Character Happens In Our Schools

There continues to be so many amazing Character opportunities and activities happening in our schools! Look for the new "Celebrating Character" newsletter coming to your school soon, with lots of great tips for embedding character in your classroom and school every day, suggestions for dealing with bullying and how to get your students involved in leadership and service learning...through character in action!

Character in Action
Students across ADSB continue to take on leadership roles in their schools and are involved in active citizenship through a variety of service learning opportunities. With encouragement from their teachers and peers, students are finding creative ways to give to their community and make a difference. All schools are participating in Pink Shirt day this coming Feb.23rd in acknowledgement of their commitment to a "bully-free" life! Together we make a difference.

Speak Up Grants
Congratulations to the successful recipients of the 2010/2011 student Speak Up grants. Intermediate students across Ontario are given the opportunity to write proposals to get involved in making their school a better place to learn. We look forward to hearing more about the progress of their projects and their successes.

Contact Kerry Grbich to have your school’s stories included on the blog.

Remembering

Students and staff of Algoma District School Board thoughtfully remembered and reflected on the actions of the many service people who help secure our freedom and rights as Canadians and citizens of the world. The following touching images show a solemn reflection of remembrance in one of our schools. Student leaders with support from their teachers reached out to their school and community, asking them to participate by sharing their memories, artifacts and wishes for Peace.

Let us remember and reflect on our continued responsibility to one another . We can make a difference as responsible citizens of our world. In remembering one another through acts of kindness and reflecting on what is really important, we can accomplish anything, together.

Character Every Day

I believe great character is in the little day-to-day actions that take place. Here's a great example. Doris Buck is a wonderful cleaner at our school, We are lucky to have her. Today I asked her to sweep the sand off the asphalt off our outside basketball courts and back into the playground. She was doing this at lunch.

When I was on yard duty, I looked over and saw many of our JK - Gr. 1 students helping her sweep, shovel and transport the sand with their dump trucks. She had to go into the school to get more brooms and shovels. I was so proud of our little ones, and of Doris for letting them help.

This touching story was shared by Barb Jarvis

Principal, Sir James Dunn Elementary

Wawa