Our wonderful school counselor, Mrs. Valentine, paid 4th graders a visit yesterday during our morning meeting.  She posed the question: What is an ally? That question caused us to pause and dig deep for answers as we thought about what an ally looks like and sounds like. Students offered up several suggestions:

• Sloan – “Someone you trust”
• Jojo – “Someone who looks after you”
• Paisley – “They help you do things”
• Saige – ” Allies say, ‘You’ve got this! You can do this! Keep going!’ “
• Paloma – “Smiles and has a good time”

All in all, we determined that allies work together towards a common goal; allies are people you join with and count on.

Mrs. Valentine closed our time together by emphasizing, “Your goal is to look for ways to be an ally.  When you arrive at school each day to be a classmate, student, and friend, your job is to be an ally.”