Be Kind.   I hear my mom say that a lot.

My mom is the counselor at school and she tries really hard each day to encourage all my friends to be kind to each other. 

What does a counselor do?  How can I go see the counselor?  She let me see her counselor passes that each teacher has in their classroom.  She tells the students that she is there to listen to them.  When they are having a great day and want to share "something that is so exciting that you are going to burst if you don't tell someone".  That's what she is there to do... listen to those exciting things!

She is also there to listen when you're having one of those "not so good" days.  She tells me that when you're having one of those days sometimes it helps just to tell someone about it. 

I asked her, "You mean when you feel really sad because you accidentally ate your brother's food?"  She said, "Yes, when you do things you know are wrong and you feel sad that you did them."  She is there to listen.  She is there to listen when your best friend doesn't want to play with you too.  She's a good listener.  I feel better when I tell her things that make me sad.  Sometimes just giving me a hug makes it all better.  Then there are other times when we talk about what we could do differently next time.

She has made a "Kindness Tree" and put it on the wall outside her room.  She was telling me about it and showing me how it can "bloom".  Our Kindness Tree will bloom by all the kind things my friends do at school.  The first "bloom" on our tree was for a 3rd grader whom my mom told me always says, "Hi! How's your day going Ms. Smart"?  He asks her every day.  That makes her smile!

I can't wait to see how our tree will bloom!

 

Congratulations to our Kiwanis Terrific Kids 

for January 28-February 1!

Kindergarten: Jackson London (not pictured)

First Grade: Jonah Munoz

Second Grade: Lillia Hewes   (not pictured)

Third Grade: Shayl Smith

Congratulations to our Kiwanis Terrific Kids 

for February 4-8!

Kindergarten: Rori Wester

First Grade: Violet Adkins

Second Grade: Lazerus McDougle

Third Grade: Mya McAllister

Thank you for joining us, 

Noon Kiwanis Club member, Paul Appeldorn!

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------