MoTo Monday, SPRING BREAK, "Do Unto Otters" on 4/6/2020

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Welcome Morgan County FAMILIES to 
POSITIVE ACTIONS! 

The Morgan County Partnership is soooo pleased to provide our greater community with continued online Positive Actions programming with our regularly scheduled 
"Daily PAWsitive Actions Community Vlogcast"
for families to share Positive Actions together!  
Our Social and Emotional Wellness will be supported as we, especially now, continue each day with positive 
THOUGHTS, ACTIONS, and FEELINGS!  
SO, LET'S GET STARTED!!!!

It's our SPRING BREAK! So, let's get together!
"How?" you may ask? Well, for...
 SPIRIT WEEK STORY TIME

This week, Mrs. Hott and Mrs. Sheima have a PAWsome treat just for you!  We have a special feature to get us all together virtually and celebrate Spring Break!  Each day has a fun theme to dress up then, with Golden Rule books read by our Positive Action Super Scholars! And, Mrs. Sheima and I want to hear from YOU!  Send us a selfie each day in your crazy clothes with your positive word! Post online or Email Mrs. Hott to angie@morganpartnership.org

Today is April 6, 2020, SUPER HERO DAY!

To honor of the hospital workers, First Responders, Grocery employees, Gas stations, Truckers, and all other essential personnel! 
NOW GO GET DRESSED!!!!!

Are you dressed? Get ready to be inspired......watch this! Go to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DukAkdhISBs&t=4s
or watch below:

That.was.PAWsome!

LOOK!  I made a jar!  Did You? Join me and Itaca on the vlog for our SPRING BREAK Positive Action Activity: Making a Positive Word Jar! Today, my word I heard to add is HONESTY.

A cup, jar, anything will do!  Grab your own special place to collect more Positive Words this week from each Story Time.  Show us your Positive Jar!

To honor SUPER HEROs, I'm wearing this all day and boy, is Dannypoo happy HAHAHAHAHA!:

What are YOU wearing?

(Is it khakis's and a red shirt...lol!)

You can grab a towel and make a cape too! Dress up for all our Super Heroes out fighting the virus! Share with us online or email angie@morganpartnership.org.

Social & Emotional Wellness! 

Maybe you've been hearing the word "social distancing" lately?  That means for our physical health, we need to be staying home for a while.  However, if we remember toTHINK positive, we CAN be social remotely with digital media, or #AloneTogether, right?  So, keep reading our Daily PAWsitive Actions Community Vlogcast and Mrs. Hott and Mrs. Sheima will be here with you!  

 Our PAWsitive Action word(s) this week is: Spring Break!

And, in Spanish: Vacacione de Primavera!

Try to say "Vacacione de Primavera"! 
(To hear in Spanish, try this: Spring Break FOR THE  PRONOUNCIATION, then click the speaker!)

 WAIT!!!!... THERE'S MORE!!!!!
What's a SPRING BREAK without a certain bunny we all know? Positive Action's has a special guest today with some super sweet stories just for Easter! Watch Mrs. Ambrose read "Easter Eggs Everywhere" by ....she.is.PAWsome!

(or click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uykT8lLRiNA)

Positive Actions appear in our schools this year and begins today on a journey together to discover that starting with positive thoughts, we can choose positive actions, and help us to gain positive feelings!  Take a look at our logo:

Get Ready for a POSITIVE day...filled with super scholars with PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, & EMOTIONAL WELLNESS

On your feet, push in your chair, find a safe space, it's time to sing the 
Positive Action Theme Song!
Go to this link:  
Positive Action Theme Song/Dance
or try this:

Morgan County Scholars that show
THE GOLDEN RULE
can change the world!

STAY CONNECTED!
If you have an android, try our new Morgan County Partnership APP for great programs to help us stay POSITIVE!  Here's the link:
Morgan County Partnership

MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS STYLE!

SPIRIT WEEK & STORY TIME

Mon 4/6 - SUPER HERO DAY! (In honor of the hospital workers, First Responders, Grocery employees, Gas stations, Truckers, and all other essential personnel!)

STORY TIME: “Do Unto Otters” by Laurie Keller w/Taylor and Cambria

Tue 4/7 - CRAZY HAIR/SCHOOL COLORS DAY! (In honor of our hair stylists and the schools we miss!)

STORY TIME: “Have You Filled a Bucket Today?” by Carol McCloud

Wed 4/8 - DRESS LIKE A SENIOR CITIZEN DAY! (In honor of the generation that is most at risk!  Then call your grandparents!)

STORY TIME: “We Don’t Eat Our Classmate”

Thur 4/9 - JERSEY DAY! Or SHOW SHIRT! (In honor of our favorite sports teams, show, movie, concert,...that aren’t able to play right now!)

STORY TIME:  “The World Collector”

Fri 4/10 - PAJAMA DAY! (Because, let’s face it, who’s getting dressed anyway?)

STORY TIME: “Click Clock Surprise!”

SPIRIT WEEK! Let's show our school spirit! Each day will feature a fun-filled theme to wear then share your selfie on social media and connect with your friends! Or email angie@morganpartnership.org

STORY TIME! April 6-10 on the Daily Vlogcast will feature Read-A-Longs on the morning segment to kick-off TUCKED-IN TUESDAYS, starting 4/14 nightly on YouTube at 7! Stay Tuned!

For more book ideas about SPRING, check this out from A Mighty Girl:

"Spring is finally here! To celebrate the joys of spring and a world in bloom, we've shared 30 of our favorite children's books about spring and the joys of gardening in a new blog post. The Mighty Girls in these stories love to stomp in spring showers, dig in the dirt, and celebrate the beauty that comes with a world that's being reborn!

To read our blog post, "30 Mighty Girl Books Celebrating Springtime & Gardening," visit https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11501

A Mighty Girl's top children's books celebrating spring and the joys of gardening!

For more books about KINDNESS HEROES from A Mighty Girl:

"Every pandemic has its heroes -- and during the height of the HIV/AIDS pandemic of the 1980s and 1990s -- a 25-year-old woman in Arkansas became one of the many courageous people around the world who chose compassion over fear. In 1984, Ruth Coker Burks' discovery of a hospital room door with a "big, red bag" over it and her encounter with the dying young man inside changed her life and led her to becoming the final caregiver for hundreds of people dying of AIDS, most of them young gay men who had been abandoned by their families. When Burks learned how many young men were being left to die alone and often were not even being claimed for burial, she recalls thinking, "Who knew there’d come a time when people didn’t want to bury their children?”  Burks estimates that she helped care for over 1,000 people dying of AIDS and even dug the graves for 40 of them herself in her family's cemetery. To read her inspiring story, visit https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=27159

For books that help foster children's compassion for others by giving them a visual way to think about kindness, we highly recommend "Have You Filled a Bucket Today: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids" for ages 4 to 8 (https://www.amightygirl.com/have-you-filled-a-bucket-today) and its sequel "Growing Up With A Bucket Full Of Happiness" for ages 9 to 12 (https://www.amightygirl.com/growing-up-with-a-bucket)  This book is tomorrow's feature!

For picture books about importance of kindness, visit our blog post, "25 Children's Books That Teach Kids to Be Kind," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=19359

And, for a fascinating account of how citizens and scientists came together to successfully halt the AIDS epidemic, we recommend "How to Survive a Plague" at https://amzn.to/2DwPlan

Ruth Coker Burks cared for over 1,000 people during the height of the AIDS epidemic, most of whom had been rejected by their families.