EmpowerU Elementary Social & Emotional Curriculum Update
EmpowerU Lesson #5 (This Week): Students will learn about Automatic Negative Thoughts, or ANTs, which is something we all experience! By noticing these ANTs earlier, we are able to take Charge and work on connecting with our Inner Coach. Your student will learn a calming tool called Palm Pushes. Ask them to show you what it looks like!
EmpowerU Lesson #4: Students will be learning how to quiet their Inner Critic, and focus on their Inner Coach. This can be a very powerful tool! The calming tool your child will learn this week is called the Self Hug. This is a practice that includes deep pressure and self kindness. We will continue to revisit all of the tools we have learned in prior weeks!
EmpowerU Lesson #3: Students will learn about taking small steps toward meeting goals. When things are hard, Charge feels outside of our control. If we use a Calming Tool like Breathe and Check In, Gratitude, or 5-4-3-2-1, it helps us remember that Charge is inside of us. The newest tool, 5-4-3-2-1, helps students to be in the here and now, and to notice things around them using their senses. These tools can be helpful, small steps!
EmpowerU Lesson #2: Students will learn about Charge (See picture of Charge our EmpowerU Mascot). When things are hard, Charge feels outside of our control. If we use a Calming Tool like Breathe and Check In or Gratitude, it helps us remember that Charge is inside of us. We have control over how we respond to different situations! When Charge is in you, you are in charge!
St. Patrick's Day K-2 CER Class
"I Love To Read" Month
Cereal Box Storybook Contest
Students in Intro to Engineering Design class were given a challenge to create a vehicle that could travel the farthest using materials given to them. The goal of the challenge was to teach teamwork and the design process.
Students in Civil Engineering class recently experienced dirt testing. A soil sample was ground, sifted, washed and weighed to determine the amounts of clay, sand and gravel present. These percentages help to determine if the soil will bear the weight of a building.
GHEC School had the privilege of hosting an area honor choir that included students from GHEC, BEA, Fairmont, LCWM, MCW, and St. James. Representing GHEC were Eisley Emmert, Tessa Johnson, Lauren Johnson, Emma Carlson, Ayla Meixell, Ingalill Myhr, and Jorvik Jensen. Awesome!!
I am working in getting the 3D printers up and running to use in STEAM later this week! Thank you to @MartinCountyKnowHow for letting us use these printers!
You can see some of the test prints I have done.
3rd and 4th grade robotics is going amazing! Almost all groups have a mobile robot!
WOW! We had 24 kids stay after school for CER Lego Club on 02.28.22! They had so much fun exploring, building, and making Lego Creations!
March 7-11 is School Social Work Week and we are grateful for all of the work our two amazing social workers do to support our students!
Thank you Mrs. Millmann and Mrs. Hartke!
Middle School STEAM class raced their edible cars on Friday. It was fun to watch their creations at work.
This week, we have been celebrating Read Across America. Yesterday was Book Character Day, where staff and students dressed up as a character from a favorite book. Our elementary teachers did not disappoint. Great job!!
Middle and High School Band percussion students attended a clinic at Minnesota State University Mankato run by Mike Thursby and his students. They had the opportunity to work on their Solo and Ensemble selections and heard the MSU percussion ensemble.
The GHEC Theater Performing Arts & National Honor Society Students had the amazing opportunity to attending Chanhassen Dinner Theater's "Footloose" Performance on Wednesday, February 23rd! Thank you GHEC School & GHEC CIA for your support with this fabulous opportunity!
Congratulations to our Middle and High School students that received a Jaguar Proud award recently for demonstrating one or more of the three R's (Respectful, Responsible, Ready)!
Middle school STEAM had some guests in class today. Mr. Storbeck, Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Topinka and Mandy Pytleski all helped to question the students on their design plans, construction and reason for building what they did.
Read Across America Week is February 28th - March 4th. Please note the dress up days for Read Across America Week.
Cohen Byrne (champion) and Lucy Koch (runner-up) were the top two spellers at this year’s GHEC school spelling bee. Last night, Cohen participated in the regional spelling bee in Mankato. He tied for 6th place. Nice job, Cohen!!
Do you or someone you know have a preschool child (birth through pre-kindergarten)? GHEC school offers ECFE classes for parents and other caregivers to provide them resources to support their child.
Our ECFE classes start next week (Tuesday, March 1st). Sign up today!!
Tomorrow (Wednesday, February 23rd) is Bus Driver Appreciation Day. Today's wintery weather is a great reminder of the very important role our school bus drivers play in keeping all our students safe as they travel to and from school. We are lucky to have an outstanding team of bus drivers who know our students and are dedicated to making sure they transported safely. Thank you to Truman Bus Company, especially our GHEC bus drivers!!
