At a San Bernardino charter school, students start each day by answering three questions.

How are you feeling today?

What emotion are you feeling most today?

Would you like to talk privately with an adult from school about how you’re feeling or something on your mind?

These questions — known as “morning weather checks” — are now part of the routine at SOAR Charter Academy.

The goal is to create “a supportive environment for students’ emotional and mental well-being,” a SOAR news release states.

Using a tablet, all students — from transitional kindergarten through eighth grade — respond to the questions.

In response to the first question, they can answer that they feel “terrible,” “OK,” “good” or “great.”

They can answer the question about emotions by indicating they are “excited,” “happy,” “loved,” “angry,” “sad” or “worried.”

On the question about potentially talking to adult, they can answer “yes” or “no.”

The school hopes to open a dialogue about mental health and ensure students know the staff cares about them, the release states. SOAR administrators and counselors monitor children’s answers and believe the activity helps them identify students who may need help or support.