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 Holding doors, listening, cleaning the house and treating others nicely are just a few ways Rockville Elementary School students show respect.
As part of the school’s Character Counts program, students spent the last few weeks focusing on how they can show respect at school and at home.
“We talked about different things: solving conflicts peacefully, good manners, being considerate, respecting differences,” said school social worker Sara McIntire. “When we wrapped up, I wanted to figure out how they could really apply it.”
Kindergartners and first-graders created a wall of respect, drawing pictures to illustrate how they would show respect. Second-graders participated in a story contest, writing a short essay on how they would show respect. After each student wrote their essay, the essays were taken to Broadmoor Elementary School, where fourth-graders in Krista Wilson’s and Allison Miller’s classes judged the essays and chose the top two in each class.
Last week, the winning second-graders were honored with a short assembly and read their essays to their classmates.
“It’s fun to see what they learned,” McIntire said. “A lot were able to think about how showing respect applies in the classroom.
“The reason we’re doing it is to teach the kids things and help them decide what kind of kid they’re going to be. It’s pretty powerful that they can make that choice.”
Following are the winning essays from each class.
By Molly Rison, Mrs. Allen’s class
I can show respect when I use my manners, do not talk, and respect property. These are good manners please, thank you, your welcome, excuse me. I can show respect when I do not talk when somebody else is talking like in curch. I can show respect when I do not destroe peoples property. In school do not lean back in the chairs. This is how I show respect.
By Austin Moore, Mrs. Chase’s class
I can help my mother at home. Like clean the house, mop the floor and sweep. I can follow rules even when I don’t want to. Like when my teacher tells us to read but I don’t want to but I do. I can open the doors for other people. I can be a good listener and listen to directions. I can be a good friend. I will help my friend up when they fall down. I can help my sister with her home work. I can show her how to do the page. I will help littler kids if they are hurt. When they fall down.
By Bret Minor, Mrs. Woodward’s class
I can show respect by holding the door for some buty els. I can be consdierate by bing a good spot like the time I lost my game. I can do something with not being told by claning my room with not ast. I can be respectful by using good manners at the table. I can be respectful by doing the dishis. I can show good manners at a difint place by not asking to by some thing. I can be consideret by helping some own out. I can show respect by them olny have to say it one time. I can be consieret by using good manners at some budes house.
By Jack Bryan, Mrs. Warner’s class
I can respect the world by recycling. I can show respect by cleaning up other people’s mess when I didn’t make it. I can Respect Mrs. Warner by doing something once when she ask me. I can show respect to the classroom by keeping it clean. I can respect my sister by doing what she wants to do. I can respect the world by not littering
By Cole Williams, Mrs. Anderson’s class
I can be Respectful at school by being considerate. I can be considerate by leting a person go in front of me to get a drink. I can be Respectful at home by cleaning the bacement. I can clean the bacement even my mom didn’t tell me to do it.
By Keifer Tucker, Mrs. Herder’s class
If you see trash on the sidewalk don’t walk by it. Pick it up and see if you can find a trash can put it in there and make sher it gose in to the trash can. If you see someone at school siting alone. Go see if see wants to play with you.
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