Let’s Talk About Peace!

We can’t believe we’re already three weeks into the school year. Wow, how time flies! Your children have truly been doing such an amazing job with all of the transitions and are becoming more comfortable in the classroom.

We’re learning that sometimes we feel an emotion but we aren’t able to put it into words. We’ve been talking about many different feelings and what can make us feel those feelings. Sometimes we’re disappointed, astonished, angry, sleepy or excited. Talking about our feelings helps us to cope better when our emotions get super big. We’ve been learning about feeling cansado (tired), muy fantastico (very fantastic), and molesto (mad).

Ms. Sadie taught a lesson on conflict resolution and how to use the Peace Rose. We talked about how sometimes our feelings can get hurt or we can feel mad at another friend. When that happens, the child can go get the peace rose and bring it to that friend to talk about the problem. Whoever is holding the peace rose gets to speak. The children take turns holding the rose and saying how they feel. At the end, when the problem is resolved, both friends hold the rose at the same time and say “friends.” We encourage our friends to solve their own problems as much as possible. Of course, we are happy to guide them through the process, especially when problems are too big for a peace rose talk.

We’ve also been busy exploring the four seasons and what delights each season brings. Whether it’s the drizzly days of spring, the beach days of summer, pumpkins in the fall or snowmen in the winter we’re learning that each one can be fun. We encourage children to think about what their favorite season might be and why.

You may hear your child mention “mentor day.” On Fridays, we give our older friends the opportunity to teach and work with younger or newer friends. By teaching a lesson, the child is learning the material at a deeper level. Many friends are more receptive to lessons when they’re given by an older friend. This also gives everyone a chance to work with someone new!

We do keep the room temperature on the cooler side and many friends comment on being chilly. It’s a good idea to send in a labeled sweatshirt that your child can leave in their cubby for when they’re cold.

You can view pictures from the last two weeks at this link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eZ9SIDU_fYY1WgwTTf0YFiYZk4qw5kzu?usp=sharing

Upcoming Dates to Remember:
September 6 – Labor Day – NO SCHOOL
September 7 – Teacher in Service – NO SCHOOL

Love,
The P2 team


“Peace is what every human being is craving for and it can be brought about by humanity through the child” ~ Maria Montessori