GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Curriculum Guide

 

 

Course Title:                             Ridgewood Rhinos Have Character

 

Grade Level:                             Grade 5

 

Department/School:                  Character Education/Ridgewood Avenue School

 

Duration:                                  N/A

 

Number of Credits                    N/A

 

Prerequisite                              None

 

Elective or Required:                 N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author:  Character Education Committee

Date Submitted:  Fall 2007

 

Committee Members

 

Fiona Goldberg

Meghan LoBue

Mary Ladolcetta

Alice Terry

Keith Bucher

Cristin Geoghegan

Cristina Jerolimic

Eileen Ippolito

Lauren Dutton

 

 

2007-2008 At-a-Glance

 

SEPTEMBER- Respect

  • Welcome Back-to-School

 

OCTOBER- Responsibility

  • Red Ribbon Week
  • Halloween Safety

 

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER- Citizenship

  • 3rd Grade “ThankSharing”
  • Charitable Drive (ex:  food drive, used coat drive)
  • 5th Grade Community Service
  • Adoption Awareness Breakfast
  • Bring a Veteran to School Day

 

JANUARY- Fairness

  • A focus on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and issues related to diversity

 

FEBRUARY/MARCH- Trustworthiness

  • A focus on President’s Day
  • 4th Grade St. Jude

 

APRIL/MAY- Caring

  • Caring for Classmates- Food Allergy Awareness

 

JUNE- Respect, Responsibility, Citizenship, Fairness, Trustworthiness, and Caring

  • Field Day
  • 6th Grade Promotion

 

Course Description

 

The committee recognized, together, the amazing efforts that occur each day in the area of character education.  We first explored various character education programs.  We discussed those that have been used in the past, programs currently used throughout the district and programs used throughout the state and the nation.  Some of the programs we explored were the “Responsive Classroom,” “Social Decision-Making,” “FISH,” “Capturing Kids’ Hearts,” and “Second Step.”