I wanted to let you know about an addition we have made to our morning line time.  It is called “Good News Moment”.  The students even created a fun little jingle to add after the news is shared.  The good news moment is a piece of our morning line that I am asking for some support from you at home.  This is something that I have wanted to do for sometime now and I am hopeful it will have a lasting impression with our students. The idea behind “Good News Moment” is to recognize the good in our world.  “Be the change you wish to see in the world”, is what I think of when I say “Good news moment”.  With your help, students may bring in newspaper articles, web links, personal stories, magazine articles, and such, that share good news happening in the world around us.

Some examples that have recently been shared included an article from our local North Ogden Connection about a student from Weber High that created a project called buddy bench.  The idea is for these benches to be placed on playgrounds at our local elementary schools. “Too Often, a kid is alone at lunch, bullied in a classroom, or alone at recess.  The idea is that a bench can be placed outside at recess where a student may sit if they don’t feel included, feel low for the  day, or are just alone.  Other students will see the bench, and the person on it, and respond in the loving, caring ways that children do”.  Another good news was shared about the local North Ogden Jr. High student who saved his money to buy flowers for students, at his school, on Valentines day.  His hope was to bring happiness and smiles to everyone on that day. One student shared how Cherrios company is planting extra flowers to help save the bees. Another article that was shared helped for students to reflect briefly on the things they take for granted and see how their own creativity and ingenuity can help others.  A man invented adjustable shoes for poor child.  The article can be found here.

I encourage you to look for these opportunities and share them with your children, so they can bring them into our classroom.