"Calming Area"

Funded Apr 24, 2023

I truly want to say how thankful we are for the calm corner donations to our classroom. Our students are so happy that they get to go to a place where they can calm down, identify their emotions and reflect. I also use the area for those students who are patient and are great listeners so that they are able to get an opportunity to use the items in the calm space. I have noticed a change in behavior with those students who have been going to the calm corner consistently.

The carpet is a great way for them to go and de-escalate when the students are feeling upset and they can hold and squeeze the round pillow to help with sensory. The legos help them identify how they are feeling as well as the drawing board and thanks to the rainbow drawer I can organize all of their legos, sensory toys and superhero capes.

The students, paraprofessionals and myself are extremely grateful for your donations to help provide a calm space to our classroom.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Ochoa