The theme for March is "Making Responsible Choices"
Below are a few announcements to be made during the month of March
1. Responsiblity is an interesting word. If you look at it as a compound word, it becomes response-ability or the ability to respond.
Responsible people are people who are able to respond to situations in a way that gets the best results for themselves and for others.
Ask yourself today if you are always blaming other people for the bad choices you make, or are you wise enough to hold yourself responsible? If you discover that you are always blaming others, take another look.
2. Plato was a great teacher sho lived many hundreds of years ago. He started the first college in the history of Europe. Plato understood the importance of learning.
Listen to his words to you today.
The direction in which education starts a person will determine his/her future life.
To determine means to decide. In other words, Plato is saying that what you learn at school helps decide where you are headed in life.
Today, ask yourself this: In which direction am I headed with my schoolwork? Am I getting the job done? Am I doing my best? If Plato is right - and you do your best in school today - you are deciding to have a happier and more successful tomorrow.
3. Read this story called "The Boar and the Fox". A boar is a wild pig with tusks like an elephant's. A boar uses his tusks to protect himself.
One day the boar was sharpening his tusks on a tree when a fox came by. The fox said, "My goodness, you are working hard to sharpen your tusks, but there's no one around who wants to hurt you." To that the boar replied, "Well, if I wait until something tries to attack me, there will be no time to sharpen my tusks. I must get them ready now so they will be of good use to me when I need them."
What's the moral of this story? It's important to make choices today so you will be ready tomorrow, like choosing to do your homework today so you'll be ready to turn it in tomorrow, or choosing to brush your teeth tonight so you won't have cavaties in the future.
Today, remember the fox and the boar.
4. Has a cashier ever handed you back too much change . . . like giving you a ten-dollar bill when he thought he gave you a one-dollar bill? If it hasn't happened to you yet, it may happen to you at some point, and then you will have a choice to make.
Here's one choice: You notice that the cashier gave you back ten dollars too much change, and you think, "Yippee! This is my lucky day!" You run next door to the toy store and buy yourself a new game. That night you have a hard time going to sleep because a friend tells you that the cashier will have to pay the store $10 of of his own pocket. Every time you play with your new game, you are reminded that you were dishonest.
Here's another choice: You notice that the cashier gave you back too much change, and you say, "Sir, you gave me back too much change." You hand it back, and the cashier thanks you. You feel good about yourself and know that you are someone who can be trusted.
Today and every day, remember this American proverb:
Honest people are worth their weight in gold.
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY OR NOT. THE CHOICE IS YOURS!!
February’s Theme:
Celebrating America’s Diversity:
Black History Month
Valentine’s Day
Below are a few of the announcements to be made over the month of February:
*Topic:Diversity
In honor of Black History Month, let’s listen to the words Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 1984:
Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow – red, yellow, brown, black and white. . . America is not a blanket – one piece of unbroken cloth, the same color, the same texture, the same size.America is more like a quilt – many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.
All of us count and all of us fit somewhere.
*Topic:Love
Valentine’s Day is a big day, with bags full of valentines and maybe some candy hearts!But did you know tht some young people think it’s uncool to exchange valentines?
Well, guess what.It’s never uncool to show love and affection toward others.After all, that’s what Valentine’s day is all about, isn’t it?So today, get into the spirit of things and show your teachers and classmates a little love and appreciation.A few kind words will do.A valentine note would be even better.Happy Valentine’s Day!!
*Topic:Tolerance
Dr. Billy Graham is a preacher who has traveled the world meeting people from all nations and walks of life.Dr. Graham says:
There must be genuine love to replace prejudice and hate.
Prejudice means being unfair to people because of the color of their skin, their religion, their size, or physical disability.Dr. Graham is saying that we must learn to really care about one another instead of being unfair or hateful to one another.He is saying it’s important to care for others no matter how different they are from us.
What do you think?If we learn to be kind and fair to each other, would the world be a better place?
*Topic:Diversity
Today, I want you to imagine what it would be like if everyone in class were exactly the same, with the same hair and eyes, the same size and shape, the same voice, and the same laugh.What if everyone liked the same color and the same food and the same music?Wouldn’t life be dull?Remember this:
It’s good that we are all so different.That’s how God made us and it makes life more interesting.
We can learn from our differences, and we can celebrate what makes each of us so special.Today, celebrate all our wonderful differences by seeing what’s wonderful in others!
****Make it a great day or not. The choice is yours!!****
