Character Counts! Pillars
August: Responsibility
Do what you are supposed to do • Plan ahead • Persevere: keep on trying! • Always do your best • Use self-control • Be self-disciplined • Think before you act — consider the consequences • Be accountable for your words, actions, and attitudes • Set a good example for others
September: Respect
Treat others with respect; follow the Golden Rule • Be tolerant and accepting of differences • Use good manners, not bad language • Be considerate of the feelings of others • Don’t threaten, hit or hurt anyone • Deal peacefully with anger, insults, and disagreements
October: Trustworthiness
Be honest • Don’t deceive, cheat, or steal • Be reliable — do what you say you’ll do • Have the courage to do the right thing • Build a good reputation • Be loyal — stand by your family, friends, and country
November: Citizenship
Do your share to make your school and community better • Cooperate • Get involved in community affairs • Stay informed; vote • Be a good neighbor • Obey laws and rules • Respect authority • Protect the environment • Volunteer
December: Caring
Be kind • Be compassionate and show you care • Express gratitude • Forgive others • Help people in need
January: Fairness
Play by the rules • Take turns and share • Be open-minded; listen to others • Don’t take advantage of others • Don’t blame others carelessly • Treat all people fairly
February: Caring
Be kind • Be compassionate and show you care • Express gratitude • Forgive others • Help people in need
March: Respect
Treat others with respect; follow the Golden Rule • Be tolerant and accepting of differences • Use good manners, not bad language • Be considerate of the feelings of others • Don’t threaten, hit or hurt anyone • Deal peacefully with anger, insults, and disagreements
April: Citizenship
Do your share to make your school and community better • Cooperate • Get involved in community affairs • Stay informed; vote • Be a good neighbor • Obey laws and rules • Respect authority • Protect the environment • Volunteer
May: Trustworthiness
Be honest • Don’t deceive, cheat, or steal • Be reliable — do what you say you’ll do • Have the courage to do the right thing • Build a good reputation • Be loyal — stand by your family, friends, and country
June: Fairness
Play by the rules • Take turns and share • Be open-minded; listen to others • Don’t take advantage of others • Don’t blame others carelessly • Treat all people fairly
COLOR SCHEME
Trustworthiness: blue
Think "true blue"
Respect: yellow/gold
Think the Golden Rule
Responsibility: green
Think being responsible for a garden or finances; or as in being solid and reliable like an oak
Fairness: orange
Think of dividing an orange into equal sections to share fairly with friends
Caring: red
Think of a heart
Citizenship: purple
Think regal purple as representing the state
Historic Figures- Person of Character
August: Rosa Parks
September: Nelson Mandela
October: Harriet Tubman
November: Benjamin Franklin
January: Martin Luther King, Jr.
February: George Washington
March: Cesar Chavez
April: Thomas Jefferson
May: Abraham Lincoln
T R R F C C
Students can use this acronym to help them remember that people with good character are terrific:
T rustworthiness
R espect
R esponsibility
F airness
C aring
C itizenship
