The Counselor's Corner

October 10 - 11, 2012

On Thursday and Friday of this week, the students at Phenix City Elementary School discussed politeness and the importance of being polite.

PCBOE Character Word of the Week:  Politeness means to show courtesy and good manners.

The Changing Lives Character Education Program states that Politeness in School Means:
*     I will remember to say "Please" and "Thank-you".
*     I will respect the rights of others.
*     I will not say bad things about my classmates.

Career in Focus:  Doctors diagnose and treat people who are injured or ill.

During classroom guidance, the students did a role play on telephone courtesy, discussed table manners, and viewed "The Berenstain Bears Mind Their Manners!"  The students enjoyed The
Thingumajig Book of Manners by Irene Keller.

Additional Books to Read are:
Manners:  Values to Live By   by:  Sandra Ziegler
The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners by:  Stan & Jan Berenstain
I Can Read About Good Manners by:  Erica Frost
Manners That Matter for People Under 21  by:  Dale Carlson & Dan Fitzgibbon
I Have Manners!  by:  David Parker
May I?  Please?  Thank You!  by: Joy Wilt
Every Kid's Guide to Good Manners  by:  Joy Berry.

Quotable Quote:  Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations.
Bryant H. McGill