SNAP Program a great success!

Grade 2 students in Room 214 have had the privilege of taking part in a school sponsored self regulation development program over the last two months called SNAP. Here is some specific information about this fantastic program that is run by Toronto's very own Child Development Institute. 

Room 214 would like to give a HUGE thanks to Faisa Mohamud of the Child Development Institute for leading such a fantastic program and dedicating her time (and patience) to our students here at Twentieth Street. THANK YOU!

SNAP®, which stands for Stop Now And Plan, is an evidence-based cognitive behavioural model that provides a framework for teaching children struggling with behaviour issues, and their parents, effective emotional regulation, self-control and problem-solving skills. The primary goal of SNAP® is to keep children and youth in school and out of trouble. SNAP® has demonstrated positive treatment outcomes among children under the age of 12 with conduct and related behavioural problems and their families.

Faisa talking to 20th St. students about the 'wheel of self control'

Studies have shown the following benefits in children and families who have taken part:

• Increased emotion-regulation and self-control skills in children and their parents
• Reduced aggression, bullying and antisocial behaviour
• Increased social competency
• Improved academic success by decreasing behavioural issues at school

Terry Fox Run a Great Success!

Twentieth Street School held their annual Terry Fox Run this past Wednesday and the event was a huge success. We are still tabulating the results of our 'Toonie for Terry' drive, but Room 214 raised $43 alone towards our school target of $300. Thanks to you and your contributions, the Terry Fox Foundation can continue to fund research for treatments to cancers that affect children and adults around the world.

As a part of our social studies curriculum, our class also spent time talking about what it really means to be a hero like Terry Fox was. We decided together that a hero:

• Helps others, even if they don't know the person they are helping
• Works hard every day to achieve their goals
• Always tries their best
• Works as a team with others

Students from Room 214 warming up their bodies for the big run!

We have also decided that our classroom is full of heroes that can do these things every day! We are so excited about this that we decided to make a book filled with the reasons we were running on the day of the big run. Stay tuned for Room 214's first published Book of Heroes!