Character Education

Our goal is to provide your child with a rigorous learning environment where we help develop the whole child: academically, socially, emotionally and physically. Encourage your child to discuss how they can exhibit the following character traits both at school and home. These character traits are a Westerly Creek focus and will be an integral part of our day.

Feel free to visit the Character Lab website to learn more and print posters of each character strength!
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October PSF:

August/September PSF:

A growth mindset is a belief that we can get 

smarter through hard work and practice.

This means that struggling with something

difficult doesn’t mean you’re not smart—it’s

a chance to grow your intelligence. Growth

mindset is all about trying hard, using good

strategies, and getting the help you need.

Check out the following videos that students

watched in the classroom on Growth Mindset! The kiddos LOVE these videos!

Classroom Dojo

episode 1

episode 2

episode 3

episode 4

episode 5

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The PSF for March is self control. 

Zest is our PSF for the month of December. 

Zest—also referred to as vitality—is an approach to life that is filled with excitement and energy.

When people hear the word “zest,” they may first think of lemons. In psychology, zest and vitality are a combination of the physical sense and the psychological sense of feeling well. Zest is about exhibiting enthusiasm and feeling energized. But zest doesn’t need to be loud—the quiet, introverted artist can approach her latest project with zest, even if she is alone in her studio.

Most kids have enthusiasm for something. In school, we can work to find what that something is and be sure not to extinguish it as kids get older.

Observing Zest

Zest may look like extroversion, but anyone can exhibit the behaviors of zest, regardless of their normal tendency to be introverted or extroverted. Exhibiting zest could involve:

•  *Actively participating by asking questions or listening closely
•  *Showing enthusiasm through smiles or excited comments
•  *Approaching new situations with excitement and energy
•  *Invigorating others around you

In this month of Thanksgiving, our PSF for November is:

Gratitude is the appreciation for the benefits we receive from others, and the desire to reciprocate.

Those who demonstrate gratitude—and those who don’t—see life differently. Individuals demonstrating gratitude tend to emphasize language related to gifts, givers, blessings, blessed, fortune, fortunate, and abundance. Individuals who don’t demonstrate gratitude, on the other hand, tend to focus on deprivation, deservingness, regrets, lack, need, scarcity, and loss. For instance, a grateful person might say, “I get to go to class today,” whereas an ungrateful person might say, “Why do I have to learn all this useless stuff?”

Observing Gratitude

Feeling or demonstrating gratitude could involve:

•  Recognizing what other people do for you
•  Showing appreciation for opportunities
•  Expressing appreciation by saying thank you or doing  nice things for people

Our PSF for October is:

Social and emotional intelligence both refer to the ability to understand your own and others’ feelings and emotions and then to use this understanding to inform your decisions and actions.
Socially/emotionally intelligent people solve interpersonal problems quickly by understanding what is upsetting others and being empathetic to these concerns. They tend to recognize when they've said something that made someone uncomfortable and know what makes others "tick.” Socially/emotionally intelligent people are able to thrive in many different relationships and settings because they quickly learn the social rules.

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