"Class Act" with Ken Newton & Juliet Gunn
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"Class Act" with Ken Newton & Juliet Gunn
Episode 9-Student Voices on the Melody of Kindness
Discover the transformative power of kindness from the perspective of some of the most insightful young minds, right here on Teacher Talk. What does it truly mean to be kind? Join Mr. Newton and his incredible class as they bring you heartwarming tales and profound insights that will have you seeing the world through fresh, compassionate lenses. From simple gestures like offering a friendly word or sharing a smile, these students redefine kindness in ways that are sure to touch your heart. Meet Aiden, Calvin, and Connor, among others, as they share their unique experiences and beliefs on how small acts can make a huge difference.
But that's not all—prepare to be entertained and inspired as our students unleash their creativity, composing kindness-themed songs using Flowcabulary. Listen to how these young talents use rhythm and rhyme to echo the values they hold dear. The excitement and leadership of students like Aiden serve as a testament to the fun and learning intertwined in their musical journey. This episode is a celebration of kindness, creativity, and the holiday spirit, offering a delightful blend of storytelling and music that promises to leave you both entertained and enlightened.
I don't want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing I need. I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree, I just want to Good morning friends.
Speaker 2:Mr Newton, here it is episode nine of Teacher Talk and happy holidays to everybody. I'm sitting with the best class in the universe. Hello class, hi, happy holidays everybody. And we're here to talk about kindness and you're going to not only hear from me, but you'll hear from the best class in the universe what their take is on kindness and they have some pretty special takes on what kindness is, friends. So, um, after the next break you're going to hear from some students and hear from some guests on what kindness means to them and they're putting together a great fun kind of song. Maybe one of them will. And they're putting together a great fun kind of song Maybe one of them will tell you about with a program we use called Flowcabulary. There's a shout out for Flowcabulary. I'm super excited for them to perform their songs. So, happy holidays, friends.
Speaker 2:Welcome to episode nine. All about kindness. Thank you. All right, friends, welcome back. This is Mr Newton of All About Kindness, episode number nine. Here I have a couple of my students talking about what their take is on kindness. So, happy holidays everybody. Happy holidays, sarah. So good morning. What is your take on kindness?
Speaker 3:Share with the world. What I take on kindness is about helping people a little and giving them compliments and maybe just play with them if they don't have anyone to play with.
Speaker 2:I love it. That's a great example of kindness. That's fantastic. So I have brothers. I'm very blessed to have brothers in my class and they're going to give their take on what kindness is. Feel free to share any fun brother stories if you'd like. On you being kind to each other, I'm sure you have some great ones. So happy holidays, gentlemen. And what's your take on kindness?
Speaker 4:um so, happy holidays, gentlemen, and um, what's your take on kindness? My take on kindness is um, just brightening someone's mood and like using kind words and helping out. Maybe, if they're having a bad day, use kind words and just help boost their self-confidence I love it.
Speaker 2:fantastic, um, and that was Connor. By the way, friends, we have his brother, calvin. Good morning, happy holidays. So kindness. What's your take, buddy, on kindness?
Speaker 4:My take on kindness is like just being kind, being friendly, making more friends, just complimenting someone, like Sierra said, and just being nice to your friends, and that's mostly it.
Speaker 2:I love it. Thank you very much, calvin. Lastly, I have Mr Aiden. It's kind of funny friends. Did you know? I have three Aidens in my class this year? Kind of funny. I usually have double but never triple Aiden. Good morning, happy holidays. So what is your take on kindness sir?
Speaker 3:My take on kindness is probably like be kind to others, and if you don't see anybody like playing anything, then just like play with them.
Speaker 2:I love it. Thank you very much for sharing. After the next break I'm going to invite a friend or two that would like to sing maybe just one line or two, just one line or two of their kind of songs that they've been working really hard on. So check us out after the break, thank you. Thank you, all right. Hey, friends, welcome back, and I have a group of my students here. We've been doing something kind of fun in class at least I like to think it's fun, and I hope everybody else is having fun putting together their kindness songs. So I have my first group here that would like to share their kindness song with the world and I'll let them introduce themselves and then they will get started. So welcome, gentlemen. I'm going to turn the mic to you. Do you want to introduce yourself and share with the world what you're going to do All?
Speaker 5:right. Hello, my name is Aiden and not the Aiden that was just here a couple seconds ago. But I'm kind of like the leader of this song technically and it's a vocabulary song based around kindness, as Mr Newton said, and it's fun. I like it. Kindness, as Mr Newton said, and it's fun. I like it, it's fun.
Speaker 2:All right, sue. Who else do we have here? Shout out.
Speaker 4:Hello, my name is Tommy.
Speaker 2:Tommy, who else do we have here Aiden, aiden again, who else do we have here Stephen, stephen and lastly, Austin. Austin Spencer. How fun so, austin, austin Spencer, how fun so, gentlemen, you get ready, shoulder to shoulder. Give me the high sign and we'll share with the world your kindness song.
Speaker 5:Are we ready? Yes, all right, let's do it. First three lines. First three lines.
Speaker 1:I miss what it's all about when, in the classroom, aiden stays in his house.
Speaker 5:If you're not fine, then just get out. And those are the first couple lines of the song.
Speaker 2:There's not much, but oh, that was fun. Aiden Aiden's just kind of not giving you guys credit. Hey, that was amazing, I love it. Just, they give you a little blurb and a little taste of their kind of song, and you're going to have to check it out, friends, and we'll put it somewhere so the rest of the world can hear it. So, gentlemen, nice job, audience, what did you think?
Speaker 1:Oh, let's try that again.
Speaker 2:Audience what did you think? Um, amazing. Oh, let's try that again. Audience. What did you think? Fantastic, that was fantastic. So, friends, is Mr Newton here signing off? Just a little shout out about kindness. Heard it from a few of my friends and you heard a little bit of our kindness songs. And have a wonderful holiday, friends, happy holidays, see you in the new year and we will talk to you later.