As we return from Spring Break, it's a reminder that we’re in the final stretch of the school year. In April and May, we will complete the last two lessons of the "Why Try" Program. Lesson 9, Plugging In, focuses on connecting with others when we feel stuck or need help—whether it’s parents, caregivers, friends, teachers, or mentors. Students will learn that asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness. Our featured books are Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present and Stone Soup. Lesson 10, The Wall, encourages students to see the big picture and ties together the concepts from the entire program, helping them build opportunity, freedom, and self-respect. The books we’ll read are The Treasure, The Red Lemon, and Seven Blind Mice. Family Night is Tuesday, April 22nd, at 6:00 PM. We hope to see you there!

This month we finished up Why Try #7 “Desire Time and Effort” and have started our Why Try #8 “Lift The Weight”. This lesson focuses on doing hard things and how when we push through our challenges, it makes us stronger both physically and mentally. As we continue to work through our challenges, we solidify our self belief that we can do hard things. We will read “ Brave Irene ” and “ Cinderella ” and identify the weights and challenges they had to carry and because they never gave up, they were successful and lived happily ever after. At the end of the month, we will start Why Try #9 “ Plugging In ” which focuses on getting help from positive supports when we go through our challenges. We will read the books “ Stone Soup ” and “ Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present. ” Students will identify who their support system is.