A new trimester brings new topics in Guidance, for this 2nd trimester the focus will be on the academic development of our students. This means that Mr. Kudo and Mrs. Kāneakua will be teaching skills to help your child be more successful in school. Some of the lessons include listening, decision making, perseverance, and goal-setting.
Recently our kindergarten and first graders heard a story and discussed the components of active listening. Then they took an assessment and found that they can be successful learners whenever they apply good listening skills.
In the upper grades, students are learning how to be good decision makers. The first step is awareness to realize that in a day they make many decisions. Some decisions have positive outcomes and others have negative ones. Therefore, students are taught how their decisions affect not only them, but others as well.
Don’t forget to ask your child about what they’re learning in Guidance.