Bucket Fillers

 We are all striving to be bucket fillers (as opposed to bucket dippers) and have learned all about the invisible bucket everyone carries at all times and how to fill it!

Several books have been written about bucket fillers. Carol McCloud wrote a book called Have You Filled A Bucket Today? (A Guide to Daily Happiness For Kids), which we read together in class. The premise of the book is the idea that we all carry an invisible bucket that contains our feelings. When our bucket is full, we feel great. When our bucket is empty, we feel sad. A bucket filler is someone who says or does nice things for other people. By doing this, they are filling other people's buckets and filling their own bucket at the same time.

When someone fills a bucket, students have the option to write out a bucket drop. We did some writing activities regarding Bucket Filling and everyone wrote and received at least one drop. Ask your child about bucket filling! It is a concept all of Sonoran Sky embraces and I am sure you will hear more about it this year.  Last summer every teacher read How Full is Your Bucket? by Donald Clifton and it is a philosophy we live by as well.