Barry Drake, Campus Director - Anaheim Hills

The Character Counts theme for the month of November at the Anaheim Hills campus is RESPECT.  Our main focus during classroom discussions will include the following:

Treat others with respect ~ Follow the "Golden Rule" ~ Be tolerant of differences ~ Use good manners, not bad language ~ Be considerate of the feelings of others ~ Don't threaten, hit or hurt anyone ~ Deal peacefully with anger, insults and disagreements.

The theme color for the month will be yellow and gold.  We will be having a special Character Counts free dress during the month to promote respect.

Please continue to talk to your children at home about respect. This is so important as we try to build great leaders to make our society a better place to live.  Thank you.

Mr. Drake

Parents,

Please join us in sending a strong message to your children that they should "Just Say No" to drugs.  We will be discussing this in all classes during "Red Ribbon Week."  Here are the daily themes for the Anaheim Hills campus:

Monday: Wear Red Day (Free dress if wearing red)

Tuesday: "Pair Up against Drugs" (Free dress if dressed as twins or triplets)

Wednesday: "Team up Against Drugs" (Free dress if wearing any team uniform)

Thursday: "Put a Cap on Drugs" NOT A FREE DRESS DAY (Wear any hat or cap)

Friday: "Taking Drugs is Crazy!" (Free dress if wearing crazy socks, shoes or hair)

Parents,

We have had a couple of glitches with our computer program that creates Progress Reports.  They were supposed to be sent home Friday, October 12th.  We will be sending them home early next week. We will keep you posted and I sincerely apologize for the delay.

All students will have "Character Counts" free dress on Friday, September 21st.  The students are to dress in the color of the pillar they want to work on the most during the 2007-2008 school year.  For example, if they really want to practice caring, they should wear red on Friday.  Here are the pillars and colors:

Trustworthiness = blue                  Respect = yellow/gold

Responsibility = green                    Fairness = orange

Caring= red                                  Citizenship = purple

Teaching character is going to be an important part of the curriculum in all classes this year.  We are excited about developing leaders who will model and teach character to make our communities a better place to live and work.