Monthly Birthday Treats Every Birthday Month child is asked to come to the cafeteria for a mini celebration and treat bag. This committee is responsible for the treats, stuffing the bags and distribution.
Eagle Excellence Program
Character Education at Evergreen Elementary School
Did you know our PTA sponsors a very important character education program for our school? The Eagle Excellence Program has been in place since 2004 and is based on Chesterfield County’s four core values of Respect, Responsibility, Honesty and Accountability. Students at Evergreen recognize other children who have demonstrated positive behaviors that show a core value, fill out an Evergreen Eagle nomination form, and the nominations are recognized at lunch each month by Mrs. Lanier.
Students learn about the values and behaviors that illustrate those values in several ways. Mrs. Conrad and Mrs. Anderson, our school counselors, support several initiatives that help students to learn more.
- Morning announcements: Friendly Helpers make announcements two times per month to give students an example of ways the value can be shown. We focus on topics that promote student academic and social success. Announcements might feature good student and study skills, and peer relations such as including others, sportsmanship, acceptance of others, and helpfulness with others.
- Posters about the Values: Friendly Helpers make and hang posters to illustrate the values.
- Contests: Name that Value! Students can win a prize and book mark if they can identify the value named in the morning announcement.
- Values Videos! New this Year! Friendly Helpers make short videos to show a value. These will be shown at lunch one time per month.
- Classroom Guidance Lessons for grades K-5. Four to six weeks of lessons to promote personal/social, academic and career development including respect, responsibility, getting along with others, acceptance of differences, conflict resolution, bully prevention, study skills and the expectations of the educational environment.
Parents can support the program using everyday interactions to help children learn more about core values by recognizing and reinforcing the positive behaviors they see students use and connect them to the value. We hope you will join staff in recognizing and celebrating actions that show good character! Please share your comments at amy_conrad@ccpsnet.net.
Basic definitions we use at school are:
Respect: To treat other people the way you want to be treated (use the Golden Rule)
- Raise your hand and wait to be called on by your teacher…do not call out.
- Use your manners when talking to teachers, friends and parents.
- Look for ways to include everyone in games and other activities.
- Share with a classmate who may need a pencil or other school supply.
- Listen to other people’s opinions or view.
- Accept the differences in people and do not tease or use put downs.
- Give a complement to someone such as “You are a good artist” or “You keep your desk really clean”.
- Be a good sport on the playground. Take turns and let others go first sometimes.
Honesty: To be truthful in words and actions, to be someone others can trust, to not steal, cheat or lie.
- Tell the truth all the time …even if it means there are negative consequences.
- Always do your own work
- Keep a secret or confidence when someone trusts you with private information.
- Be fair in games. Play by the rules.
- Do not gossip or tell stories about friends or classmates.
Responsibility: To be dependable, reliable and fit to be trusted. Getting credit or blame for one’s actions or decisions.
- Admit when you’ve done something wrong or made a mistake.
- Complete your school assignment during the given time, and always ask for help if you need it.
- Do your homework every night and turn it in on time.
- Take care of your body. Get enough sleep, exercise and eat healthy food.
Accountability: The state of being responsible for what one does, liable, able to choose for one self between right and wrong.
- Think before you act or speak so you can make good choices.
- Remind yourself of the rules, and what is right and then follow the rules by using self-control.
- Line up in an orderly way and walk through the halls in a considerate way using low voices.
- Stand up for someone who is being mistreated. Use your words to say stop.