|  With
the School Climate and Wellness Team's recommendation, Lunt School
has chosen CHARACTER
COUNTS! Six Pillars of Character for Lunt's new, school-wide
character education initiative. Our hope is that the Six Pillars
of Character language, traits and values will eventually become
a natural part of the school's culture, and will be interwoven throughout
every classroom, every special, every aspect of the child's learning
experience at Lunt.
Our school-wide
kick-off for the Six Pillars of Character took place during class
meetings on November 14th and 16th during class
meetings.
Lunt School
staff and parents will encourage and foster all six of these traits
throughout the school year. However, as a school, we'll focus special
attention on one trait per month, starting with December.
Here are five of the Six Pillars, as of April 2007
Here
are the Six Character traits, listed according to which trait we'll
focus on each month at Lunt during the 2006-2007 school year:
December:
Caring
Be kind • Be compassionate and show you care •
Express gratitude • Forgive others • Help people
in need
Two of
Lunt's school-wide Caring activities for December are:
January:
Respect
Treat others with respect; follow the Golden Rule • Be tolerant
of differences • Use good manners, not bad language •
Be considerate of the feelings of others • Don’t threaten,
hit or hurt anyone • Deal peacefully with anger, insults and
disagreements
Two of
Lunt's school-wide Respect activities for January are:
February:
Trustworthiness
Be honest • Don’t deceive, cheat or steal • Be
reliable — do what you say you’ll do • Have the
courage to do the right thing • Build a good reputation •
Be loyal — stand by your family, friends and country
Hearts of Trustworthiness - Blue "Hearts of Trustworthiness" were handed out to students showing trustworthy behavior throughout the month of February. Students' names were written on the hearts, and then taped to the school's front lobby windows.
March:
Fairness
Play by the rules • Take turns and share • Be open-minded;
listen to others • Don’t take advantage of others •
Don’t blame others carelessly
Fairness Flowers - Orange "Fairness Flowers " were handed out to students who demonstrate fairness during the month of March. Examples of fairness behaviors are sharing, taking turns, following the classroom and school rules, following game rules, and including everyone. Students' names were written on the flowers, and then taped to the school's front lobby windows, alongside the Hearts of Trustworthiness.
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April:
Responsibility
Do what you are supposed to do • Persevere: keep on trying!
• Always do your best • Use self-control • Be
self-disciplined • Think before you act — consider the
consequences • Be accountable for your choices
May:
Citizenship
Do your share to make your school and community better • Cooperate
• Get involved in community affairs • Stay informed;
vote • Be a good neighbor • Obey laws and rules •
Respect authority • Protect the environment |
