What’s Happening at the DLCs
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Week March 6 - 10, “Uplifting Hearts, Connecting Minds”
During the week of March 6, DLC - New Providence students will be making their own emojis related to the zones of regulation and naming their feelings! They will also experience some calming/reset strategies as part of the DLC- New Providence toolbox.
There will be a variety of activities at DLC - Warren during the week of March 6 leading up to SEL day on March 10. A daily morning announcement will be read by a student that connects to SEL. A list of planned activities at DLC - Warren is below:
- Students and staff will write SEL skills on leaves and create a SEL Tree, which will be displayed on Main Street.
- Dance-A-Thon SELebration - The performing arts facilitator and students have been working hard to practice their dance moves for our Dance-A-Thon. Students will be dancing to SEL songs, such as “The Sound of Sunshine” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling.”
- Buddy Art - The creative art facilitators will be working with students in creating pictures to brighten another classmate/friend’s day. Students will then deliver their drawing to a classmate or a friend in the school.
- Mindful Minute - at the end of each day students and staff will participate in a mindful minute.
DLC - New Providence
Read Across America, March 2
To celebrate Read Across America on March 2, speech language specialists will create reading activities related to selected books for students. Older students will be reading to younger classes. Each classroom will focus on a book for the month and will dress up like the characters in the book for the culminating activity at the end of the month.
Pajama Day, March 3
On Friday, March 3, DLC - New Providence will have Pajama Day. Students can wear their favorite pajamas and read books related to snow days for our in-school Snow Day!
Arbor Day Tree Planting Program, March 15
Some DLC-New Providence students will be attending a training session on trees while other students will be participating in planting an Eastern Redbud Tree on the DLC - New Providence property.
Irish American Heritage Month Celebration, March 17
Students are invited to wear green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Students will be making shamrocks and drawing pictures or writing words to represent their favorite activities, food, or toys.
|