Clara H. Carlson School spread kindness and the message of anti-bullying during its recent P.S. I Love You Week. P.S. I Love You Day is held annually in February to spread mental health awareness. This year, the theme was “Love is meant to be given.”
The week’s activities were organized by the building’s P.S. I Love You Week Committee, which was led by sixth grade teacher Jenna Naclerio and pre-K teacher Jayme Phillips. They were assisted by school counselor Jane Dragovich, pre-K teacher Stephanie Gillam and school psychologist Johanna Lemoine.
P.S. I Love You Week kicked off with students in pre-K through second grade completing an anti-bullying contract, and the whole building collaborated on the creation of love chains, which were purple paper linked together with positive messages. Each morning, every classroom started the day by playing an arrival song, such as “All You Need is Love” by The Beatles and “Brave” by Sara Bareilles. Throughout the week, students created origami hearts, wrote letters to the Solely Sunshine Foundation, wrote kind things about their classmates, wrote a letter or note to someone special in their life and participated in a friendship web activity with a ball of yarn. In the middle of the week, students participated in a schoolwide meditation moment, as well.
P.S. I Love You Week concluded on P.S. I Love You Day. The entire building was encouraged to wear purple to commemorate the day.
Date Added: 2/28/2024