{"id":348,"date":"2020-12-06T14:46:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T19:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/?page_id=348"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:30:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:30:24","slug":"impromptu-thank-yous","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/positive-motivation-and-perseverance\/expressing-gratitude\/impromptu-thank-yous\/","title":{"rendered":"Impromptu thank yous"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class='accordion md-accordion' id='accordion0' role='tablist' aria-multiselectable='true'><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Instructions-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneInstructions-0' aria-expanded='true' aria-controls='collapseOneInstructions-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Instructions<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneInstructions-0' class='collapse show' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneInstructions-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Provide context for the practice (see \u201cEvidence\u201d section).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have students\u2019 recall\/remember recent acts of kindness they have noticed, such as a smile.<\/li>\n<li>Ask students to reflect on how that made them feel.<\/li>\n<li>As a group, brainstorm examples of thank you statements.<\/li>\n<li>Students will be invited to share a note of thanks.<\/li>\n<li>Distribute paper\/thank you notes to the students and request that they write a grateful thank you note.<\/li>\n<li>Students may choose to keep or deliver the note afterwards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Adaptations-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneAdaptations-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneAdaptations-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Adaptations<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneAdaptations-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneAdaptations-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>This practice can be done as a whole school approach, where caring adults are also sharing \u201cthank yous\u201d. Positive comments go a long way to enhance a sense of belonging and of being valued for all.<\/p>\n<p>Ask students to think of one specific thing each of the following people has done for them and say\/write thank yous:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>someone in their family<\/li>\n<li>someone with whom they are a close friend<\/li>\n<li>someone in their school community<\/li>\n<li>someone they don\u2019t know in their community (server at a coffee shop)<\/li>\n<li>God<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Evidence-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneEvidence-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneEvidence-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Evidence<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneEvidence-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneEvidence-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Student perceptions of kindness at school are instrumental in shaping their opinions about their school&#8217;s climate (Binfet et al., 2016; Embry &amp; Biglan, 2008). Activities that support the development of kind interactions for staff and students can support the goals of a safe and positive school climate to foster learning and prosocial behaviours (Binfet et al., 2016). Embry &amp; Biglan (2008) explain that verbal or written praise shared publicly or privately from either a caring adult or via peer-to-peer interactions, increases cooperation, social competence, positive interactions or relations, academic engagement\/ achievement, work performance, and physical health, while reducing disruptive, aggressive or violent behaviours and vandalism.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='References-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneReferences-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneReferences-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> References<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneReferences-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneReferences-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Binfet, J. T., Gadermann, A. M., &amp; Schonert-Reichl, K. A. (2016). Measuring kindness at school: Psychometric properties of a School Kindness Scale for children and adolescents. <em>Psychology in the Schools, 53<\/em>(2), 111-126<\/p>\n<p>Embry, D. D., &amp; Biglan, A. (2008). Evidence-based kernels: fundamental units of behavioral influence. <em>Clinical child and family psychology review, 11<\/em>(3), 75\u2013113. doi:10.1007\/s10567-008-0036-x<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Catholic-connection-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneCatholic-connection-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneCatholic-connection-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Catholic connection<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneCatholic-connection-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneCatholic-connection-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Written expression can be a useful tool to reflect upon the many blessings, opportunities, and beauty of the world around us and form a deeper sense of connectedness to God and others.<\/p>\n<p>The practice of our Catholic faith is centered of gratitude and giving thanks to God.<\/p>\n<p>As Catholics we are reminded that we receive blessings from God and each other on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Catholic-graduation-expectations-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneCatholic-graduation-expectations-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneCatholic-graduation-expectations-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Catholic graduation expectations<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneCatholic-graduation-expectations-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneCatholic-graduation-expectations-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>(6a) A caring family member who relates to family members in a loving, compassionate and respectful manner.<\/p>\n<p>(1i) A discerning believer formed in the Catholic Faith Community who integrates faith with life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To encourage the importance of expressing thanks and benefit from helping another<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":948,"parent":170,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"practice-template.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,14,36,22,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-348","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-include","category-monthly","category-positive-motivation-and-perseverance","category-promote","category-virtual-option"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1391,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/348\/revisions\/1391"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}