Red Ribbon Week October 26-30

It's all about YOU!!!

Celebrate Red Ribbon Week

Respect Yourself. Be Drug Free!

October 26th – 30th

Red Ribbon Week Theme Days

Thursday, Oct. 22nd: “Red Ribbon Week Presentation” (wear red)

Monday, Oct. 26th: “Sock it to Drugs” (wear mismatched or crazy socks)

Tuesday, Oct. 27th: “Follow Your Dreams, Don’t Do Drugs” (wear pajamas)

Wednesday, Oct. 28th: “Give Drugs the Boot” (wear western wear)

Thursday, Oct. 29th: “Use Your Head, Don’t Do Drugs” (wear a hat or crazy hairstyle)

Friday, Oct. 30th: “Stay in the Game, Be Drug Free” (wear team jerseys or spirit shirt)
Wear your red ribbon all week!

Thank you Mid-Coast Family Services for teaching our students about making good choices!

Guadalupe Elementary

William Wood Elementary

Character Centers- A Drug Free Me!

You are 

         -amazing

         -creative

         -wonderful

         -bright

         -unique

         -beautiful

        -smart

 

My anti drug is...
What is your favorite hobby or activity? Your hobby is your "anti-drug". By staying focused on these activities you will stay drug free.

Unity Day 2015

Guadalupe Elementary and William Wood Elementary will be uniting against bullying along with other students and staff throughout VISD by wearing orange on October 21st, Unity Day.

Students and parents will have an opportunity to participate in Project Connect as a part of our No Place for Hate Campaign. Each student received a flyer containing a link on the flyer. Please write a specific way how you will help prevent bullying at school and return your link to Mrs. Castro by October 19th. Parents are encouraged to write ways to prevent bullying at school with their child. We will create a chain that connects us all and unifies us against bullying.

                             

View the following video to begin conversations at home and in the classrooms about the power of friendship, bullying, and the strength of uniting together against bullying.

Wisdom of Geese

The Strength Unity

Visit the PACER website to learn more about Unity Day. 

Tattling Vs. Reporting

Students enjoyed reading A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue by Julia Cook. The students were able to learn the difference between tattling and reporting through a variety of Character Centers. The best way for the students to learn is to have discussions with each other and communicate their reasoning. Look at the pictures below to see our students in action as they learn about tattling and reporting.

The Tattle Prince taught the following Tattling Rules:

1. Be a Danger Ranger.
You must tell someone if an animal or person is in danger. Remember your radKIDS rules too. Keep telling until someone does something to help the situation.

2. Be a Problem Solver.
If it's a small problem, try to find ways to solve the problem yourself.

3. NOW or NOT NOW problem.
Can the problem be fixed later?

4. M.Y.O.B. (Mind your own beeswax!)
If the problem doesn't involve you and nobody is in danger, do not tattle.

Character Centers: Tattling Vs. Reporting, Emergency Vs. Non-Emergency

Character Centers: Stop & Think

Character Centers: Bucket Fillers & Bucket Dippers

 

Donors Choose: Magnifying Character with a Projector & Document Camera

Donors Choose: Magnifying Character with a Projector & Document Camera I am helping our students obtain the materials they need in our classroom, so I just created a request for my counseling classroom at DonorsChoose.org:  Magnifying Character with a Projector & Document Camera  Give to my classroom by October 17, 2015 and your donation will be doubled thanks to DonorsChoose.org. Just enter the code SPARK on the payment page and you'll be matched dollar for dollar (up to $100).  Thank you so much for your kindness! Mrs. CastroGuadalupe Elementary William Wood Elementary

Have you filled a bucket today? Yes I did!

Students read Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud and learned to be "bucketfillers" at school and home. Everyone has an invisible bucket that holds good feelings. You can fill someone's bucket by doing something nice for them, being kind and helpful, using good manners and following directions at school. All day long we can choose to be a bucketfiller or we can choose to dip into someone's bucket.

Have you filled a bucket today? Yes I did!

Student filled each others buckets and posted their notes in the hallway. 

Students were able to practice filling buckets during guidance lessons at their Character Stations. Look at the pictures below to see the great ways students are filling buckets at Guadalupe Elementary and William Wood Elementary. 

Pictures from Character Stations:

Students wrote lists of how to to be a bucketfiller and ways you could dip into someone's bucket.

Younger students made bucketfilling pictures with their playdoh.

Students reflected on ways to be a bucketfiller. Students used books to help them get ideas of different ways to they can be a bucketfiller throughout the community. 

 *Check back for more pictures!

Happy International Peace Day!

Guadalupe Elementary and William Wood Elementary are creating a No Place for Hate Coalition to encourage kindness and inclusion in our schools. Students will be signing the Resolution of Respect in October which is National Bullying Prevention Month. 

We are looking for parents to join the coalition and help coordinate the school wide activities needed in order to be recognized as a No Place for Hate School. Please contact Ann Castro at beth.johnson@visd.net  if you are interested in helping prepare for these activities. 

October: National Bullying Prevention Month

October 21st Unity Day

January: Mix It Up at Lunch 

January: No Name Calling Week

February: Random Acts of Kindness Week

Congratulations Student Council Officers and Representatives!

Guadalupe Elementary Student Council 

President: Cameron Carter
Vice President: Stephanie Nunez
Secretary: Marc Lara
Historian: Gavin Frost
Treasurer: Sarah Williams

4th Grade Representatives: Alexis Lara & Kylen Ramsey
3rd Grade Representatives: Dayna Rippamonti & Cheyenne Kern
2nd Grade Representatives: Averi Blank & Ella Meik

William Wood Elementary Student Council

President: Cooper Kliem

Vice President: Hadley Livingston

Secretary: Owen Kliem

Historian: Lonny Sierra

Treasurer: Trapper Feurbacher

5th Grade Representatives: Jose Canales & Felicity Cooper
4th Grade Representatives: Gavin Borgohain & Bryton Stoebner

3rd Grade Representatives: Carlee Burow & Keegan Flores

2nd Grade Representatives: Alyssa Cantu & Kyndall Gray