Dear PS 107 Families,
It has been another wonderful week at PS 107! One of our school priorities is to support our students’ social-emotional well-being – so much so that it’s written into our mission statement:
At PS 107, students are at the center of all that we do. Social and emotional well-being is the foundation on which our school community is built. Our teachers strive to meet the needs of diverse learners and know that every child can achieve success. We believe student inquiry drives rich learning, student agency creates change, and the community of students, staff, and families have the power to create a more equitable world.
Every morning around 8:30 am, students participate in a Morning Meeting with their peers. Morning Meeting helps students transition into the school day, build community in their classrooms, learn social-emotional skills, and know what to expect for the day ahead. Many teachers follow the Responsive Classroom model for Morning Meeting, which includes four main components in these meetings:
Greeting: every student and teacher is greeted by name and welcomed to the classroom
Sharing: students have the opportunity to share important things in their lives with peers so that the class can build a strong, trusting community
Group Activity: the class participates in an activity together that generally has a social-emotional or academic goal
Morning Message: students read a morning message from their teacher(s) together, which tells them what’s to come each day
Morning Meetings typically last 15 to 20 minutes and are a powerful vehicle for building trust, community, as well as academic and social-emotional skills. This is why it’s so important that children are on time for school every day! Ask your child what they did in Morning Meeting today.
Have a terrific week!
Warmly,
Ms Joanna