Social Skills and Parent Resources
The Social Skills: We will post here what the social skills are for the year for 5th-8th grade classes.
This year, 7th and 8th grades will be working on a slightly different approach to social-emotional development. Our class will be exploring the Essential 55, guidelines created by Ron Clark and implemented at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Clark’s list covers good etiquette and skills for life, such as looking people in the eye when you talk to them, and leaving a tip when you stay in a hotel.
In addition, 7th and 8th grades will be learning about Manners and prayer through "How Rude", "The 7 habits of Highly Effective Teens" and "The Power of a Praying Teen".
Finally, each student will choose one social-emotional area that they would like to improve in the first semester. During the first two weeks, we’ll be discussing possibilities. Please take the time to have conversations at home with your child, too. I want this to be your child’s choice, but you know your child and can offer valuable input on areas that they may need to build strength.
Over the course of the semester, each child will be given time to reflect and self assess. As adults, we can support, encourage, help them practice, and find resources for them about the skill that they choose to work on. There will be opportunities for them to practice chores, manners, and social-emotional in school and at home.
This year, 7th and 8th grades will be working on a slightly different approach to social-emotional development. Our class will be exploring the Essential 55, guidelines created by Ron Clark and implemented at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Clark’s list covers good etiquette and skills for life, such as looking people in the eye when you talk to them, and leaving a tip when you stay in a hotel.
In addition, 7th and 8th grades will be learning about Manners and prayer through "How Rude", "The 7 habits of Highly Effective Teens" and "The Power of a Praying Teen".
Finally, each student will choose one social-emotional area that they would like to improve in the first semester. During the first two weeks, we’ll be discussing possibilities. Please take the time to have conversations at home with your child, too. I want this to be your child’s choice, but you know your child and can offer valuable input on areas that they may need to build strength.
Over the course of the semester, each child will be given time to reflect and self assess. As adults, we can support, encourage, help them practice, and find resources for them about the skill that they choose to work on. There will be opportunities for them to practice chores, manners, and social-emotional in school and at home.
Parent Resources: Here are some books that I have been reading as a parent and teacher that I found useful as both.
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