Happy Career and College Readiness Month!
This week and next week students are learning about our new Character Counts trait, Respect! Respect is one of our SWARM values and a trait students know a lot about as they try hard to model it daily, in the classroom, with adults and peers, and at home. In our conversations in the classroom, we discussed ways we are respectful at school and home and respectful to one another. In following our Character Counts definition of respect, we took a deeper look at how we treat others the way we want to be treated, what it means to be courteous, acknowledging that we are all different and deserve to be treated with respect regardless of differences. In being respectful we work through arguments, and we don't use being mad, tired, frustrated, etc. as an excuse for being unkind to others. We also acknowledge that we may tease and joke with our peers, but feelings can get hurt, and it is respectful to own up when we hurt someone's feelings, instead of thinking it wasn't a big deal or dismissing it as a joke.
Counseling lessons for the rest of the month will be centered on career and college readiness. Next week Kindergarten will learn about different jobs and guess careers based on materials, vehicles, and equipment someone might have. 1st grade will think outside of the box and draw a picture of a different career based on a prompt, for example, "I work outside, I can be..." In 4th and 5th grade students will explore how their interests, skills, and goals align with different career clusters. 6th graders will be introduced to South Dakota My Life and see what their interests and likes match them with careers through the online career platform, Xello.
A big congratulations to our October Character Counts! These students show us all what it means to be trustworthy daily through their choices, treatment of others, and actions.
Pre-school - Rhettlyn W.
JK/Kinder - McKenna v. & Olivia T.
1st Grade - Eli H. & Cora H.
2nd Grade - Branson H. & Faith S.
3rd Grade - Cody C. & Alivia S.
4th Grade - Rylee S. & Shea K.
5th Grade - Liberty B. & Ava L.
6th Grade - Morgan B. & Leah P.
7th Grade - Cassidy L. & Reese M.
8th Grade - Racina H. & Marin K.
