CHARACTERCOUNTS!
at Bellport Middle School

 

Character Counts 2011- 2012 School Year

Bellport Middle School (BMS) is a proud participant in the national CHARACTER COUNTS! Program.  CHARACTER COUNTS! teaches character education through the basic values called the Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. 

The BMS CHARACTER COUNTS! Committee is working hard to recognize and promote good character.  Here are some highlights of the activities that our school is participating in this school year:

Please note that the Pillars of the month are not in alignment with the South Country District Calendar.

·         Daily homeroom announcements highlighting positive character traits and guest readers to share motivational quotes, based on the pillar of the month.

• Decorating the halls and lunchrooms with CHARACTER COUNTS! signs and banners to raise awareness
• Flying a CHARACTER COUNTS! flag under our American flag in front of the school, weather permitting
• Designing a monthly bulletin board, based on the pillar of the month: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring or citizenship
• Celebrating students who exhibit good character on a monthly basis through our CHARACTER COUNTS! “Caught Being Good” Students of the Month recognition and rewards program.
• Decorating a large, highly visible CHARACTER COUNTS! “Caught Being Good” bulletin board in the building to recognize students displaying positive character traits.
• Weekly homeroom announcements recognizing those students “Caught Being Good”
• Inviting all students and staff to participate in monthly homeroom contests to raise awareness of the six pillars of character.  Grade level homerooms with the most students wearing the color corresponding to the pillar of the month on a pre-announced date receive school-wide recognition.