February 20, 2024


Seadog Families,


Let’s celebrate the following Superior Seadog Students of the Week: Porter Willis, Greyson Hester, Kazara Coffey, Connor Chadwick, Abigail West, and Madison Dagnino Gray! Great Job Students!


This week our school community will be focusing on the Other People Mindset of Cheering Others’ Successes. This means when other people succeed, I am happy for them and cheer them on.


Parents/Guardians we have some changes to our Breakfast Process. We are finding that students are hanging out during breakfast and not getting to their class quickly for instruction. If your child comes after 7:50 they will be required to take their food to the classroom to ensure our instructional day begins promptly at 8:00 a.m. Please make an extra effort to have your child at school before 7:50 so they have ample time to eat their breakfast.


The Carteret County Art for the Heart Show is this week. There will be various artwork from students across our county displayed from 2/20-2/29 at Ernie's Gift Shop in Atlantic Beach from 3-7. This is a free event to our community. 


Upcoming Dates: 

February 20-29: Art Exhibit 3:00-7:00 Ernie's Gift Shop

February 22: All County Chorus ECHS 6:00 p.m.

February 29: Black History Program 9:00 a.m. BES


March 4- March 8:  Read Across America 


Thank you for your continued support! And remember, Seadog Students, if no one has told you today, know that Mrs. Clemmons deeply cares about you.

Cheering Others' Successes


This week our school community will be focusing on the Other People Mindset of Cheering Others’ Successes. This means when other people succeed, I am happy for them and cheer them on.


Being happy for other people when they succeed isn’t always everyone’s initial reaction. Often, it’s easy to become jealous or envious of others’ victories -- or even to experience schadenfreude, which is deriving pleasure from witnessing (or learning about) another person’s misfortune. People who have these reactions to the success or misfortune of others are colloquially known as “haters.” It’s important to note that these are natural emotions and in small doses can be helpful in allowing us to see what we care about -- and motivate us to pursue those goals.


But making a commitment towards cheering on other people’s successes can be a great way to improve our own health, happiness, and relationships. People can take active steps to be more genuinely happy for the achievements of others. Ways to do this include; telling others about the success of your modest friend; noticing when your reaction to a sibling’s success is envy or jealousy -- and asking yourself why that is; reminding yourself that appreciating the excellence in another is a character strength; asking your successful teammates and classmates what they do to prepare for games or tests.


Being supportive of people who succeed is good for our mental, physical, and emotional well-being and when people cheer each other on it begins a reciprocal process that forges stronger relationships. Those relationships are the foundation for a strong culture in teams, schools, and businesses.


To practice and encourage the character strength of perspective with your child, please visit the Positivity Project’s P2 for Families (password: P2), where together you will watch a video, read a quote, and talk about the answers to three questions.