DearParent/Guardian,

Inthenexttwoweeks,yourstudentwillbeextensivelylearningabouttheSixPillarsofCharacter.
Yourchildwillbeinvolvedinvariousactivitiesdesignedtodevelopgoodcharacterandempower
themtomakegoodchoices.Wewillbetakingauniqueapproachtothisimportantunitthat
providesvaluablecontentwhilecoveringwhatisnottypicallyportrayedinacurriculum.

Asyoumayknow,theSixPillarsofCharacterfocusonteachinggoodcharacterandarecomposed
ofsixethicalvalues:Trustworthiness,Respect,Responsibility,Fairness,Caring,andCitizenship.A
personofcharacterisagoodperson,someonetolookuptoandadmire,knowsthedifference
betweenrightandwrong,andalwaystriestodowhatisright,whichissomethingthatHopewell
ElementarySchool,Mrs.Scotti,andbothofusarepassionateaboutteachingstudents.

HerearesomethingsyoucandotoutilizetheSixPillarsathome:
Talkwithyourchildrenaboutgoodcharacter.Tellthemthatcharacterisn'tjustdoing
chores,it'sfollowingthroughoncommitments,beingreliableandtrustworthy,usinggood
judgment,andnotprocrastinating.
"Catch"yourchildusinggoodcharacter.Tellthemhowmuchitmeanstoyou.
Tryto"forget"pastfailuresandfocusonbeingresponsible,trustworthy,respect,
responsibility,fairness,caring,andcitizenship.

WearealsopreparingtheclassforaperformanceandpartytoconcludeourunitabouttheSix
PillarsofCharacter.WehopethatyouwilljoinusonFriday,April28that11:30AMtoseeyour
childperform.Thisplaywillallowthestudentstoimprovetheirspeakingandpresentationskills,
readingskills,confidence,andmore.OnApril28,pleasehaveyourstudentweartheiryellowschool
shirt.PleasefilloutandreturntheFamilyResponseSheetsowecanestimatenumbers..Wealso
askthateachfamilysignupviaShutterflysiteforafoodordrinkitemtobebroughtinontheday
oftheperformanceandparty.
Sincerely,
GabiSabonyandRaffaellaSoriano
TCNJACBStudents
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StudentName:_________________ Willyoubeattending?:YES_____NO_____

Howmanypeoplewillbecomingwithyou?____________

**PleaseseetheclassroomShutterflysitetosignupforrefreshments.
(Locationforperformancewillbedetermineddependingonhowmanypeoplearecoming.Staytuned
fordetails.)