Character word of the month: Wisdom

• Wisdom Poster

• Who's Who Mentoring Event

*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

• Integrity Poster  

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. 

• 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 

• December Character Poster

*All grade levels debriefed Justice. 

Grades 3-5 Lesson on Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor

Character word of the month: Fortitude   

• January Character Poster

Grades 1-3: True colors video from Trolls-the rainbow that we are and positive self-affirmations.

Grades 1-2: Going Green Cleaner Communities-Reinforce Golden Spatula initiative in cafeteria.  

Character word of the month: Positive Attitude

• February Character Poster

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 

• Love Character Poster for May

Character word of the month: Charity 

• Charity Character Poster for June