For Mindful Monday we learned a calming technique called "Fist squeeze" When we are feeling in the red zone (or maybe yellow) you imagine all of your energy in your hands. Make your hands into a fist - real tight- then imagine that you release that energy as you release your hands from the fists. 

We also started a system of zones check-in each day. First thing in the morning, we find our personal clothespin and clip it to the zone colour that we are feeling as we start the day.

Ms. Babcock continued our learning about "home". She read Phyllis's Orange Shirt. We talked about how when we are not at home, we can have something special that reminds us of home. Like Phyllis's orange shirt that her Grandma bought for her. We are continuing this conversation this week - including thinking about what comfort object reminds us of home? and  thinking about what it might be like if someone took our special object of home away from us.