Funded Dec 3, 2019Thank you for your kindness and generosity in helping our students!
To tie the baskets into our school, I used our "I know I can..." moto to create the phrase "I KNOW I CAN...Use these tools to help myself be ready to learn." The items in the baskets were presented by each advisory teacher through a lesson on Self-Awareness and Self-Regulation. Students were taught to begin to recognize triggers at school that may result in heightened emotions. They were then introduced to the items as "tools" to help them focus, take a break, or calm down. I created laminated sheets to demonstrate how to use the lavender, as well as providing them with breathing and distracting techniques.
School staff members have already begun to share the impact they have seen for the students:
"One of my students with ADHD who is always fidgeting used the marble tool and was calm and quiet the whole class period." -7th grade reading teacher
"STUDENT often comes to my office with an upset stomach, she told me the lavender helps calm her stomach and stay in the classroom." -School nurse
Without your help, these students would continue to lose class time for themselves and potentially others. Thanks for helping our students further their education!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Sommarstrom