The Portrait of a Hornet includes traits and characteristics that Azle ISD envisions for every student. This month’s focus has been on Integrity. One of the characteristics of Integrity is respect, which is “seeing value in all people and things & treating them with care.” Many people feel respected in different ways and we hope this month inspires discussions with your family about what respect means to you and how you can practice it together! Respect is 1 part of the traits we will focus on throughout the year that helps students be kind. Throughout the school, students will be developing skills like perspective-taking, conflict resolution, and leadership.
Leadership is how we influence others. It’s a powerful way to positively impact the world around us. Azle Elementary has been focusing on building their leadership skills while practicing respect. Leadership skills we are building include:
Positively influencing others through what we say and do
Role modeling what it looks like to be a helpful member of the class or school
Another leadership skill we are focusing on is resolving conflict using choices. This is a simple tool to help us approach conflict in a healthy way, which shows good leadership and builds empathy.
Identify the problem
Name your emotion
Make a choice:
Move it out
Talk it out
Breathe it out
Guidance lessons for October will continue to work on integrity and the character traits that help students show integrity. We will dive into having conversations about what respect looks like and sounds like, as well as ways everyone can practice leadership skills with others.
