by Elise McVeigh | Nov 14, 2022 | Mrs. McVeigh's Manners Themes of the Week
This week Mrs. McVeigh’s Manners themes of the week are Invitations and Good Guest and Host Ask your child the following questions about Inviting people over, and dealing with Party Invitations: Where it is appropriate to ask you if they can invite friends over...
by Elise McVeigh | Nov 7, 2022 | Mrs. McVeigh's Manners Themes of the Week
This week Mrs. McVeigh’s Manners Themes include Sad Occasions and Thank you Notes Ask your child what to do when someone they someone they know has a Sad Occasion: Tell them we are sorry as soon as we see them. Be a good listener. Write them a note. Take them...
by Elise McVeigh | Oct 31, 2022 | Mrs. McVeigh's Manners Themes of the Week
This week Mrs. McVeigh’s Manners themes of the week are Mistakes and It’s Not All About YOU! Ask your child about making Mistakes: Does everyone make mistakes? YES How should you handle a mistake? Apologize once – in a good tone of voice – and...
by Elise McVeigh | Oct 24, 2022 | Mrs. McVeigh's Manners Themes of the Week
This week Mrs. McVeigh’s Manners themes of the week are Respect, Rude, and Trick or Treat. Ask your child about what it means to have Respect: It means you use kind words. You use a good tone of voice. Reply yes (or no) mam/sir. Have good eye contact. Ask your...
by Elise McVeigh | Oct 17, 2022 | Mrs. McVeigh's Manners Themes of the Week
This week Mrs. McVeigh’s Manners themes of the week are Restaurant and Balanced and Polite Eating Ask your child about having good Restaurant manners, and ask the following questions. Who is the first person who greets us at the door, with menus? The host or...
by Elise McVeigh | Oct 10, 2022 | Mrs. McVeigh's Manners Themes of the Week
This week Mrs. McVeigh’s Manners themes of the week are Utensils and Eating at School. Ask your child the following questions about Utensil use. What is a utensil? A fork, knife, or spoon. What are serving utensils? Larger utensils, that are used to serve food....
