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Start with Hello Week

“To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.” ~Dr. Seuss
Posted on: September 23, 2018 - 11:50am

“Start with Hello” week kicks off on Monday, September 24th and continues through Friday September 28th.  This week is planned to continue our ongoing work of creating a school community where all students feel recognized, included, and an important member of our school.  Hundreds of schools across our country will be taking part in activities throughout the week that aim at building connections and combating social isolation. “Start With Hello Week”is the perfect opportunity to welcome students back to school and to engage students around sustaining a culture of inclusiveness and connectedness throughout the school year.  

Our week will kick off on Monday with a community meeting for all grades K-4 to introduce this message to all of our students. Throughout the week, we will continue with a different activity each day that enables our students to make a difference with their peers in a simple, fun, and impactful way by encouraging them to take a small but powerful action to promote connectedness and inclusion.

Mrs. DeGrenier, Mr. Wiison, Mrs. Madden

  • Monday:  “Start with Hello” kick off meeting~ice breaker activity
  • Tuesday:  Hello Day! Students and staff will wear nametags during the school day.  Throughout the day students and staff will be encouraged to say hello to people they don’t know, addressing them by name.
  • Wednesday:  Act of Kindness Day~Teachers are asked to talk with their class about random acts of kindness and brainstorm ideas.  Students and staff are encouraged to go out of their way to do something kind for someone at school.
  • Thursday: Compliment Day~share a kind word with someone in your class, at recess, in lunch, or on your bus. Make it a point to give a compliment to someone you don’t know and don’t forget to ‘start with hello’!
  • Friday: High Five Hallway~Wear your Hanover colors of blue and gold and help us create a high five tunnel to show our spirit and how much we learned this week about being welcoming, kind, and including others.  Remember, it all “Starts with Hello”

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
~Maya Angelou