Theme of The Month: CITIZENSHIP
04/01/2020
What does citizenship mean?
1. Being responsible and respectful to people, animals, and the environment.
2. Caring about your community and country.
3. Being informed about the needs within your school and community.
4. Doing your best to make your home, school, and community a better place.
What are ways you can show good citizenship?
1. Follow the rules and obey laws at school, home and your community.
2. Respect authority, e.g., parents, teachers, police officers and other community helpers.
3. Participate in activities to improve your community and the environment, e.g., pick up litter, recycle, and plant trees and flowers.
4. Be a good neighbor and volunteer to help others.
5. Donate food or clothing to help someone in need.
7. Use kind words and good manners in all situations.
Why is citizenship important?
1. We need good citizens to make our school and community better for everyone.
2. It is our duty and obligation as American citizens to do our part.
What You Can Do
Participate in community-building activities, such as cleaning up parks and assisting with
school activities.
Discuss citizenship with your child and find examples of what good citizens have done for their communities.
Dinner Dilemmas
Purpose: To create family discussions that promotes Character Education in our community.
During the week families are asked to discuss the dilemma. It is hoped that families will talk about the dilemma and decide how the character quality of the month relates to the situation presented. It is further hoped that families will discuss the dilemma of the week and decide how the character quality of the month applies to each family member.
Week 1
Situation: Sam’s class goes to lunch. When they sit down there is a mess under the table left from the previous class. The cafeteria monitor comes by and asks Sam to clean up the mess.
Dilemma: On one hand Sam knows being a good citizen means keeping the school clean and safe. On the other hand, Sam knows his class did not make the mess.
Discussion: What advice do you have for Sam?
Week 2
Situation: Sue, wanting to be a good citizen, was moving the neighbor’s trash can back to her garage. The neighbor yelled at her, “Don’t step on my flowers!”
Dilemma: On one hand Sue wants to be a good citizen by helping a neighbor. On the other hand, her neighbor never says, “Thank you,” and often yells at her.
Discussion: What advice do you have for Sue?
Week 3
Situation: Sam’s class votes on a Service Learning project that Sam does not like, did not vote for, and does not want to do.
Dilemma: On one hand Sam knows as a good citizen the majority rules. On the other hand, Sam does not want to participate in the project he did not vote for.
Discussion: What advice do you have for Sam?
Week 4
Situation: Sue was chosen to be a safety patrol because she is a good citizen. She sees her best friend running down the hall.
Dilemma: On one hand Sue knows she should write a referral on her friend. On the other hand, Sue does not want to get her best friend in trouble.
Discussion: What advice do you have for Sue?
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Quotes: Starting the week of April 6
Week 1 – “Be the change you want to see in this world” Mahatma Gandhi
Week 2 – “Any definition of a successful life in America must include service to others” George W. Bush
Week 3 – “When all of us work together, we become good citizens and our country becomes stronger.” ~ Donna Forest
Week 4 – “How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside me, what can it be?” Vincent van Gogh
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