October 23-October 27, 2023

VETERAN’S DAY

We are starting to prepare for the Veteran’s Day Assembly, and we need your help. We will honor Academy Veterans and their families who have served or continue to serve in the military. If you have a service member you would like to honor, please email a picture with name, rank, branch, and job duties. If you know a Veteran who would like to attend our Veteran’s Day celebration 

Please contact Kathy Lagos at klagos@acadstl.org 

We will be happy to send them an invitation to attend. 

We are also looking for any Boy or Girl Scouts who want to help with the flag ceremony.

Thank you to all the family members of students at the Academy who have served or continue to serve in the military.

Empathy is a big word for children. Last week, we introduced this word, talking about what it meant. It is hard for children to put themselves in someone else’s shoes. We must help our children, guiding them and allowing them to practice this vital skill. 

Children’s books can be a powerful tool for teaching empathy and kindness. Our class read the story of a little girl named Sally McCabe, the smallest girl in the smallest grade. Because Sally was always paying extra special attention, she would notice when someone was feeling sad, hurt, or alone. One day, something magical happened when Sally stood up and exclaimed, “I’m tired of seeing this terrible stuff. Stop hurting each other. This is enough!” A chain reaction of kindness began when many others joined Sally in standing up and saying, “This is enough!” 

Our class decided we, too, would join Sally in this chain reaction of kindness. We have promised to do our best when treating others with empathy and kindness. Would you also like to be a part of our chain reaction?

This week, we talked about apologizing and forgiving others. We discussed when to apologize, what makes a good apology, and why it is important to put ourselves in another person’s shoes to understand how they might feel in a situation. This idea of taking another person’s perspective can be very challenging to understand, but it is an important step in our social development! 

We also began to talk about maps and learning various map skills, such as the cardinal directions and using those to read a map. The students seem to be very excited about working with maps! We also read a silly story, Punctuation Takes a Vacation, to help us understand when to use the various punctuation marks in our writing. While we are working on some of these concepts as a group, each student simultaneously works on the individual skills they need in math and reading. We want to thank the high school students for being so kind and coming in to help us improve our math skills. We had so much fun getting to work with you all and greatly appreciate your support! 

LUNCH ACCOUNTS
Each day, the entree includes fruit and chips.
You can select additional items a la carte.
Please be sure to place your order by midnight the night before.
Please call Mrs. Cantareira with any questions at 636-534-5099.

SNACKS
DON’T FORGET SNACKS!