Persuasion

Greetings families,

These past weeks have been flying by and we have been hard at work completing projects and our units of study for the year. Most recently we have been revisiting our opinion writing unit. Students are working to extend their understanding of opinions by realizing how their thinking and ideas are meaningful to the world around them. It is my goal to help students recognize their significance and belonging in the world. Students have been spending time discussing what inspires their thinking and how they can persuade others to view the world through their eyes and vice versa.

The students and I have been talking a lot about change and the opportunities that come from change as well as challenges. Students have been very engaged in reviewing the changes in responsibility and learning they have encountered so far this year as well as changes they will face in the coming year. We came to the conclusion that change is hard because it can push us out of our comfort zone. In light of further discussion we discovered that part of what makes change difficult is that we have not yet had the opportunity to connect with the changes coming towards us.

For example, if someone decides they do not like a new school before they visit then they have not yet given that change an opportunity to be positive. The students and I are working on how we can help ourselves to develop strategies to be regularly connecting with new things, so that when change occurs we have the ability to transition successfully and confidently.