School Song
It takes the sunshine and the rain
To help a garden grow
The sun and moon together
Work to make the ocean flow.
Our strength is in our differences,
The gifts we have to share,
And together we can build a better world
For people everywhere.
Chorus
We're the colors of the rainbow
We're the stars up in the sky.
No two of us are quite the same
And here's the reason why:
We all have a purpose
And a special place to serve
For it takes a world of differences
To make a difference in our world
The mountains need the valleys
And the water needs the sand.
We all need each other
To lend a helping hand.
We must work together,
We can't do it alone.
We all need each other
To make this house a home..
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Character Education
Leo Nickerson School has an effective behaviour improvement incentive program, True Colors, which encourages integrity, tolerance, and good citizenship through positive recognition. As students are observed by staff demonstrating good behaviour - represented by the colors of the rainbow, they are rewarded with recognition ballots that are entered into draws for prizes. One such prize is lunch with the principal or assistant principal at a variety of St. Albert restaurants. The rainbow symbol is used throughout the school to reinforce the qualities this program engenders in the students:
- C (red) -
Cooperation / Coopération
- O (orange) -
Open-mindedness / Organisation
- L (yellow) -
Listening / L'écoute
- O (green) -
Organization / Ouverture d'esprit
-
U (indigo) - Understanding
/ Ultra sympathique
- R (blue) -
Respect and responsibility / Respect
et responsablilité
- S (violet) -
Sharing and Caring / S'entraider
This incentive program theme is also reflected in the school song which students sing at every assembly.
The
Roots of Empathy program
All students in Grades 2 and 5 at
Leo
Nickerson
Elementary School
participate in the Roots of Empathy Program
as part of their Health curriculum.
This is a program for elementary
school children that reduces aggression and
fosters the development of empathy.
Program Elements:
-
a certified Roots
of Empathy Instructor facilitates 27
classroom sessions during the school
year, 9 of which include a neighbourhood
infant and parent
-
the instructor
coaches the students to observe baby
development
-
each baby visit is
designed to capitalize on the shared
observations of the baby which serve as
springboards to teach emotional
knowledge and perspective taking
-
the
instructor delivers a specialized, age
appropriate curriculum including topics
such as emotional literacy,
anti-bullying, infant safety, violence
prevention, participatory democracy,
temperament, and infant development
Program Goals:
-
to
foster the development of empathy
-
to
develop emotional literacy
-
to
prepare students for
responsible/responsive parenting
to reduce levels of bullying,
aggression and violence
-
to
increase knowledge of human development,
learning, and infant safety
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