Student Wellbeing
Annie McNaughton
St Raphael's School
R.E.S.P.E.C.T
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.
Respect means you care enough to think about how you impact others.
"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.
Respect is caring enough to consider how words and actions impact others.
- Having respect is when you feel good about someone because of how they act.
- Showing respect is when you care how your actions impact others.
What is having respect?
Having respect means you feel positively toward a person because of how they affect others. For example, you may have respect for
- a person that treats other people kindly
- someone who worked hard to achieve something
- someone who overcame a challenge
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.
What is showing respect?
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:
- Using kind or polite words even when you're upset
- Using manners like sharing, waiting your turn, saying please and thank you
- Accepting difference or at least disagreeing with kind words
- Being careful not to damage places or things
- Using a quiet voice or calm behavior in public places
- Sharing resources, only taking what you really need
Preparing for 2022
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.
