to be back for Positive Actions today,October 2nd!! For each "Teacher Talkin' Tuesday" in Positive Actions, we will meet a new member of our school family community that cares about YOU!  

As we listen to our school family share their dreams, how hard they worked/studied, when they were little, stories of their life, and how Positive Actions helped them, we learn a little more about each other.  Discovering about each other's life helps us to understand why and how we become who we are.

Here is today's video vlog from Mrs. Hott and Mrs. Sheima where we will get to meet Mr. Beckman, Principal from our Widmyer Elementary family....LOOK!   

What did he say his Positive Action was that day???  

YOU'RE RIGHT!  A "SMILE!"  

Since we are returning to school from a looooong break, Mrs. Sheima wants YOU to SMILE too!  

Try it!  I promise you will feel positive, like Mr. Beckman.

Hahahahaha!  (I like the baby smile!)

YOUR student assets are what will help you succeed here at school and as you grow up.  When we learn more about our teachers and staff, it helps to create a caring school climate, which is an essential external developmental asset. 

So, guess what that means?!  Your teachers also want to learn more about YOU too!  For Positive Actions each Tuesday, you will have the opportunity to share something new about yourself with your teacher and classmates.  It is "Talk It Out Time!"  Each week, we will share one brand spanking new thing about our self.

Here is what Mrs. Sheima wants you to do each week.  I will give you a completely different topic, and you will share with your teacher and friends something brand new or unknown about yourself!  Just watch the discoveries...we may find that someone in our class we don't know very well may have something in common with us!  Or, we may be completely and crazily different.  And, guess what?!...That is OK!  It is a Positive Action to learn about our community's likes and respect each other's differences.

So, for today's "Talk It Out," are you ready?  Here is our discovery question:

"What is your favorite season?"

Wait, that's not so hard, right?  But once you have decided what your favorite season is, I want you to also include WHY you like that season.

I'll go first.  Hi!  My name is Mrs. Sheima.  My favorite season is spring  because I LOVE to enjoy all the colors that comes from the flowers.  Look!....

Pretty awesome, right?  Now, it's YOUR turn!  When you are ready to share, raise your hand then tell us YOUR favorite season and why!

That was awesome too!  You ALL just did a positive action by sharing something about yourself.  It is positive because it helps us to better understand each other. 

To close, we will finish Talkin Tuesdays with a chance for you to share something important with your teacher.  Is there something you feel like "if my teacher only knew...." it would help her/him understand you better?  What is new this week you can tell your teacher?  For example, if my teacher knew how hard I tried or I really did do my best on our spelling words, you may feel more positive!  Or, if my teacher only knew why I was late again, maybe she/he can help me, etc.

In your Positive Action folder, you will find a Talk It Out Tuesday page.  Here, write one thing down you wish your teacher knew about your week.  Sometimes it helps to get our thoughts together when we write it down.  And, if you need to talk later, just ask your teacher, parent, friend, or Mrs. Sheima by saying "May I please share a "talk it out" with you?"

Remember, sometimes our negative thoughts can turn positive just by telling or sharing with another person!  It is a Positive Action to "peacefully resolve our conflicts" too with others at home, school, and our community.  "Talking it out" starts with one student at a time...and that is.....

YOU!

Wildcats who talk it out 

can change the world!