Daily Heart Print - Day 9 - wrote surprise notes to our Lincoln Friends

"More laughing less fighting!" It's true, I.K. is right! Today during our community meeting we discussed our experiences involved with our "Heart Prints" project. I asked the students if they noticed anything change since we began our project. A.C. said, "at recess, we aren't fighting anymore over our game. We are being nicer to each other. It's a lot more fun!"
I.K immediately yelled out, "There's more laughing and less fighting!" In response all the children laughed and agreed.

Lately, I have taken a step back and really tried to observe the children's behavior with one another. Here are a few things I noticed just today:
Smiling children in the halls.
Holding the doors open for one another.
No cutting in line!(This can be tough in second grade)
More interaction, asking one another to play!
Friendships formed.

The goal of this project is to strengthen our relationships with one another and spread joy and happiness everywhere we go. I am overjoyed with the impact we have already made and can't wait for the upcoming "Heart Prints!" 


Today's "Heart Print" was writing surprise notes to our Lincoln friends. The children paired up and wrote a surprise note to one of the K-4 classrooms at Lincoln. Since we have enjoyed laughing and smiling lately we tried to spread the laughter by including a joke on our note. 
The children delivered the notes to the classrooms right before lunch and were beaming with joy on their return. S.A. shared with us, "Mrs. Bajo's class clapped and screamed! They were so excited for their heart print." Mrs. Bruzek's P.M. kindergarten class gave us a big thank you for their "Heart Print." 
Stayed tuned for the weekend "Heart Print!" The children are going to leave a good feeling on some very special people.  

                                                     Miss Anderson's 2nd grade class