Look At All That GRIT!

This month, our class showed some outstanding GRIT! Students showed Guts by working hard to take risks in learning, they showed Resilience when they kept trying and didn't give up, showed Innovation by being creative and thoughtful in their studies, and worked fabulously together to show Teamwork. 

Well done everyone! Enjoy your break!

Sincerely,
Mr. Kilham

G.R.I.T. Feathers

As you may have heard, we have been earning headband feathers this month to highlight acts of GRIT. We learned that in some Native American tribes, feathers were given to individuals who performed good deeds for their community. In our second grade classroom, students have been earning feathers for demonstrating Guts, Resilience, Innovation, and Teamwork.

It has been wonderful to see our students taking so much pride in their hard work and applauding the efforts of their classmates. You can encourage your child to show GRIT by coming up with different ways to show Guts, Resilience, Innovation, and Teamwork in our classroom each day. The way our class has been working, I'm thinking we'll all have earned the four GRIT feathers in no time :)

Sincerely,

Mr. Kilham

Second Graders Have GRIT!

How does GRIT help us as students and citizens?
Hello parents! Last week we were talking about how we all show GRIT (Guts, Resilience, Innovation, and Teamwork) in some way or another, and it is impressive what your students can do! We heard stories of bravery, perseverance, integrity, cooperation, spirit, kindness, and generosity. We spent some time recording these thoughts, and together with the other second grade classrooms we have made an impressive display! Check it out:

Sincerely, Mr. Kilham Common Core Standard: Writing 8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

Resilience Song

Hello families!

As you know, our theme this year at Steward School is GRIT (Guts, Resilience, Innovation, Teamwork). We have spent much time discussing what these words mean to us as learners and as members of our school community. To further explore these ideas as a school, each grade level has been assigned a word. Grade two is Resilient! As a grade level, we are singing a song at an upcoming assembly called Don't Give Up by Bruno Mars and some Sesame Street friends. We introduced the song today, and will be working hard to learn the words here at school. You can help by practicing at home as well! Below is a link to the song through Nicertube, a website that plays youtube videos without ads, comments, or links to other videos. Check it out, it's a fun song!

Don't Give Up by Bruno Mars


This is a version with lyrics

Sincerely,
Mr. Kilham

When you want to do something that’s new

And it seems really, really hard to do

You feel like quitting, you feel you're through

Well I have some advice for you

Don’t give up, keep on trying

You’re gonna make it, I ain't lying

Don’t give up, don’t ever quit

Try and try and you can do it

Don’t give up, yeah

If you want to catch a ball

But you’re having no luck at all

The ball hits your head, it hits your nose

It hits your belly, your chin and toes

Well, try and try and try again

Keep on trying until the end

You put your hands out in the air

You’ll catch the ball

Yes this I swear

Don’t give up, keep on going

You’re on a boat, so keep on rowing

Don’t give up, don’t ever stop

Try and try and you’ll come out on top

Don’t give up

You got yourself rollerskates

You put them on

And you feel great

You stand up

Then you fall, don’t think you can skate at all

You get back up, then you trip,

You skip and tip and slip, and flip

You try and try and try some more

Soon you’re skating across the floor

Don’t give up, keep on moving,

You’re gonna get there, just keep on grooving

Don’t give up, don’t pack it in

Try and try, and you’ll win

Don’t give up, no no no

Don’t give up, no no no

Don’t give up, no no no

Don’t give up, no no

Don’t give up!