MARCH KINDNESS DAY
Thursday, March 15th, 2018
THEME: Build an Attitude of Gratitude
A thankful heart keeps us thinking positive, looking for the good in others, and wards off feelings of fear and injustice. Focusing on the things we are grateful for, both extrinsic and intrinsic, will help children realize how LUCKY (blessed) they are. It may also motivate them to look for ways to help others who are in need of their kindness.
How does gratitude influence our personal lives?
Gratitude is proven to make people happier, less anxious, and more energized. Maybe because grateful people are more forgiving, confident, and charitable.
KINDNESS MONTHLY CHALLENGE
ONE MINUTE
GRATITUDE JOURNAL
AT THE END OF EACH DAY OF THE SCHOOL DAY
or WORK DAY THIS MONTH, TAKE ONE MINUTE A DAY
TO WRITE DOWN SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE GRATEFUL FOR.
ACCESS OUR KINDNESS BEGINS WITH ME PROGRAM ONLINE
There are so many GREAT Kindness Activities for this month of March in our Kindness Begin with Me Curriculum. All schools that fund Kindness T-Shirts for their students are given a password to log into our curriculum page. The program is included in the cost of the Kindness T-Shirts. For more information, contact us at CommunityKindnessMovement@gmail.com
ENROLL FOR NEXT YEAR
It’s that time of year to think about participation in our Annual Kindness Program for the 2018-19 school year and fundraising for your Kindness T-Shirts. We will be uploading NEW 2018 Kindness T-Shirt Fundraising Letter soon to our website. We ask that you go to our website www.TheCKM.org, click on the APPLY NOW tab, and fill out the form if your school is planning to join us. Soon, we will also be sending out fundraising ideas that have worked for other schools.
https://www.communitykindnessmovement.com/apply-now/
TERRY FREDERICKSON
NEW CKM BOARD MEMBER
The AMAZING Terry Frederickson, whom has served as our CKM Vice President for the past three years, we now be serving as a Board of Director. Terry is a HUGE reason why the CKM is a Non-Profit today. We appreciate all that he has done for the CKM and continues you to do. Terry is the owner of New Day Products and Resources, whom prints our Kindness T-shirts and we could not do all this without them.
NEWEST CKM
VICE PRESIDENT
The CKM would like to give a warm welcome to our newest Vice President, Jodi St-Martin. Jodi will be leading our Community Relations. Jodi works for the City of Meridian, as their Community Relations Specialist, which is a great asset to the CKM.
“An attitude of gratitude means making it a habit to express thankfulness and appreciation in all parts of your life, on a regular basis, for both the big and small things alike.”
CKM FEBRUARY KINDNESS DAY: February 15th, 2018
MONTHLY THEME: We {heart} Kindness!
Love is Born Through the Giving of Kindness
KINDNESS RAK WEEK: February 11-17, 2018
You’re invited to join in RAK week-long celebration of kindness at http://www.RandomActsofKindness.org.
“Love is like a seed of kindness. When taken care of properly, the love can grow into a plant, flower, or fruit. Kindness blooms as we continue to show our love for everyone around us.”
Encourage your students to participate in our CKM FEBRUARY RAK CALENDAR!
Happy Holidays from the CKM
Kindness Day: December 21st, 2017
Kindness Theme: “Kindness is Always in Season” – Secret Service Month
What a wonderful time of year to perform Secret Service to others! This holiday season is all about coming together, showing loved ones how much we care, making memories to be treasured for years to come, and giving the most precious gift – the gift of ourselves. We would like to share a few videos to help transcend this message of KINDNESS and LOVE. We hope you joined in the our CKM Secret Service Activity or your school planned their own Secret Service Project.
Wishing you wonderful Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Happy MAY KINDNESS DAY Everyone!
We are excited to present our NEW 2017 Kindness T-Shirt Design! We appreciate all the students that submitted design entries and want to extend an invite to all those participants to act in a role in our next Kindness Video. We will send out more information soon.
Our CKM Committee has been working hard to plan the 2017-18 Kindness Program for next year. We have it available now on our website. Please click on the link below. We highly recommend your school printing these out as booklets for each of your teachers. The Kindness Day Lesson Plans will be a tremendous help in planning the Kindness Theme for the month and each month’s Kindness Day.
https://www.communitykindnessmovement.com/ckm-2017-18-kindness-program/
More announcements and information will be coming soon!
April Kindness Day is Thursday, April 20th, 2017
April Kindness Theme: Be Kind to Yourself, Be Kind to Others, Be Kind to the Earth!
March taught gratitude. April continues to spring forth Attitude of Gratitude towards ourselves, others, and our beautiful communities throughout the State of Idaho.
The first Earth Day was held on, April 22, 1970, and today it is celebrated in over 193 countries each year. Earth Day is on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017. April is a perfect month to teach our children the importance in conserving and beautifying our communities in which we live in.
