Respect Week – Jefferson School
Kindergarten
Miss McCrea's Kindergarten read Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. Chrysanthemum loves her
name, until she goes to school and her classmates make fun of it. Each time one of her
classmates says something mean or disrespectful to Chrysanthemum the class took turns
crumpling a large paper heart representing Chrysanthemum's feelings. At the conclusion of the
story the class took turns using kind words and statements, unfolding and smoothing out
Chrysanthemum's heart.
Mrs. Northrop's Kindergarten will be discussing feelings and how words can hurt and cause pain
without seeing a visible injury. The children will hear the story Chrysanthemum by Kevin
Henkes. This story is about a little girl who is very excited to start school and make new friends
but finds herself being teased and laughed at because of her name Chrysanthemum. After the
story is read and discussed, the children will sit in a circle. A large red paper heart will be passed
around to each child. When the child gets the red heart, he or she will need to say something
hurtful and crumple a part of the heart. After each child has had the chance to respond, Mrs.
Northrop will take the crumpled heart, open it up and discuss that the shape of the heart has not
changed but the creases are still there from the hurtful words. Discussion will follow. A bean bag
will now be passed around to each child and now they have to say nice things. Children will
compare the scarred heart to the beanbag and will be encouraged to practice behavior that is not
hurtful.
Grade 1
Read The Story Of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf. Ask students how Ferdinand was different from
other bulls, and talk about how his peaceful ways saved his life in the bullring. Talk about ways
to be peaceful in the classroom, and list the students’ suggestions on the board. Emphasize
listening to others with respect, using words to solve disagreements, and dealing with anger
constructively. Each student will complete a peacemaker award.
Grade 2
2Palermo -For Respect Week, 2P will read "The Story of Ferdinand". We will also discuss ways
we can be respectful and disrespectful to ourselves, classmates, friends, family, and the
elderly. The students will look at pictures and answer "What Would You Do?" based on the
situation.
2Nolan - For respect week, we will read The Berenstain Bears: Kindness Counts and discuss.
Grade 3
3Korycinski - Our class meetings this month revolved around the topic of respect. We discussed
the meaning of respect and ways to demonstrate respect. Students talked about times when they
have seen someone show respect to another person and why those words or act was an example
of showing respect.
Mrs. Buchanan’s Third Grade class will participate in two activities for Respect Week:
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The students will have a daily journal entry about respect each day of Respect Week.
Students may choose to share their submissions and participate in a discussion about their
own thoughts on the entry.
We will also as a class, make a life size student out of large white paper. Inside this
student we will each write our thoughts on how a respectful person should or would act.
Outside of the student we will include ideas on how a respectful student wouldn’t act.
Grade 4
4Herrmann - Students will discuss the importance of being a respectful person in society. They
will take a survey on respect, watch a video clip, and share their writing activity with their
classmates. In addition, they will participate in a Readers' Theater on Respect.
Grade 5
5Jacobson and 5Applegate - Awareness/Knowledge: Have students look up the definition of
respect. Have the students write down ways they have acted respectfully. Discussion: Ask
students why it is so important to act respectful. Make a list on the board of things people say
who are respectful and use manners. Examples: “Thank you.” “I appreciate that.” Activity:
Create a recipe for respect. What ingredients do you need?
Violence Awareness Week – Jefferson School
Kindergarten
Miss McCrea's class read The Land of Many Colors by the Klamath County YMCA Preschool.
The underlying themes of tolerance, acceptance and diversity were presented in a age appropriate
story. The story helped guide the class discussion about how to peacefully solve problems
with words. The class also learned the song Twinkle, Twinkle Little Friend by Dr. Jean Feldman
(Kiss Your Brain CD).
Grade 1
1Paglucci and 1 Pereira - Read Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. Discuss how Miss Rumphius
looks for ways to make the world more beautiful. Discuss how students can make the school
beautiful and a peaceful place to learn. Create a chart using student responses.
Grade 2
2Palermo -For School Violence and Vandalism Week, 2P will read "Bully Trouble" and discuss
the story. We will also create posters showing ways to respect property.
2Nolan - For School Violence Week, we will read The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule
and discuss. We will continue our ongoing discussions of treating people the way you wish to be
treated.
Grade 3
3Korycinski - In October, our class meetings will begin with discussions on violence and
vandalism. Students will talk about the definition of violence and why acts of violence are
unacceptable. They will also talk about ways to prevent or avoid acts of violence and the
importance of not watching television shows or playing video games that feature an abundance
of violent scenes. Vandalism will also be discussed as another improper way to show anger.
Children will talk about the reasons people might commit acts of vandalism, and what they can
do if they are in a situation where other people are vandalizing property and they do not want to
participate in the act.
Mrs. Buchanan’s Third Grade class will participate in the following activity for School Violence
Week:
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In order for students to have a better understanding on how to solve problems peacefully,
we will create a peace pathway to be displayed outside of our classroom. We will discuss
how problems can be resolved peacefully and then each student will be presented with a
problem on a “Peace Brick” and have to write a peaceful resolution to it. We will then
attach them together to make a “Pathway to Peace”.
Grade 4
4Herrmann -Students will explore ways to solve peaceful conflicts and strategies on ways
to handle and prevent teasing and bullying. Students will engage in many activities during the
week. (The website I will use in discussing these topics and conducting various activities will
be Goodcharacter.com )
Grade 5
5Jacobson and 5Applegate - Violence Prevention Week will be observed by taking part in role
playing and a discussion of violence and methods to prevent it. The class will discuss violence
prevention in various situations. Students will role play on methods of preventing violence in
several situations. Students will be responsible for writing a paragraph on all the ways they
learned to prevent violence. Students will engage in a complementing activity to enhance
students’ awareness and respect for one another.