• “Empowering Eagles” Character Concepts

    • August: Introduction to our character concepts for the year.

    • September: Respect- treating people, places, and things with kindness

    • October: Caring- feeling and showing concern for others 

    • November & December: Inclusiveness- including others, inviting them in, and welcoming them with open arms

    • January: Integrity- acting in a way you know to be right and kind in all situations

    • February & March: Responsibility- being reliable to do things that are expected or required of you

      •   (Random Acts of Kindness Week is Feb 14-20, 2025)

    • April: Courage- being brave when facing new or difficult circumstances

    • May: Wrap up to celebrate the whole school year.

     

    Empowering Eagle students who model the specific character concept well and/or have made significant improvement will be chosen each month by a student-led vote and/or a teacher’s choice and shall:

    ~ receive a character award certificate,

    ~  have their picture on the wall celebrating the modeled character concept, &

    ~ share a special treat & play time with Mrs. Cueto, the school counselor. 

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    Make sure to “catch”  your kids at home, too, practicing the character concepts. Use your “eagle eyes” to seek out these strength-based qualities. Praise and recognize them when they show courage, have a grateful attitude, let go of their anger in a healthy way, or show compassion to another person, etc. Tell them! 



    How have you empowered others by  __________ ?

    How have you empowered yourself using __________ ?

    How can we empower our community through __________ ?

     

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    Character means doing the right thing and doing your best work even when no one is looking. The best reason to be honest or to try your best is not to avoid punishment or to receive a treat; rather, the best reason is being able to look at yourself in the mirror and know you did the right thing because that’s the kind of person you want to be. That’s character. Character is the aggregate of who we are; it’s “what’s inside every one of us.” Character is not fixed; it can be grown.

     

    All people in the family, school, and community share the responsibility to ensure that every young person is practicing and developing the character strengths that will enable them to flourish in school, in relationships, in the workplace, and as citizens.

     

    Let’s champion the belief expressed by Martin Luther King Jr. that “intelligence plus character — that is the goal of a true education.”