January 23, 2024


Seadog Families,


Let’s celebrate the following Superior Seadog Students of the Week: Jaxson Pierce, Emma Hall, Pedro Ramirez Gaspar, Allie Ross, Dena Alnimer, and Serenity Cates.


Our P2 Word of the Week is Social Intelligence. Social intelligence refers to a person’s ability to understand and manage interpersonal relationships. It is a distinct difference from a person’s IQ or “book smarts.” It includes an individual’s ability to understand, and act on, the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of other people. 


This week we will honor the legacy of Michael J. Smith 


On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after take off. Michael J. Smith was a native of Beaufort. He attended school at Beaufort Elementary and ECHS. In fact, Mr. Smith still has relatives who currently attend our school today. This week, each class will be taking a moment to reflect and keep his legacy alive. Thank you to the descendants of Michael J. Smith who have shared many artifacts with our school. Each of you are more than welcome to visit our Museum Wall. 


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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.


Social Intelligence


This week our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Social Intelligence. Social intelligence means you are aware of other people’s thoughts and feelings. You understand why they do things.


Social intelligence refers to a person’s ability to understand and manage interpersonal relationships. It is distinct from a person’s IQ or “book smarts.” It includes an individual’s ability to understand, and act on, the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of other people. This type of intelligence can take place “in the moment” of face-to-face conversations but also appears during times of deliberate thinking. It involves emotional intelligence and self-awareness.


Social intelligence helps individuals build relationships -- and is important to numerous aspects of a person’s life. It allows an individual to form friendships and alliances. And it assists a person against being taken advantage of. People with social intelligence can “read” other people’s faces and know what motivates them. Social intelligence builds over time and as a person ages. In this sense, it is similar to the character strength of perspective.


To practice and encourage the character strength of social intelligence 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.