Berlin Elementary School’s Kindergarten through 5th-grade Mountaineers once again came together in January for a Character Education Assembly, celebrating peers who embody the monthly character trait and inspiring others to do the same!
The Mountaineers started the assembly by reciting the Mountaineer Mantra, led this month by Kindergarten Mountaineers.
Character Counts
During the month of December, the character trait at BES was generosity, being kind and willing to give or share things, such as toys, food, or your time, to others without expecting anything in return.
Mountaineers who showed generosity over the last month were awarded the monthly Character Counts award. A Character Counts Award was announced for each classroom, and this year, the BES Art, Music, and Physical Education teachers are also awarding Character Count Awards to a student who goes above and beyond to model the monthly trait in their classes.
Congratulations to the Character Counts recipients!
Kindergarten: Mileena Johnson and Josephine Brock
First Grade: Benjamin Krakat and Mia Seitz
Second Grade: Sophia Dunlop, Hunter Antini, and RutZoe Lopez Gonzalez
Bright Stars: Elijah Deitz
Third Grade: Jameson Bloomfield
Fourth Grade: Zaydyn Thomas and Alexander Church
Fifth Grade: Ava von Schilgen and Trinity Lefavour
Physical Education: Devin Devine
Music: Mason Amuso
Art: Mason Dunlop
During January’s Character Education Assembly, the BES Mountaineers were introduced to the character trait of kindness, being friendly, generous, and considerate. During the assembly, BES staff shared moments of kindness they had experienced recently and shouted out some Mountaineer staff and students who they see spreading kindness each day. The Character Education team also wanted to shower the Berlin Elementary School Nurses with kindness and let them know how meaningful their work is to the BES community each day and recognize the kindness they demonstrate in caring for the Mountaineers. Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade presented the items below to Nurse Galusha and Nurse Hammond as a Personal Pick-Me-Up First Aid Kit:
- Gauze pads: Wrap yourself in care! You deserve it!
- Band-Aids: Thank you for fixing our booboos on bad days.
- Ice Packs: Thank you for the chill reminder that you’re always here for us.
- Antiseptic Wipes: Thank you for wiping away my worries and my germs.
- Tweezers: Thank you for plucking out the pain and keeping a smile on your face.
- Latex gloves: Thank you for handling us with care.
Thank you Nurse Galusha and Nurse Hammond!
Attendance Matters
At Berlin CSD, attendance matters, and every day at school counts. Principal Cataldo’s attendance initiatives this year emphasize this important message. One initiative is the monthly Attendance Superstars! The class with the best attendance for the month is recognized during the assembly, and their door is decorated to acknowledge outstanding attendance. Congratulations to January’s Attendance Superstars: Mr. Turetsky and Mrs. Moseley’s 5th-grade Mountaineers!
Another initiative is the Attendance Jar, which is added to each time a class has perfect attendance at BES. Once the jar in the main hallway is filled, a surprise celebration will occur. So far, the Mountaineers have celebrated the jar filling up three times: an impromptu dance party, a popcorn surprise during lunch, and, just before the break, a lunch and a movie where the students watched Frosty the Snowman together during lunch—it was a hit. Way to go, Mountaineers! Principal Cataldo looks forward to celebrating the excellent attendance improvements at BES in the new year. Remember, every day counts, and you never know when an attendance celebration will occur.
Merit Winners
Being a Mountaineer means being responsible, safe, and respectful. Each month, merits are awarded by BES staff and bus drivers to celebrate students who demonstrate these traits. These students are given merits to be deposited in the Mountaineer Merit containers (K-2, 3-5, and bus merits) found in the main hallway. Principal Cataldo randomly draws ten merit recipients (five from kindergarten to second grade and five from third to fifth grade) and three from the bus merit container each month for recognition and a prize.
Before announcing the individual Merit winners Mrs. Cataldo announced that each month there is a staff member observing the assemblies for the class who is showing they are responsible, safe, and respectful during the assembly.
Congratulations to the 4th grade Mountaineers for being the class merit winners during December’s assembly!
Congratulations to the Merit Winners!
Asher Van Keuren, Nadine Hoffman, Nora Derstine, Lanah Rose, Aleia Wood, Anthony Gipe, Christopher Nissen, Emma Beaudry, Landon Young
Bus Merits:
Diam Capasso, Olivia Mosher, Amelia Faulkner
