Head's Up, Kathleen McNamara

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/learning

Common sense media always has some back to school advice for families; in addition, we suggest that parents help get their children school-schedule ready! Ease into changes in routines, shifting meal and bed times to reflect schedule during the school year. At Seven Hills, we are eager and ready for our children returning next week!

At Seven Hills, we really do help students with their struggles. As young as first grade, our students learn that mistakes make your brain grow and are a natural part of the learning process.

But many educators and learning scientists say that now, as students look to rebuild academic confidence, is a crucial moment for teachers and parents to step back when learning gets hard and to be explicit that the challenge offers rewards.

While we were on break last week, Russia invaded the Ukraine. It is a lot for adults to process, let alone try and make understandable to children. Helping them make sense of the realities of war can be daunting. Here are a list of resources, first offered by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) that could help in this endeavor.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RPP5dtpl6C5VbvVHHGGrp_is7Ri4Kysyt3N-XqO20rQ/edit

This certainly makes the case for vaccinating our students and having more opportunities open up, especially at school…

What we mean about a little bit of “arrested development” in School Year Three of the Pandemic

What’s more, when you read out loud, your toddler connects books with the familiar, beloved sound of your voice — and the physical closeness that reading together brings. You are helping build a positive association with books that will last a lifetime.

Truer words were never spoken. We see how the power of reading impacts students. Read on!