It's October! What's Going on in Cub Connections This Month?

Everyone has been hard at work and busy busy at SME! Here is a recap of our Cub Connections program throughout the month of September, and a peak at what October will bring!

 During the month of September, I met all of our students and visited each cohort for live lessons, and video lessons. 

For K-3rd grade: Second Step lessons 1-3 were all covered through the month of September! Our youngest students got to learn about Showing Respect in the classroom, The Four Rules for Good Listening, Using Self-Talk to help ourselves focus through. distractions, and What it means to be Assertive! We had lots of fun learning these skills along with our puppet friends, "Puppy" and "Sam the Snail." If your student would like to watch the lessons again, they can be found on my YouTube channel by clicking the link HERE. Throughout the month of October,  we will continue our lessons and meet new puppet friends along the way! 

For 4th-6th grade: In September, our Energy Bus focus was "You are the Driver," and for our 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students, we connected how our choice to drive our Energy Bus down a positive path or a negative path, connects with our natural character strengths, and how we are always in control to make choices that reflect our best character strengths each day. Our lesson was a Harry Potter themed, two part lesson that encouraged students to explore what they thought were their own natural character strengths, and then connect those strengths with the choices they make each day in their thoughts, feelings, and interactions with others. In October, our Energy Bus topic is "Create a Positive Vision." Students will learn all about mindfulness and gratitude, and how we can change our negative thoughts, and get "unstuck" through mindfulness practice.