April 23 - 27, 2007
The word of the week is sympathy.
The definition of sympathy is unity or harmony in action or effect;
to think or feel alike. The quote of the week is “ Sympathy is a supporting atmosphere,
and in it we unfold easily and well.”
By Ralph Waldo Emerson ( (1803 - 1882)
Call back:
(Teacher) I'm here………………..(students) for you.
April 16 - 20, 2007
The word of the week is effort .
The definition of effort is doing your best in an endeavor.
Quote: "All things are difficult before they are easy ."
by Thomas Fuller
Call Back
(Teacher ) Don't stop. . . (students) 'till you reach the top!
April 9 - 13, 2007
The word of the week is Common Sense .
The definition of common sense is using good judgment and thinking before acting.
Quote: "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
by Dr. Seuss
Call Back
(Teacher ) Think. . . (students) before you act!
April 2 - 6 , 2007
The word of the week is Determination .
The definition of determination is having the will or intention to do something.
Quote: "Your determination will lead you to your destination."
by Phecat
Call Back
(Teacher ) The Secret to Success. . . (students) is Determination!
March 26 - 30, 2007
The word of the week is sincerity .
The definition of sincerity is being honest, genuine, and free from duplicity..
The Quote of the Week is:
"No one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."
by Charles Dudley Warner
Call Back: (teacher) The real. . . . . (students) deal!
March 19 - 23, 2007
Spring Break
March 12 - 16, 2007
The word of the week is Patience .
The definition of patience is the ability to endure waiting or delay without becoming annoyed or upset or to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties.
Quote: "Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances." by Thomas Jefferson
Call Back
(Teacher ) Fall seven times . . . (students) Stand up eight!
March 5 - 10, 2007
The word of the week is Cooperation .
The definition of cooperation is working together.
The Quote of the Week is:
If we don't all row, the boat won't go. (author unknown)
Call Back: (teacher) We are. . . . . (students) a team!
February 26 - March 2, 2007 The word of the week is Commitment
The definition of commitment is a promise to do something.
The Quote of the Week is:
"Losers make commitments they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep." by Denis Waitley Call Back: (teacher) Hard work . . . . . (students) pays off!
February 19 - February 24, 2007 The Word of the Week is curiosity.
The definition of curiosity is the desire to learn; having a thirst for knowledge.
Quote: "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality."
by Albert Einstein Call Back: (teacher) Put on . . . . . (students) your thinking cap!
February 12 - February 16, 2007
The Word of the Week is loyalty.
Loyalty means being faithful to a person, country or ideal.
The Quote of the Week is: "I meant what I said, and I said what I meant.
An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent." from Horton Hatches an Egg by Dr. Seuss.
Call Back: (teacher) I promise you... (students) I will be true.
February 5 - February 9, 2007
The Word of the Week is respect.
Respect means the feeling of honor; or of high or special regard.
The Quote of the Week is: "Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners."
Call Back: (teacher) R-E-S... (students) P-E-C-T
(teacher) Find out what .... (students) it means to me.
January 29 - February 2
The Word of the Week is responsibility.
The definition of responsibility is a duty; or the state of being responsible.
Words to Live By: "Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him." by Booker T. Washington
January 22 - 26, 2007
The Word of the Week is character.
Your character defines what type of person you are. You show your strength, morals and good reputation.
Quote: "Character means doing the right thing, even when no one is watching."
by J. C. Watts
Call Back: Character ..........................counts.
January 15 - 19, 2007 Out of school for ice.
January 8 - 12, 2007 The Word of the Week is patriotism.
The definition of patriotism is the love for our devotion to one's country.
Quote: "I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives.
I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him. by Abraham Lincoln
January 3 - 5, 2007
The Word of the Week is esprit de corps.
Esprit de corps is devotion among members of a group for each other and the group's cause.
Quote:" Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean."
R. Satoro
Call Back: All for one...One for all.
December 11 - 15, 2006
The Word of the Week is empathy. The definition of empathy is
The Quote of the Week is:
The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Call Back: I feel........your pain.
December 4 - 8, 2006
The Word of the Week is integrity. The definition of integrity is:
Acting according to a sense of right and wrong.
The Quote of the week is:
“Stand with anyone that stands right.
Stand with him while he is right,
and part with him when he goes wrong.
----by Abraham Lincoln.
November 27 - December 1
The word of the week is service.
The definition of service is giving of one's time and energies to help
others.
The quote of the week is
"Serving the needs of others is the light that brightens each day,"
By Douglas Lawson
Call Back
I need a friend.......to help me.
November 13 - 21
The Word of the Week is caring.
The definition of caring is showing concern; giving attention to others.
Words to live by: "Men are only great s they are kind."
by Elbert Hubbard, American entrepreneur and philosopher.
He founded Roycroft, a handicraft community founded in East Aurora, NY about 1895.
November 6 - 10, 2006
The Word of the week is forgiveness.
The definition of forgiveness is to not feel resentment against another person.
Words to live by: "The weak can never forgive.
Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
by Mahatma Gandhi
October 30 - November 3, 2006
The Word of the week is courage.
The definition of courage is the strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger or difficulty.
Words to live by: "It is better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life."
by Elizabeth Kenny
October 23 - 27, 2006 The Word of the week is resilience.
The definition of resilience is the ability to recover from
or adjust to misfortune or change. Words to live by: "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life:
It goes on."
by Robert Frost
October 9 - 13, 2006
The Word of the week is alertness.
The definition of alertness is the state of being watchful and ready.
Words to live by: "Look twice before you leap."
by Charlotte Bronte Call Back: Be alert........Don't get hurt.
October 2 - 6, 2006 The Word of the week is Propriety.
The definition of propriety is doing what is proper, appropriate in language, behavior, and manners.
Words to Live By - "A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much."
by Marcus Fabius Quintilian
September 25 - 29, 2006 The Word of the week is Friendship.
Friendship is the state of being friends.
Words to live by: "You can't stay in your corner of the forest, waiting for others to come to you; you have to go to them sometimes."
Winnie the Pooh
Call Back: Make new friends.....
But keep the old.
September 18 - 22, 2006
The word of the week is citizenship.
The definition of citizenship is the state of being a person who owes loyalty to a government and is protected by it.
Quote of the Week
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country." by John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
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