AROUND CAMPUS
Grandparents and Special Friends Day
Pre-Primary boys dazzled their grandparents and special friends with their accomplished renditions of holiday classics on Friday , December 1 . Was Jingle Bell Rock ever that good ?!! Act II followed the performance in our theatre , with the boys hosting their guests in their classrooms for some fun activities .
Biology of Stress
In late fall , Mr . May led fifth grade Sophrosyne classes on the biology behind stress . Boys began by learning about the three brain areas implicated in stress response : amygdala , hippocampus , and prefrontal cortex . They engaged in what types of situations prompt a stress response , and how to best manage or cope with stress . They also identified which emoji most represented what stress feels like .
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