Focus Topics

Month of September  

Relationships, Service and Life Skills

Month of October

Perseverance, Humor, and Self-Motivation

Month of November

Positive View of Personal Future, Flexibility, and Love of Learning

Month of December

Self-Worth, Perceptiveness, Competence, and Independence of Inner Direction

School Wide Talent Show

Month of January

6^th Grade –Career Fair

Month of February

Preparation for TAKS Testing

Relationships- Sociability and ability to be a friend, ability to form positive relationships

Service- Gives of self in service to other have and/or cause

Life Skills- Uses life skills including good decision-making, assertiveness, and impulse control

Humor- Has a good sense of humor

Perceptiveness- Insightful understanding of people and situations

Independence Inner Direction- Bases choices/decisions on internal evaluation knows how to accomplish their goals-distancing from unhealthy people and situations

Self-Worth-Feelings of self-worth and self-confidence

Competence- What we are good at

Positive View of Personal Future- Expects a positive future

Flexibility- Can adjust to change can bend as necessary to positively cope with situations

Love of Learning- Capacity for and connection to learning

Self-Motivation- Internal initiation and positive motivation from within

Perseverance- Keeps on despite difficulty, doesn’t give up

Creativity- Expresses self through artistic endeavor