We spent the afternoon working on our friendship skills. First we discussed what being mean looks like. Then we discussed and practiced different ways to handle people that are mean. Miss Betsy Ann was nice enough to come in and help us with this. She brought her magic wand and we used it to give each other meaningful compliments. We'll keep practicing this skill.
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 | Then we read a great book called From Me to You. We wrote letters to each other giving compliments and telling our classmates why they are great and why we like them. Here's the catch. We didn't sign our names. We wrote to a secret person in the class just like in the book. Tomorrow we'll exchange our letters and reveal who wrote them. We had to get out our super secret concentration boxes so there was no peeking. |
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Here's a sneak peek at some of our letters...
 Dear Avery, I like you because you are nice to me because when I am sad you lift me back up and you are funny. And I am happy that you are my friend and you help me with my problems. And you are very nice every day and friendly all the time. And when I'm here for you, you are here for me. Love, Me  Dear William, I like you because you play football. Me and you love each other. We have had five sleepovers. We both love Minecraft. And we won a superbowl. And we have both played Pokemon. Love, Me |  Dear Molly, I like you because you are very nice. You do very good work. You are my best friend. You help me with my work. You make my day better. I learn from you. You have a good heart. You're a rainbow. You're nice to everybody. You are my best friend. On Valentine's Day I had so much fun with you. Love, Me  Dear Charlie, I like because you are very energetic and funny on the field. You're always lifting my spirits to the max. You are the best friend I could ever have. Love, Me |
