Character Education Program


	Welcome to the Mount Sinai Elementary School Character Education page! During the school year, it is important for all of us to do our share in ensuring that our school is a safe, comfortable, and happy place to be! When we all work together, our school will really shine!

You can also demonstrate good character with 'Random Acts of Kindness'.
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This year we are going to talk about the following very important character traits:

			C	Citizenship
			H	Honesty
			A	Attaining Pride
			R	Respect
			A	Accountability
			C	Compassion
			T	Tolerance
			E	Endurance
			R	Responsibility

Every month we will focus on a new character trait.
Remember, working together, we can all be KIDS OF GREAT CHARACTER!

Read the books below to learn more about each character trait:

C	Citizenship	Me on the Map- Joan Sweeney
H	Honesty	Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook- Barbara Park
A	Attaining Pride	Chester, the Worldly Pig- Bill Peet
R	Respect	Miss Nelson is Missing- Harry Allard and James Marshall
A	Accountability	Arthur's Pet Business- Marc Brown
C	Compassion	Hey Little Ant- Phillip and Hannah Hoost
T	Tolerance	Martin's Big Words- Dorene Rappaport
E	Endurance	Click, Clack, Moo, Cows that Type- Dorene Cronin
R	Responsibility	The Lorax- Dr. Seuss

Click here for more books on Character Education!

"Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece _ by thought, choice, courage and determination."
- John Luther

"Character is the sum and total of a person's choices."
- P.B. Fitzwater

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