UNDER CONSTRUCTION

"The Character Education Pledge"
I promise to do my best today. I promise to be kind, safe, respectful and responsible.

About Us:

The Character Education/Diversity Committee is a team made up of teachers, staff, and administrators who share the goal of uniting our school community through the PVES Great Expectations: Be Kind, Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible. We meet bi-monthly and over the summer to plan assemblies and lesson plans, discuss books that support the Great Expectations, and devise ways to make our school community more united, safe, kind, respectful, and responsible. Our mission is to provide students with a more culturally diverse curriculum and goals for improving our school environment and the community at large.

Unit Themes:

Throughout the school year, the Character Education Committee plans and implements various units that will reinforce our school's great expectations. For each unit, teachers are provided with a children's book that illustrates the message of this unit. Teachers are also given a book guide that provides a summary of the text and several activities to do with students. Monthly calendars, which list daily reminders of how to be safe, kind, respectful and responsible, are shared with students. Finally, bulletin boards are created by the committee to display the work of students in their efforts to follow the great expectations. The thematic units are as followed:

October/November: Be Kind
December/January: Be Respectful
February/March: Be Safe
April/May: Be Respectful