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Our school has Bulldog Character PRIDE!
Character word of the month: Wisdom
*All first grade classrooms had an introduction to school counseling lesson to learn the five important jobs of a school counselor, who their school counselors are, and even got a chance to play school counselor BINGO! We also listened to the wise owl song and discussed the importance of being a good listener to gain wisdom.
*Grades 2-3 used The Wise Owl text to learn more about how to build and share wisdom.
Character word of the month: Integrity
***See Month of Respect tab for more information. https://www.gpsd.us/Page/9012
October Mentoring Event-Integrity Scoot game which was played outside with 1st and 5th grade buddies to discuss integrity scenario cards.
*All grade levels viewed the Juicebox Bully text via our Livestream announcement platform and took the Anti-Bullying Pledge.
*HIB Anti-bullying specialist Ms. Harrison created classroom lesson to explore text "Sometimes jokes are not funny" about hidden bullying.
*All 4th and 5th-grade classrooms had HIB policy law lessons to review NJ polices and procedures.
Character word of the month: Self-Control
Self-control Character Ed. Poster
November Mentoring Event-1st and 5th grade buddies put self-control into action through engaging self-control games.
All classrooms-Watched Clark the Shark on the livestream announcements. Then follow-up activities and counseling lessons to support school-wide text.
Character word of the month: Justice
*All grade levels debriefed Justice and participated in playing fair through a school-wide board game day. We are game to play fair!
*All classrooms-Watched "That's Not Fair" on the livestream announcements.
Grades 1-3 Justice Video and fairness activity-Alma's Way | Justice Sonia and Judge Alma / Justice Sonia and Umpire Alma | PBS KIDS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIfjMMQidzQ
December Mentoring Event-Grades 1 and 5 First and fifth grade buddies met in the cafeteria to play and enjoy putting justice to practice by being fair in their board game skills.
Character word of the month: Fortitude
*All classrooms-Watched "The Thing Lou Couldn't Do" on the livestream announcements.
*All grade levels had follow-up activities from the school-wide text and a counseling classroom lesson to further discuss fortitude.
Jan. Mentoring event-First and fifth grade buddies met in the gym to complete Fortitude stations.
Character word of the month: Positive Attitude
Positive Attitude Pen-pal Exchange-All grade levels participated in a Pen Pal exchange between classes of positive attitude message letters.
In the beginning, of March students met their penpals in person and got a chance to read books together and even share advice or play mini-games. Everyone showcased their positive attitudes and had a fun time connecting.
*All classrooms-Watched "Catching Thoughts" on the livestream announcements.
*All grade levels had follow-up activities from Catching Thoughts and a school counseling lesson to further discuss positive attitude.
Character word of the month: Humility
March Character Education Poster-Humility
Humility Hubs March Mentoring Event -First and fifth grade buddies met in the gym to complete Humility Hub Stations
*All classrooms-Watched "The Big Cheese" on the livestream announcements.
*All grade levels had follow-up activities from The Big Cheese and a school counseling lesson to further discuss humility.
Character word of the month: Respect
Character Education Poster for April-Respect
*All classrooms-Watched "The Recess Queen" on the livestream announcements.
*All grade levels had follow-up activities from "The Recess Queen" and a school counseling lesson to further discuss respect.
Character word of the month: Love
Character word of the month: Charity
