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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
Character word of the month: Positive Attitude
-School-wide mentoring event for all students to foster connections. Culmination event will be to celebrate Read Across America with their penpal by sharing their favorite book.
Character word of the month: Humility
March Character Education Poster-Humility
March Counseling Lessons-Centered around concepts of humility and steps of an apology. Grades 1-3 used the text "Taste Your Words" to guide activities and discussions.
Character word of the month: Respect
Character Education Poster for April-Respect
April Counseling Lessons-Centered around concepts of respect looking specifically at respecting people, places, and things. Grades 1-2 used the text "The Respectful Spot" and grade 3 used a student-created video to guide activities and discussions.
Character word of the month: Love
Character word of the month: Charity
