On Thursday, November 15th, Graham and Parks held its second school
wide assembly. The goal of the assembly was to share the many ways that
all the classrooms have been using our CARES values (see below). First,
the children watched a video highlighting the many creative ways the
CARES values have been taught throughout the school. Then everyone
joined in singing an original song called “CARES” written by Deb
Sullivan, G&P’s music teacher. The Fifth Graders then shared their
trip to Nature’s Classroom in Rhode Island with lots of photographs and
vignettes about their experience. The end of the assembly kicked off a
school wide food drive to benefit St. Paul’s AME Church Pantry, an
effort to help students understand that the Graham and Parks community
cares about each other, about learning, and about the world.
Whole School Values
The
acronym “CARES” embodies the culture of caring that is at the heart of
what our school is about… we care about each other, we care about
learning, and we care about the world.
The Graham and Parks community CARES…
C: Be Curious (ask questions, think outside the box, try new things)
A: Aim high (do your best, work hard, set goals, take risks)
R: Respect everyone (be a good listener, be inclusive, embrace differences)
E: Be an Engaged learner (think deeply, be reflective, don’t give up)
S: Show Kindness (speak nicely to everyone, be friendly, help each other, be aware of others’ feelings, reach out)
Everyone is different. Everyone belongs. Everyone succeeds.