Today’s story is about some things that happened at a school in Avondale. The story looks at two students named Gwen and Jim. Gwen thinks she is the smartest girl ever and when she gets to school does not feel that everyone else treats her that way. Jim hates school and can’t believe that he is forced to be there until one day when he realizes that he wants to be there and he wants to do well.

This week on Mindful Monday we are talking about Bravery. Are you brave? What are you afraid of? Bravery is the experience of being afraid but believing that something else is more important than your fear. It is a choice, and a choice no one can make but yourself. We are going to look at two books that show someone making that choice to be brave. The first book is called Little Tree by Loren Long. This story talks about a little tree who is afraid to let go of its leaves. The tree finally makes a choice to be brave and let go and wonderful things happen. The second story is called Shy by Deborah Freedman. The character in this book is very happy when they are reading books but very afraid in the real world. One day they see a bird, their favourite thing in the world, and they decide to try and talk to it but the bird flies away. They follow the bird and finally make the choice to speak to the bird and it is gone. Will they ever get another chance? Remember you can make the choice to be brave.

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Frankie is very excited about going to school. A new teacher has moved to town and he and his sister are going to be able to go to her school. They have lots of questions for the teacher as she prepares the classroom and can’t wait for the first day of school. Miss Grant likes to make her classroom as appealing as possible for her students and hopes to get some flowers from her landlady to put in the classroom. Frankie and his sister Nelly decide they will bring the flowers for the class from their very own garden.

This week on Mindful Monday we continue to talk about Back to School. I am spending some time thinking about going back to school and I am thinking about lots of “What ifs?” I have found some funny books about going back to school to share with you this week. The first book we are going to talk about is The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! by Mo Willems. Pigeon does not want to go back to school and he spends lots of time thinking about “What if?”. He says there is too much to learn and too much to do. In the end he decides that school is exactly where he wants to be. Another book we are going to look at is My Teacher is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.) by Peter Brown. Bobby has a problem at school and her name is Mrs. Kirby. She stomps, roars, and acts like a monster. Bobby can’t believe it when he meets her at the park but by the end of the day he thinks, maybe she isn’’t such a monster after all.

Daisy Dimple is a little girl who is going to school for the first time. She is very excited but also nervous. Daisy walks to school with her older sister Pattie and is chatty until they see some other girls at the door. Pattie talks to the teacher about her sister and then heads upstairs to her class. Daisy has a bumpy start to her day but at the end can’t wait to come back the next day!

This week on Mindful Monday we are looking at Back to School. How are you feeling about going back to school? Are you excited? Nervous? We are going to look at two books that talk about how other people are feeling about going back to school. The first book is First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg. Sarah in this story is worried about her first day of school and does not want to get up or do anything to get ready. She is new to her school and doesn’t know anyone and doesn’t feel like starting over. Finally she gets to school and realizes that all her worry was for nothing. The second book is called Mae’s First Day of School by Kate Berube. May is also worried, what if the other kids don’t like her? Her mom tells her about all the great things she will find there. Mae arrives at school and then hides in a tree. She has some visitors in the tree and they talk about all the things they are worried about.

The Role-Poly Pudding is a story about a mother cat that has three very busy, active kittens who can get into mischief very easily. Mother Cat wants to do some baking so she gathers the kittens to put into the cupboard so that she can bake without worrying about them but Tom Kitten is nowhere to be found and this makes Mother Kitten very worried. She searches all over for him but cannot find him anywhere. The Rats have found him and would like to make a pie but get interrupted before they finish, thank goodness. For more bedtime stories, longer sleep sounds, meditations and more, try: http://sleeptightpremium.com

Has your best friend ever gone away and you felt like there was no one else to play with? Have you ever moved to a new town or gone to a new school? Then you probably know how it feels to be lonely. We are going to look at two books about loneliness. The first is called Imaginary Fred written by Eoin Colfer. In this book Imaginary Fred is an imaginary friend but every time someone wishes for him the same thing happens, they find a friend and then Fred disappears. This time Sam is looking for a friend and Fred is just waiting to see if the same thing will happen. The second book is called The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig. In this story Brian is not noticed by anyone in his class until a new boy arrives and Brian is the first one to make him feel welcome. After this things start to change for Brian.

A field recording of a distant waterfall creates the perfect, natural white noise to block out distractions and help you and your family get a good nights sleep. It starts with a subtle fade in at the beginning and continues for 4hrs with the natural ebb and flow of water.