McKinley Elementary School

645 West Olive Ave.

Redlands, CA 92373

909-307-5570

Mr. Aponte, Principal

Dear Parents, Wednesday, August 9, 2017

This year, as in the past,McKinley Elementary School, will focus on the Six Pillars (Traits) of Character Counts, as a means to positive behavior. We use the first six weeks of school to teach one Character CountsTrait a week. After the first six weeks of school, we extend our learning of each Trait by focusing on one Character Counts Trait for two weeks at a time.

The Six Pillars of Character Counts:

Trustworthiness = Blue

Respect = Yellow

Responsibility = Green

Fairness = Orange

Caring = Red

Citizenship = Purple

The teachers and I are hopeful that this will help the students internalize the Character CountsPillars and help one another live by these very important Character Traits every day.

On the back of this page, you will find a schedule of our Character Counts Wednesday Celebrations. We hope you can join us in wearing the different colors to match our Character Counts Traits!

Sincerely,

Mr. Aponte

Character Counts!

at McKinley Elementary School

Date / Pillar/Trait / Color to Wear
Wed. August 16, 2017 / Trustworthiness / Blue
Wed. August 23, 2017 / Respect / Yellow
Wed. August 30, 2017 / Responsibility / Green
Wed. September 6, 2017 / Fairness / Orange
Wed. September 13, 2017 / Caring / Red
Wed. September 23, 2017 / Citizenship / Purple
Wed. September 27, 2017 / Trustworthiness / Blue
Wed. October 4, 2017 / Trustworthiness / Blue
Wed. October 11. 2017 / Respect / Yellow
Wed. October 18, 2017 / Respect / Yellow
Wed. October 25, 2017 / Responsibility / Green
Wed. November 1, 2017 / Responsibility / Green
Wed. November 8, 2017 / PROFESSIONAL DAY / NO SCHOOL
Wed. November 15, 2017 / Fairness / Orange
Wed. November 29, 2017 / Fairness / Orange
Wed. December 6, 2017 / Caring / Red
Wed. December 11, 2017 / Caring / Red
Wed. January 10, 2018 / Citizenship / Purple
Wed. January 17, 2018 / Citizenship / Purple
Wed. January 24, 2018 / Trustworthiness / Blue
Wed. January 31, 2018 / Trustworthiness / Blue
Wed. February 7, 2018 / Respect / Yellow
Wed. February 14, 2018 / Respect / Yellow
Wed. February 21, 2018 / Responsibility / Green
Wed. February 28, 2018 / Responsibility / Green
Wed. March 7, 2018 / Fairness / Orange
Wed. March 28, 2018 / Fairness / Orange
Wed. April 4, 2018 / Caring / Red
Wed. April 11, 2018 / Caring / Red
Wed. April 18, 2018 / Citizenship / Purple
Wed. April 25, 2018 / Citizenship / Purple
Wed. May 2, 2018 / Trustworthiness / Blue
Wed. May 9, 2018 / Trustworthiness / Blue
Wed. May 16, 2018 / Respect / Yellow
Wed. May 23, 2018 / Respect / Yellow
Wed. May 30, 2018 / Responsible / Green
Wed. June 6, 2018 / Responsible / Green

As a reminder: Tuesday is College Day– Wear your classroom university shirt. Friday is School Spirit Day – Wear your McKinley shirt or McKinley colors.