Does your school currently have a recycling or conserving program that your students can contribute to strengthening this month? If so, perfect! If not, we highly recommend coming up with one that will help teach students the importance in giving back to the environment.
There are MANY great EARTH DAY VIDEO available on Youtube. We suggest finding one that is age appropriate for your classroom. We recommend showing them a video and introducing the Kindness Day Theme the first 10 minutes of class on Kindness Day. We highly recommend coming up with a CONSERVING CHALLENGE for the day or a plan for your classroom to conserve for the entire month of April.
Your School Librarian and/or Teachers can choose to read books during story time that relate to “Being Kind to the Earth”.
We {heart} Kindness!
Next Thursday, February 16th is KINDNESS DAY!
The CKM wants to help make your Kindness Day a success! We hope that you find our monthly Kindness Themes helpful. Your school is welcome to use our ideas with each theme or your welcome to come up with your own! REMEMBER to remind your students the Wednesday before, to wear their Yellow KINDNESS T-SHIRTS!
ORDER Kindness T-Shirts HERE
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PLANNING FOR 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR
The CKM will soon be planning for the next 2017-2018 school year. We are looking for NEW CKM Committee Members that are interested in joining us plan monthly kindness themes, help in fundraising, applying for grants, and help with September 2017 Kindness Week. If interested contact Melissa at CommunityKindessMovement@gmail.com
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CKM BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPOTLIGHT
We would like to introduce our 2017 Board of Directors. First up, Tim Roth, our Board of Directors Treasurer. Tim resides in Pocatello, Idaho and is happily married to Kate Roth, a Nurse Practitioner at Bingham Memorial Family Medicine. They have three children that keep them busy. Tim was part of the ISU Accounting Class last year, that took on the project to file and turn the CKM into a Non-Profit Corporation. Tim is currently a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master of Accountancy (MAcc) student at Idaho State University. Tim recently graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from ISU as well. He works as a Graduate Assistant at Bengal Solutions and enjoy skiing, softball, fly fishing, and anything outdoors. We are happy to have him on board the KINDNESS MOVEMENT!
February would be a great month to share our “6 Scientific Reasons Why KINDNESS Is Good For YOU!”
For HILLSDALE and PARK RIDGE ELEMENTARY
Show your students last month’s KINDNESS WEEK VIDEO!
Happy Holidays!
December Kindness Theme: GIVING HOPE AND JOY TO OTHERS
What a great time of year to share our CKM Kindness Week 2016 Video! It’s amazing seeing all these children given the Gift of Kindness from so many caring sponsors, grantors, schools, and parents – THANK YOU! We invite all participating schools to share the Kindness Week Video with your students on this December’s Kindness Day, December 15th, 2016. Your students will enjoy watching how KINDNESS has inspired your school, other schools in the community, and schools throughout the State of Idaho.
SCHOOL KINDNESS SPOTLIGHT – Liberty Elementary – Boise, Idaho
We would like to thank the Liberty Elementary PTA for funding Liberty Elementary in Boise, with our Kindness Begins With Me Program. We were
excited to have them participate this year and enjoyed visiting their school and launching their Kindness Week. Thank you for sharing this great picture of your students celebrating Kindness Day last month. We also noticed a great picture on their school website https://liberty.boiseschools.org/ of their students in their Kindness T-Shirts.
DECEMBER KINDNESS THEME FLYER & ACTIVITY
We would love to hear about your school’s kind acts for this holiday season. We will continue to spotlight school’s each month in our Monthly Newsletters. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! On December 15th (Kindness Day), we will be announcing some wonderful news that fits with our December Kindness Theme, stay tuned!
November Kindness Day
TOMORROW – Thursday, November 17th, 2016
Theme: “Give those special people in your life a PAT ON THE BACK”.
Let those special people know how THANKFUL you are to have them in your life.
Photo of Washington Elementary in Pocatello Idaho.
I apologize for the November Kindness Newsletter delay. My family and I have been busy relocating to Boise this last month. We arrived last weekend and are finally getting settled in. I want to personally thank everyone in our Pocatello/Chubbuck Community that helped the CKM make all this possible for so many schools and students. I will forever be grateful for your kindness. My hope is that each school that was funded Kindness T-shirts and given our Kindness Begins with Me Program, will continue to join us and make it their own.
The CKM desires to continue to help implement our program in more schools throughout the State of Idaho.
We have a WONDERFUL ANNOUNCEMENT coming very soon!
I am thankful for so many wonderful individuals who influence and teach our children every day. Your KINDNESS and POSITIVE EXAMPLE makes a huge difference in the lives of each one of our kids. Please encourage all your students to wear their Kindness T-Shirts tomorrow and to encourage them to reach out to those special people in their life and tell them why they are THANKFUL for them. Enjoy another wonderful day in spreading KINDNESS!
NOVEMBER KINDNESS DAY ACTIVITY