CARE NOW: CHARACTER AND RESILIENCE EDUCATION NOW AFTER-SCHOOL FLYER

CARE Now After-school Activities to

Increase Resiliency & Character Development

NOVEMBER 2014

Important Dates NO CARE Now

11/04 – Teacher Work Day

11/11 – Veterans Day

11/26, 11/27, 11/28 – Thanksgiving Break

**IMPORTANT NOTICE**

**PARENT PICK UP: CARE Now ends promptly each day at 5:00pm**

In addition to parent pick up, a telephone has been placed in the teachers’ lounge area in the cafeteria. You can now call 757-682-2400, press 1 and then ext.3035 to reach CARE Now staff members to reach your child after the main office closes at 4:00pm.

Professionals from Sentara Norfolk General visited our program for a Friday Club day and presented information related to different health care professions. Students were taught to

perform various activities including using a stethoscope and practicing CPR.

7th & 8th grade students and ODU Advocates participate in an activity called Color Touch.

CARE NOW: CHARACTER AND RESILIENCE EDUCATION NOW AFTER-SCHOOL FLYER

NOVEMBER

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Values & Conscientiousness

3 7th & 8th grade programming

4 NO CARE NOW

Teacher Work Day

5 7th & 8th grade programming

6 6th grade

programming

7 CLUB DAY:

Health Care Professions Swimming

at the Y(5)

Relationships & Trustworthiness

10 7th & 8th grade programming

11 NO CARE NOW

Veterans Day

12 7th & 8th grade programming

13 6th grade

programming

14 CLUB DAY:

Medicine Swimming at the Y (6)

Insight & Rule Following

17 7th & 8th grade programming

18 6th grade

programming

19 7th & 8th grade programming

20 6th grade

programming

21 CLUB DAY: Gardening

Swimming at the Y (7)

Independence & Trustworthiness

24 7th & 8th grade programming

25 6th grade

programming

26 NO CARE NOW

Thanksgiving Holiday

27 NO CARE NOW

Thanksgiving Holiday

28 NO CARE NOW

Thanksgiving Holiday

Traits of the Month

Values & Conscientiousness – What is important to you, your family, your community, your culture, your country, your school, and your partners. Applying values orientation to your everyday life- Values orientation is making decisions that include the desire to live a good life and making your own decisions rather than following others. Values orientation is looking beyond a quick and easy decision. You make decisions based on your own values, morals, or ethics.

Relationships & Trustworthiness – a connection, association, or involvement. Applying relationships to your life- Building relationships are important. You should establish and maintain healthy relationships with peers, family, and role models.

Insight & Rule Following – an instance of catching the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding. Applying insight to your life- Insight is the ability to read into a person’s verbal or body gestures as well as situations. Insight allows you to better understand your surroundings

Independence & Trustworthiness - The state or quality of being independent. Thinking or acting for oneself. Applying independence to your life- Independence is the ability for you to be self-reliant, self-directed, and self-

determined. Independence allows you to make decisions that are not influenced by peer pressure and allows you to say

“no” when needed.