Life Skills Program
Our Community – Committed to Character
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Churchill Lends a Helping Hand to Hurricane Survivors
Students at Churchill are helping those in need by raising
money to send to a small parrish
in
Students have sold cookies and lollipops to send money
to the local school district in Jackson Parrish.
Besides selling/purchasing treats, students and others
may make a donation to JAM the JUG.
The money will be used to purchase uniforms, book
bags, and school supplies
for
students forced to leave the devastated Gulf area in southern
The people of Jackson Parrish have been taking care of
300+ evacuees and according to
Superintendent, Gary Black, expect to care for the new
students and their families for the next 8 – 12 months.
We hope to forge a partnership in helping those
students affected by the hurricane.
Carole
Allert
CUSD #205
callert@roe33.k12.il.us
Promoting appropriate
decision-making skills by students at Churchill Junior High School
- To
improve student behavior at school, home, and in the community.
- To
increase students’ appropriate choices at school, home, and in the
community.
Recipe
- Stop and Think!
- Do you want to make a good choice or a bad choice?
- Act out your choice.
(Praise children for making good choices and
give a consequence for making a bad choice.)
- Social
Skills will be taught to help students to be responsible for their choices
and to manage their own behavior.
- Social
Skills are skills that people use every day to get along with each other
and in order to be a responsible person.
- Social
Skills range from the skill of "How to Listen"
to "How to Deal with Group Pressure".
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6th grade |
7th grade |
8th grade |
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September: |
Follow Directions |
Follow Directions |
Follow Directions |
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Introduce Yourself |
Asking for Help |
Concentrate on a Task |
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October: |
Listening |
Apologizing |
Decision Making |
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November: |
Being a Good Sport |
Being a Good Sport |
Negotiating |
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December: |
Apologizing |
Helping Others |
Empathy |
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January: |
Dealing w/Group Pressure |
Dealing w/Group Pressure |
Dealing w/Group Pressure |
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February: |
Dealing w/an Accusation |
Dealing w/an Accusation |
Setting a Goal |
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March: |
Dealing w/Teasing |
Dealing w/Teasing |
Standing up for your Rights |
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April: |
Setting a Goal |
Dealing w/being Left Out |
Dealing w/Being Left Out |
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May: |
Avoiding Trouble w/Others |
Avoiding Trouble w/Others |
Avoiding Trouble w/Others |
Our Community –
Committed to Character Education
Acting
with respect, honesty, and caring for self and others is our responsibility.
Responsibility: To be
accountable for my behaviors and obligations.
Caring: To show
concern for the welfare of others and myself.
Honesty: To be truthful
to myself and others through my words and actions.
Respect: To value every person including myself
through my words and actions.
Responsibility - September
& October.
Caring - November &
December.
Honesty – January &
February.
Respect – March & April
Review of all traits during May.
Character Education is infused into our school.
Family Focus on
Responsibility
Your child can show responsibility by:
- Helping with household chores without reminders.
- Doing homework on time and keeping schoolwork in order.
- Beginning a savings account and putting a little money into it each week or month.
Questions to discuss together:
- What are the responsibilities each of us has in our family?
- When someone is acting irresponsibly, how does it affect us? (For example: What is the effect of not being waited on in a store because the employee is on the phone?) How does it make you feel when someone you are counting on is not responsible?
- What are ways we can be responsible for our health? (Discuss nutrition, exercise, and wellness in this context.)
Projects to do together:
- Help your child get his or her notebooks organized for the school year.
- Take your son or daughter grocery shopping. Assist him/her with the responsibility for one week of making the grocery choices and handling the grocery money.
Encouraging responsibility in your child:
- Remind your child to be responsible for each class by writing assignments in the school agenda.
- Watch for ways your child is being responsible. Give positive feedback and appreciation when you see responsible actions.
- Share examples of how you or someone you know was responsible today.
(Excerpts from the book: Teaching Character: Parents Guide by Dotson, A. C. & Dotson, K. D.)
You may check out parent resources about Character Education by contacting
Mrs.
"Few things help an
individual more than to place responsibility upon him and to let him know that
you trust him."
-Booker T. Washington
Your child can show caring by:
- Being responsible for his or her health.
- Not making fun or putting others down.
- Not laughing when someone is being unkind.
- Thinking of ways to help when someone is having a bad day.
Questions to discuss together:
- Are we caring toward each other in our family?
- What can we do to show kindness and caring for someone in our neighborhood?
- What are some caring things we could do for each other?
- Are we taking care of ourselves by eating well, exercising, and getting enough rest?
Projects to do together:
- Make a list of ways that you can show caring for each other. Title the list, "How to cheer me up" and put it on the refrigerator or in some other prominent place.
- Put together a "care package" for someone who is away at college or in the military. Send the package along with notes from everyone in the family.
- Volunteer together as a family.
Encouraging caring in your child:
- Practice caring yourself and engage your child’s assistance in doing caring things for others. Be sure to give your child credit for helping you with a project or caring act.
- Assist your child in doing caring things for his or her friends. Your child may want to help someone but not know what to do. Your suggestions could be helpful.
(Excerpts from the book: Teaching Character: Parents Guide by Dotson, A. C. & Dotson, K. D.)
None is useless to
this world who lightens the burden to anyone
else."
-Charles
Dickens
Remembrance Day, September 2001
Churchill students and staff
gathered to remember the victims lost on
In addition to Remembrance Day, Churchill students and staff raised money for the victims and their families through the "Jam the Jug" fund, a Red-White-Blue Bake Sale, and "Hats for Humanity" day. Over $800.00 was donated to a national charity organization for the victims and their families.
Students made 35 "Holiday Hope Chests" and donated them to children from Homes in Crisis and donated 3500 food items to a local food pantry.
