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"You have brains in your
head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
Any direction you choose."
(from Oh, the Places You'll Go!
by Dr. Seuss) |
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All of the staff
and students at Campo Elementary are committed to practicing
good character traits. These monthly traits will be
highlighted and integrated into our character education
lessons and in our Peaceful Playground program.
Classes will read books, participate in lessons, and produce
special projects related to the "word of the month." The
following words are scheduled to be taught:
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Month
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Character
Word
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August/September
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Courtesy
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October
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Honesty
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November
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Appreciation
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December
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Respect
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January
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Initiative
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February
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Responsibility
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March
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Self-Discipline
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April
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Commitment
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May/June
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Cooperation/Success
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The
staff brainstormed several interesting activities that might
be used to teach these words each month:
ü During
monthly or weekly assemblies, the class(es)
highlighting the
character word can do a skit, song, poem, or “whatever” in
front of the school.
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 When giving out Caught Being Good
(individual or classroom) certificates, students are
recognized by the character word. Example: You were caught
being good by showing empathy to Bobby Joe when he fell
and hurt himself.
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The word of the month should be put on our
marquee.
Although the teacher in charge of the word may not have
time to put the word up, it is his/her responsibility to
ask a parent or aide to make sure it is done.
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For our monthly award assembly, dedicate one
of your certificates that highlights the character
word to one student in your room.
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Our
Principal, Mrs. Yops, will discuss good character traits
during our morning message.
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Make a banner or poster to put around the
school. It could be
the class doing the word of the month or all classes may
participate (posters could be put in the cafeteria for all
to see).
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Read aloud literature which emphasizes the word of the
month.
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Tell your parents in a monthly newsletter
what the word of the month is.
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Homework assignment:
My family shows “respect” by…
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Put the word of the month on our website.
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As we get into character education, please share
any new ideas you may come across.
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If you want to do a search on Google, type the
keywords character education and you will see a
huge list of websites.
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