Wildcats Leave Your Mark
Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Show Self-Control
Respectful
When you are respectful, you show consideration for how your words and actions will affect other people. When you are respectful you value each other’s point of view, even if you disagree. When you are respectful, you are polite and kind and treat each other with dignity.
Examples
Listen when someone is talking to you
Ask before touching or taking other people’s belongings
Take into consideration other people’s feelings before you say or do something
Cooperate with adult directions
Clean up your area
Use an inside voice
Follow adult directions
Non Examples
Taking other people’s things
Vandalize other people’s property (like writing on someone’s book)
Walk away when someone is talking to you
Disregard an adult’s request to do something
Disregard a procedure or routine that is established
Responsible
When you are responsible you make good decisions; do the right thing whether or not someone tells us; you answer for your words and actions; and you accept the consequence when you have done something wrong. When you are responsible other people can depend on us.
Examples
Become quiet on teacher / staff signal
Cooperate with adult directions
Clean up your area
Own up to a mistake
Have your homework
Ask adults for help
Line up at bell or teacher request
Look after your belongings
Are prepared with materials for class
Arrive on time
Non Examples
Leave garbage
Blame others for something you did
Enter class late
Come to class unprepared
Lose important papers
Forget your gym clothes
Self-Control
When you have self-control you stop and think before you say or do something. To develop self-control you can count to 5 before you say something or take a couple of deep breaths. You can tell your teachers or adults that you need a moment to think. This gives us a moment to stop and think about the best choice.