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 * This space is used as a quick way to share what we are doing in the classroom.
 * This school year we are going to work on becoming lifelong Bucket Fillers.
 * Bucket Filling is a new twist on the Golden Rule, **//Have You Filled a Bucket Today? //** explains to children that we all carry an invisible bucket in which we keep our feelings about ourselves. When our buckets are full, we are happy; when they are empty, we are sad. It's important to know that we can fill our own bucket and so can others. We can also dip into it.
 * In our classroom we will have a bucket in our bucket filling station. During our day we will monitor our invisible buckets, by filling and dipping in our actual bucket. Students may add fuzzies when they help to fill others buckets, and will be asked to take out fuzzies when they dip into another's bucket.
 * **Around the World: The Seven Continents**
 * This school year our theme is Around the World. We will be traveling to each of the seven continents. We will be identifying continents by name and shape, the oceans of the world and the locations of the biggest coral reefs.
 *  [[image:world_map.gif]]
 * Most months we will cycle through to another continent. This study will be integrated with our major reading themes and social studies concepts.