Student Wellbeing
Annie McNaughton
Student Wellbeing
Annie McNaughton
Last Friday, we spoke at assembly about what respect means. I have added the information I used to show the students. You may like to have a conversation about respect with your children at home.
"What is respect" is a big concept to grasp. You might hear about having respect or showing respect. At the heart of respect is caring. In simple words, respect is caring how words and actions may impact others. Respect has two parts: 1) having respect for someone because of how their actions impact others and 2) showing respect by changing your actions to be sure you don't have a negative impact.
Having respect means you feel positively toward a person because of how they affect others. For example, you may have respect for
You can have respect for others, and you can have respect for yourself. Self-respect means you feel good about who you are, the types of choices you make, and the impact you have on others.
Being respectful means you act in a way that shows care for how your actions may impact others. We can show respect for people, places, and things. For example:
This is our last newsletter for 2022, so I would like to add some tips to help you and your child prepare for the new school year in January 2023.
We wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas, a wonderful holiday and we will see you in 2023.