Published: Dec 09, 2019 07:00 AM
Students in kindergarten through fourth grade at Hawley Elementary School participated in a school-wide Self Kindness Day on Friday, November 22.
Lead Teacher Jenna Connors said that November has been Self Awareness Month at Hawley, where staff are teaching children social and emotional learning techniques.
The Self Kindness Day worked in conjunction with the lessons to show the importance of taking time to nurture the things that make each individual relaxed and happy.
Teachers and support staff oversaw 17 different activities that the children could choose from, which included basketball, painting, making Rainbow Looms, coding, and yoga — just to name a few.
Each student selected their top choices, then were assigned two sessions that lasted 45 minutes each.
In the Coding session of Hawley’s Self Kindness Day, students gather around Library Media Specialist Erika Carlson, far right, to learn how to operate the app that controls the Dash robot. —Bee Photos, Silber
Kindergartener Murphy Cullen fills his sun drawing in with a vibrant yellow hue during the Self Kindness Day painting session at Hawley Elementary School.
Fourth grader Nathan Hawe holds the camera he created using STEM Bins during Hawley’s Self Kindness Day on Friday, November 22.
Pictured from left is Charlotte Infantino, Gracie Arbogast, sisters Kailyn and Kinley Lahey, and Helena Draghi, who were happy to showcase the Rainbow Looms they started making on Self Kindness Day.
While utilizing the STEM Bins, Hawley kindergartener Cameron Gilbert makes a long track that stretches across the room on November 22.
Kindergartener Cecelia Ragusa focuses her attention on coloring during Hawley’s Self-Kindness Day session on November 22.
Hawley Elementary School Music Teacher Jill Marak shows the children in the Knitting/Weaving class how to get started with their materials before starting an instructional video.
