Character Counts

At Emma's school, they have what's called "Character Counts at Compass" awards each month for one student in each class who exemplifies the character trait they're working on for that month. They get to have special responsibilities all month and such at school, and an ice-cream treat. The teacher called me a few days in advance, and let me know she was going to be awarded this month, but that it was a surprise. So we dropped her off at the bus stop, and then followed it to her school. Luckily she wasn't very observant, and she was thrilled to see us at her assembly. 

The Character Traits were caring and empathy. Her award read, "On the playground, in the classroom, and everywhere you go we can count on you to think about how your actions and words impact others. You choose to be kind and show you care for your classmates by including all and using nice words." Way to go Emma! 

Then I took the boys to Jake's preschool field trip at the Eagle Library. They had music and story time, and then did a little craft. A librarian then showed the kids around the library. She let them grab a few books, check them out on their own, then drop them in the outside return box to see where they went. They grabbed their books out of there and she let them check them back in on her computer. They loved it. Oh, to see the world through the eyes of children! 

Jan 15, 2016