{"id":955,"date":"2017-05-12T16:35:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T20:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tewksbury.wpengine.com\/dewing\/?page_id=955"},"modified":"2017-05-12T16:35:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T20:35:57","slug":"open-circle-skills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tewksbury.k12.ma.us\/dewing\/about\/academics\/open-circle-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Circle Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-283972ea15f2e73870c23e2d6de3245d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>These skills are taught at every grade level through Open Circle meetings, literature connections, role playing activities and classroom\/building carryover throughout the day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-4a8e4b77202d528aba828cfc32fbffed\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-4a8e4b77202d528aba828cfc32fbffed{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-4a8e4b77202d528aba828cfc32fbffed .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-4a8e4b77202d528aba828cfc32fbffed .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-4a8e4b77202d528aba828cfc32fbffed av-special-heading-h3  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Friendship<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Listening<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Nonverbal Communication<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Giving &amp; Receiving Compliments<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Being Calm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Positive Self-Talk<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Including One Another<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Cooperating<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Speaking Up<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Knowing When to Tell a Responsible Adult<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Tattling versus Telling<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Dealing with Teasing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Recognizing Bullying<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Role of Bystanders<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Recognizing Differences &amp; Discrimination<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Understanding Feelings<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Reading Body Language<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Expressing Anger Appropriately<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Developing Empathy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 Problem 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