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"We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort."

                                                                                                       Jesse Owens

Students at PCES are learning self-discipline.  Self-discipline means to control your emotions and actions.  Anger is one of the emotions that causes many people to lose control.  After watching the
Auto - B- Good dvd on " Road Rage", students realize that frustration and anger are no excuse for losing control.

                      

Students also enjoyed reading and acting out "Froggy Learns to Do His Best".

The Counselor's Corner

Self-discipline means careful control and training of one's self for the sake of development.  Control of one's emotions or actions.

According to our Changing Lives Character Education Program, self-discipline in school means:

1.  I will think before I act.

2.  I will do my homework at the regular time.

3.  I will walk away when someone is provoking me.

4.  I will get my school clothes ready before I go to bed.

Career in Focus:

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Quotable Quote:

"With self-discipline most anything is possible."
                                                               Theodore Roosevelt

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Students have enjoyed talking about sportsmanship this week.  

Sportsmanship means that you are a good winner and a good loser.

Being a good sport means following rules and respecting your teammates.

Additional children books on sportsmanship are:

              

      

Quotable Quote:  "Before you can score you must first have a goal."       -            Greek Proverb

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Our character education word for the week is sportsmanship.  Sportsmanship means fair play in games and other competitions; using fair play or sportsmanlike conduct.

According to our Changing Lives Character Education Program, sportsmanship in school means:

1.  I will play fair and congratulate the winner.

2.  I will stay cool and control my temper.

3.  I will observe the rules of the game.

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  Career in Focus:  Professional athlete plays in front of an audience and gets paid for it. Fans enjoy seeing these athletes play so much that they are willing to pay to watch. In this way, professional athletes are like performers or entertainers. They must perform well in each game or risk losing. If they don't play well, they won't last long.

  
  

  Our classroom guidance lesson focuses on "Being a Good Sport".

  
  

  Quotable Quote:  "We do not stop playing because we are old.  We grow old because we stop playing."                      Author Unknown

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

The Counselor's Corner

Self-discipline means control and training of one's self for the sake of development.  Control of one's emotions or actions.   PCES students are learning that self-discipline in school means:

1.  To think before they act.
2.  To do their homework at a regular time.
3.  To ignore someone or to walk away when they are provoking them.
4.  To get their school clothes ready before they go to bed.

Career in Focus:




Quotable Quote:

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Since our character education word for the week is perseverance,
PCES students have enjoyed hearing Al Gore read Brave Irene on
Storyline on Line along with several other guidance activities on perseverance.

Despite a raging snowstorm, Irene perseveres and delivers a ballgown to the Duchess for her mother.

Quotable Quote:

“Stay the course, light a star, Change the world where'er you are.”

Richard Le Gallienne

The Counselor's Corner

Our character education word for the week is perseverance.  Perseverance means having the habit of sticking to a task; persisting; to continue to do something in spite of difficulties.

The students at PCES are studying perseverance this week during classroom guidance.  Students are learning to be like The Little Engine that Could and to never give up.

According to our Changing Lives Character Education Program, perseverance in school means:
1.  I will not give up until I find the right answer.
2.  I will work hard to achieve my ambition.
3.  I will study hard, and stay in school to succeed.
4.  I will stay in the game to win!

Career in Focus:  Author/Writer

Writers create books, scripts, ads, articles, manuals, and other written material.

The Guidance Lesson focuses on facing our fears and never giving up.  We are connecting this to

Women's History Month with a spotlight on women:  Colonel Eileen Collins and Dr. Mae C. Jamison.

Quotable Quote:

“Try and fail, but don't fail to try.”       Stephen Kaggwa