Welcome Back Cove Kids! LET’S CREATE THIS YEAR’S TIME CAPSULE !

LIFE AT THE COVE LET’S TOUR THE ROOM AND FIND OUT WHAT HAS CHANGED!

OUR TOUR INCLUDES: Badges and Banking Mail – Handing in and handing out Charging Station – Cost = $2 in Cove Cash Fridge Mrs. C’s Desk Books in the brown bookcase Science Sandbar Expectations Classroom Library Behavior Expectations Cove Jobs

GETTING UNDERWAY WITH THE WIND AT YOUR BACK

Personal Bank Account Deposits Keep promises to yourself Do small acts of kindness Be gentle with yourself Be honest in all your dealings Enhance your talents Take care of yourself Think positively and use positive self-talk

Personal Bank Account Withdrawals Break promises to yourself Isolate yourself Put yourself down Think negatively and use negative self-talk Be dishonest with yourself Neglect your talents Wear yourself out Expect yourself to be perfect

Relationship Bank Account Deposits Keep promises to others Do small acts of kindness Be loyal to those not present Listen actively Say you are sorry Set clear expectations Allow others to be different

Relationship Bank Account Withdrawals Break promises Keep to yourself Gossip and break confidences Do not listen Be arrogant Set false expectations

HABIT #1 BE PROACTIVE Think: “I am the Force!”

Watch Your Language! I’ll try That’s just the way I am There’s nothing I can do I have to I can’t You ruined my day I’ll do it I can do better than that Let’s look at all our options I choose to There’s gotta be a way I’m not going to let your bad mood rub off on me Reactive LanguageProactive Language

HABIT #1 BE PROACTIVE Think: “I am the Force!” What COULD you do? Listen to these stories and decide!

What are REACTIVE people like? Are easily offended Blame others Get angry and say things they regret later Whine and complain Wait for things to happen to them Change only when they have to

What are PROACTIVE people like? Are not easily offended Take responsibility for their own choices Think before they act Bounce back when something bad happens Always find a way to make it happen Focus on things they can do something about, and don’t worry about things they can’t

CIRCLE OF NO CONTROL CIRCLE OF CONTROL

Tools in Our Toolbox! 1.Pause Button 2.Self –Awareness – Step back and watch/think 3.Conscience – Listen to your inner voice to know right from wrong 4.Imagination – Picture new possibilities/endings 5.Willpower – Have the power to choose

Your Turn! Create one PowerPoint slide which shows what you have learned about HABIT #1 BE PROACTIVE You can include text, color, clip art, word art, and anything else you’d like to use. * When you save your slide name it with your initials and habit1 (for example - kchabit1) * Save it to the Habit 1 Folder in the Common Collazo Cove folder!

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Activity Set up Cove Notebook – TOC Add Character Traits sheet to Reading Section Wordle Fun – wordle.net When you click PRINT, send your Wordle to Smart Notebook and save in the Wordle Folder – Common Collazo Cove

Cove Team Building Activity Challenge Puzzles Blog Entry: Thoughts about the Challenge! Our new site: collazocove1011.wikispaces.com

Important Homework! Habit #1: Be Proactive Oxygen Tank Sheet