Kind and Gentle Bodies
/As we move into our school year we are beginning to consider what kinds of agreements we’d like to make as a community and as a class to help all feel safe, loved, and happy. Today we read the book, We Don’t Eat Our Classmates, by Ryan T. Higgins. It’s the story about Penelope (a dinosaur) who finds herself in a classroom full of (tasty) children on her first day of school. While she wants to play and make friends, she has trouble remembering not to eat her classmates (she always spits them out when reminded by her teacher and peers). Penelope realizes she is lonely when her classmates become wary of her. With the help of a hungry fish, named Walter (dinosaurs are delicious), Penelope begins to understand that kindness and gentleness are great ways to make friends.
As a class today, we decided remembering to have gentle and kind bodies is really important for everyone to feel safe, loved, and happy. We will be focusing on our first class agreement for another week or so. We will then move onto our next collective agreement. We’ll keep you posted
