Pleasant Valley Primary School

KINDNESS TREE

In an attempt to make our Second Step learning themes more prominent and integrated in our school, we have introduced our “Second Step Tree” on a bulletin board across from atrium. This tree will change with the seasons and connect with Second Step units: skills for learning, empathy, emotion management., friendship skills, problem-solving. In January the tree was a recap of the units Learning Skills and Empathy. Students created “personal goal” snowballs, writing goals that will support them to be a better student or friend. As students pass the area each day they can connect the Second Step learning that has taken place in the classroom to the school-wide message they see on the Seasonal Second Step Tree.

Below are some Quotes from the Kindness Tree…

• My goal is to learn all one hundred sight words
• I will be a better student by being more assertive
• I can be a better friend by making others feel better
• I can be a better friend by helping someone if they fall